[NinjaBoiX]

So I just picked this up on GoD, I have Paradise on my PS3 HDD, and fancied a Burnout on my 360 HDD. I played it briefly on the Xbox, but this is the first time I've played it in HD. Oh my, it's so fucking fast! And I'm only on the first batch of cars!

And the track designs are awesome, blasting through a shopping mall, big jump onto a coastal road, up to a small village smashing through tables and chairs, marvellous stuff! It may have even better tracks than Takedown.

And full fat crash mode, yay!

Seriously, why did I wait for so long? This game is flippin' fabulously fabulous!

[Acquiescence]

Amazing game. Just not as amazing as Takedown.

[Mr. Sam]

My favourite Burnout - I owned it on PS2 and on 360. Must have spent days playing with friends. So much unadulterated carnage, so much speed, so much fun.

[daviyoung]

Traffic checking was a weird addition, but it's a great, great game. Much better crashmode than Takedown I'd say, but no where near as fun in other ways. Nonetheless, much better than its sequel.

[nashb81]

Best racing game ever. Paradise felt like such shit after this game.

[Raide]

Poor Burnout. As much fun as Paradise was, it was not a Burnout game. Need Crash-junctions dammit!

[gabbre]

Best racing game ever. Paradise felt like such shit after this game.

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[Correctomundo]

Some fool will come in and say traffic checking was a bad addition, and they will be wrong.

[wwm0nkey]

Online still works too, everyone go buy this game if you havent already yet! If you have it then get back on!

[Xun]

Burnout definitely needs to return, and return to the old circuit based format.

2, 3, and Revenge were all fantastic games.

Paradise was good, but it certainly lacked the soul.

[NinjaBoiX]

Online still works too, everyone go buy this game if you havent already yet! If you have it then get back on!

Are you sure? The purchase page specifically stated that online was no longer functioning?

[Mr. Sam]

Was traffic checking in Takedown or am I living in a fantasy world? I thought it was a great addition - nothing quite like the feeling of cars cannoning off your bonnet and into the traffic ahead.

[wwm0nkey]

Are you sure? The purchase page specifically stated that online was no longer functioning?

Was just on it last week, it still totally works even though they said they took it down. I think the game actually just ran on P2P rather than servers.

[nashb81]

Some fool will come in and say traffic checking was a bad addition, and they will be wrong.

I'm surprised they axed it from Paradise. That was one satisfying gameplay mechanic.

[wwm0nkey]

Can we talk about how the soundtrack works absolutely perfectly with the game? I hate some of the bands it in but damn if the songs dont give you the urge to go even faster!

[daviyoung]

I'm surprised they axed it from Paradise. That was one satisfying gameplay mechanic.

They didn't axe it. They made it so that NPC cars didn't just bounce off your machine like paper dolls.

Can we talk about how the soundtrack works absolutely perfectly with the game? I hate some of the bands it in but damn if the songs dont give you the urge to go even faster!

I just remember An Honest Mistake being the most often randomly picked song throughout the game.

[StarEye]

Burnout 2 was easily the best Burnout game, since it had the perfect balance between racing and avoiding other cars (ie, trying not to crash). After that, it became more about holding the acceleration down and forcing your way through. I felt it was a breath of fresh air when you finally had an arcade racing game where physical contact was properly penalised. When driving on the wrong side of the road actually felt dangerous.

But that said, Burnout 3 and Revenge were certainly good in their own rights. Shame about the obsession over making every damn game in every series into open world.

[NinjaBoiX]

Can we talk about how the soundtrack works absolutely perfectly with the game? I hate some of the bands it in but damn if the songs dont give you the urge to go even faster!

I dunno man, I immediately muted it. I have a collection of tracks from all the WipEouts that I use for racers, I call it "WipEout Choice Cuts", it's really quite something.

Cold Storage - Messij FTW.

[wwm0nkey]

I dunno man, I immediately muted it. I have a collection of tracks from all the WipEouts that I use for racers, I call it "WipEout Choice Cuts", it's really quite something. Cold Storage - Messij FTW.

Well using the custom soundtrack feature is totally acceptable too

[Atruvius]

Played it on PS2 and the loading times were horrible, especially on the car select.

Didn't really like the crash mode. Cars felt too heavy in crash mode and there was the little boost minigame. Takedown was better in all respects.

[EightBitNate]

NfS: Hot Pursuit is the best Burnout

[NinjaBoiX]

Well using the custom soundtrack feature is totally acceptable too

I just wish it did the SSX thing with customs where they bend the pitch up and drop the bass in the air, only to come smashing back in when you land, maybe make the music louder while boosting... *drools*

[NinjaBoiX]

Played it on PS2 and the loading times were horrible, especially on the car select.

The loading is barely perceptible on the 360 version, seriously, like 2-3 seconds max. The cars load instantly. Not sure if it's the same with the disc version.

[R_thanatos]

Amazing game. Just not as amazing as Takedown.

i agree with this

NfS: Hot Pursuit is the best Burnout

remove all those BORING timeattack events and maybe you'll be right ..

[Nyx]

Traffic checking was a weird addition, but it's a great, great game. Much better crashmode than Takedown I'd say, but no where near as fun in other ways. Nonetheless, much better than its sequel.

Traffic checking was the first sign of the downfall of the series, imo ofcourse.

Therefore the best entry was Point of Impact.

Burnout 2 was easily the best Burnout game, since it had the perfect balance between racing and avoiding other cars (ie, trying not to crash).

Exactly!

The sheer adrenaline rush when trying to get a few milliseconds off my best time on Big Surf Shore, one of the best gaming experiences ever.

[remz]

NfS: Hot Pursuit is the best Burnout

if you could get rid of the ridiculously long videos every time you unlock a car/rank up/unlock a weapon upgrade then maybe... but at the moment it just takes soooo looooong to do anything in that game.

Which IMO is one of the worst possible things you can have in a racing game where the whole point is to go super fast.

[cajunator]

Burnout 3 was the perfect Burnout game except for the absolutely awful pop rock music soundtrack and that DJ. I actually turned all the music off because it was soul crushing.
Otherwise that game is completely perfect and IMO the HD burnouts were a step down in gameplay.

[daviyoung]

Also, the PSP games are essentially add-ons for their console counterparts, so check those out if you get the chance. Basically:

Legends = Takedown 2
Dominator = Revenge 2

Just wish they'd come to the UK Vita!

[MadOdorMachine]

NfS: Hot Pursuit is the best Burnout

No circuits, no 60 fps and the sense of speed isn't the same. It pretty much exceeds the BO games in every other area imo though.

[papersleeves]

Best one is Burnout 2. Best tracks, best crash mode, best music, best gameplay.

[NinjaBoiX]

Also, the PSP games are essentially add-ons for their console counterparts, so check those out if you get the chance. Basically: Legends = Takedown 2 Dominator = Revenge 2 Just wish they'd come to the UK Vita!

Ah, cheers geez, I'll check them out. I'll just rock them on my Go, it's what I take to work anyway. *picks up Go and continues FFIX* My job rocks!

[Majanew]

The last good Burnout. Paradise sucked.

[Mr. Sam]

I dunno man, I immediately muted it. I have a collection of tracks from all the WipEouts that I use for racers, I call it "WipEout Choice Cuts", it's really quite something.

Where could one acquire these... choice cuts?

[NinjaBoiX]

Where could one acquire these... choice cuts?

Well that kind of depends on your choice. See, I had this one tailor designed to my specifications.

Or, just download all the WipEout OST's, delete the fluff, rename it Choice Cuts and voila!

[daviyoung]

Cut out all tracks that aren't by The Chemical Brothers, FSOL, The Prodigy, Orbital and Fluke.

[DoctorWho]

Is the online dead on 360?

[NinjaBoiX]

Cut out all tracks that aren't by The Chemical Brothers, FSOL, The Prodigy, Orbital and Fluke.

Or Cold Storage. Messij is da bomb, but most of his stuff is riggiddy rockin'!

[mrklaw]

is it cheap now, and is it the best of the 'traditional' burnouts? I love paradise, but mainly just for fucking about and doing jumps and finding billboards etc. Races are horrible. OP makes me want a proper 'racing at 200mph not blinking eyes drying out' burnout.

[reptilescorpio]

Also, the PSP games are essentially add-ons for their console counterparts, so check those out if you get the chance. Basically: Legends = Takedown 2 Dominator = Revenge 2 Just wish they'd come to the UK Vita!

This man is correct. Sunk at least 200 hours into Legends while "working" at a pizza place. So damn good, can't wait for another Burnout with crash mode again.

[.la1n]

My favourite Burnout - I owned it on PS2 and on 360. Must have spent days playing with friends. So much unadulterated carnage, so much speed, so much fun.

Same. They have not made a good one after it yet. Sorry Paradise.

[dirtywhirlwind]

I don't think I have ever hated a game as much as Burnout Revenge solely based on one thing - the soundtrack. Sure, I guess you could mute it, or even play your own tunes, but it doesn't matter. That damn soundtrack just makes me furious out of control.

Can't even explain why, just something with it that pisses me off.

[wwm0nkey]

I don't think I have ever hated a game as much as Burnout Revenge solely based on one thing - the soundtrack. Sure, I guess you could mute it, or even play your own tunes, but it doesn't matter. That damn soundtrack just makes me furious out of control. Can't even explain why, just something with it that pisses me off.

I hate a lot of the bands but I do believe the songs make you want to go faster. Also at least it has Helicopter on it lol

[daviyoung]

is it cheap now, and is it the best of the 'traditional' burnouts? I love paradise, but mainly just for fucking about and doing jumps and finding billboards etc. Races are horrible. OP makes me want a proper 'racing at 200mph not blinking eyes drying out' burnout.

Yeh once you get to the last stages the game goes into hyper-speed, but it's never a ridiculous twitch-fest like F-Zero. One mistake and you may as well restart though, it's old-school like that. I have no idea how cheap the 360 version of Revenge is to be honest, I imagine you can get it in CEX for a fiver.

[NinjaBoiX]

is it cheap now, and is it the best of the 'traditional' burnouts? I love paradise, but mainly just for fucking about and doing jumps and finding billboards etc. Races are horrible. OP makes me want a proper 'racing at 200mph not blinking eyes drying out' burnout.

£14.99 on GoD
£10-15 pre owned on disc
Haven't seen it new for ages.

Oh, and this was my eyes after an hour or so...

[NinjaBoiX]

Yeh once you get to the last stages the game goes into hyper-speed, but it's never a ridiculous twitch-fest like F-Zero. One mistake and you may as well restart though, it's old-school like that. I have no idea how cheap the 360 version of Revenge is to be honest, I imagine you can get it in CEX for a fiver.

£12. That's why I plumped for GoD TBH, three quid extra for instant access? Oh yeah!

[daviyoung]

CEX are a buncha jokers charging that much for such an old game.

[Jedeye Sniv]

I don't think I have ever hated a game as much as Burnout Revenge solely based on one thing - the soundtrack. Sure, I guess you could mute it, or even play your own tunes, but it doesn't matter. That damn soundtrack just makes me furious out of control. Can't even explain why, just something with it that pisses me off.

Call me a sad old man, but pop punk is the only thing for Burnout. Offspring, Green Day, My Chemical Romance... it's cheese but it works.

[Mr. Sam]

It's weird - I'd have expected it to be showing up for about £2 on Amazon (used) but nope, it's about £10.

[Trellisaze]

Are you sure? The purchase page specifically stated that online was no longer functioning?

I haven't tried it myself, but I remember another gaffer confirming it in some other topic about EA server takedowns a couple of months ago. Something about Alex Ward getting involve to get them stealthily put back online.

[NinjaBoiX]

It's weird - I'd have expected it to be showing up for about £2 on Amazon (used) but nope, it's about £10.

Well I was after this and Bully, BR was £12, and Bully was £28(!), so I said screw it, GoD both those fuckers! Luckily enough, Asda wa selling points cheap, so happy days!