Anarchy - Rush Hour
Anarchy - Rush Hour is a PlayStation 3 racing game released in 2010 developed by Gaijin Entertainment. It centers on driving and route control, vehicle control, and route judgment, with controls and information arranged around the DualShock 3 or Sixaxis twin sticks, triggers, and face buttons, with PlayStation Move only where explicitly supported.
- AI score · out of 10
- 5.1 / 10
About this game
Anarchy - Rush Hour is a PlayStation 3 racing game centered on driving and route control, vehicle control, and route judgment. Tracks raise pressure through corners, rivals, and time targets, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Speed, track boundaries, and vehicle feedback determine driving readability, while HD 3D scenes, Blu-ray data streaming, surround audio, and cinematic presentation need to preserve action, state, and text readability together. The genre-specific limitation is that visibility, collisions, steering precision, wheel support, or loading can limit consistency. Platform conditions also include Blu-ray loading, HDD installs, system software, DualShock 3 battery life, Move accessories, resolution and frame rate, and retired online services affect present-day use. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
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PlayStation 3AI review
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Brief PS3 arcade speed, undermined by rigid controls.
The PS3 digital release of Anarchy: Rush Hour assembles an open-city map, races, collisions and charged special moves. Boost and shockwaves can briefly create the pleasure of tearing through traffic, while point-to-point, elimination and destruction events supply different labels. The pieces rarely form a satisfying driving system. Contemporary PS3 tests describe rigid steering, awkward recovery after impacts and a dominant routine of hitting traffic to build energy before boosting away. Progression sits in a cluttered message interface, vehicle customization is shallow, and route guidance can be hard to read. Sparse scenery, rough car models and compressed cutscenes give the city little personality. Frame flow was generally acceptable in the tested version, but local split-screen crowds out useful road information. There is some short-session arcade speed here, yet the event rotation does not sustain interest for long. This judgment concerns the historical European PS3 edition; old online conditions, present store access and the reputation of competing racers are not converted into points.
Strengths
- Boost and event types offer short-lived excitement.
Weaknesses
- Rigid handling, unclear routes and shallow progression.
Who it is for: Players seeking rough, brief car-combat racing.
Play notes: Historical European PS3 build; current services unverified.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Varied labels hide a repetitive career. | Reviewed | 5.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Many arcade-race parts fail to cohere. | Reviewed | 5.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Strong speed sensation amid thin presentation. | Reviewed | 4.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension PS3 readability is weaker than raw fluidity. | Reviewed | 5.4 / 10 | Not provided |
Review sources
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Core information
- Developer
- Gaijin
- Publisher
- Gaijin
- Release date
- 2010
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Racing · Primary genre
- Tags
- Driving and RacingMain Story Under 10 HoursShort SessionsReplayableThird PersonPick-up and PlaySolo-friendlyFast-pacedPlayer versus PlayerDodge
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- MultiplayerSingle player
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- PlayStation 3Worldwide2010
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Sources
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