Burnout 2: Point of Impact (PS2)

For someone who can't even drive I seem to have an awful lot of racing games in my Playstation 2 collection. They are one of the most popular genres and take a look at any release schedule and you'll see there are always a healthy supply of new ones heading onto the starting grid. Every so often one slips past you but thanks to the delights of the platinum rage the most popular get re-released at a more wallet friendly £20 and Burnout 2: Point Of Impact is one such title. The big selling point of the original Burnout were the spectacular crashes available but despite being a competent game I felt it was ultimately lacking something. Fortunately ...  Read the complete review

The frst Burnout game was a decent enough racer, but it was the second game - Point of Impact - that made the series what it is today, a brutal racing experience with a focus on causing as much vehicular and property damage as possible. The realism of the first game has been thrown out of the window in favour of more exaggerated gameplay that's also a whole lot more fun! I thought Burnout was good, but this is one of the best racing titles for the PS2, even if the best bit isn't the racing itself! Visually, it's a very impressive game that has stood the test of time quite well. The locales have a wealth of detail, but what really catches the eye is the level ...  Read the complete review

Burnout 2 is a racing game developed by Criterion games for the Playstation 2 Burnout 2 has an expanded championship career mode this time around featuring more different event types for you to play as well as the standard races, you are still usually taking on the masses in tournaments involving multiple race events where you must consistently perform to unlock the next. In addition you can now do pursuit events which puts you in control of a police car and you must take out a rival racer by smashing into them! You can also earn new cars in the one on one face offs. The driving mechanics have been tuned to perfection and are really addictive, the ...  Read the complete review

**Introduction** Anyone who knows me would tell you that my gaming consists of mostly Football and Basketball sims and car racing games with a couple of fighter and strategy games mixed in. Burnout 2 Point of Impact is one of the racing games which I own on the Playstation 2 after buying it as part of a 4 for £20 deal in my local Gamestation store. Although I didnt get to play it for a couple of weeks after that due to a rather acute infatuation with another racing game which was in the 4 for £20 deal. Need For Speed Carbon. **Gameplay** Whilst all Racing games are in some way similar they all have their different modes and this game is ...  Read the complete review

Normally, I am not a great fan of driving/racing games, I find them all tedious, all the same, and generally I am not very good at them. I originally played this game on my friend's Xbox - and within a couple of weeks of playing it, I bought it myself for the PS2. This game is really rather good - if you are a young kid or non-driver, you should know that this game is encouraging you to drive dangerously, but the only difference is getting away with it without crashing. Burnout 2 is a sequel and also will be pretty soon a prequel once the much-anticipated Burnout 3 arrives on the scene. Burnout will appeal to all those racing drivers out there, and ...  Read the complete review