By Alec Meer on June 1st, 2009 at 4:41 pm.
The full trailer for Bizarre Creations’ (Project Gotham Racing, Geometry Wars) new racer is up – and it’s real-world cars with fantastical power-ups. I saw Blur a little while back, and asked if there was any in-fiction explanation for these powers. They claimed not, all their attempts to dream one up having proved too ridiculous. I know I’m happy to just take it in my stride: magic cars are magic cars.
Despite the studio’s fairly sober racing heritage, this’ll be fairly accessible, apparently – Bizarre are aware that some driving games are too technical and presumptive to lure the more casual pretend-driver. Fun stuff, and hopefully the right mix of silly and satisfying. Mario Kart with less goon-faced mushroom men, perhaps, or a more unhinged Wipeout.
Oh, and lest you were wondering – yes, this is indeed coming out on PC. Presumably one side-effect of Bizarre now being owned by Activision, rather than contracted by Microsoft, as was the case with the PGR series.
01/06/2009 at 16:45 Noc says:
You know, when Mario Kart got a four letter racing game title, I assumed it would just be “KART.”
01/06/2009 at 16:50 Optimaximal says:
Fuck me – if that turns out as half batshit crazy as a particularly agressive alcohol-fueled MK session often turns out, then I’m sold.
Also, when they’re advertising the Barge power-up, was that a Transit Van?!
01/06/2009 at 16:53 DMJ says:
You know the world is in a f*cked up state when the only way to get a Windows PC release is to pry the devs away from Microsoft.
01/06/2009 at 16:54 Man Raised By Puffins says:
Wait, did I just hear a cameo by that loveable scamp the Bungee Zombie?
*readies Umbrella Leaf*
01/06/2009 at 16:58 The_B says:
“Brian had sex, with a really dumb girl. Now he’s taking his friend Stewie to get some ice cream in his car.”
*Click*
“Oh you’re a poor sport.”
01/06/2009 at 16:58 jalf says:
Parklife?
01/06/2009 at 17:05 solipsistnation says:
Speaking of an unhinged Wipeout, how about POD? That was a great game…
01/06/2009 at 17:09 Post Maker says:
That’s one of the more fantastic selling lines I’ve seen in a while.
“It’s a race
It’s a battle
It’s a racing battle”
Is it now? Well sign me up!
01/06/2009 at 17:13 anon says:
Will there be a RPS E3 coverage?
01/06/2009 at 17:13 Stuk says:
Ooo, this looks great for some console multiplayer *gasp*.
Really, if it’s like some kind of real 3D Mashed style game, then I’ll be all over it. Or maybe just Flatout with weapons. Looks a bit like that too.
Anyways, looks like some good, mindless fun.
@anon: Look at the front page (or here).
01/06/2009 at 17:34 Elyscape says:
I was sold when I heard one of the drivers shouting, “YEEEEEEE-HAW”. Seriously.
01/06/2009 at 17:37 Linfosoma says:
I would really, REALLY like a PGR on PC.
That said, Im probably going to get this game.
It looks like Burnout with powerups, and that can’t be bad.
01/06/2009 at 17:45 demonarm says:
Gary Numan > Blur for someone my age, anyway. Mind you, I always thought Cars was a song about NOT interacting with anyone, and far less about having FUN.
01/06/2009 at 17:48 Smee says:
This won’t be as good as Tank Racer. Then again, what is?
01/06/2009 at 17:56 Y3k-Bug says:
But, will I ever see the Geometry Wars sequel on PC?
Oh, and this Blur game looks wonderful.
01/06/2009 at 17:58 AndrewC says:
I got Flatout vibes off this too, and I thought Flatout: Ultimate Carnage was super dull in single player (and as the PC leaderboards had about 5000 or less names on, i’m guessing multiplayer isn’t heaving). Having gone through the pain to actually learn how to play exactly those more serious racers Bizarre want to move away from, those serious racers are all I want to play.
But all they need to do is show a video of the Dalston map and I will be all their’s.
01/06/2009 at 18:02 SixStringSamurai says:
@the_B
HAHAHA, that is totally what I kept thinking about when I saw this trailer
01/06/2009 at 18:02 Alexander Norris says:
So this is… Mario Kart with shiner graphics and real-ish cars?
01/06/2009 at 18:10 TheSombreroKid says:
activisions next step along the EA wannabe route, buy racing studio and force them to compete with burnout.
01/06/2009 at 18:20 Noc says:
. . . it occurs to me now that WiPE would also be appropriate.
01/06/2009 at 18:26 AlexMax says:
Project Gotham Racing 2 is one of my favourite racing games of all time, so I’m quite interested in how this game turns out.
01/06/2009 at 18:27 Radiant says:
That’s pretty cool they didn’t dream up a ridiculous ‘magical wand engine/cock’ explanation for the car powers.
Driving against oncoming traffic or drifting round corners to inexplicably build boost power never hurt anyone.
01/06/2009 at 18:29 Radiant says:
But yeah this game does look marvellous.
Hopefully that project gotham tv malarky should really take off this time!
Also?
ROLLCAGE!
01/06/2009 at 20:14 Lacobus says:
This really does look like Mario Kart with realistic visuals.
THIS CANNOT POSSIBLY BE BAD.
02/06/2009 at 03:44 drewski says:
Blur are SO not faded, you mean, mean man.
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02/06/2009 at 04:21 vicx says:
Mario Cart meets burnout. I will play this.
02/06/2009 at 04:58 Corey says:
This looks fun, just plain fun. Also gotta give the Bizarre Creations guys credit for rocking the Gary Numan, I love that song.
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02/06/2009 at 12:55 SiUnit says:
YEY! Another 4 letter racing game =D
I hope they dont get rid of the classic Bizarre driving feel. I just want PGR for PC. I have Burnout if i want to boost around the map twice or do a double flip into a pedestrian.