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Burnout Burns Major Time

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Some say Burnout is incredibly unrealistic and shouldn't be on the shelves. Well, screw them. Burnout is truly and simply an action-packed, blood-heating, tense chase game that truly ignites your adrenaline. The main point of the game is, of course, to make it across the finish line in the alotted time before your opponents do. But unlike those boring Cruis'n games on N64 that bored us to h$ll, this game has the most spectacular crashes and stunts ever witnessed in any video game. As you race, or CHASE, you have a small meter that denotes "Burn", which is a kind of charge for a turbo boost. The more crashes you nearly miss or daring stunts you pull, you get more "Burn". Once the meter is fully charged, and with the press of a button, you're car speeds up to feverish speeds, blowing your mind away with an incredibly portrayed feeling of speed. And yes, hackers, there are plenty of Game Shark codes for your pleasure. You can even unlock some cool driving modes. BUY IT! You'll love it.

Best Racing Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: November 09, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Are you sure you bought Burnout? My Brother and I both agree this is the best racing game out for PS2. The game turns out to be better than all the good reviews we read, so we're happy gamers. I'd DEFINITELY suggest to anyone liking racing games to pick up a copy!

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Terrible

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 19
Date: November 05, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Wow this game is terrible. Compared to any other racing game for Ps2. Your better off going with Gran Turismo 3. These Graphics are horrible and the game control stinks. Also it is very easy, i beat it in 3 hours. So don't waste 50.00 dollars on this game. Rent it and you will see how bad this game is.

WORST GAME EVER

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: November 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is quite possibly the worst I have played on the PS2 yet. The instant-crash replay garbage is just anoying, the graphics are not all that great, and it has very little replay value. Don't waste your money on this game, get something else.

This game held my attention for all of 30 seconds!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: November 19, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I really can't see why people actually like this game. I found my self looking for GT3 just so I could get that bad racing taste out of my mouth. I really glad that I only rented it because if I had wasted 50 bucks I'd be really angry. The game isn't all that fun for starters and the graphics don't even come close to the PS2 standards. The crashing in this game is really stupid. And I thought that that was supposed to be the best part. Instead it holds you back for like 10 seconds while all other racers fly away. Another stupid thing about the game are the buses and tractor trailers. On a sharp turn you can actually get blocked off from the race by one of these and there's nother like losing because you hit an 18 wheeler. Also there are only about 5 cars to choose from, and that stinks. So, I gave it one star because really I'd rather play something else than this Midnight Club wanna be.

every game comes so close but one thing messes it up

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 15, 2001
Author: Amazon User

i liked most every thing about this game. cars are cool tracks are rad. but every time you crash you loose controle of the car.
the car stops and it shows you the wreck from 3 different camra angles. it is cool the first time but it takes about 10 sec for every crash. in other good games like gta3 half the fun of the wrecks is driving out of them on two wheels or rolling the car and still trying to power out of it. if this game let you keep driving when you get in a crash i would go buy it tomarow. but it is to frustrating to play. so i will take it back before my five days is up. it just makes me mad

Simple, quick fun

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Looks like this game is taking a lot of flak from gamers, and I can understand why. What with the power of the PS2 it's certainly disappointing that games like this are being banged out. They sound great when you hear about them, but they're lackluster when you finally get it home. I saw the TV commercial for this one with all of the crashes and I was hooked.

It's simple, really. Not many options, not much to do. You drive fast, you drive like a lunatic. The better you get, you get new courses, new challenges. The sounds isn't great, the graphics are OK. Basically, this is a B-level PS2 game, maybe.

The crashes are great, and they're a lot of fun. But honestly, rent this one first before you think about buying it. It could have been much, much better. Put it this way, there are WAY many better PS2 driving/racing games out there (Gran Turismo, GTA3, Midnight Club, etc.)

Stop whining - Cool game!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is a fast-paced arcade style game (anyone remember Cruisin'???). Sure, if you want ultra realistic car tuning, go elsewhere, but if you're looking for all-out racing through populated streets this is it. To all the reviewers crying about the crash sequences disrupting the flow and taking too much time off the clock, try this -- STOP CRASHING. Sure you lose 5 seconds for crashing, what do you expect? It would sure take more time than that to fix your car, and if crashing didn't waste any time off your clock what would encourage you to drive better? Overall a good game, definitely a great rental.

Shock-horror, GT3 fan likes Burnout!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Maybe I'm an exception but people who say that good reviews for this game must have no experience of other driving games are seriously wrong. Having got 96 point something percent through GT3 and completed all the main missions in GTA3 I bought Burnout on a recommendation from a friend. I'm happy to say that I was not disappointed, true it's a little short (by no means as bad a MGS2) but I feel it has high replay value. Even now I turn the stereo on (Burnout's music is about the lowest point) and sit down to do a couple of races when I have some spare time. The game is all about gameplay and who cares if the graphics aren't upto scratch compared to GT3, you're flying through city streets dodging traffic like a cat on speed. One reviewer mentioned that the manual is lying about being able to drive a truck, it's not; sometime after completing the 3rd or 4th championship the oppurtunity occurs. In total I have aquired a total of 7 cars so far and there may be more.

Adrenaline Rush!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I played this game on my sister's Gamecube and loved it so much that I bought it for my PS2. The graphics were awesome and the realism of the crashes were better than any of the Need For Speed games. I can't wait to try Burnout 2: Point of Impact...I am sure it will be even better than this one! For the price, this is definately worth buying, just for the open ended playing.

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