Epic Mickey might be getting all the hype as far as Disney Interactive titles go right now, and rightly so, but Split/Second still occupies plenty of space on my wish list. It’s been months since I got the chance to take it for a ride, but the game won me over with the handling, which strikes me as an entirely difficult feeling to explain properly.

There’s a sweet spot between simulation and arcade, which probably leans more toward arcade, but is still in the middle enough to be compared to the porridge Goldilocks picks, and encourages me to make driving sounds outloud while zipping around the track. Of course, Split/Second is better than porridge, because porridge doesn’t help you blow up bits of the track to open new routes and destroy the competition.

I suppose in that sense Burnout is the apt comparison, though it’s not entirely the same, and I made my decision with the porridge.

I’m not sure how the game will stack up against the competition, with licensed vehicles and simulations being all the rage, but assuming I survive the holidays, it’s still high on my hope list for 2010.

There’s a new bit of video out, which is far more teasing than informative. Check it out after the break.