Split/Second (2010)

by Black Rock Studios, Disney Interactive Studios

Genres:Racing

Themes:Action

Game modes:Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen

Story:Split/Second is an intense action racing game set within a reality television show. Competitors will vie to be the first to the finish line in a made-for-TV city set rigged to blow with the ultimate goal of becoming the season champion. Players in Split/Second don’t just collide with other vehicles to knock them from the track, but can also trigger devastating events that drastically alter the dynamics of the race. Players must use pinpoint timing to obliterate huge structures and towering TV set pieces to tactically alter the track or create entirely new routes.Show more

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@iamfuturetrunks

January 30, 2025

This game was pretty fun at the time, but it had one thing going against it and that was it released around the same time as Blur which was another racing game. They weren't the same but that didn't matter back then. So many gamers could only afford one game at a time back then and thus had to choose. So both games suffered sales because of it. This was an amazing premise though I would say was a bit lacking in the final product. Being able to cause accidents or change the map at times when certain vehicles are ahead of you or near you is awesome. But some times you kinda run out of the big spectacles and thus all you have left are just a few smaller ones you could reuse over and over again. It could also be a bit challenging if I remember correctly. But they don't really make games like these anymore. I don't care about realistic racing like so many are being pushed nowadays, I want to have fun and games like this, Blur, and the Burnout games delivered on that! Surprised this game is still available on places like steam, either the vehicles aren't licensed or they keep paying to renew said licenses for the vehicles. In either case surprised this isn't on gog as well at this point to.

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@RSENTM3NT

February 06, 2025

The game hasn't been on sale on Steam for such a long time and keys on sale is very rare too. What's worst is that the Porting House team capped the game at 30FPS. Either CD Projekt Black/Porting House missed the deadlines after Disney shut down Black Rock and a lot of content is missing! Also the Steam version still has SecuROM DRM, yet it still cause some issues. I hope the team Porting House team still remember this game and polished it up a bit. Capped the Framerate to 120 if you wanna be safe.

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@jarmainc

February 22, 2025

Own the PS3 version of Split/Second. I seriously do not like how the game on PS3 runs at 30 fps. Would love to see a 60 fps 1080p version of this awesome game!

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@trusteft

March 02, 2025

Easily one of the best arcade racers ever made. The setting of the game is a futuristic TV show, but nothing to really worry about. The one thing that matters is that in theory that's how you unlock things. Getting better, winning, unlocking because of whatever reason. The driving is very fun arcade like, without any weapons (thank God), but it does have a way to attack other drivers other than hitting them with your car. You gather a powerup system which depending on the level of it and certain setup pieces of each track, you can remotely "detonate" them and make changes to the track which in turn can damage the other drivers. From small things to huge changes to the track. The vehicles look amazing (design) and they are a joy to look at. The HUD while driving is very minimalistic and still manages to be completely informative. The framerate indeed is locked at 30fps which if you are of the people who complain when a game doesn't reach 120fps, will probably make you sick. Not that it isn't fast enough, but that you are a snowflake. Relax relax, I am kidding. You do get used to the 30fps cap, unless you don't want ot get used to it. Take that as you wish. 100% worth getting game. I have it for my PS3, PC through Steam and physical PC version. I would gladly buy it here too.

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