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May 2010
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The editors liked
Superfun arcade racer
Spectacular environmental events
Wonderful multiplayer
Power play gimmick is ingenious and unique
Superb track designs
Imparts a tangible sense of speed.
Power plays lead to some fiery thrills
Slick racing model with a good sense of speed
Survival and Airstrike modes are neat twists.
Breathtaking graphics and thrilling action.
Power plays change the game
Awesome explosions
Solid controls
Lush visuals
The editors didn't like
Almost too much good stuff to take in at one time
Not enough of my friends have this game!
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.
Thin package that relies too much on a single mechanic
Scant online options
Online scoring bugs.
Awful 'rubberband' AI punishes more skilled racing gamers.
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...
Exciting racing with plenty of stand-out moments. Nice variety in the track selection and modes. Satisfying destruction. Well structured career.
Frame rate stable but not as fast as it should be for this style of racer. Rubber band AI will be frustrating for some. Online racing car selection limited to offline career unlocks. Some replays would’ve been nice.
Split Second isn't just the best of these two games, it's an excellent game in its own right. It's easy to imagine it as the first in a long-running series. But if Blur has any chance of building into a franchise, the developers will need to head back...
Abstract: From the developer of the 2008 fast-paced, off-road, quad-bike racer, Pure comes Split/Second Velocity, a stylised, over-the-top arcade racer that has a heavy emphasis on destruction and speed. This isn’t your standard ‘A’ to ‘B’ racer. The events in S...
Pure may have been impressive, but Black Rock’s latest racer proves that narrowing and refining its scope, while keeping the imagination, pays dividends. The season mode’s events have enough variation to easily hold interest, but get a friend over and ...
Powerplays are well implemented, Accessible gameplay, Well created environments, Fun multi-player
Only 11 environments, Online lacks depth, Repetitive
Level 2 powerplays are only available to you when you fill up all three parts of the powerplay meter. Each track only has two level 2 powerplays, but the destructive power and scale of these powerplays is astonishing. Level 2 powerplays can either caus...
