Blur is a fun racing game. It boasts 50 real-ish cars and trucks. The colorful power-ups and weapons make it a little more different than most racers. Cars in Blur look like some real vehicles that you see everyday. It offers a Career Mode for single player action. The requirements to win races that you need to complete to level up are a bit strange. The level upgrades depend on gaining enough ‘fans’  to complete tasks.

The cars don’t handle very well. They tend to drift. There is a Turbo boost that you can pick up to use to help with cornering. It is difficult to tighten up to pass around other cars. Even though the vehicles are supposed to have their own attributes, they don’t behave much differently.

The game can be played by up to twenty players online at once. Online issues do occur in the PS3 version. Many people have complained of online mode connection problems. Some have worked around it by using an Ethernet cable rather than wireless.

Blur describes the trippy graphics. When you activate the power ups it changes the screen to various colors. The visual effects blur or smear the otherwise mundane backgrounds. The map system could use more detail. More information about the use of the power ups should pop up in a more cohesive fashion so that they can be utilized strategically. Instead of trial and error. The game is big on glitter and low on substance.

The single player and split screen co-op options are good enough to recommend the game as a rental. It is addictive in the way all racers are. You’ll want to try repeatedly to win. I give Blur 6 cylinders firing out of 10.