|
| 
| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.99
Buy Used: $22.45
You Save: $7.54 (25%)
New (34) Used (20) from $22.45
Avg. Customer Rating:  81 reviews
Sales Rank: 356
Format: Ntsc
Platform: Xbox 360
ESRB: Everyone 10+
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Xbox 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 15639
Model: 014633156393
UPC: 014633156393
EAN: 0014633156393
ASIN: B000MUXLOK
Release Date: January 22, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
|
| Customer Reviews:
 Fantastic fun and variety from start to finish. August 29, 2008
The living city feel takes away many of the repetitive retries that might normally creep up. You'll have fun for hours and never do the same thing twice.
 Only average overall August 20, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
All of the previous Burnout games were great. This time around, you drive around in an fairly large (but not gigantic) open world and as you drive around you can choose different racing events. There are cars to earn as you move up in the ranking. The opposing car AI isnt bad and in general the racing is fun.
So why the average score? The world may be large but it is terribly bland. Sure there's mountains on one side and water on the other but the general color scheme is gray, gray, gray. This actually matters because it can be difficult to discern crossroads as they come up (remember in Burnout you are driving REALLY fast). There's so much gray that the road looks like the buildings as they zip by. When you race you can take any path to the destination you like. That's great, but good luck trying to see visual landmarks so that you know when to take that hard left turn.
So the game is fun, but best bought at a discount and enjoyed for what it is: a solid arcade style racing game that doesnt in any way surpass the previous Burnout games.
Average game August 9, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
When i purchased it, it was listed as a lightning deal so the price was great. Its a OK game, just lacks some of the creativity and excitement other similar games have.
 Fun game July 21, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I do like the idea of the game, where you can drive where ever you want, and start an event and any red light. But for some reason, I seem to keep driving on the same road and can't find all of the events. It's not like the map is that big, but I like to drive looking at the map, not the road. DJ Atomica is kind of annoying. Overall, it's a fun game for many hours, it just seems like I'm stuck. On races, I can't seem to slow down and make the turn on the correct street, and it seems like I always get separated towards the end of the race and it's too late. That is frustration also.
A nice change of pace July 17, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am not a fan of racing games. With the exception of silly ones that end with the word "Kart," I stay far, far away from this genre. That said, I AM a fan of huge explosions, causing chain reactions from said explosions and figuring out intricate ways to cause all sorts of virtual mayhem. It's because of this second part that I enjoy the Burnout series.
But Burnout has become a stagnant series, in my opinion, with subsequent sequels simply tweaking the modes and gameplay while relying on slicker graphics to attract gamers. And so it is that we have Burnout Paradise, a game that tries to completely re-invent the series by making it more about an open world.
This completely changes the way the game plays, both for the good and the bad. The freedom to traverse a beautiful city, see the sights and plan your attack is liberating and makes the game feel less like a racing game. This isn't Grand Theft Auto, so don't expect to see cops trailing you for the mayhem you cause. If anything, it's an explosion simulator.
While you're busy driving around the city, you'll come across many events for you to partake of. These events are grouped into five categories, Race, Marked Man, Road Rage, Burning Route and Stunt Run. Race and Marked Man have you racing around the city, with Marked Man having other cars chasing you. Road Rage has you attempting to destroy as many cars as you can withint a set time limit and Burning Route is a time trial, using a certain car. My favorite is the Stunt Run, which tags you with trying to string combos together with various stunts ( boosts, jumps, drifts, reverse driving, near misses, etc.).
The controls feel just right and spot on. A lot of recent driving games have felt loose to me and it was nice to "get behind the wheel" and feel like I actually had control over my car. I've already mentioned the graphics (they're beautiful in case you missed it) and the sound is also meaty, with some nice explosions and a pleasant soundtrack adding to the immersion.
Utilizing varous system-specific peripherals (Xbox Live Vision in this case), you can take a picture for your driver's license and when you take the game online, you'll show your driver's license to whoever you're playing against. It's kind of a cool feature.
Since this game has been out for awhile, you can also partake in some expansions that add a ton of different content and modes to both the online and offline game. So it's nice to see Criterion support the game post release, especially with some of the free updates.
The biggest problem is one inherent in an open-ended game. It's easy to lose focus and pacing when you're not being pulled along a more linear course. I think this change is a good one for Burnout, but, unfortunately, as far as the crashing goes I think the earlier games were better. That said, it's nice to see a company not simply coast through with minor tweaks and actually release a product that dares to be different. It's still the best place to go if you want to cause untold amount of car-related virtual destruction.
|
|
|
Web Hosting & Domain Registration | |
