The graphics are stunning and the frame rate is silky smooth. Another “survival” mode has players racing around a track as an attack helicopter shoots rockets at the player, as the power play gauge increases you can then use it to strike back at the helicopter eventually destroying it. With a nice selection of modes including race, elimination, to survival with a truck that drops explosive barrels as you and your friend’s race around them. With a game with so many chances to take lead and take lead away from someone else there is always the chance it will happen to you.
You will find yourself barley blinking to avoid the next hazard that may come from any direction. The racing with friends is fast and intense. With all the talk of the single player, it must not be overlooked this is a multiplayer game first and foremost. It also gives a unique presentation to the full package, with intro movie to each new episode it does give reason to continue along with a sense of accomplishment. Admittedly, the premise of Split Second is pretty slim, but it does give reason for some astonishing set-piece moments, like the exploding bridges that topple down onto the track, planes that crash amidst a stream of speeding cars and nuclear silos that tumbling down like towers of Jenga.
