Bizarre wants to turn Blur into a 'big franchise'

Posted Jul 20, 2010 at 6:28AM EST by Karl B.

Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360, PC Gaming Tags: Bizarre Creations, blur

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Bizarre Creations set out to turn Blur into the next big racing franchise. The series received critical praise but didn't exactly burn up the charts. That's not enough to dissuade the developers from further developing the franchise though.

Speaking to Gamerzines, Bizarre's Nick Davies attributed the game's slow sales to it being released during a "very busy time for racing games." He believes, however, that the game's multiplayer component will be enough to give it the longevity it needs.

"I think the multiplayer will stay for a long time and I think people will come back to that time and time again, long after some of the other games have gone back to the second-hand shelf," he said/

Davies added, "Blur's a fantastic game, and it's the start of a big franchise for Bizarre."

So, can we expect a Blur 2 soon then? Davies didn't go into specifics, but he did reiterate that "it's always been the plan to make the number one racing franchise. That's as much as I can say!"

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I tried the demo. Great visuals and presentation, but I didn't understand a few things in the demo. I unlocked a bunch of cars yet I can only use certain vehicles on certain tracks? I assume that's just a demo thing but meh. Also the rockets are overpowered. I'll out-race people with skill and then they just fire one rocket and instantly I'm in last place. The only way to dodge them is to cut a corner very sharply or get a shield, but there's tons of rockets and not many shields. I had fun but won't be buying it any time soon.

-1 # RE: Bizarre wants to turn Blur into a 'big franchise' — The Shaman 2010-07-21 06:25

To have franchise you need audience.

To have audience you need players buy your game.

To have player you need to LOWER THE PRICE FOR GOD SAKE ! >_>

Damn, blur is nothing more than a Wipeout on streets, whit creepy physics... VERY creepy physics...

+1 # RE: Bizarre wants to turn Blur into a 'big franchise' — Guest 2010-07-21 08:44

I also had fun playing the demo, but won't get it any time sooner.

It's like NFS with Mario Kart power-ups. It's cool tho.

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