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The Future of Arcade Racing Games, Maybe all Racing Games!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 17
Date: January 23, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Burnout Paradise is an amazing game. I've never been a big fan of burnout games, but I could always enjoy playing one. Paradise is easily the best Burnout game I've played.

What makes Paradise so great is the open free roam city. Basically there are no menu screens or track selections or anything.

As you start driving around this massive city at every intersection there is an event, from a standard race, takedown, burning route, etc...

All this is access able without leaving the racing screen. Also if you're in a race and you don't feel like finishing, press L1+R1 to switch into Showdown mode and now you're playing a mini game.

Same thing for online, press the right button on the D-Pad and now you're online. It's that simple, the game never takes you out the world and gives you some much to do.

The one complaint is the fact the game doesn't have anytype of split screen local multiplayer. The only way to play against others is online. Now for me this isn't a big problem because I normally play alone, but it does suck knowing I can't play this game against others in my own home.

A great Arcade Racer and hopefully future racing games will use this system.

Bring home the paradise

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 16
Date: January 24, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Yes the game feels like roaming in paradise. It is a great beauty. Controls are perfect. Every aspect of the game is implemented with so much care, bar for racing/action games is raised to a new high.

The new crash mode is one of the two best improvements. If you plan carefully and with a bit of luck you can crash for a half-hour stretch. Second thing is online. Ooo hoo. You can be online do what ever you want to do as you do in your single player campaign or just go on a head on crash or race each other. So much variety. Content wise this game is huge, it will take couple months to try out every thing.

First must by title of 2008. The new online lobby system, camera integration, wide open world racing etc. etc. So much innovation has gone into one game. We need more pioneering games like this. Hat's off to Criterion.

My Thoughts on Burnout Paradise

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 9
Date: March 05, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Dear Online Guy Who Would Run Into Me At Full Speed After Every Challenge And Cause Me To Wreck

First of all, thanks for helping me complete the two-player challenges, but seriously, dude, like, what gives?

Without fail, as soon as the jovial announcer would make public our thrilling victory, you would gun straight for me with suicidal intent, sometimes from halfway across the map, plowing into my hapless car at top speed. Was it your way of giving me a "high five" or a good-natured slap on the butt? Were you angry at me for some reason? Was I taking too long to decide on challenges? Perhaps you did you not like the color of my car?

You didn't have a mic, so your silence was enigmatic. At first I though perhaps you were simply a poor driver, but soon it became clear that you were insane.

Do a barrel roll at Big Surf Beach! Completed! BANG!
Jump the mine at the quarry! Completed! TAKEN DOWN!
Meet inside the Wildcats Baseball Stadium! Completed! KA-POW!
Spend twenty minutes trying to do an incredibly frustrating barrel roll through the fuselage at Eastern Shore Airfield. Completed! FUAKATA!

Well, that being said, all-in-all you were a good sport, and taking down challenge after challenge with you and the other players who joined us was a blast, even if it took us twice as long as it should have thanks to your compulsive urge to send me flying off the road at the end of every event. If I ever see you online again, I'll be sure to repay you in kind.

To everyone else out there, a couple of notes about this game:

* First, when (not if) you buy it, tell everyone you love that you will be going away for awhile. Your life as you know it is over. Only Burnout Paradise exists. Reality is a veil that will slip away to reveal the true meaning of life - to glean every second of enjoyment from this addictive game that never stops giving. If you've played previous Burnouts, you'll understand what I mean - the folks at Criterion again have built an experience that doesn't utilize stick-and-carrot theory in the traditional sense. It's more like stick-and-crack-cocaine. Stick-and-Haagan-Dazs®. Or stick-and-another-stick, if you're really into sticks. I usually sit down with the intention to play for an hour, and play for three, much to the chagrin of my aged body and mind.

* The online integration in this game is unparalleled on the PS3. Simply hit the direction button a few times and you're either hosting or joining a game seamlessly, with no break in the action of the game you're currently playing. From there, starting/joining challenges and races is simple and fast.

* The game loads the entire city of Paradise at the start, for non-stop racing as soon as you start up, from downtown to industrial to mountainside. The offline game is full of events at every stoplight, from simple start-to-finish races to stunt runs and more.

* A number of complaints about the game are centered on the fact that there are no instant restarts. This is absolutely true. However, I believe that once you learn to let the game guide you, you'll have a great time.

* Criterion has recently stated (3/4/08) that they're gearing up to release a patch to fix many of the most common complaints about the game, and that downloadable content is on the way, extending the life of this game even further.

Bottom line, this is an insanely fun, addictive racing game with a generous soul. Get it for yourself if you're tired of the sight of the sun, or for someone you'd like to see disappear for days or months.

Other notes:
* I bought the PS3 version over the 360 due to claims that it "looked better". I'm easy that way. The PS3 version also has in-game achievements (much like Uncharted: Drake's Fortune), but, of course, no centralized gamerscore like 360. And I do miss the 360's ability to listen to my own music during sessions, given that the soundtrack isn't my taste. So, six of one, half-dozen of the other. You pays your money and you takes your chances, but it's the same great experience no matter which system you choose to run it on, online and off.

Paradise Calling........

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 8
Date: February 02, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Awesome game. Beautiful open world and smooth 60 fps gameplay. Far better than the Xbox 360 version.

This game is CRazY!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: February 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Just bought a ps3. When I heard that Toshiba had thrown in the towel, it seemed time. This game and the orange box were the games I bought for the console.In a lot of ways this game reminds me of an older game " Midtown Madness" but on steroids. I loved MM as one of my favorite all time games. That and Halo(of course!) I could play this game for hours and hours. The cars are beautiful. The sense of speed, I have no words for. The big thing about the game is you have to learn the maps. Give yourself a little time. Its easy to get distracted when you buy several games at once. I also have a ps2 that I play Burnout:Takedown on. They both are great games. There is no reason to want the same game to be repeated over and over in different formats. I especially love being able to be in the drivers seat camera wise. Something like a first person driver instead of shooter. In first person the sense of speed is incredible. All in all I am convinced the people at EA are completely insane( in a good way!)

Love it!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: March 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I haven't played other games in the Burnout series, but I have played many other racing games.

This is my favorite!

I love the open environment, and the online play is the best. The online play adds a vast dynamic to the game, which already feels complete off-line.

There are a few things to consider on this one:

There are no good "cheats" to unlock this game

Downloading "game saves" to unlock the game will not work either.

You have to actually play this game to make progress. Thankfully it's a ton of fun to play your way through it.

I play this on a 100" screen with a projector - I thought the video quality was great, until I played it on a friends 65" 1080P Plasma! Wow it's amazing in 1080P!

One thing that I hope they change to make the game complete would be to allow you to import your own music library. Although I do like most of the music - it does get a bit repetitious.

One more thing - please develop a racing game that uses a split screen! Those of us with real friends (not just "on-line friends") would like to have some head to head competition. Thank You...

BEST RACING GAME

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: January 30, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game. Excellent graphics, great response from the controls, and excellent slo-motion crashes make for a near perfect racing experience. An open world environment (w/ over 250 miles of open road) with several race types means you or your children will not get bored. Great game for kids w/ nothing you wouldn't want them to see, which has become quite an issue these days. Highest recommendation!

60 FPS with Open World game play

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: January 31, 2008
Author: Amazon User

60 FPS with Open World game play. Seamless multi-player. I do not understand the hate here.

My Favorite Racing Game Ever!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: February 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

First if you have played the previous series be open minded. They have redesigned this game to make it even more open ended and realistic. The handling of the cars is excellent. The graphics are the best I have seen for a racing game of this scale. And the game performs great on my PS3.

You have to drive to the individual races and also you drive through the streets so you can take shortcuts or go the wrong way accidentally. This is a good thing. This removes some of the arcade appeal and replaces it with realism. You'll either like that or not.

Regardless the best PS3 racer. I love it.

burnout paradise ps3

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: February 23, 2008
Author: Amazon User

excellent game! a true extremely excellent game to past burnout love it on ps3 1080p hdtv 37" with thx 400 watts home theater surround sound speakers.hoooray for blu-ray!!!!!

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