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May 2010
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Abstract: Racing games fall into specific categories, bringing simulation to new heights or serving platefuls of chaos to the masses. Today we take a look at Split/Second from the team at Black Rock Studios, a racing game that brings movie-inspired chaos that ev...
Abstract: Black Rock Studios' last title was Pure, an ATV racer that dealt out a phenomenal amount of vertical experience. Lots of tricks and crazy stunts. It has remained in rotation at my house thanks to a 10-year old that has long since eclipsed m...
Abstract: Visually speaking, Split/Second is a fabulous looking racing game. Black Rock Studios has locked down a very solid frame rate well allowing so much to occur on screen. It is really quite amazing how so many explosions and the resulting carnage occurs ...
Abstract: Racing games, at their best, feel dangerous. You should get the sense that you're strapped into a death machine, pushing your screaming body around the track. Split/Second elicits that feeling by putting you and your car into a faux-reality show wher...
Power play gimmick is ingenious and unique; superb track designs; imparts a tangible sense of speed.
Traps are the only way you can wreck an opponent; no reward for causing crashes; being in the lead isn't the advantageous position it should be.
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Published: 2010-05-17, Author: Kevin , review by: cnet.com
Abstract: Speeding down an airport runway in a shiny red sports car is cool; speeding down an airport runway with an out-of-control aircraft thundering toward you is insane. That's the idea behind Split/Second, an arcade racer in which you wreck your opponents b...
In the end though, Split/Second has so much going for it that it's easy to recommend for kart and arcade racing fans alike. The visuals are great, the sound impresses, and there's enough game between the singleplayer season mode and fun multiplayer to ...
Power play gimmick is ingenious, superb track designs, imparts a tangible sense of speed
Traps are the only way you can wreck an opponent, no reward for causing crashes, being in the lead isn't the advantageous position it should be
Boasting a high-octane over-the-top style with explosive amounts of substance to match, Black Rock Studios' Split/Second is a sleek, addictive, and rewarding console racer made even better by its ingenious Power Play mechanic...
