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Game for a 5 year-old

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 17
Date: February 16, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game has nothing to do with a racing game! Not realistic what so ever, not even the cars actually exist!
A 5 year-old may have fun pressing on the gas and seeing himself wreck his car 100 times with no consequences and pushing other cars off the road in order to win a """race"""... But if I buy a racing game I expect to at least see a speedometer and have a decent sense of reality!

Rediculous!!!

Awesome game From a First Time Burnout Player

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: January 31, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I never played a Burnout game before this one as it never appealed to me. Then I played the demo of this game off of the PSN, and I fell in love immediately. This has an entirely new take on the racing genre, and while there are some haters of the changes, I think it makes playing the game very fun. I find myself driving around mindlessly throughout paradise city hitting jumps and doing tricks etc, and it never gets old for me.

If you're one of those people who loved driving around in the GTA games, this game is like that but times 100 and with tons of great races and events mixed in. If you're on old school Burnout fan, you should probably download the demo before buying this.

Good game, good timing

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: February 01, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Simply put, this game feels like an arcade version of gta.

I bought it and I'm glad I did because its fun. However, if the new GTA had released on schedule before this game, I doubt I would have bothered with more than the free demo.

This game is extreemly fast paced, if your car sits still for 5 seconds your car shuts off and the game goes into a screen saver mode with classical music playing... I have never enjoyed forced racing games because they don't let you really enjoy racing environments or the driving experience. This game lets you go at your own pace, you can actually play the game without being part of a timed event that will end with "You Lose" screen after a few minutes if you don't participate in a the race that let you into the actual game.

On top of these aspects, there are puzzles of sorts in this game. One goal is to smash all of the burnout labeled billboards in the city. The tricky part of this is figuring out exactly where jumping ramps, or the entrances to them, are located and how they have to be approached to hit these billboards. Some are extremely easy to hit, but some require alot of thought and preparation.

The online play can also be alot of fun. At any time the server player can change challenges for open play as well as force a race start that will pull all the players on the server to the starting point. At these starting points the camera does a close-up of each car and gives an online stat of each player: # of online rivals, # of online races won etc.

Overall, the game is fun. However, I expect to enjoy the driving in the new GTA even more and I doubt I would have gotten this game if the release date on GTA was less than a couple of months away:)

UPDATE:

I have just recently gotten the burnout level license, the point where they show the game credits, and I must say this is the best game I have played on a console in YEARS. I know that first person shooters are a dime a dozen on the next gen consoles, but I prefer pc controls for those games. This game is a must have for any racing or console fan. I have come to the point where I enjoy just turning on the game for something fun to do while I listen to cds or the radio, muting the so-so music in the game while I search for the last few burnout bilboards or fences I need for more car choices or simply go online to hook up with cool peeps that want to do some of the 350 online challenges to get some more cars.

This is the best game I have played to date on the ps3, all other racing games including the free rally game included with the 80gig ps3 model don't come close to the enjoyment of this game. Simply put, I don't expect to find a more enjoyable and longer lasting game than this on the ps3 in the forseeable future spare gta...

Ups'n'downs but game shines overall!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: February 11, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Pros: Huge areas to cover; nice stunts; deformations are a feast; graphics are great; the city feels alive; engine sound is great

Cons: Races are not an easy win; too much rock music for an european guy

lots o fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: February 16, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The slow motion is kinda stupid when you crash, but other than that it's lots of fun.

Another Great from the Burnout Series.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: February 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is just another fantastic chapter in the Burnout franchise. The graphics are beyond amazing, the soundtrack - pretty good, the online capabilities make this game never-ending, and the difficulty moves progressively with the game play very well. The only downside I see at all is the lack of a replay button. You get into a race or a burning run, make it three block from th finish line, crash - or lose - then instead of being able to press retry and just try it over again, you have to drive all the way back to the starting streets - sometimes all the way from one side of the city to another. However this does add one nice touch to the game, there is no break in the driving. The car is practically always moving. Anyway, all around - good job EA.

Love Paradise!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: February 22, 2008
Author: Amazon User

First of all, this is most likely one of my favorite driving games now just because of the free ride. I am about half way through the game itself and it just keeps getting better. Not to hard, not to easy. Great graphics, great soundtrack. The handling of each card equates back to the type of car you are driving.

More fun with Online play.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 6
Date: March 19, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Great graphics. Solid game play. Unlocking the 70+ cars in the game is the sole purpose for single player action, but online play is great. You will need a wireless headset to enjoy the full experience. I am sure once GT5 comes out this one will drop in price to around $24 on amazon market place.

My first full game on PS3

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: March 26, 2008
Author: Amazon User

After playing demos for about 6 months along with the occasional PSN purchase, this is the first game I've liked the demo enough to actually pay full price for.

Just download the (huge) demo and see if you like it.

Free

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: March 26, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is an open world race game. It is very action packed and face paced. From what I can tell from playing previous entries in the series, they have taken away the split screen option which I liked. They have added a lot of detail to this open sandbox world. If you don't like a race, then just move on to the next corner and try another one. They have also added Marked Man and Stunt Race which involves doing various stunts to gain points. I can find no real cheats, so to advance in the game and unlock things you have to earn it. I enjoyed the game and will be playing this one for a while.

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