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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Incredibly good fun, 18 Oct 2004
This game is simply fun in a box. This is the only racing game that encourages you to not only win races, but to smash up your opponents too - highly satisfying. There are even rewards for performing "signature takedowns" like smashing opponents into pillars. Whereas games like Gran Turismo 3 and Project Gotham Racing focus on perfecting the technicalities of driving, Burnout 3 is far more forgiving and it's about blasting around as quick as you can and having fun, clipping barriers or other cars usually just slows you down a bit and isn't disasterous unless you collide head-on.Crash mode could be a game in itself - you drive your car into busy traffic, smashing up everything, blowing up your car and trying to cause as much damage as possible. This is made slightly strategic by tryint to collect craftily-placed pick-ups that can quadruple your score or get you extra cash. The sight and sound of seeing cars reduced into twisted piles of metal and glass is highly satisfying. This game really has to be seen to be believed. It's just incredible how good the graphics are. The sensation of speed is unbelievable (I have the XBox version). This game will certainly keep you occupied for a long time. There is enormous variety, plenty of awards to achieve and plenty of tracks and cars to unlock. I must give the soundtrack a special mention - it's really good if you like American-style Punk Rock. This type of music suits this game down to the ground. Also, rather than just play tunes, there's radio station called Crash FM and a DJ who is actually quite entertaining. This is one of the best games of the XBox and cannot be recommended highly enough, even if you already own Burnout 1 or 2. Good points: * Just so much fun! * Lots and lots of variety. Never gets boring. * Incredible sensation of speed for all you adrenaline junkies. * Great graphics and sound. * Almost the perfect arcade driving game. Bad points: * In the toughest class of car (Super) it can be really hard to win the races because one small mistake can cost you the race.
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