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    Burnout Paradise

    Game » consists of 27 releases. Released Jan 22, 2008

    Burnout Paradise turns the Burnout series on its head by moving from closed set tracks to an open world full of events to experience both alone and in a group online.

    razr95's Burnout Paradise (Xbox 360) review

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    Burnout isnt the same as before

    Game play: Not very impressed by Paradise compared to its predecessor, I have noticed that crash mode has been removed its a shame since I really liked the hole structure that racing mode had. Paradise has many great cares and variety for the races, Like Aggressive cars are made for Road Rage and its not meant to do quick maneuvers. Stunt cars are made for Stunt Races and those cars are best to achieve air, barrel rolls and drifting and they are not meant to be durable and solid while in a crash. Racing vehicles are all about maintaining speed and agility around the corners those vehicles are specifically made for Races. I was not disappointed by the amount of cars there is about 75+ Unlicensed cars and they all drive differently. A big disadvantage in Paradise is how you cannot jump into a race, you are forced to drive from point A to point B to gain access to the race. I really love the difference of how there is free roam and you can test drive every car in the Paradise City. Racing in Paradise City is complicated there is a lot of shortcuts on the map and to win races you need to go on the right streets and if you take the wrong street you end up doing detours and losing the race. Burnout Paradise can be quite frustrating because of the big amount of traffic found in intersections, you will waste 10 seconds of racing when crashing.

    Graphics: The cars are well detailed and Paradise City looks great, the only flaws are that some cars don't really seem as sharp when they are driving.

    Sound: There isn't a lot of songs in the playlist, the song Paradise City by Gun's N' Roses is extremely annoying after hearing it often in the game, the cars sound a bit different from each other but since they aren't licensed they sound pretty similar.

    Pros:

    +Big Map

    +A lot of cars

    +Free Roam

    Cons:

    -Crash Mode is gone

    -Frustrating Crashes into obstacles or vehicles

    -GPS in the game is bad

    -To much backtracking from event to event

    Other reviews for Burnout Paradise (Xbox 360)

      Welcome to Paradise City 0

      Paradise City is filled with things to do.Burnout Paradise takes a huge leap in innovation from the previous Burnout titles. As a gamer who isn't incredibly interested in racing games (besides the occasional Mario Kart), I was naturally skeptical about Burnout Paradise. But, after seeing it for $20 as a Platinum Hits title at GameStop, I decided to buy it. I do not regret that decision.Burnout Paradise is a unique racing game. After selecting a car and fixing it up, you are free to go wherever y...

      19 out of 20 found this review helpful.

      All the violence of car wrecks with none of the people 0

          The Burnout series is the only set of racing games that I've ever really been able to stomach, and that is for a few reasons.  One being the fact that the game is as much (if not more) about wrecking stuff and causing destruction as it is about racing, and the other main reason is that it doesn't do that crap about making it feel more like the "real world" by making you manage money and repair and buy your own cars.  This game not only doesn't punish you for bustin' up your own set of wheels...

      2 out of 2 found this review helpful.

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