<s>
Blur	B-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
blur	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
2010	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
arcade-style	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blur	B-Application
was	O
the	O
penultimate	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Bizarre	O
Creations	O
before	O
they	O
were	O
shut	O
down	O
by	O
Activision	O
on	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Blur	B-Application
is	O
centered	O
on	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Blurs	B-Application
career	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
be	O
consulted	O
by	O
professional	O
racing	O
driver	O
Danica	O
Patrick	O
to	O
encounter	O
numerous	O
characters	O
and	O
many	O
licensed	O
cars	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Dodge	O
Viper	O
and	O
the	O
Lotus	O
Exige	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
tuned	O
cars	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Ford	O
Supervan	O
fitted	O
with	O
an	O
F1	B-Application
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
trailer	O
and	O
tips	O
video	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
mentioned	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
never	O
made	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
double	O
tap	O
"	O
feature	O
was	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
free	O
multiplayer	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
offered	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
in	O
split	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
taken	O
online	O
for	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
20	O
players	O
over	O
the	O
internet	O
,	O
or	O
over	O
LAN	O
in	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
use	O
the	O
Share	O
button	O
,	O
and	O
post	O
their	O
achievements	O
to	O
Twitter	B-Application
and	O
Facebook	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
ported	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
on	O
July	O
22	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
29	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
while	O
Famitsu	O
X360	B-Operating_System
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
three	O
eights	O
and	O
one	O
seven	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
31	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
eight	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
Provides	O
too	O
little	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
of	O
engaging	O
structure	O
behind	O
its	O
exemplary	O
racing	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
thrilling	O
rides.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
GameZone	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
7.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
On	O
single-player	O
,	O
Blur	B-Application
is	O
an	O
average	O
racing	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
powered-up	O
twist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
title	O
,	O
Blur	B-Application
is	O
absolutely	O
exhilarating.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
Blur	B-Application
sold	O
31,000	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
five	O
days	O
of	O
release	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
NPD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
attributed	O
the	O
sales	O
performance	O
of	O
Blur	B-Application
,	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
at	O
"	O
a	O
very	O
busy	O
time	O
for	O
racing	O
games	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
came	O
out	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
ModNation	B-Application
Racers	I-Application
and	O
Split/Second.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
we	O
made	O
a	O
substantial	O
investment	O
in	O
creating	O
a	O
new	O
IP	O
,	O
Blur	B-Application
,	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
find	O
a	O
commercial	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
Blur	B-Application
,	O
and	O
work	O
had	O
started	O
on	O
it	O
using	O
an	O
all-new	O
engine	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
cancelled	O
when	O
Bizarre	O
Creations	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work-in-progress	O
videos	O
of	O
the	O
intended	O
sequel	O
were	O
released	O
post-mortem	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
which	O
show	O
a	O
race	O
in	O
Blurs	B-Application
Brighton	O
track	O
,	O
adding	O
a	O
rainstorm	O
,	O
another	O
that	O
shows	O
an	O
Audi	O
R8	O
racing	O
in	O
a	O
track	O
set	O
in	O
Dubai	O
,	O
showcasing	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
temporarily	O
run	O
sideways	O
on	O
the	O
side	O
of	O
a	O
curved	O
building	O
,	O
and	O
another	O
of	O
an	O
Ultima	O
GTR	O
racing	O
down	O
a	O
snow-capped	O
mountain	O
during	O
an	O
avalanche	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2013	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
spin-off	O
mobile	O
game	O
called	O
Blur	B-Application
Overdrive	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Nottingham	O
based	O
App	O
Crowd	O
,	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
Marmalade	O
,	O
who	O
licensed	O
the	O
Blur	B-Application
brand	O
from	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blur	B-Application
:	O
Overdrive	O
uses	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
and	O
features	O
eight	O
different	O
power-ups	O
and	O
six	O
cars	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
upgraded	O
individually	O
in	O
ten	O
steps	O
.	O
</s>
