Burnout Paradise (Xbox 360)

Burnout Paradise Rated: 3+ Published by: Electronic Arts Developed by: Criterion Games Genre: Racing Number of Players: 1-8 Release Date: January, 2008 Features: Xbox Live, Memory Unit, Custom Soundtrack, Downloadable Content, Steering Wheel Support, Mic/Headset Voice Support. === The Game. === Like every other EA game, There's a Burnout game released basically every year around christmas. Although, these games actually do have improvements, and aren't just churned out to make EA more money. This version sees one of the biggest changes in the franchises history with everything from previous games having ...  Read the complete review

Words do not do this game justice utterly amazing, terrific, fantastic, breathtaking, adrenaline pumping, action packed fun fuelled racing poetry. This game is just brilliance, the cars handle beautifully, the scenery is spectacular and crashing is the most beautiful thing you an do in the game ! ! ! Another great game provides new challlanges such as drifts and timed events, as well as the evre present roaming about and finding hidden jumps and billboards to crash in to. . . It truly is paradise, the boost is still the untamed beast it was in previous games but the cars handiling through traffic has dramatically changed. The game offers a whole new interface moving ...  Read the complete review

burnout paradise is more of an adventure driving game as there is plenty to explore in your car. with shortcuts to find and plenty of stunts to pull across the city it makes for hours of fun for everyone. you get different liscences in burnout which lets you unlock better cars and wrok towards completion of the game. when you unlock a car and fix it at the garage (all free) you unlock a burning route for the car. this allows you to unlock a special version of your car but only if you complete the time trial. there are different types of races in burnout. obviously there is a normal race and then there is a marked man race. here you have to get to a certain destination ...  Read the complete review

The Burnout series has been going for a while, and in doing so, has never really grown old and tired. Paradise is a perfect example of this, as the game is great again. Burnout Paradise brings something slightly new to the game, it is now a free roam racer. You aren't restricted to menus and car selection screens, rather, you can now just race whenever you're in the vicinity of the starting line, a solid addition to the game. The freeroam also allows players to search for things such as gates, billboards and stunt jumps. There are many game modes to partake in, there is the standard race, a returning road rage mode, a returning and more ...  Read the complete review

Let's start at the beginning, this game is hard to get into. I had it sitting for months before I decided to give it time and I know I'm not the only one. The city is daunting and there doesn't seem to be the crash potential that previous games in the burnout series had HOWEVER after 160 hours of playing this game inside and out I can confirm that this is one of the most enjoyable car games ever made. There is so much to do what with collecting cars, doing stunts, taking out opponents and then we get onto the stupendous freeburn online. There are endless possibilities for playing this game online - 490 challenges, stunt contests, marked man or just driving ...  Read the complete review