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Great Car-Smashing Fun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 28 / 30
Date: March 19, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Most racing games have you trying to dodge crashes and hitting your opponents. In Burnout Revenge, your entire goal is to create as much mayhem as possible.

We have every racing game for the XBox 360 and really love this genre. I have to admit that the first few times playing Burnout Revenge that I found it VERY hard to "hit" the cars. I would naturally dodge them. Even when I said to myself "hit them! hit them!" my fingers would zoom around them. I finally broke that habit and was able to mash them with great glee.

The graphics are really quite amazing. The car model is great of course - they have really gotten that down on the XBox 360. But more than that - your car deforms in a TON of ways. The paint scrapes off. The sides dent in. It all has to do with how you damage yourself. Cars get sheared in half, tires fly off, you name it.

There are a number of game types. There are races where you bash as you go. There are crash situations where you launch yourself into traffic and see how much destruction you can make. Other cars on the highway are fair game; bash them and watch them fly. Boost yourself to faster speeds. You develop relationships with other drivers - there will be certain cars that are out for revenge. There are grand prix matches of multi races.

Each course has its own distinct feel. These aren't closed tracks - you are driving through the streets of LA, Miami, Tokyo and other areas. You get palm trees and shiny office buildings, all depending on the area you're in. There are helicopters flying overhead and a ton of car models.

The music is reaosnably good, a collection of fast-paced modern music. I would have loved it if you could choose from different music styles as well, but you can't have everything.

There's a ton of replay value here - you go back to get the top ranking in every course, aiming for those perfect scores. Since you unlock some really cool cars as you go, it can really help out to take one of the later, super cars back to the early tracks.

The LIVE feature is really neat, too. Not only can you bash other players online, but you can even record your favorite crashes and load them up. It might be voted one of the top 20 best!

If I had any complaints about this game, it would be the "look back" the game does every time you slay an enemy. Since your car is still moving very quickly, it's sometimes really tough, if you're about to hit a wall or something, to have that look away and look back happen. Also, I don't like the camera angle in general. It is very low and right against the car. I like an angle that is higher up and further back. I realize some players like both of these features as is, so I wish they would have options for a player to change these 2 items.

Still, those are minor complaints in a game that is a ton of fun. Highly recommended!

Fun, fun, fun 'til Daddy takes the TNT-bird away!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 17 / 22
Date: March 14, 2006
Author: Amazon User

While I am not a racing purist, I enjoy the playing most racing games on the Xbox and PS2 and, as of just over a week after this product launched, I am 87% of the way through this game (I've completed the game, but have yet to "perfect" every race).

This game features a beautiful new remake of the graphics engine specifically for the Xbox 360 and 10 more crash junctions than Burnout Revenge for the original Xbox console, but a graphics handful of additional single-player levels is not the reason to buy this game. EA has added some serious "Next Gen" features to this version of Burnout Revenge, including "Live Revenge" and "Save and Share." The former keeps track of all of the players that take you out online. When you meet up with one of these rivals again, they'll be highlighted just before you begin a race with them. Likewise, if you've taken out someone who is in the current race, you'll see that they're "gunning for you." This significantly ups the ante for playing online and creates an incredible adrenaline rush as you must either dodge an attempt for payback or seek out your arch enemies for revenge. Likewise, the Save and Share feature allows you to record up to 30 seconds of your single-player races and forward them to the people on your Xbox Live friends list. These friends can download and watch the clips while they have the Burnout Revenge disc in their 360.

But when it comes right down to it, Burnout Revenge is all about destruction. EA has improved all of the facets of what makes the "Burnout" series so exciting, and pumped it into a great title for the Xbox 360. This isn't just a "better" version of Burnout Revenge for the original Xbox, this is a title designed for the best gaming platform currently available. If you already own the original Xbox title, you might buy this version if you really enjoy playing online (because of the new "Live Revenge" feature), or want to send clips of your biggest and baddest crashes to other 360 users.

The average racer will spend about 25 hours just completing all of the races. But to earn all of the achievements, you'll be playing much longer. You must earn a 5-star rating on each and every race to obtain 100% completion, and a number of achievements require that you perfect each category of race. Also, there are almost a dozen achievements (245 of the 1000 gamerscore) that can only be earned online.

Finally, there are 79 cars to unlock, which can be earned by obtaining a medal in certain races, performing "signature" takedowns in different parts of each map, and completing the challenge sheet of each level.

In short, this game will keep you busy! The variety of racing, crashes and traffic attack modes provide much more entertainment value than a normal racing title and the incredible work put into the 360-exclusive features make Burnout Revenge an excellent game to add to your "Next Gen" collection.

WOW!!! GREAT GRAPHICS, COMPLIMENTED BY LOTS OF FUN!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: April 04, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The time for Need for Speed is over and Burnout is the racing God!! I have always loved the Burnout series and it is no different with the Xbox 360 version. If you want to waste days on end with a great racing game, then this is what you need!!! Worth every cent!

Finally, a healthy outlet for my road rage!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 01, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I'm relatively green when it comes to the racing genre, but I have recently added Forza Motorsports and this title, Burnout Revenge, to my collection. I like Forza, but I can drive realistically and true to factory/backyard specs in my own car any time! Burnout is dominating my time right!
Burnout is for all we angry drivers who still have enough decency not to cross the threshold of insanity by falling prey to the voices that tell us to follow that guy home (who's had his left blinker on in the LEFT lane for the last three miles while going 6mph slower than the speed limit and talking on his cell phone) and bash his head in with a tire iron... you HAVE heard those voices, right? Yeah, me neither.
Unlike other racing games that simply ask you to finish "1st" without dinging up your pretty automobile, Burnout DEMANDS that you cross the finish line in style by leaving as many balls of fire in your wake as possible- preferably the charred remains of those stupid enough to cut you off at break-neck speeds.
Driving into oncoming traffic, tail-gating, "rubbin'," drifting, rear-ending, brake-checking and any number of insane maneuvers are rewarded in this game, whereas in the real world, they'd most certainly result in loss of driving privileges, vehicular manslaughter charges and at the very least, sky-high insurance premiums.
Technically, this game is awesome; everything is beautifully rendered. I particularly love how realistically the cars crunch up and react as they truly would to specific angles of impact; no two accidents need every look the same! The environments are extremely fluid and each offers a ton of alternate routes and shortcuts; so much so, that you don't necessarily feel as if you are on a closed course at all! It actually feels as if some sort of sick, twisted, completely spontaneous illegal street race has broken out as you and five other cars battle each other through incoming traffic, on sidewalks, up and down stairs and through construction zones at speeds that would make even the "Fast and the Furious" crew wet their pants.
There's also a tons of different modes in which to satiate your lust for automotive carnage. You can go with the typical "race" format, participate in "crash" scenarios in which you merely cause accidents to rack up a "total damage" number and a new "traffic attack" mode in which you put the pedal to the metal and rear-end as many unsuspecting "civilian" cars as possible to keep your timer from running out.
Ultimately, between all the explosions, insane stunts and seemingly endless supply of nitrous (or "burn,") this game is over-stimulation at its finest; it works perfectly as an odd hybrid between and racing sim and an action game. The controls are surprisingly simple and gameplay forgiving enough that no event feels unbeatable; you'll find yourself refusing to settle for anything other than the gold every time.

The best arcade racing series comes to 360.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 29, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I was a SF Rush: 2049 junkie back in the days of Dreamcast, so once I picked up my 360 (my first console since Dreamcast) I knew I needed an arcade racer. Burnout certainly didn't disappoint.

This game is packed with modes, unlockables and even free downloadable cars (though, the cars are basically billboards for any company willing to fork over the cash to EA). If you already have the game on Xbox, then an upgrade probably isn't necessary...but if not, then this is definitely the definitive version of the game and worth the extra few bucks. With the recent price drop to $40, there is no reason no to pick it up. Even if you're more into sims, this game will tide you over until Forza 2 drops in November.

One last thing, the online play on Xbox Live is pretty flawless. I was very impressed by the system and the near lag-free play. Also, the revenger rivals system (which tags any racers who have taken you out online) allows for some continuity between racing sessions. If you don't like racing alone, then this is still the game for you as Xbox live lets you have a multiplayer race-fest any time of the day or night.

I hate EA, but this game is just amazing.

Awesome!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: July 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Very fun game!! Good for guys or girls, sometimes I think my girlfriend likes to play it more than I do! In-game soundtrack could be a little better but with the type of music that comes out these days what can you expect...Can't wait for the next one.

Good family fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is one of our favorite xbox 360 games and is well worth the price. It has great graphics (especially on a HD TV) and it is much more fun to play than the usual racing games because of the crashing rewards. There are so many cars to unlock and many different race types to experience. The entire family enjoys watching and playing this game. The online play is also very enjoyable and allows for even more "achievements" to be gained.

Came on time and its what i needed

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 9
Date: May 07, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Came on time and its what i needed

First time to play any of Burnout series.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This has been a game that I could not be happier in purchasing. Granted, don't ask me that when I'm frustrated playing online and getting served a large dose of humble pie.

I found this game simply because of the demo of it that was included on my XBOX 360. After spending hours playing just the demo and mastering that I went on the search to actually purchase the game.

Unable to find it in stock locally I turned to Amazon to help me purchase it. The game is fast paced and addicting. I'm just sad it took me this long to actually get a console that would let me play it.

A true racing game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: June 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Perfect! Great graphics, outstanding camera, Xbox Live! Now this is awesome! If you want to get a kid a present, this is it! Get this not that boring game Cars! The crashing is incredible!

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