Real Racing - Stunning racing environments in real world locations and licensed cars that look and feel great
Power-ups - Collect addictive dynamic power-ups and use them independently or combo three of the same power-up strategically to gain an advantage over your competition
Cinematic Realism - Experience insane collisions with licensed photo-realistic cars flipping and rolling with panels crumpling and bumpers ripping off - all brought to life with panning cinematic camera work
Multi-player - Features 4-player split-screen and online multiplayer supporting competitive and cooperative game play for up to 20 racers including team racing objective based events and custom groups
Unique multiplayer modes are immediately shared through Blur's social network

Product Description

Blur is the ultimate racing experience dropping you into heart-pumping electrified in-the-pack action with 20 cars targeting the finish line and battling each other as they trade paint. Intense power-ups including the ability to blast other cars out of the way with huge bursts of energy as well as defensive shields nitro speed boosts and landmines create realistic damage and destruction. Featuring 4-player split-screen action that offers you a new kind of racing experience one that allows you to race with your friends and as part of a network of players in high intensity competition and fun. The new racing game from the award-winning team at Bizarre Creations delivers the most intense and fun racing experie"ce ever. Beyond the action-packed tracks filled with fast curves?? sneaky alternate routes?? and hair-raising jumps?? Blur??s story unfolds through a unique and innovative community-based interface?? reaching far beyond the game itself. Build a community of allies?? rivals and fans where you can share personalized racing experiences with friends both inside and outside the game. Blur is non-stop racing competition?? intense and neck-and-neck action ensuring you??re always in the race and battling for position.

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Blur is the ultimate powered-up racing experience?? dropping you into electrified action with a mass of cars targeting the finish line and battling each other as they trade paint in both single player and multiplayer action. Travel the globe from LA and San Francisco to Spain?? the UK and more to take on the best the streets have to offer. Utilize an arsenal of powerups like nitro speed boosts?? shock attacks?? defensive shields?? and landmines to beat your rivals across the finish line. You choose how and when to use your arsenal of powerups for ultimate impact in a race where the outcome is never certain.

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Two cars racing all out to be the first to pick-up a power-up in 'Blur'
Arcade style racing.
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An electrified power-up unleashed on an opponent in 'Blur'
Addictively devastating powerups
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Car speeding solo down a course at sunset in 'Blur'
Realistic damage and beautiful in-game environments.
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Two cars racing side-by-side in a tunnel in 'Blur'
Tons of locations and 50+ licensed cars.
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Story
In Blur the storyline plays out in the single player campaign. Here players assume the role of an up-and-coming racer who is looking to make a name for himself in the underground racing scene but the competition is fierce. As you take on the series of races you'll meet a bunch of recurring characters. Some of these characters will be rivals others perhaps will act as mentors and some may be something else entirely. The only thing that is certain in the world of Blur is that in a race there are winners and losers and racers will do anything to reach the finish line first.

Gameplay
Although filled with the beautifully elaborate racing environments realistic damage effects and a long list of available cars usually only found in simulation racers Blur is an arcade racer through and through. Its single player campaign revolves around the game's Career Mode while in multiplayer there are additional options including customizable cooperative and competitive races. In both of these though the second-to-second fast-paced action is rooted in the wealth of powerups strewn throughout the track. These are addictive in their use and dramatic and devastating when used against opposing racers. With each successive race that players engage in they will use their collection of powerups to engage in vehicular combat of all sorts as they make their way to the finish. The game employs a fictional in-game social networking system allowing communication between drivers and through this a way for players to establish alliances find mentors and get familiar with the tactics of opponents. Monetary rewards are accumulated by drivers not only for success in competition but by generous fans earned during races and for predetermined side challenges within races proposed by those same fans. With the cash accumulated through all these players can buy new cars and upgrade their ability to use powerups and keep their career going.

Powerups
An impressive array of powerups are part and parcel to the vehicular combat that takes place Blur. These are spread across each of the game's tracks and for the most part can be used at any time. Drivers start out with the ability to sock away up to two of these but with success players can upgrade to add additional slots and even increase the potency of the powerups that they have. Powerups in the game include: