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Could be better

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 11
Date: May 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I just felt that the graphics and action could be better in this game. I've seen other racing games(for the X-box) where the instant replay almost looks real.

There is a crash mode but once you resume the race, your car is back to normal again. After 20 minutes of playing I had mastered all 3 of the courses that it offers as far as racing. There are more levels in the crash mode but it's almost the same thing over and over.

I would suggest renting this game before buying it. If I had bought it first I would have taken it back and gotten a refund !!

Truly facinating!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: October 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is truly a facinating game. I was never really into racing games until I saw the trailer for Burnout 2. As the other reviews have mentioned the incredible crash mode and crash physics, however, no one has mentioned mutliplayer (split screen) pursuit mode (similar to that in Driver 2). This mode adds another twist to the game, instead of just racing to see who finishes first, it's all about trying to ram the other person's car on a high speed chase before they "get away" (reach the finish line). This mode of course has to be unlocked by completing certain objectives/races (Pursuit 3) in the game. Aside from the awesome graphics, game play, great contols, and phenominal cars available in this game, the custom soundtrack is the icing on the cake.
I recommend this game to anyone who is looking for a fast and fun racing game. If you are looking for a "driving" with "open" ended maps and various modes/features other than just racing from point A to point B, then this is not the game for you, you may want to consider Midtown Madness 3 (which will be my next purchase).

I only gave this game 4 stars due to some very minor glitches and flaws, I have listed them below:

Sometimes you will run full speed into another vehicle but won't crash, you will only "bump" the other vehicle.

When causing a Log truck to crash the logs stay on the truck and don't roll off, even though the big rig jack-knifes.

Same with the oil rigs, they will crash but no explosion, even in the midst of all the sparks and collisions from other vehicles crashing into the truck.

The game has a replay of each race, pursuit, or crash, but does not offer the option to save the replay, or rewind/fast-forward, or replay in slow motion.

For those of you who have Xbox Live and want to race against other XBL gamers online this is not the game for you. Burnout 2 only offers online scoreboards no online play.

If all these things were fixed in Burnout 3, then the game would be perfect.

Good, simple, old fashioned FUNNNNN!!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: June 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I work in film production, and, generally, my life is very, very complicated. When I sit down with a videogame, I want something, which unlike my real life, is simple and easy to understand, accompanied by a hair-rasing adrenaline rush. Burnout 2 delivers in spades!

No it's not "reality based", but hey, I have a real car for that. What it is though, is internally consistent, so its fantasy physics quickly become believable.

I also love the linear stucture. Too many games now are "open ended". To me that means lacking in structure, lacking in tightness. Burnout 2 has only one difficulty level in its chamionship mode, and really only one way to get through said mode, but with perfectly ramping difficulty, and a wonderfully well thought-out variety of courses and challenges.

Also great is the fact that the A.I. is NOT elastic, and will keep moving ahead if you screw up. Who likes eleastic A.I.? Why was it even invented?

The graphics are not cutting edge, but they're pretty good (better than Midnight Club at any rate) and have a sense of fun and humour to them. I hated the bland, greyish boxes they called "a realistic city" in Project Gotham. The places in Burnout 2 may not exist in real life, but they FEEL much more like real places you beleive COULD exist than the various cubes supposedly representing the buildings of NYC, London and San Fran in Project Gotham. Again, if you want to drive in a real city, why not go do so in real life? Video games are about fantasy and escape no? Besides, no real city would have such perfect driving routes, as real cities were not optimized for use as video game racer backdrops.

Burnout 2 also throws way more polygons at you than Project Gotham did. Who cares about perfect reflections? Your eye can't really tell (studies in 3D graphics have proven this). Here, the X box processor is focussed on tons of traffic and complicated environments with huge draw distances. THAT, your eye will perceive, and adds greatly to the sense of realism and the speed rush.

Basically, if you want to have fun with your X Box, get Burnout 2.

A racing game that rewards you for crashing

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: September 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Burnout 2 is a great daily driver of a game. It is perfect for quick spins and thrills, and for taking the family out for a good time. Though it may lack the depth and sophistication of Project Gotham or GT 2002, it does hit a sweet spot by offering up a great selection of tracks, decent cars, and gobs of fun.

The gameplay is easy to learn. It is hard to wipe out in these cars, and when you do, you are rewarded with visually satisfying crashes and pile-ups. You are encouraged to drive recklessly by careening around corners, barreling towards oncoming traffic, and catching serious air. These tricks fill your "boost" meter, which, when full, allows you to rocket ahead.

A highlight of the game is an immensely fun crash mode that lets you see how much damage you can do behind the wheel. The first time I tried this mode with a friend, we were both sitting there giggling as we watched our cars flip end over end into busy intersections, blowing out windows and sending big rigs jack-knifing across chaotic highways. Even my wife, who hates video games, got into this, demolishing one of my high scores on her second try.

The visuals are quite polished, with good environments and cool looking cars. I had actually been pretty skeptical of the cars before buying the game because there are no real-life vehicles. But the ones on hand are pretty cool, and it is easy to see that they are based loosely on actual cars like Acuras, Ferraris and the like. Car damage looks pretty sweet: wheels can go flying, hoods and bumpers get ripped off, and windows blow out in awesome sprays of glass shards. But sometimes the cars act a bit blocky, like one time when my pickup landed right on top of a taxi, and just bounced off without inflicting any damage. Tanker trucks also never explode no matter how you hit them. But these are minor quibbles.

All in all, this is a great game to either play alone or with a group of friends. It is easy enough for everyone to learn, but provides a lot of fun to keep people engaged for the long haul. This has vaulted to the top of my Must Play Now! list.

Burnout 2 - still fun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 21, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Still lots of fun to play on the original Xbox -- requires more skill (to build up the Burnout bar) compared to Burnout 3 and 4. This one is much more about near-misses and sliding than the follow-up games in the series, which are more about Teh Insane SPEED...

A big difference with this one (#2) is that if you let go of the A button (Burnout speed) before it runs out, you have to build it back up to Full again before you can use it -- Burnout 3 has speed-boost-on-demand.

Slower paced overall, which makes it a good choice over BO:Revenge(#4 in the series) - for parents who want to race as well ;-)

Burnout 2 - I recommend it for family entertainment. Also got my girlfriend into Xbox racing with this title :-)

BOOST!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 02, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Man, what a great game.
From the time trials to the pursuits, this game has it all!
I think I played the crash game for 8 hours straight, man its addictive.

This is a great game for all ages, and really good for those who are drive in traffic and need to release some of that road rage!

The best racing game!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: March 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

How can people not like this game, or say its average. It is the best. Its a great game selling for less, BUY IT!!

The greatest racing game of this generation

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: September 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Burnout 2 is supreme. It is easy enough for a complete novice to have a laugh at, and cause the most extreme petrolhead to be completely at one.

First off, this game is greater than the plasticy-happy-go- lucky-novice-only-game that succeeded it, burnout 3. And from a day of playing the fourth installment, better than that too. Outrageous?
No, here's why:

This game lets you CHAIN burnouts. Unlike 3 and 4, it rewards people who think it is more skilful to EVADE oncoming traffic, rather than hit it and score points. Burnout 4 lets you smash cars travelling the same way as you, where the hell is the skill in that? Yes, 99% of the population think crashing is the best part of burnout, but I personally think it is far more intoxicating to swerve left and right of the traffic than just to plow into it?

I realise that you do still race in 3 and 4, but the whole experience is trying to get you to crash. You can even use a crashbreaker during a race in burnout 4! Sorry, but getting 200 plus burnouts on bug surf shores is the greatest, you know it's hard, you're satisfied when you get a gargantuan chain, you know it's the best. Crashing is for whimps. If you love speed, style, and consider yourself to be skilful at racing games, then purchase this beauty. It is probably the last burnout of it's type.

(Unless criterion tell EA to shove it and make burnout 5 for the 360 how they made burnout 2 for the xbox).

Fun, Fun, Fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: June 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is a good time. Graphics look great, lots of different challenges, and fast, fast fast! Aren't video games supposed to be fun? This is it!

This Developer's Cut is Worth Every Penny

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: May 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Those of you that enjoyed the first Burnout, will absolutely LOVE the sequel. The number of improvements are mind blowing. Here is what I loved:

1. Crashes are so real that you'll be jumping and screaming with amazement from your seat.
2. XBox Live support for your high scores, biggest crashes, longest drift, best times, biggest air, etc. You can even easily compare your scores with your friend's scores.
3. Pursuit mode - You choose the cop car and the getaway car. Also available in exciting multiplayer mode.
4. The physics are 1000% better than the first Burnout. You can actually leave the roadway, flipping and spinning in the air with parts flying everywhere.
5. Not only does the built in soundtrack change while you're driving, but this also happens to your custom soundtracks.
6. TONS of races and it seems like thousands of miles of road.
7. The cars are much more detailed with life like deformations, plenty of more colors and custom series skins.

You've never experienced a full 160 mph power slide across 6 lanes of oncoming traffic until you've played Burnout 2. Buy it, don't rent it. You won't be disappointed.

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