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Game Information
- Platform: PlayStation2
- ELSPA Minimum Age: 3
- Media: PlayStation
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Product Features
- High-risk, arcade-style street racing
- Rewards dangerous driving
- 14 traffic-filled courses through cities and the countryside
- Over 300 vehicles
- Advanced traffic AI
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Like your racing games fast, furious, and full of spectacular smashes? You're in luck. With Burnout, Acclaim remove all pretence of going for a serious simulation and instead serve up a delicious dish of pure arcade fun on the PlayStation 2. There are two key selling points to the game--the speed the action runs at, and the spectacular crashes. To facilitate these, the set-up couldn't be more straightforward, with the aim simply being to be first past the post. You can increase your chances of this by driving more dangerously, although that comes with obvious pitfalls in the shape of those aforementioned smashes. Suffice it to say, though, to get through the game you're going to have to take your chances.
Contrary to the serious approach of Gran Turismo 3, this is foot-to-the-pedal stuff, and tremendously good fun to play. And when you do put your proverbial foot down, get ready to move, for this is a blisteringly fast title that deceptively requires more concentration than it would first appear. The downside is that this won't appeal to those who like their racing games nice and serious, nor to those looking for anything particularly innovative. For Burnout has few qualms about marrying the multimedia power of the PlayStation 2 to a game engine that forsakes bells and whistles for speed, destruction and sheer good fun. Fortunately, in this case, it's all the better for it, making it yet another PS2 four wheel treat. --Simon Brew
Product Description
Burnout is a high-risk, high-energy arcade-style street racer. No learning curve is required; just pick up and play. The game monitors your driver's heart rate, as you're rewarded for near misses. Civilians steer clear! There's only one way to drive in Burnout: dangerously. Force traffic into your opponents' paths and risk a head-on collision to secure a win. Slide, cut close and drive into oncoming traffic and you'll be rewarded for your risk taking. Crashes are based on actual crash and damage physics for extra realism.
Instant replays allow you to relive your handiwork from multiple angles in all its cringe-inducing, metal-bashing glory. The advanced traffic AI means civilians try to avoid and warn you while opponents try to slam you off the road. Cruise the US and Europe on 14 awesome, traffic-filled courses through cities and into the countryside. More than 300 vehicles fill the streets and highways, making reckless racing and wild demolition a certainty. Dolby Digital surround sound brings the roar of screeching tires and twisting metal to life, and the analogue controls mean you can feel every turn, skid and crash.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fed up with the "realism" of the Gran Turismo series?,
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This review is from: Burnout (PlayStation)
Whilst in some respects the Gran Turismo series is amazingly realistic, what it lacks are spectacular crashes, high paced action and a less serious attitude to racing. Burnout delivers these three in abundance yet it is still a fantastic game for the more serious racer.The sense of speed the game produces is incredible - you really need split second reactions to survive. Even though it's an arcade game, if you crash you'll lose vital seconds (and because the opponents are always on your tail - the only real flaw in the game) and you'll drop places. This is a must buy for all driving enthusiasts. You'll be left awestruck at the speed and pace of this game. It's certainly a challenge, but this broadens the gameplay. You can play this game whether you want to mess about with your mates or be ultra serious. Burnout simulates every aspect of driving that other games have always missed out. It looks and sounds fantastic, and offers hours of entertainment. I don't think this game will ever become dull or worn out.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fastest racing so far,
By Paul B (London village, UKshire) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Burnout (PlayStation)
This is a great game, a real blast that makes a change from some of the more cerebral driving games:Graphics The colour pallette is a bit dull on some tracks, which makes things more realistic than the cartoon-bright scenery in GT3 but it does make finding your turn-in point a bit tricky. Gameplay When you run out of time before a checkpoint your car stops too quickly. Too many times my car has pulled up suddenly, just yards from the next checkpoint when it would easily have rolled through if the game didn't slam the brakes on. The replays lose a lot of the peripheral action. the funniest bits are when you've crashed and your opponents come barelling round the corner only to plough into your pile-up. The highlights lose most of this, however, as they only really show your crash for a couple of seconds. The range of cars is limited. I've completed all but two of the championships and I have not been given any extra cars other than the five that you start with. Overall
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
shouldn't be compared with GT3,
This review is from: Burnout (PlayStation)
The first ten minutes I played this I was disappointed. This is because I was thinking about it relative to GT3. If you play this for longer than 10 minutes you will realise it's a great game in it's own right, and has a very different style to GT3. To really enjoy this true arcade-style, seat-of-pants racer you would be advised to have the following:1) A big 'ol TV so you can see what's going on, especially important for 2 player action 2) A bunch of mates to play against so you can enjoy the carnage together. The game is a scream in 2 player mode, and perfect for when you've got a few people round and you've just come in from the pub. I like the funky choones too.
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