<s>
Split/Second	B-Language
(	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
as	O
Split/Second	B-Language
:	O
Velocity	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Black	O
Rock	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
Studios	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
on	O
11	O
March	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
18	O
May	O
2010	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
OnLive	B-Application
in	O
June	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Split/Second	B-Language
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
November	O
2010	O
by	O
Sumo	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Split/Second	B-Language
,	O
players	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
a	O
fictional	O
reality	O
TV	O
program	O
where	O
participants	O
race	O
for	O
money	O
and	O
fame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
a	O
race	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
build	O
up	O
their	O
"	O
power	O
play	O
"	O
meter	O
by	O
performing	O
stunts	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
jumps	O
and	O
mid-air	O
overtakes	O
,	O
and	O
precision	O
driving	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
drafting	B-General_Concept
opponents	O
and	O
drifting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
certain	O
power	O
plays	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
reused	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
explosives	O
dropped	O
from	O
helicopters	B-Application
,	O
exploding	O
tankers	O
,	O
and	O
shortcuts	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
other	O
power	O
plays	O
are	O
permanent	O
and	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
used	O
once	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
tracks	O
could	O
be	O
acquired	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
time	O
savers	O
"	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
was	O
released	O
upon	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
,	O
which	O
unlocks	O
all	O
cars	O
,	O
tracks	O
and	O
modes	O
without	O
the	O
player	O
having	O
to	O
unlock	O
them	O
by	O
playing	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
Season	O
"	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
High	O
Octane	O
Supercar	O
"	O
pack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
31	O
August	O
2010	O
as	O
paid	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
Cobretti	O
Severus	O
,	O
the	O
Ryback	O
Vulcan	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Hanzo	O
Katana	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
known	O
pack	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
Quarry	O
Onslaught	O
"	O
pack	O
,	O
released	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Marketplace	O
on	O
2	O
November	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
an	O
Onslaught	O
event	O
,	O
racers	O
are	O
challenged	O
to	O
pull	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
competition	O
while	O
the	O
helicopter	B-Application
fires	O
missiles	O
onto	O
the	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
free	O
addons	O
,	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
Europe	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
complete	O
bundle	O
that	O
also	O
includes	O
the	O
digital	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
's	O
new	O
offering	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
late	O
2014	O
,	O
Split/Second	B-Language
was	O
included	O
alongside	O
other	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Pure	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
support	O
for	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
matchmaking	O
,	O
but	O
virtual	B-Application
private	I-Application
network	I-Application
services	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
facilitate	O
online	O
connections	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
game	O
cards	O
and	O
badges	O
from	O
Split/Second	B-Language
that	O
can	O
be	O
earned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
17	O
November	O
2010	O
,	O
with	O
porting	O
and	O
development	O
duties	O
handled	O
by	O
Sumo	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
changes	O
,	O
an	O
extra	O
track	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
Docks	O
"	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
also	O
adds	O
new	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
that	O
offer	O
variants	O
on	O
the	O
core	O
game	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
drifting	O
around	O
the	O
training	O
course	O
to	O
earn	O
points	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
offers	O
some	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
revamped	O
physics	O
to	O
make	O
driving	O
easier	O
on	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
supports	O
ad	O
hoc	O
multiplayer	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
drivers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Split/Second	B-Language
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
at	O
aggregate	O
site	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
