It's awesome but it's missing something
Although Blur will be primarily played as an online title, it also has a substantial single-player component. In this mode, your ultimate aim is to defeat nine rivals, whom you are allowed to compete against in one-on-one races after completing a set amount of races and meeting some of their specific objectives ,such as wrecking X amount of cars or landing X number of power ups.
Beat them and you'll be rewarded with their special ride and a power-up 'mod' (such as extra Bolt ammo or a stronger shield) to use in future races. In addition to straight-up races, you'll also get to take part in beat-the-clock Checkpoint races and a mode called Destruction where you must take down as much traffic as possible using your Bolt attack before the time runs out.