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January 2008
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The editors liked
Seamlessly integrates a massive single-player experience with a living
Breathing online
60 frames per second racing action.
Impulsive
Pickupandplay appeal with addictive progression and persistency.
Paradise City Is Huge And Full Of Things To See And Do
Incredible Sense Of Speed
Gorgeous Visuals
Excellent Control Scheme
Racing and wrecking is as thrilling as ever
Openworld design creates a great sense of destructive freedom
Showtime mode is a hoot
Online functionality is seamless and addicting
Superb visuals.
The editors didn't like
Old-school fans may miss Crash Mode
Map navigation isnt perfect
Cant warp around the map to retry races.
No multirace events
Can become predictable.
Crash Mode Is Gone
EA Trax Is Very Subpar
Could have used more variety in race and event types
Soundtrack and DJ dialogue are awful
Early in the game
Youll probably be a little confused and overwhelmed by the whole thing.
Abstract: Now, this is paradise. What already was the best extreme racing game around has undergone a massive overhaul under the hood in Burnout Paradise. Expanding on the already winning “burn, baby, burn” racing formula with tons of spectacular vehicle violen...
Abstract: Think the rush of triple-A titles is over? Think again: Burnout Paradise is a bona fide winner and it just might be the best action racing game ever created!
Seamlessly integrates a massive single-player experience with a living, breathing online; 60 frames per second racing action.
Old-school fans may miss Crash Mode; map navigation isnt perfect; cant warp around the map to retry races.
Burnout has evolved from a fairly niche racing title to a complete institution in seven years. We last saw the racer in Burnout Revenge, which made for a proper send-off to the last generation of hardware (and a decent Xbox 360 port). Now, Criterion de...
Abstract: VIDEO: Head over to our videos page to check out all Burnout: Paradise footage!As someone who's closely followed Criterion's racing series for the last seven years, it warms my heart to see it evolve into something as innovative, satisfying, and polish...
Abstract: The hotly anticipated update from Criterion delivers the goods, although not packaged as you might expect. In place of directed set pieces is a roaming open world of a game that asks a lot more of the player than simply putting the pedal to the metal. ...
Abstract: Max EveringhamThe Burnout series has always been a super-arcadey, fun and very, very fast racing game. The latest in the series, subtitled Paradise continues the tradition but offers a significant evolution on the game play that, if the developers di...
The open-ended world offers up a lot of possibilities; the crashes, a series hallmark, are just as impressive as they were in past instalments; the sensation of speed is ridiculous, you better have nerves of steel if you want to survive this ride; the ...
Just like in real life, navigating through the huge city can be intimidating; the learning curve is far steeper this time around that you will spend some time getting acclimated to the game; an instantaneous "restart" option would have definitely come ...
It wont wow you with a high degree of realism like Gran Turismo will but for pure racing action, it is one of the best titles ever produced. Give it a chance and you might find yourself having the most fun youve ever had in a virtual car.
Extreme racing, Looks fabulous!, Gets your heart racing, Online offers the full Paradise experience
Slowmo cinematic gets repetitive, No offline multiplayer
Burnout Paradise XBOX 360In Stock: £14.98 (RRP £49.99) Online play is seamlessly integrated into the single player mode. There isn’t a lobby system; this is a persistent online world, where a simple tap of the d-pad opens up a menu where you can cho...
Abstract: It’s hard to believe it is only just over six years since Burnout first hit our consoles, the game has changed so much in such a short amount of time. It’s gone from a relatively simple arcade racer, with each instalment adding new elements, and has no...
