Blur - xbox
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R360

Original Poster:

4,505 posts

235 months

Monday 31st May 2010
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Blur, is it any good?
Just seen a trailer and thought it was a mario type game but seems to be a proper race game?

MGZRod

8,176 posts

205 months

Monday 31st May 2010
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Basically, burnout with real cars. power ups etc etc

MISS E

5,190 posts

239 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
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is quite good the sound of the cars I do like for a girl lol

supra legend

626 posts

197 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
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Very nearly bought this yesterday, hanging on for red dead though!

-DeaDLocK-

3,368 posts

280 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
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Burnout meets Mario Kart. That about sums it up.

bdr529

3,560 posts

203 months

Saturday 5th June 2010
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I love this game in all honestly. Most fun multiplayer game I have played in a long time, reckon I will be getting it pretty soon.

Anybody else getting it?

KENZ

1,229 posts

222 months

Sunday 6th June 2010
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Play.com are selling it for 25 quid. Bought myself a copy. smile

Mind u I have enough games to get thru but couldn't resist..

bdr529

3,560 posts

203 months

Wednesday 9th June 2010
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I bought this now, I'm hooked on it boxedin

sorrento205

2,878 posts

265 months

Thursday 10th June 2010
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i like the demo. the driving physics are ste but gameplay is addictive. i dont think i can justify buying it though.

thetapeworm

13,804 posts

268 months

Sunday 13th June 2010
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I picked up a copy for the XBox at the weekend, HMV were doing it for £29.99 with 800 Microsoft points thrown in - great game!

I've added my name to the Gamertags thread but there is only one other person on there for blur at the moment, would be good to have a bit of a PH battle some time smile

http://pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&amp...

(turbotapeworm)


Progressive

1,288 posts

218 months

Monday 21st June 2010
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Just picked this game up. Played Saturday and Sunday for a total of maybe 10 hours. Really fun and addictive.

Worked through the single player which I've nearly completed and dablled in multi player. The achievements and in game award are really good and have lots of variety.

A great game if you fancy a high speed un-realistic blast around a tracl. The game looks awesome aswell.

TimmyWimmyWoo

4,363 posts

210 months

Monday 21st June 2010
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It's £25 on Play.com

http://www.play.com/Games/Xbox360/4-/9925491/Blur/...

I'd buy it if I had the money…

mattman

3,192 posts

251 months

Wednesday 23rd June 2010
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got it for fathers day - tried it last night for the 1st time.
Good looking racer, nothing too complex but plays well, fast for one - only completed one level so far so will see how it goes.

TimmyWimmyWoo

4,363 posts

210 months

Sunday 8th August 2010
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Ker-bump!

Picked this up a week ago in Tesco for £26 (it seems to have increased in price since my last post), and it's taken me by surprise! Come to it expecting remotely realistic handling and you'll be disappointed – cars are classified as either 'drifty' or 'grippy', but handle differently – but if you want something that feels like the bd child of PGR, Mario Kart and Wipeout then you won't be able to stop grinning! I've split my time between online and offline play and find racing against humans amazingly addictive! It gets quite strategic too. Find yourself out in front and you better stock up on shields and keep an eye in your mirror for any floating orbs of pulsating pink death that could knock you back to mid-field.

Or frustrate your pursuers by laying landmines or shooting their powerups as they chase you down. Brighton's never looked more like a warzone either – must be the seaside town's first time in a game.

The presentation is really slick and there are a few great innovative features – I really like being able to join a MP game while the other players are in a race and be able to see a map showing their progress, it makes sitting in a lobby more bearable. There are lots of CoD-style challenges, upgrades and achievements to keep you coming back too. It's really enjoyable in bite-sized chunks or longer sessions, and really quite addictive. All go and buy it so we can have some PH leaderboards smile



Edited by TimmyWimmyWoo on Sunday 8th August 20:27

Chapppers

4,483 posts

220 months

Monday 9th August 2010
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I'd say it's definitely more like Wipeout with real cars than anything else. Good fun.

poprock

1,987 posts

230 months

Tuesday 10th August 2010
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TimmyWimmyWoo said:
… feels like the bd child of PGR, Mario Kart and Wipeout …
Exactly. Best description of Blur I’ve seen yet.

I love this game. Picked it up on release day and it hasn’t left the drive of my Xbox since.

I tried out the PS3 version recently (the multiplayer demo only recently launched for PS3) and it’s just not quite as good … can’t put my finger on why.

My Xbox Live tag is designergeek if anyone wants to add me for Blur races, or rivalries in the singleplayer mode.

Salgar

3,285 posts

213 months

Sunday 15th August 2010
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This game is awesome fun, the beta wasn't very representative. Just had a lot of online and split screen play, very addictive.

TimmyWimmyWoo

4,363 posts

210 months

Sunday 15th August 2010
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Salgar said:
This game is awesome fun, the beta wasn't very representative. Just had a lot of online and split screen play, very addictive.
Right on! Multiplayer is as addictive as chasing squirrels with brown sauce and a bobbejaan spanner

thetapeworm

13,804 posts

268 months

Sunday 15th August 2010
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And even when you complete the single player and level up on multiplayer there are still lots of challenges and car upgrades to aim for, a cracking game.

(turbotapeworm if anyone fancies blowing me up sometime)

GTdave91

194 posts

193 months

Monday 16th August 2010
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great game i love it biggrin
anyone want a race my GT is same as name on here - GTdave91 smile