Split/Second: Velocity (360, PS3, PC)

Exhibition in Split Second is a little 'just a nice walk in the past, back to a simpler time when racing games were slipping around corners of your friend, or drive to impress as quickly as possible through the traffic without Smashing You are in next Wednesday. As shown in Pure, Black Rock developer know exactly how to tap into the core of gene-player, in this case under a load of sexy sports car attack some of the best so far, and make it around the speed limit. Oh, and they jump around.
Split / Second 's imaginary city is an urban paradise, built the foundations for a new kind of reality TV show. Each of the eleven or so property prices will go with a variety of risks covered, traps and things that boom. Build slide your caliber so-called power-play, jumping and drafting behind opponents and you will be able to track system to your advantage, pulling out his rivals with all kinds of incredible explosions. Build up to maximum size and large parts of the trail can be destroyed, with several drivers and the creation of an entirely new way in the race.
Condensing boiler in a single paragraph not really do justice in any way. The power games in Split Second is something you have not known with any other non-game, much less a racing game. Black Rock treated Split / Second is a tribute to the sequences of the most exciting cars from the biggest blockbusters of action, with each piece of a small reference to all major Hollywood. More than that, they took these influences and forced them into a whole new level. From under a bridge collapse extension slides, jumping from a ferry, the bridge was destroyed by an aircraft carrier, every new call that power-play change appears greater than the last, eventually building an impressive crescendo of chaos and destruction.
But as exciting as any of the games are in power, is the way they are used to split / Second brilliant. Power-plays can be big and small just for the opponent activated before you will be kept as the timing and put all (the positions in the whole song) means the difference between a recording of a rival, and clear the lot of them. It also includes the dilemma, if you would build the power-play caliber for greater impact, or just keep all your attacks on one spaff as soon as possible level. The other mechanical changes as you move into first place at a frenetic game of 'Dodge all "as rivals to try your life hell.
Despite the initial impression that split / second would be all style and no substance, it is a great depth below the surface polished to a shine. The thirty cars that are unlocked during the season have different stats, completely change the way you race. Trucks are slow, but rarely of explosions and shock of some power games thrown. Tuners go super fast, but subject to crashes, and the muscle car drift like crazy, but the lack of acceleration. The key to the success of any event in Split Second is to see what kind of car for the thing is built, because the wrong choice often leads to failure. I say to every event, "because the next race and challenges standards of the elimination in most of the runners, Split / Second has a handful of other race modes, which simply would not work find elsewhere.
"Detonator" is a solo ride of a race against time with the entire course of the power-plays all the detonating cord on your approach. The result is a map of absolute chaos, speed by an attack of fire and debris. 'Survival' is an infinite loop, in which they excel Articulated exploding barrels you slow down, which requires speed and agility to seamlessly weave between obstacles in rapid multiplication. The most interesting Air Strike and Air Revenge, personal challenges, where you around the rack to prevent rockets from a helicopter attack race, construct and power plays in the second, your ... Well, revenge.
Each offers just enough to change the general approach to keep the game feeling fresh, demanding a change of strategy and technique for each procedure. They also stress the importance of each type of vehicle, how often the cars for the race and the elimination is pretty useless to reveal Dodge rockets and barrels. They also focus even more like Arcade, the introduction Dimension Combo perfect for the drive, which can still be improved and over again in quick play.
It would be unfair for a decent multiplayer online game, already offers much in terms of single player experience, ask, but Split / Second it does not matter. Up to eight players participate in a race to unlock the removal or the survival games get loans for new cars, how to win more races. The only loss is that the selection is limited to vehicles Online car unlocked in the single-player season (ie, idiots who buy to unlock '"DLC will have the advantage), but go through the provision of on-line post-production , the multiplayer has some of the most exciting racing game has to offer.
It is very difficult to find fault with Split / Second. Although initially a bit more easy to learn "on the serve and when and where that power plays a case of trial and error, not long before the match has escalated into an experience intense nail-sharp. His presentation as a template with a high octane TV American adds a great charm to the formula, with special mention for the presenter seems to be a cross between a man and be channeling Duff Sheriff John Bunnell. From an industry intent on providing "raw realism", Split / second is a break from reality.
Finally, the racing game is fun again.