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bad games don't get better with age

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 7 / 24
Date: March 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

this game is so incredibly bad it should be a crime to sell it. i am referring to the ps2 version, but i doubt there were any improvements made to the gcn port. do not let anyone tell you otherwise...this is a bad game. if it were possible to give it negative stars i most certainly would.

now for the reason why. the advertisements give every indication that the crashes are realistic. while that is the only statement that may be true, let me tell what isn't. this game is no fun. i do not like a linear racing game of this sort. the crashes are fun to see the first time. after that it becomes tedious to watch not one, not two, but three angles of the same crash.

let's take out the crash effects. what you are left with is a horribly bad race game. it can be beaten easily.

steer clear of this money robbing hack job of a game.

Burnout strikes out

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: June 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Being a car enthusisist since I was a child I always look forward to new racing video games. Nintnedo, however, has never truly delivered in this genre. Playstation still being the leader with the GT series, has always been my favorite choice for racing games.
When I saw Burnout at the local video store I thought I would give it a chance. Upon first inspection I was a little dissappointed at the car selection. No name brand make and models here. Only generic representations of muscle cars, sports coupes, etc. Very uninspired representations at that.
The action starts and looks very similar to most racing games. You get the standard first person, third person view selections. The racing environment graphics are slightly above average, and fairly realistic in some tracks, but you'd expect better from a game machine with the raw power of the Gamecube. The car models leave a lot to be desired. The uninspired designs are nicely rendered, with a really low polygon count for a GC game, but lack the detailed textures that made games like GT and GT2 cars so awesome. Graphic flaws asside, which I really don't chide the developers for so much, I mean this is still considered a first gen title. I really should give the developers props for trying to bring the racing genre to the Gamecube being that this was such an undersupported genre for the N64, but one flaw cannot be overlooked.
I know the developers thought gamers might enjoy this feature, I mean without it all it is just another copy of Nintendo's own Crusin' series, which seriously needs to make an appearance on the Gamecube pretty soon too might I add. Everytime the action gets heated, and you as the gamer really start to get drawn into the game and actually starting to enjoy it, you wreck. I know wrecks are a common part in all racing games. They slow you down, dissorientate you and sometimes take you out of the lead. You always recover though. Mash the accelerator button and steer your vehicle back onto the road and go for it. However, this little gem insists on totally stoping the action to show you your wreck in slow motion from four different angles and taking up to five seconds away from your clock. Being an arcade style racer where you have upward to 30 to 45 seconds to haul asphalt to the next checkpoint, that five seconds could mean the difference between victory and shutting off you Gamecube in total disgust. Although an interesting feature at first, it totally takes you out of the game after awhile.
The developers should have built in ways to manage this weak, frustrating feature. I was hoping the option menu would hold the key to shutting off this feature, but no. You must sit and watch every single wreck you engage in. After a while I couldn't stand it. It totally makes the game unplayable, at least for the serious racer anyway.
For the casual gamer looking to kill a weekend with a rental, this game is for you. However, if your like me, used to kicking serious butt with your painstakingly modified Camaro SS on Gran Turismo 2, then avoid this game. Trust me, it's not worth the frustration. Hopefully, the Gamecube will prove to be THE system for racers, time can only tell. For now we will just have to wait, and hopefully some developer will release a racing game worthy enough to be played on the Gamecube.

none

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: April 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I gave Burnout 1 star beacause it didn't use the car's names. It used the janaric name of the cars like sportscar and pickup. That alone cost the at least one star. Second, I didn't think that the game presented a real chalange like other racing games such as Need For Speed do. In those games you get points for doing things like placing in races, but you don't get that in Burnout. You also have different options in NFS that you don't get in Burnout. You can Be the Cop and catch the annoying speedsters. In my opinion, you just get a better quality of game in NFS. I would say not to buy this game. If you like a real racing game, Burnout is a poor choice.

Give this one a miss

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: June 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I really regret purchasing this game. Good idea, poor implementation.

The back cover leads you to believe that the game is all about terrific crashes. In the game itself, the crashes are far from spectacular, and after a few crashes you're tired of seeing the tri angle view. The car models themselves are only marginally destructable, and the environment is not destructable at all, leaving you wishing you could skip the instant replay of the boring crash scenes.

I spent the first few minutes of the game going through menus to turn off the terrible music. Graphically, the game is anything but impressive.

I wouldn't reccomend this title to anyone, it seems as though little to no effort went into the development of this game.

horrible game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: June 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I remember seeing the previews of this game and thinking that this could be one of the first good racing games that i've seen in a while, yet it was just another let down. I started playing and i decided to get into an accident to go along with the theme of the game, it was nothing special and yet i still lost controll of the game. i went on and every single crash you get into, no matter how small, will cause you to loose controll of the game to go into some replay, and that is the single handed most annoying feature i have seen in an game. the graphics are nothing special and dido for the controlls and gameplay. if you want a good racing game go to something like rumble racing and don't waste your time on this garbage.

Burned Out

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Sometimes, racing games always seems to be exactly all alike from each other every single time. That comes within the feel of the race and thensome. For Burnout, the game actually seems to falter a bit through the lines. Largely because the game is one of the most lackluster video racing games ever. Not only that, the game also has its replays in crashes more likely than the game itself. Although they are nice, the feel of getting first place is really not there in this game at all. Instead, you're mostly draging around in the mud. The object of the game is for you to race and not only capture first, but also fill your boost meter to the max, by closely missing each of the ongoing cars. It does seem to falter a bit, and also the game is not the best in control. I strongly suggest you pass up this game, and instead get Mario Kart: Double Dash instead. You'll have a much better time.

ok! Game

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 14, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Well this game is ok! But its way too hard. I rented it last night and dident mind about it. It is easy to crash and way too easy to run out of time.

there are no 300 cars

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: May 05, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game ist the great big deal there are saying. The game only has 10 levls and 5 are the other-way-aroun version of the last five. The cars are not cool they suc and the graphics are ok not wow. they dont rewrd bad drivng they just give u a turbo if u pass clos to a car at a hgh speed. if u crash it takes away turb. You get like 20 secs per checkpoints and if u crash u loose like 3 seconds. if u dont like checkpoints it isnt ur game. there are only like 7 cars u can drive. its not a good game at all. Its too expensive for what it is.

Jaded - Get Burnout 2 Instead

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: October 10, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I have to admit that I am probably jaded. I got Burnout 2 (B2) before getting Burnout 1 (B1) and there is a world of difference. Now, if I had gotten B1 when it first came out, I might have been impressed. But, now, there is no way I would trade them. B2 has much better graphics, better sound, slightly better control. B1 takes too long for many races. It forces you to see crashes way more often than you want to. I did not find B1 any "harder" than B2, just more annoying. The jaggies on B1 make it hard to see detail, so that makes B2 so much more impressive (it runs on the same hardware). Only get B1 if you want the "full" Burnout experience and/or are trying to be records (the latter is my perspective, obsessive-compulsive person that I am).

great game, but...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: August 15, 2002
Author: Amazon User

this game is hands-down the best racer for GC. but there's a major flaw. this game took me about 3 days to beat, after you unlock everything theres really nothing left to do but 2 player mode which dries up easily. and the AI isnt NASCAR worthy. this game is great for renting but not for buying.

-Peace

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