History VideoGame / Blur

** BitingTheHandHumor: Because Activision did the new ''[[VideoGame/GoldenEyeWii GoldenEye]]'' exclusively for Nintendo, Nintendo USA President Reggie Fils-Aime [[http://nintendoeverything.com/reggie-comments-on-activisions-blur-commercial/ sees the commercial as this trope]].

See ''Music/{{Blur}}'' the Brit rock band.

Released in May 2010, ''Blur'' is the first racing game from Creator/BizarreCreations since their takeover by Creator/{{Activision}} in 2007 (and their second overall, following ''VideoGame/GeometryWars Retro Evolved 2''). The best way to describe it is a MascotRacer with the look of a standard racing game (sort of ''VideoGame/ProjectGothamRacing'' [[XMeetsY meets]] ''VideoGame/MarioKart''). HilarityEnsues as up to 20 real-life cars at once are engaging in weapons-based combat.

* SpiritualSuccessor: ''[[SegaSuperstars Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed]]'' is seen as this to ''Blur'', since ''Blur''[='=]s lead designer Gareth Wilson landed a job at Sumo Digital following the closure of Bizarre Creations.

Released in May 2010, ''Blur'' is the first racing game from Creator/BizarreCreations since their takeover by Creator/{{Activision}} in 2007 (and their second overall, following ''GeometryWars Retro Evolved 2''). The best way to describe it is a MascotRacer with the look of a standard racing game (sort of ''VideoGame/ProjectGothamRacing'' [[XMeetsY meets]] ''VideoGame/MarioKart''). HilarityEnsues as up to 20 real-life cars at once are engaging in weapons-based combat.

Released in May 2010, ''Blur'' is the first racing game from Creator/BizarreCreations since their takeover by {{Activision}} in 2007 (and their second overall, following ''GeometryWars Retro Evolved 2''). The best way to describe it is a MascotRacer with the look of a standard racing game (sort of ''VideoGame/ProjectGothamRacing'' [[XMeetsY meets]] ''VideoGame/MarioKart''). HilarityEnsues as up to 20 real-life cars at once are engaging in weapons-based combat.

Released in May 2010, ''Blur'' is the first racing game from Creator/BizarreCreations since their takeover by {{Activision}} in 2007 (and their second overall, following ''GeometryWars Retro Evolved 2''). The best way to describe it is to combine ''VideoGame/ProjectGothamRacing'' with RealLife cars and locales, and [[XMeetsY combine it]] with the WackyRacing of ''VideoGame/MarioKart''. HilarityEnsues as up to 20 real-life cars at once are engaging in weapons-based combat.

This doesn't involve [[Music/{{Blur}} the Britpop band.]]

Released in May 2010, ''Blur'' is the first racing game from Creator/BizarreCreations since their takeover by {{Activision}} in 2007 (and their second overall, following ''GeometryWars Retro Evolved 2''). The best way to describe it is to combine ''VideoGame/ProjectGothamRacing'' with RealLife cars and locales, and [[XMeetsY combine it]] with the WackyRacing of ''VideoGame/MarioKart''. HilarityEnsues as up to 20 real-life cars at once are engaging in weapons-based combat.

* TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything: Most of the power-ups can be fired in reverse. Including the NitroBoost, which will act like an airbrake if fired in reverse, where the car suddenly slows to 20 MPH for a moment, then boosts back to normal speed. Expert players will use the reverse NitroBoost to get around tricky hairpin turns with minimal effort.

* FragileSpeedster: Most of the sports cars are like this.

->''Race like a big boy''

* MightyGlacier: All of the off-road vehicles are like this.

*** Shunt = Shunt: Homes in nearby racers; straight shot when fired in reverse.

** BitingTheHandHumor: Because Activision did the new ''[[VideoGame/GoldenEyeWii GoldenEye]]'' exclusively for Nintendo, Reggie Fils-Aime [[http://www.nintendoeverything.com/43116/ now sees the commercial as this trope]].

* XMeetsY: As mentioned above, ''Project Gotham Racing'' meets ''VideoGame/MarioKart''.

* [[AdOfWin Ad of Lose]]: There are claims that the ad boosted sales...of VideoGame/MarioKart.

* SpiritualSuccessor: ''[[SegaSuperstars Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed]]'' is seen as this to ''Blur''

** BitingTheHandHumor: Because Activision is doing the new ''[[VideoGame/GoldenEyeWii GoldenEye]]'' exclusively for Nintendo, Reggie Fils-Aime [[http://www.nintendoeverything.com/43116/ now sees the commercial as this trope]].

Released in May 2010, ''Blur'' is the first racing game from Bizarre Creations since their takeover by {{Activision}} in 2007 (and their second overall, following ''GeometryWars Retro Evolved 2''). The best way to describe it is to combine Bizarre's ''Project Gotham Racing'' franchise, with the real-life cars and locales, and [[XMeetsY combine it]] with the WackyRacing of ''VideoGame/MarioKart''. HilarityEnsues as up to 20 real-life cars at once are engaging in weapons-based combat.

* TakeThat: The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPqRue51GZ8&feature=related ad campaign]] mocks ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' and other cutesy {{Mascot Racer}}s with a Toad {{Expy}} named [[IncrediblyLamePun Brock Lee]] expressing a desire to "race like a big boy".

** BitingTheHandHumor: Because Activision is doing the new ''[[VideoGame/GoldenEyeWii GoldenEye]]'' exclusively for Nintendo, Reggie Fils-Aime [[http://www.nintendoeverything.com/43116/ now sees the commercial as this trope]].)

* AdOfLose: There are claims that the ad boosted sales...of VideoGame/MarioKart.
* AmazingTechnicolorBattlefield (blame the bright neon lights)
* {{Cap}} (the fan level maxes out at level 25 in single player, level 50 in multiplayer)
* CarFu (how most races end up as)
* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler: remember that hippy chick that served as your very first boss in the main game? Turns out she's both the announcer, your coach and the final boss. She also happens to be driving the [[InfinityPlusOneSword Infinity Plus One Car]]]]
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: The powerups, so you can tell from a distance what to aim for. Nitro is green, Repair is gold, Shield is white, Shunt is red, Bolt is pink, Mine is orange, Barge is purple, Shock is light blue.
* CompletelyMissingThePoint: The ad campaign basically says [[MarioKart its rival]] is "about making friends." Anyone who's played multiplayer offline or online can say that it's more-or-less [[RageQuit the opposite.]]
* CoolCar (let's just say most of the class A cars, with special mentions to the Ford GT, Audi R8 and [[AwesomeButImpractical the Ford Transit van powered by a Formula 1 engine)]]
* DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist (every car has a health bar, and if you lose all your health, you respawn but lose valuable seconds)
* DoWellButNotPerfect (averted: unlike [[VideoGame/MarioKart some other racers]], it takes more skill than luck to win.)
* DuelingGames (released one week after [[SplitSecond Split/Second]], and the same day as ModNationRacers)
* FragileSpeedster (most of the sports cars are like this)
* GoldenSnitch (also averted: unlike [[VideoGame/MarioKart some]] [[RunningGag other racers]], the weapon placement is not randomized. Instead, it stays the same lap after lap, so memorizing where the weapon pickups are is the key to winning.)
* HeyItsThatVoice: The narrator [[spoiler: and final boss]] is [[{{HeyArnold}} Olga Pataki.]] And that girl who says "give it to me baby" in [[TheOffspring Pretty Fly For A White Guy.]]

* MightyGlacier (all of the off-road vehicles are like this)
* NitroBoost (one of the power-ups)

* RubberbandAI (it's not as bad as ''VideoGame/MarioKart'', thankfully)
* ShoutOut: Surprisingly, to its biggest rival, VideoGame/MarioKart. At the end of the round several awards are given out. One of these is for the most Shunt hits called ''Crimson Carapace'' followed by a shell icon. May count as a TakeThat
* SpitefulAI (averted: the AI cars will go after other AI cars as often as they go after you)
* TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything (most of the power-ups can be fired in reverse. Including the NitroBoost, which will act like an airbrake if fired in reverse, where the car suddenly slows to 20 MPH for a moment, then boosts back to normal speed. Expert players will use the reverse NitroBoost to get around tricky hairpin turns with minimal effort.)
* TakeThat (the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPqRue51GZ8&feature=related ad campaign]] mocks ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' and other cutesy {{Mascot Racer}}s with a Toad {{Expy}} named [[IncrediblyLamePun Brock Lee]] expressing a desire to "race like a big boy".)
** BitingTheHandHumour (Because Activision is doing the new ''[[VideoGame/GoldenEyeWii GoldenEye]]'' exclusively for Nintendo, Reggie Fils-Aime [[http://www.nintendoeverything.com/43116/ now sees the commercial as this trope]].)
** It´s more of a ShallowParody
* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard (Not as badly as ''VideoGame/MarioKart'', but it's there on higher difficulty levels)
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: {{Activision}} ended Bizarre Creations when this didn't sell.

* XMeetsY (as mentioned above, ''Project Gotham Racing'' meets ''VideoGame/MarioKart'')

** BitingTheHandHumour (Because Activision is doing the new ''[[Game/GoldenEyeWii GoldenEye]]'' exclusively for Nintendo, Reggie Fils-Aime [[http://www.nintendoeverything.com/43116/ now sees the commercial as this trope]].)