Picture Mario Kart on steroids, leveling up and mods to fix your RPG-like feel, mix in some stunning graphics, and you got Blur, developed by Bizarre Creations and Activision. Played the public beta this weekend, and I have to say that I’m really impressed considering it is a DEMO and not the full version.

There are a couple elements in the game that set it apart from typical arcade-style racing games; one being that you can have up to 20 peeps competing in one race. Dare I say a MMORPG Racing genre?

Competitors race one another in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1 & 2 styled lobbies with options to vote for their next race track. When selected, racer have the option to mod out certain “perks” to increase XP after the race is completed; perks like extra hit damage, increased multipliers, etc.

Take a look at the demo on Xbox Live here…

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