Video Game Review - Hydro Thunder Hurricane - XBLA

Hydro Thunder Hurricane

Release Date: Available Now
Developer: Vector Unit
Publisher: Microsoft
Multiplayer: Xbox Live, Split Screen
My Time with Game: Completed
One Sentence Review: A boat racing game that never feels the same way twice thanks to its very well programmed water physics whose only flaw is its small number of levels.

Video Game Review - Blur

Blur
Release Date: Available Now
Developer: Bizarre Creations
Publisher: Activision
Multiplayer: Xbox Live, PSN, Split Screen 4p
My Time with Game: Uncompleted (3 days)
One Sentence Review: Released at a time alongside two other racing games Blur does a darn good job at creating an adult kart racing genre.

 

Blur is like Mario Kart. Picking up power ups, drafting, using well timed attacks to force your way into the next position. Blur is also totally not Mario Kart. Bizarre Creations has managed to develop a game that takes the power-up heavy play of kart racing series and add an adult flavor to it with real world locations and vehicles.