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Five Great Last-Gen Games You Probably Didn’t Play
Five Great Last-Gen Games You Probably Didn’t Play
Let’s face it, there’s lots of games out there. But which ones are
the ones that you should? Matt gives us his list.
By Matt Girdler
T
he new generation
of consoles is now in
full swing, but it’s still
worth remembering the
plethora of brilliant games
that graced the Xbox 360 and
PlayStation 3. What follows is
a list of my favourite games
from the last generation
that - usually due to a lack of
proper marketing from their
publishers - went unnoticed
by the majority of gamers.
Issue 62 • December 2014
Blur
Blur was sadly the final
racing game from the highly
talented team at Bizarre
Creations, best known as
the creators of the Project
Gotham Racing. Apparently
bored of the realistic approach
of PGR, Bizarre Creations
opted to develop a vehicular
combat game featuring real-
life cars and locations - think
Mario Kart for grown-ups.
There’s more skill involved
here than in Nintendo’s racer
though - instead of picking up
a random box and having the
game choose your power-up
based on your position, all of
the pick-ups are laid out on
the track. It’s down to you to
collect the most useful one for
you. There’s also the added
strategy of being able to store
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