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Caffeine for your XBOX.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 28 / 32
Date: September 15, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I love the Burnout series, and it just seems to get better with each new reincarnation, Revenge is no exception. Instead of calling it Burnout 4, the name "Revenge" is implimented with the idea to get revenge on the other drivers if they take you down. It's a great new addition to an already fantastic series.

The game is faster, a lot faster. I can't believe the sense of speed in Burnout Revenge. Running at a blazing 60 frames per second at 200MPH is certainly a site to behold. No popup, no slowdown, just smooth blazing fast speed.

The most enticing new aspect is the ability to slam cars going in the same direction as you. One reviewer in here says it takes away the "charm" stating "to me the biggest rush in burnout 3 was going 200mph flying in between cars and knowing that one little mess up was going to send me flipping and slamming wildly into the wall." That's a good point, but you can still have that feeling when you choose to go in the opposite lane as on-coming traffic still can take you out just the same.

This trash every car idea was even turned into a full fledged mode called "Traffic Attack" that is strictly for smashing up cars. The goal is basically to destroy as many cars as possible within the alloted time. You get precious seconds added the more cars you smash consecutively. It's very fun mind you, but it's actually quite easy to get gold in this mode.

Opponents are very aggresive in Revenge. Cars will sideswipe you around like there is no tomorrow especially if you just sit there without defending yourself. If you get taken out directly be an opponent, you can acquire added bonuses for taking revenge on the car that knocked you out. The more revenge bonuses you get, the more goodies you'll tally up in the process.

Expect a lot more tracks in Revenge. While a few seem to be reminiscent of past Burnout games, most of these tracks are new and made from scratch. The game looks a bit darker this time around, and the tracks are longer and more grueling than ever. Still expect to attack downtown traffic infested cities, desolate crowded freeways, streets of Roman sites, wintery interstates and isolated country scenes. I still would have liked to see the "weather" factor return for Revenge and the ability to change the time of day, but that' just a little nitpick.

All the modes are back, Road Rage, single player, crash, and the new traffic attack which really adds some fun. Full multiplayer between 2-6 players is impliments online with all the modes offers. I haven't got a chance to play online yet, but you can bet your boots this game is just as fun playing online as it with yourself, and probably even more so for other gamers. If you have XBOX Live, you defintely should take the game online to rule the streets. The cars are still not authentic licensed vehicles, no Beamers, no Corvettes or Porshes. But the "creative" copies of actual cars look fantastic and they all look so cool, you wish they were actual cars. Licensed cars would have great with all the brand names, but most have a problem with trashing them in a video game, so this is how they go around it, they make up their own. And thanks to this being an "EA" game, if you have a Madden 06 save on your XBOX, you automatically get the "Madden Van" at the beginning of the game. E.A., always thinking of one more way to advertise their gridiron monster.

Burnout Revenge is better than all the Burnouts in the past. More modes, more cars, more tracks, more speed, more frenzied racing. It's the fastest racer you'll ever play and anyone, even non-gamers would probably have a blast with Burnout Revenge. A must have for XBOX owners.

Revenge Is Indeed Sweet

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 10
Date: September 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Ah, wonderful Burnout how I love thee. After picking up 2004's arcade racer of the year I was incredibly excited about hearing Burnout Renvenge to be released later this year. I became (and still addictied) all year round with the game, I have well over 8,000+ takedowns total & just love the hyperadiction nature of the game.

Burnout 3 Takedown changed how you look at a high paced, aggressive, balls-out fun racing game. The insane speeds & perfect framerate (Criterion the developer has never dissapointed me with a bad framerate) combo'd with the addictive nature of destorying your opponents & send then flying accross the road never fails to amuse.

Now with Burnout Revenge, the thrill has gone to new heights. One incredibly wonderful new feature is checking traffic. In the previous Burnout games, dodging traffic while trying to surivive and gain boost on the track was always a challenge. With BO:R the traffic you once feared is now a powerful weapon or shield, basically you run into other cars (some vehicles like buses, big-rigs will still make you crash) and boost them into your rivals, think of them like unguided missles at in your hands. Also the A.I. in the game is a ton more vicious than in Takedown which was just rubberband than anything else (rubberband is just the AI following you and just trying to kill you, no real strategy to dodge).

Making takedowns is a tad togher than before, in BO:3 just a simple push into a wall could make them fly into the oblivion, the cars are much more reasilient to damage and will take more effort to crush. If you happen to be crushed by another AI opponent, you can either do a afterdown takedown like in BO:3 of unleash one of the most desructive abilities you have to offer. In most game modes, you car is like a ticking time bomb, when you have been crahsed, you can activate the Crashbreaker Eliminators which will send everything around the explosion into the far beyond and gain you more boost sections to your bar ( In BO:3 by taking down more cars, your boost meter expanded and you could go faster an faster, and vice versa with your own crahses).

Some new and old modes have been put in, the Cop Pursuit mode from BO:2 is back and is as frantic as ever, with a cop trailing behind you, use the traffic as a weapon to slow down the cop and spped your way to victory, or you can also be the cop tracking down and destroying your rival. Traffic Attack is pretty much crashing in to traffic and scoring as many points as possible before the time is out, its fairly easy to get Gold medals but a fun mode nonetheless, plus a couple more I won't metion, you'll have to see for your self :D.

The track selection is very wide and lots of great new courses, BO:R has more wide open areas for fighting among cars which, also with the multi-tier tracks & shortcuts will be leaving you with a thumping heart rate & big grin on your face. Online is pretty much the same but its better and ranking & finding people to play (and the server is much more stable than when BO:3 launched, people were disconecting & making games were near impossible until EA fixed the servers). The ranking system is similar to games such as Rainbow 6 3 & Halo 2, as you get better and better, the searching system will find more people of your skill level, while some may like it other might not if you have a lower level buddy who just got the game and might not be able to join, but not a huge deal.

The soundtrack is better than last year's but still not very impressive, some artists like Andy Hunter, CKY, LCD Soundsystem, MxPx are the usual EA Trax fair but with the Xbox version I have you can still use you own soundtracks. Nothing like smashing your friends while listening to to Queens of the Stone Age, Motorhead & The Hiss, good times.

The graphics on both system are almost the same, the PS2 has better lighting and more spark effects while the Xbox has better car models & draw distance, not a huge deal which one you have, but the game is beautiful, running at a solid 60fps (the higher the fps, the more stuff can be moving, exploding around you without slowdown).

So why a 5/5? Its just as easily impressive from when I picked up BO:3, its hyperaddictive nauture just passes on to this sequel. Both games are worth having in your collection.

If you loved Burnout 3 or just looking for an incredible arcade racing game this season, there is no better choice than Burnout: Revenge.

Slow down already!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: September 19, 2005
Author: Amazon User

So I'm a huge fan of Burnout: Takedown, and I'm initially eyeing this release as suspect - it's either going to be the same game, or they're going to add some new element that's going to suck.

But no, basically they've made the best arcade racer, ever.

While Takedown gave you a sense of speed, this game makes you feel like wetting your pants. It feels so fast, it's crazy.

The additions to the race modes (traffic attack and racing with the detonation feature active during aftertouch) work well. Being able to slam into traffic from the rear was a bit hokey to me for about 11 seconds, then it was just that much more coolness thrown on top of everything.

The music is largely unimportant, at least takedown had a track or two that stood out. I'm still giving it 5 stars cos the XBOX version allows you to have your own tracks.

One of the BEST xbox games available!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: December 24, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Right when I thought burnout 3 was the best racing and crash game that could be made for the xbox they went and released burnout revenge. The graphics in this game are some of the best I have seen on an xbox. The amount of variety in this game on a single user, multi-player, and xbox live is incredible. If you havn't played this game you are missing out on one of the best xbox titles.

The best racing franchise this generation

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: January 01, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Who would have thought when the original Burnout was released that the series would blossom into a top-selling franchise, with four entries in one console generation? Over the four installments, Criterion kept the basic formula of wreck-heavy street racing, but comparing the first game with the newest, Burnout Revenge, it's hard to believe this is the same series.

No matter which game you prefer, fans of arcade-style racing games would be hard pressed to find a better, more enjoyable series than Burnout. Each title introduced something unique, improving the formula without making previous titles obsolete.

The original Burnout focused on traffic-weaving, included the challenging Survival Mode, had a quirky soundtrack, and featured tracks that took over ten minutes per lap. It was a welcome, bare-bones game that is still fun to play today, although the sequel improved the formula dramatically.

Burnout 2: Point of Impact introduced Crash Mode (PoI's is still the best in the series thanks to the ridiculous dollar damage amounts and post-wreck helicopter flybys), focused on playing for score (which never gets old), gave the game a major technical facelift, and allowed for custom soundtracks on the Xbox. My personal opinion is that this is the best driving game ever made.

Burnout 3: Takedown changed the focus to making opposing racers crash. The icon-ridden Crash Mode was a mistake by Criterion, but the World Tour was a fine addition. A good effort, but in my opinion, the weakest in the series, despite the addition of online play.

Burnout Revenge is the last we'll get for this console cycle. It added traffic checking and crashbreaker races, while thankfully going back to PoI's more basic Crash style and track design (adding alternate routes, shortcuts, and jumps). It's the most kinetic, fastest, chaotic racing game ever made, and features the same precise control and technical excellence that is the series' calling card. Criterion packed a ton of content onto this lovely disc, and seemed to listen to fans' complaints about Takedown, despite being owned by controversial software giant Electronic Arts. A fitting way to bid farewell to a series of consoles that birthed the franchise.

In fact, Revenge brings up an interesting question: beyond next-gen technical improvements, how can Criterion improve upon what's already been done? I personally think the series peaked with Burnout 2, so a return to that style of gameplay would be welcome, but since Burnout 3 was a best-seller, I think takedowns are here to stay. However, I suspect the Criterion genuises will surprise us all.

I own more Burnout games than any other franchise this generation, and each one excels in its own way. I wasn't even a big fan of racing games before this series arrived. From the thrill of a perfect lap in the original's Euro Marathon to the joy of landing a vertical revenge takedown on Revenge's Angel Valley, I've had a lot of fantastic memories thanks to this series, online and off.

A hearty THANK YOU to Criterion for all their amazing work -- see you guys next gen!!

Slightly better than Burnout 3(which means its insanly good)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: September 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If this game is better than Burnout 3 then i would give it a 5.5 or 6 star rating the diffrence between this one and Burnout 3 are simple but efective first the graphics are way better not so much the cars cars but the effects(car grinding sparks,tackdown crash camera,parts falling off,etc.)and also if you have 5.1 surround in your crib you are in for a treat i've never heard anything better way better 5.1 than burnout 3,i've read other reviews that point this out as well,it's unbelievable.There is also some new modes that are cool,Beware this game is seriously addicting me and my wife are already fighting over the tv and at constant break neck speeds headaches are defintly in your future you just cant put the controller down even though you know you should becouse you have already been playing for 4 hours but this games to much more lets keep playing until we cant see sraight.Have lots of fun!!!!

Take REVENGE On Your Opposition

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: June 17, 2006
Author: Amazon User

A question before the review starts. Have you ever been in a jam and just wish you could force your way through all that pesky traffic? You CAN now! Burnout 4th title is nothing short of fantastic.

As stated in the previous paragraph, you can now hit the traffic without crashing yourself. This is called "Traffic Checking" and it is a very good method to causing your opponents to crash. Have a rival hit a checked car or truck and they'll crash!

Another new feature is that the new levels in Revenge are now made for destruction. Ramps, Shortcuts, and even barriers make for great crash sites.

Also, a new and revamped Crash mode is featured. According to a Burnout ad, "It's like golf... but with cars". For all of you new to the series, the objective of Crash is to cause a pile-up and destroy as many cars as possible. You can now get a running start with a help of a meter similar to the one in Madden.

Another new thing is the addition of crashbreakers to crash mode and some races. Have you ever thought of putting a bomb in your car? Of course you haven't, but Criterion did. Upon crashing in race, you can detonate your car with the touch of the B Button (you will lose all your boost if you don't hit a rival, however). In Crash, you can use a crashbreaker after you crash enough cars. When you see "Crashbreaker in 5", you have 5 seconds (or until you hit 100%) to charge your bomb. Tap B to get the Crashbreaker meter up. The higher the meter is, the better the explosion!

Burnout: Revenge is simply awesome. Upon playing, I became instantly obsessed. When I played Burnout 1, I thought it was crud. This is the sign of a good sequel in Burnout: Revenge.

Excellent game for all ages

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 30, 2006
Author: Amazon User

IMHO, this game is more fun than Forza or Need for Speed. I bought it for my son for Christmas along with the Speedster FS, and it works fantastic. It's good fun, simple guidelines... I mean, what person wouldn't like to blow up fake cars?

The best cure for your high Rush-Hour blood pressure!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is awesome! One of the best ways to unwind after a long drive home in bumper-to-bumper traffic. While it would be socially unacceptable and severely frowned-upon to side-swipe the guy in front of you who just cut you off and didn't use all five fingers when he waved in response to your horn-blowing, this is the perfect way to exact revenge and still remain un-incarcerated. If I had more than two thumbs, they'd all be up!

Hold on to your seat!!!

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

This is a fast paced high action first person driver game. The First two "Burnouts" were wimpy compared to this one! More levels, more crashing action equals more fun. Burnout Revenge is graphically more realistic than any other game I have played. The cars you win to use in other levels are amazing. This is a game that will take up alot of time because it is just that fun and exciting!!

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