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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Burnout 2 rocks big time! How all sequels should be!, 23 Aug 2003
By A Customer
If one word could describe Burnout 2 it would have to be SPEED! This game is ssooo fast you can almost feel your eyelids peeling back as you speed down the opposite side of the road at 150mph.
Firstly even if you have the original Burnout I highly recommend this game any way, and if you haven't, what are you waiting for buy, buy, BUY!The graphics have improved alot from the first game, with each car having almost double the 'damage areas' from the first, meaning each time you crash your vehicle, the number of different parts and bits that fly and smash from your car is immense. Your treated to a fantastic little cutscene of your smash in slow motion as you crash into the other vehicle and are USUALLY SENT FLYING INTO ANY OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD IN A SPECTACULAR CUT SCENE. The car physics when you crash is also very realistic, as you can basically judge where your cars going to smash next you can just see it happening as you wait for the pile up to expand.
Of course this is the same when you're not crashing aswell, every turn and speedy straight feels just how you'd expect it to. The aim of the game is simple, race against three other contenders to the finish through the traffic of a usually large and very busy city, and at high speed of course.
And it gets better, the more dangerously you drive, the more your boost bar goes up, and once its full then its time to strap yourself in for a rough ride, a full boost is called a BURNOUT. Driving extremely close to 'civilian' cars, making a jump and driving on the wrong side of the road all help this.
Trust me your fist BURNOUT through oncoming traffic at 150mph really is nail bitingly frightening and exciting stuff. There are a large range of cars to select from and unlock with a pile of new game modes including: crash, pursuit and offensive driving. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO ALL THRILL SEEKERS!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Racing perfection, 16 Mar 2004
Burnout 2 is a no-nonsense driving game. While others spend hours altering the cars ride height and suspension, fiddling with tyre pressure, getting the wing settings just right, all to go that 1 mph faster into the nearest wall and then blame the "rubbish settings", burnout 2 does not. It gives you a car, you go racing. It is a crying shame the hype surrounds Gran Tourismo 3, rather than my choice, the frankly to good to be legal looking Burnout 3.
Ofcourse, some people like their realism. The crazy popularity of the average Gran tourismo series is testement to that. But burnout 2 doesn't try to be something its not, and admits that its a simple arcade racer. It achieves this by having massively user friendly handling, which is easy to pick up for beginners, but in the hands of a master can have the game pushing warp speeds.
The idea of a racing game is, naturally, to win. Burnout's twist is that if you live dangerously (drive on the wrong side of the road for instance) you get yourself a boost. Chain these together and your a shoe-in for victory. Unless you hit a wall/other car/fly off a cliff.
And this is where the game excels. The crash physics are fantastic, and make other games seem amature-ish. They really feel like they hurt, and make a terrible mess of your brand new sports car. And just for your enjoyment, a massive crash mode is added to see just how much damage can be done. A 30 car pile up on the M1 would look something like what can be achieved here.This is a racer that appeals to the real man. No frilly brake settings or steering camber in this game to hide a lack of talent. You finish this game because you are the best racer, not because you have the best car. And that is what makes a classic racing game.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Move Over Gran Turismo!!, 5 Feb 2004
For many, the daddy of all driving games on any format was torn between Gran Turismo and Ridge Racer, i preferred the former rather than the latter. However, theres a new kid in town and its called Burnout2 - Point Of Impact!This game is so annoyingly addictive that marriages will fail and kids may starve for a few days when dad/mum get their hands on this. As well as simply racing against other cars, winning trophys, unlocking extras etc etc, you can also play (solo or multiplayer) in "Crash" mode, where you have to try and cause the biggest, most expensive pile-up possible. This isnt as easy as it sound and gets more difficult round by round. The graphics are to die for although the sound effects will get on you tittie-end after a while. That aside, if this game were a woman, it'd have the looks Kylie, the voice of an angel and the longevity of the Queen Mum! There's only 4 more words I have to say....GET THIS GAME NOW !!!!!
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