In Blur's career mode,
the player will encounter numerous characters and many licensed cars
ranging from Dodge Vipers to Lotus Exiges to Ford Transit
vans fitted with F1 engines, all of which have full damage modeling and
separate traits such as Acceleration, Speed, Drift, Grip and Stability.
Some special car models have
been designed by Bizarre Creations themselves. There are also some
heavily altered versions of familiar urban environments, such as the Los Angeles river halfpipe and several parts of London.
These areas were altered to make the races more enjoyable instead of
the developers having to strictly abide by each twist and turn.
Depending on the character(s) the player races against or tags along
with in team races, they will have their own racing styles, power-up set
ups, match types, locales, cars and will be a part of certain fictional
servers. As the player races well, performs stunts and uses power-ups
in certain ways during races, the player will gain 'fan points'. These
points help the player progress through the career, purchase more cars
and parts and earn more fans for the user base. During the career,
challenges will take place midrace when the player drives through a fan
icon. Completing these short challenges (e.g. find a secret nitro
power-up) will reward the player with a fan points boost.
Players can send a racing challenge to a friend. If the second player
beats the time, they can send the updated challenge back. These
challenges go back and forth until one person concedes. Players can use
the Share button, and post their achievements to Twitter or Facebook.
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
:
- OS: Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7
- Processor: Intel Pentium D Dual Core 3.4ghz or better
- Memory: 1 GB Ram for Windows XP, 2 GB for Windows Vista or Windows 7
- Graphics: 256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT or better or ATI Radeon 1600XT or better with Shader 3.0 capabilities.
- DirectX®: Microsoft DirectX 9.0c
- Hard Drive: 14GB of free hard drive space
- Sound: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
- Internet: Broadband connection required for Multiplayer Connectivity
