Blur upgrades its car and reaches the starting line. It finishes in Third place.
I like to think of myself as an expert in racing games. I started with racing games and they are still my favorite genre. I would love to be the reviewer for Gameinformer when racing games are released. That would be sweet. I am open to all kinds of racing games. From Mario Kart to Forza, I will see what these games are trying to do differently and, of course, I saw Blur's variety. I have to say I'm a little disappointed. Here is why.
Blur has two choices. Xbox Live and Career. I obviously chose career to see the premise. Basically, you are a nameless, faceless racer who somehow has enough garages to fit at least 30 cars that wants to be the best by defeating every boss. Sort of like the Most Wanted technique in racing games except the embarrassment of losing your car. That's all the story is. Complete "demands" and races and other events so the boss can challenge you. These demands range from shocking 20 cars to completing a lap going more than 120 mph (Actually that is quite easy). Once you complete all the demands and events, the boss will challenge you. Now here is what I like about Career. You are forced to choose the same car the boss has in stock version. Instead of your car being too slow or too fast, you have a good chance of beating him. For instance. I had to beat two Nissan Skyline R-34s with a stock Nissan Skyline R-34. I love that idea. Now I don't know about you, but I found the boss fights very very easy. Either I'm a much better driver than I thought or the bosses have overheating gas pedals because they always can never catch up to you. Some bosses are like this though. Other can be quite challenging. There are two ways to beat these drivers. One way is to wreck them with the wide range of power ups. Another way is beating them to the finish. Your call. All around, I liked Career. Even though it took me three days to beat. Which is still can't beat the Need for Speed Carbon record of two and a half days.
Now the multiplayer, oh the multiplayer. It has to be the most cheap, evil, heartless multiplayer since Modern Warfare 2. Critics even quoted that this game is "Car of Duty: Modern Warfare"! They are absolutely right. So many things are taken by MW2 and put into Blur in race format. It's just like MW2. Fun and addicting, but expect to yell at the screen. Thankfully they have something MW2 doesn't have. 12 year old kids.
I like Blur. I think it's a fun, interactive, social game that any fan will enjoy. But it's not for every race fan. Though it looks that way. I assure that you will get frustrated by Career or Multiplayer at least 3 times. But that's what I like about Blur. It challenges you. From achievements to unlocks. It's not the game I used to love, but in heart and soul, it's still there. I recommend this for people who are looking for a challenge in racing games or if they want Midnight Club and Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer.
Pros: Wide variety of power ups, Wide variety of cars, Quick loading screens (Approximately 10-15 seconds), Multiplayer can be fun, Easy to pick up and play, Destruction events are so much fun
Cons: Online can be cheap and annoying, Career is a little too short, Bosses are too easy, Demands are surprisingly difficult, Too much like Modern Warfare 2 online.