After going 7 for 7 with compatibility in our G27 game compatibility testing, our luck was bound to run out sooner or later. It’s too bad it had to happen with this innovative new title developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Activision Blizzard. Blur was released on May 25, 2010 for the PC, Xbox 360, and PS3.
| Logitech G27 Solid Series Articles | |
|---|---|
| 1. Casual Gamer vs Simulation Gamer | 11. Test Drive Unlimited |
| 2. Setting Up Your G27, Made Easy | 12. Test Drive Unlimited 2 |
| 3. Need For Speed: Carbon | 13. Burnout Paradise |
| 4. Need For Speed: Pro Street | 14. Race Driver: GRID |
| 5. Need For Speed: Undercover | 15. Split Second |
| 6. Need For Speed: Shift | 16. GTR Evolution |
| 7. Need For Speed: Shift 2 | 17. DiRT 2 |
| 8. Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit | 18. DiRT 3 |
| 9. Need For Speed: The Run | 19. Blur |
| 10. Need for Speed: Most Wanted | |
This arcade racer, which resembles a cross between Mario Kart and Need For Speed, is doubly disappointing for Logitech G27 wheel owners because it has garnered such good reviews on gaming sites. They obviously didn’t attempt to use a steering wheel.
Blur Steering Wheel Support
Blur features no steering wheel support at all. If you got to this article to find out if your G27, G25, or Driving Force GT was compatible with Blur, the answer is no. Am I sure? Hey, I went the distance for you. After all, I already provided detailed settings for 7 other popular titles in the Logitech G27 Solid Testing Series.
In my attempts to make Blur submit to my authority, I tried both JoytoKey (the keyboard emulator for joysticks), and the Logitech Profiler’s custom command settings to no avail.
Futile Attempts to Make it Work
In Blur’s option screen, you only have a choice between the keyboard or the Xbox 360 controller. Each has a few layouts to choose from. My only thought was to screenshot the layout and then assign the G27 custom commands mapped to that layout.
Blur Control Screen
You can click on any button on the right side of the Logitech Profiler and assign a keystroke to it. That’s great and it could handle all your power up usage, camera controls, etc. Clicking on the wheel or pedals on the left side allows you to ‘assign an axis’, which is just a fancy way to assign keystrokes. I assigned the standard WASD keys to left,right,gas, and brake.
Setting Up Custom Commands for the G27
Conclusions
You might think this setup is at least usable. It’s not. With a 1° tilt of the wheel left or right, your car will pinball back and forth around the track. It’s either 100% in one direction or nothing. This same lack of analog control applies to the pedals. It’s either 100% gas/brake or nothing. It’s easier to use the keyboard at that point, but I bought this wheel so that I would never have to do that again!
Solid Statement: Blur is a fun game, but with the lack of any wheel support, I just don’t want to play it.
Blur ZR1 Corvette
Couldn’t agree more with your Solid Statement. I’ve spent a fair bit of money on a gaming device and I fully expect software developers to at least make a half-arsed attempt to be compatible with the most popular controllers if they want me to purchase their games. Just glad I tried the demo first rather than forking out money for this crap.
Actually Blur is a lousy game, neither race neither arcade, I’d rather play Mario Karts, what I don’t like anyway.
ITS SO IDIOTIC…
that a cars game dont support steering wheel… the most natural way to drive at a game!!!!
A recommendation, I use the TocaEdit XBox 360 Controller Emulator for mapping the XBOX Controller to the wheel and I’m very pleased.
Have you tried x360ce to get the wheel to work with BLUR?
I got my Driving Force GT to work with Just Cause 2 (not very well, but good enough) so maybe it’s worth trying with BLUR.
“Xbox 360 Controller Emulator” allows your controller (GamePad, Joystick, Wheel, …) to function like “Xbox 360 Controller” so game will allow to use it. For example it allows you to play games like “Grand Theft Auto” (GTA) or “Mafia II” with Logitech Wheel.
http://code.google.com/p/x360ce/wiki/MainPage
Here is a post on how to get Blur working with a G27. Will try this in a few days. Will let you know if it works.
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2437215
Hi,
You may be interrested by this
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2437215
Thanks for your help with the g27
The tutorial work but dont forget to install visual c++ before.