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Reality television has gone stale. Big Brother is droning to an end, jungles across the world have been touched by so many celebrities that hacking them down no longer seems a crime, even Simon Cowell has pulled the plug on his American Idol tenure. We...
Reality television has gone stale. Big Brother is droning to an end, jungles across the world have been touched by so many celebrities that hacking them down no longer seems a crime, even Simon Cowell has pulled the plug on his American Idol tenure. We...
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Disney Interactive and Black Rock Studio team up once again to give us another original take on the racing genre. Split/Second combines the framework of a traditional arcade racer with a gameplay mechanic that allows you to trigger explosions within t...
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Games are constantly evolving and developers are redefining genres to appeal to an ever-growing audience with an diminishing attention span. Shooters are a prime example of this evolution, and almost all shooting games now feature deep and reward-based...
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...
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If you like large scale destruction and frantic car races then Split Second: Velocity is just the game for you. The game beautifully combines the two to keep you entertained for days.Split Second: Velocity is not your standard run-of-the-mill racin...
Incredible fun and exciting gameplay, excellent graphics...
Not much customization option in cars, not much variety in gameplay and tracks...
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gamingshogun.com Updated:
2012-01-25 04:08:44
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One simply can’t play Split Second without drawing comparisons to the seminal crash ‘em up series, Burnout. There are great-looking cars, high-speed action, and plenty of variety in both games to keep one entertained for hours on end. Split Second un...
Superfun arcade racer, spectacular environmental events, wonderful multiplayer...
Almost too much good stuff to take in at one time, not enough of my friends have this game!...
Along comes a racer… Fast cars, big explosions, crazy crashes! What’s not to love about Split Second? Checkout our full review of this adrenaline-fueled, new title, After the Break!Full Review:One simply can’t play Split Second without drawing compar...
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Simulation racers and I don’t generally get along. I appreciate their attention to detail, and how accurately the digital cars recreate the experience of driving the real thing, but it’s all a bit boring. Outside of Mario Kart, arcade-style racers have...
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With so many arcade racing games on the market, it is hard to find out which one will fully satisfy your inner speed demon. Thanks to Disney Interactive and Black Rock Studio's Split/Second, you'll get a mash up of all the great racers in one petal pus...
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Play.tm
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2012-01-25 04:08:44
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Split/Second comes from Blackrock Studios, who were responsible for the much underrated off-road racer Pure. The finesse and attention to detail are evident here as they take us back to the halcyon days of pure explosive racing...
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Split/Second is a fantastic and fantastically straight forward racing game that, despite a lot of explosive violence, is really and truly fun for the whole family.The premise is simple enough: near-future television show broadcasts car races on tracks...
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Split/Second does not work. It should, with a menagerie of exploding buildings, toppling towers, and crashing freighter jets smashing cars during the course of a race. It is a seemingly fail-proof concept until it enters into execution and completely c...
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So you think you have seen everything that racing games have to offer? You have attacked the corners of the Nordschleife and launched yourself from the roof of a Paradise City parking garage. But have you ever had to dodge a crashing jumbo jet? Split/S...
Breathtaking graphics and thrilling action.
Awful 'rubberband' AI punishes more skilled racing gamers.
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There are two types of racing games hitting the market. You have the ultra-realistic racing simulators such as Forza Motorsport 3 and Gran Turismo 5 (if it ever comes out), and then you have your arcade style racers like Need For Speed. I, for one, hav...
For someone who’s not a big racing fan I must admit I really enjoyed Split Second. This arcade style racer gets the heart racing, and will have your eyes bulging. And that’s just the single player mode! Hop online and play some multiplayer or even spli...
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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...
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Fast cars and explosions are, for many people, a match made in heaven. Hollywood directors with cash to burn seem required to film at least one high-speed sequence on a busy motorway, complete with cars flipping out of control and crashing into each ot...
Glorious visuals, Thrilling powerplays, Feels too simple, Not enough cars on track...
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When did Michael Bay and Jerry Bruckheimer start making video games? Well they haven’t…or have they? Jerry is in pretty tight with Disney these days and they are responsible for the mega-summer blockbuster action racing game coming to a theater…err…liv...
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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...
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If Michael Bay made Burnout.In the realm of racing games it takes quite a bit to stand out. The Burnout series took things to new heights with each release focusing more on arcade action and destruction as opposed to gear tuning and tire pressure. Blac...
Power plays change the game, Awesome explosions, Solid controls, Lush visuals...
Track repetition, Forgettable soundtrack, Frustrating rubberband AI...
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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...
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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...
Power plays lead to some fiery thrills, Slick racing model with a good sense of speed, Survival and Airstrike modes are neat twists.
Thin package that relies too much on a single mechanic, Scant online options, Online scoring bugs.
This shallow but rambunctious arcade racer may have only one trick up its sleeve, but it's a really good trick...
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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.I'm not a big fan of simul...
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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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...
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ign.com
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2012-01-25 04:08:45
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by Arthur GiesAs much a Kart racer as an arcade racing title, Split/Second is as predicated on screwing over other competitors as finding a perfect driving line. The premise is simple: as a contestant on the television show Split/Second, you'll race ag...
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...
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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...
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