Black Rock Studio offer a racing pastiche of an action TV series with choreographed destruction and hilarious driver-passenger duos. Races feel like a network show, the 360 stays an ideal field for short and especially spectacular multi-player sessions with friends on the couch.
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Racing4 players7+
Split screen
Description
Japanese version of Split/Second: Velocity by Black Rock Studio and Disney Interactive, Japan May 2010. Drivers race on circuits where explosions and events reconfigure the track in real time. Japanese version known in the West as Split/Second.
Split-Second - Velocity review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Some triggers do not destroy an obstacle but rewrite the layout: a control tower falls across the track and opens a shortcut, a plane crashes and cuts the road in two, a dam gives way and floods a whole section. The circuit you knew on the first lap no longer exists on the last, and this architecture collapsing in stages is the true visual subject.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
An arcade racer where you trigger spectacular explosions to trap your rivals mid-race, turning the tracks into shifting hazards. Bringing down a building at the perfect moment delivers an instant, exhilarating thrill. Snappy, spectacular and packed with adrenaline, a racing game that bets everything on timing and staging, for explosive, unforgettable clashes.
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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Collector interest
Split-Second Velocity, the regional titling of Black Rock Studio's scripted-explosion racer, a local pressing distinct from the release under its other name. The Russian run remains harder to find. Its desirability rests on this regional title variant and the singularity of a concept left without a sequel rather than a general scarcity. An interesting piece for those following regional variants of arcade racing.
Better with friends
A spectacular racer where you trigger scripted explosions to wipe out rivals mid-circuit, turning every lap into a blockbuster. The competition blends snappy driving and timing the perfect trap, where the chaser can topple the leader with a well-placed collapse. The original online leans on uncertain servers, but local split-screen keeps all its explosive tension and laughs.
Is Split-Second - Velocity still worth playing in 2026?
A variant of Black Rock Studio's Split/Second distributed on Xbox 360, this title offers the same spectacular arcade racing concept, where you trigger explosions and the collapse of sets to trap your rivals mid race. The TV blockbuster staging, where the track transforms under the effect of Power Plays, creates a unique tension and spectacle. The sense of speed and the frantic pace appeal just as much. The server shutdown limits the online side and the content repeats. But the concept stays exhilarating. For fans of spectacular arcade racing and collectors, this singular title keeps a strong appeal today.
