5 reviews
Split/Second
Split/Second is an intense action racing game set within a reality television show. Competitors will vie to be the first to the finish line in a made-for-TV city set rigged to blow with the ultimate goal of becoming the season champion. Players in Split/Second don’t just collide with other vehicles to knock them from the track, but can also trigger...
Details
- Released
- May 17, 2010
- Developer
- Black Rock Studios
- Genres
- Racing
- Publisher
- Disney Interactive Studios
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Split/Second Reviews
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Split/Second is an intense action racing game set within the world of a hyper-competitive reality television show. Competitors vie to be the first across the finish line in a made-for-TV city built for destruction, with the ultimate goal of becoming the season champion.
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 last you quite a while. While there are flaws, these are more than made up for with strong design, and the power play mechanic brings the ever elusive addictive x-factor that so many games try and fail to capture. Even if racing games aren't typically your thing, Split/Second offers enough action and fun to recommend to everyone.
Is this the next big arcade racing franchise? With the two releasing so closely together and sharing so many similarities, comparisons between Split/Second and Blur are [...]
There’s no doubt about it, Split/Second is a finely balanced, visually stunning racer that loves the brown stuff hitting the fan. It’s impossible to play the game without feeling cool when you evade the lure of an explosion, or wreck five opponents by dumping a boulder in their way. Finally a title has arrived that allows players to stop worrying about the complicated stats and perfect gear changes, as Black Rock just don’t care for it. They want you to bounce off the walls, scream wild...
Racing games tend to fall into two categories; either the hardcore simulation or the arcade style thrill ride. This game is unashamedly in the latter category and makes no secret of the fact that it is about big dumb fun and plenty of explosions. Think of it as the Michael Bay style blockbuster of the gaming world and you will not be far wrong. The real question is whether there is a solid experience hiding beneath the over the top exterior and, luckily, it seems that there is some real power...