Besides managing to embarrass ourselves on plastic skateboards while strolling through Activision’s thumping E3 booth (courtesy of DJ Shadow on a set of turntables), we also had a chance to check out a few more of the most exciting upcoming titles in person.
Blur, which comes from Project Gotham Racing developers Bizarre Creations, might be best described as the offspring of one of those games mated with Mario Kart. No cartoony bobbleheads or turtle-shooting here, but the cars steer with an unnatural, whiplash-inducing quickness, soak up more damage than an Abrams tank could handle, and pick up power-ups like missiles and boosts along the way. All told, it looks like a blast, though, and we like how Bizarre has gone out of its way to avoid embarrassing style cut scenes (Need for Speed Underground, we’re looking in your direction), and instead delivers storyline through a clever messaging system after races.
