Wed 24 Aug 2011
Playstation
Burnout Paradise – Review
The online modes struck me as very creative and original, even somewhat humorous, not necessary competitive as is usually the focal point of most online multiplayer games. To give you an idea of Burnout’s attitude towards online play, one of the games featured in Burnout Paradise begins with all eight players crammed in a small little area, basically a wide one way road with narrow ramps at the centre of it.
All eight cars have to try and fight their way onto these thin ramps and cars are just getting pummelled at the onset of the ramp, this game is pure carnage and mayhem, it’s a whole lot of laughs and fun. This is what I love about the Burnout franchise, I was relieved to see that they’ve managed to keep it fun. The carnage in these online mini-games is just a whole lot of fun to participate in, there’s no other racing game out there that fosters this kind of action.
Burnout is the series you can always count on to go where other more timid racing games don’t. What’s great about this racing game is that it encourages physical contact between vehicles, taking out other players rewarded with a take- down which increases your power and gives you the ability to use noz which literally feels like you`re travelling at light speed. The unprecedented feeling of speed remains the main appeal of Burnout.
I don’t need to tell you how visually stunning Burnout is just, just look at the screenshot above, the cars look amazing, the damage effects are truly realistic which make the appeal of the millions of ways you can crash in this game even more fun. There is a huge variety of locations as well, all of which are meticulously detailed and exceptionally well designed.
All of this is accompanied by a nice smooth 60 fps frame rate that doesn`t compromise the unsurpassed feeling of speed the Burnout franchise built its name on. The music starts on a great note by playing Guns 'n' Roses' "Paradise City" every time you fire up the game, fitting. But the rest of the soundtrack sounds a little limp and unfortunately feels like it was put together for purpose of marketing team, the music just doesn’t suit the game and makes it feel childish.
Despite this, Burnout City is a killer game that reaffirms its name as a top tier arcade racing game once again. This is almost hands down one of the fastest, most fun racing games I have ever played and I loved every minute of it, Criterion has come through with a worthy sequel to Burnout. The game revitalizes the initial formula without compromising what made it so good in the first place.
Burnout: Paradise is great as a single player game even better as a multi player game both online and off. I had loads of fun playing this game with my friend and highly recommend this game to anyone whose just looking for a good time.
Rating: 93%
Pros:
Still the fastest racing game out there
Impressive crash visuals and very well crafted environments
Cons:
Sound track and Announcer quickly becomes redundant
All eight cars have to try and fight their way onto these thin ramps and cars are just getting pummelled at the onset of the ramp, this game is pure carnage and mayhem, it’s a whole lot of laughs and fun. This is what I love about the Burnout franchise, I was relieved to see that they’ve managed to keep it fun. The carnage in these online mini-games is just a whole lot of fun to participate in, there’s no other racing game out there that fosters this kind of action.
Burnout is the series you can always count on to go where other more timid racing games don’t. What’s great about this racing game is that it encourages physical contact between vehicles, taking out other players rewarded with a take- down which increases your power and gives you the ability to use noz which literally feels like you`re travelling at light speed. The unprecedented feeling of speed remains the main appeal of Burnout.
I don’t need to tell you how visually stunning Burnout is just, just look at the screenshot above, the cars look amazing, the damage effects are truly realistic which make the appeal of the millions of ways you can crash in this game even more fun. There is a huge variety of locations as well, all of which are meticulously detailed and exceptionally well designed.
All of this is accompanied by a nice smooth 60 fps frame rate that doesn`t compromise the unsurpassed feeling of speed the Burnout franchise built its name on. The music starts on a great note by playing Guns 'n' Roses' "Paradise City" every time you fire up the game, fitting. But the rest of the soundtrack sounds a little limp and unfortunately feels like it was put together for purpose of marketing team, the music just doesn’t suit the game and makes it feel childish.
Despite this, Burnout City is a killer game that reaffirms its name as a top tier arcade racing game once again. This is almost hands down one of the fastest, most fun racing games I have ever played and I loved every minute of it, Criterion has come through with a worthy sequel to Burnout. The game revitalizes the initial formula without compromising what made it so good in the first place.
Burnout: Paradise is great as a single player game even better as a multi player game both online and off. I had loads of fun playing this game with my friend and highly recommend this game to anyone whose just looking for a good time.
Rating: 93%
Pros:
Still the fastest racing game out there
Impressive crash visuals and very well crafted environments
Cons:
Sound track and Announcer quickly becomes redundant
