'Split/Second' | New 2010 Racing Game | E3 News

[Iced_Bullet]

 

Just checked the E3 news updates and came across this jem. Originally I thought the 'Disney' logo that appeared at the beginning of the trailer was a joke, but it appears it isn't! I didn't know Disney were into this sort of stuff?!

 

Anyway ...

 

Split/Second's USP is the environmental damage system, which lets you take out competitors by using dynamic aspects of the surroundings. For example, on the docks level that we saw, you can cause cranes to pull cargo pallets across the track, forcing other people to crash or take evasive maneuvers to avoid them. You do this by building up the power-play bar displayed underneath your vehicle, mainly by performing drifts, going over jumps, and driving well. When you're in the vicinity of other racers, you can trigger these explosive events by pressing the button that appears onscreen, but you can also use them to open up new areas or create shortcuts.

 

There's no doubt that Split/Second looks the part, with explosions that look particularly impressive in motion. Nick Baynes, the game's director, told us that he wanted to use the Call of Duty series as a benchmark for the explosions in the game, given that they're not something you usually see in the racing genre.

 

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This looks like it might be very good :D

 

Announcement Trailer:

 

E3 Trailer:

[pyrre]

Yeah, it's the same studio making this that made Pure (which was also published by Disney). It does look rather interesting. Hopefully it'll come out good.

[Car Freak]

Very very interesting stuff. The concept looks really fun, but I'm really not sure about the driving physics. The way the cars moved in the second vid looked a bit off...