Burnout 5 gives players license to wreak havoc in Paradise City, the ultimate seamless racing battleground, with a massive infrastructure of traffic-heavy roads to abuse. Gone is the need to jump in and out of menus and aimlessly search for fun like many open world games; in Burnout 5, every inch of the world is built to deliver heart-stopping Burnout-style gameplay. Every intersection is a potential crash junction and every alleyway is an opportunity to rack up moving violations.
GenreRacing
Platforms xbox360
DEVELOPER Criterion Games | PUBLISHER Codemasters | RELEASE DATE
Burnout Paradise Reviews xbox360
gamechronicles.com review
Burnout Paradise will not only dazzle you with its visual depiction of total carnage, those with a Dolby Digital-equipped home theater will revel in one of the best audio presentations for any racing game to date. The sound effects are quite literally, “explosiveâ€, and each car has it’s own unique engine rev. Loading up and driving the Wal-Mart formula racer sounds like an F-15 screaming down the street while the rugged vans and trucks have a throaty roar that spells trouble in Road Rage modes.
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gameshark.com review
Most of the events are simple variants on the racing theme (cross the finish line before several other drivers, before just one driver, or in one piece as drivers try to take you down), but the courses and tactics required for success vary enough to prevent Paradise from ever being boring. If you do feel the need to take a break, however, there’s still plenty to do in Paradise City, like crashing through more than a hundred billboards and tracking down several hundred shortcuts. The shortcuts can help you in races and set you up for big jumps that will send your stunt scores through the roof. Plowing through the billboards is just plain fun.
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msxbox-world.com review
Burnout Paradise is truly a beautiful game to look at. The game runs beautifully both online and off, with very little slowdown even when cars are flying over your windshield. When your car gets totaled, you will see the vehicle implode spectacularly, it’s final resting place a stark warning on the dangers of speeding. Paradise City itself is modeled beautifully and really feels like a downtown city should feel, while the outskirts of the city provides some great spots high up to gape at the incredible view distance as you look across the map.
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extremegamer.ca review
Burnout Paradise supports Xbox Live online gaming which consists of the obvious races that can be joined like most racing games. You can also enjoy the “Freeburn†mode that allows you to drive around town with seven other drivers engaging in races or just running into each other. A neat feature added on to Burnout Paradise is the ability to take a mug shot. When you defeat a racer online and you have the Xbox Vision Cam hooked up, a picture is taken of the opposing racer and is added to your collection.
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gamestyle.com review
The game’s multiplayer component is brilliant and so easy to access. Simply press the D-pad on your controller and you have access to your friends list. Press it again and you’re online, blazing around the city with your friends. While online, you can set up races, perform one of the game’s 300+ online challenges (which include performing jumps, drifting a set distance, etc.) or just blaze around the city pretending to be the guys from Top Gear. It’s a great social game as you can just make up your own races and events on the fly, and when you’re finished, you simply go back to the single-player city exactly where you were while online.
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acegamez.co.uk review
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videogamer.com review
Going back to the standard menu-driven system of the past was pretty jarring after spending days cruising from event to event in Paradise. I was simply having more fun in Criterion’s latest racer. I’m not budging on the issue of navigating during race events though – the closed track races in Revenge are far more enjoyable. Even so, for true next-gen arcade racing thrills Burnout Paradise is most definitely your best option. Criterion has delivered a game that every gamer should have in their collection.
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gametap.com review
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gamervision.com review
Burnout Paradise is far and beyond the best Burnout in the series and quite possibly the best racing game on the Xbox 360. Purists may argue that Forza Motorsport 2 and Dirt are more realistic and offer better customization, but when it comes to being the most complete package with the most polished gameplay; Paradise is a true revolution.
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xbox360.gamezone.com review
The most apparent change to the Burnout formula as presented in Burnout Paradise is the new free-roam city that you have to explore. Paradise City is a sandbox, allowing you to take on any mission you choose and discover hidden jumps and unlockables throughout at your own pace. There are certain key points of interest throughout the world, including repair and paint shops, as well as gas stations where you can fuel up your Burnout meter.
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armchairempire.com review
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1up.com review
But which platform offers the consummate version of Paradise? While the PlayStation 3 edition sports a slight visual edge (a few superior textures, no screen tearing) and arguably superior controller triggers, the Xbox 360 offering plays identically, and both sport that amazingly intuitive online interface. And since the PS3 version fails to deliver a custom soundtrack option (blame Sony), the Xbox 360’s ability to rescue you from a cavalcade of crappy Burnout 2 track remixes and Avril Lavigne nonsense can’t be underestimated.
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darkzero.co.uk review
Burnout has always been as much about the multiplayer as single player, and not just online, it was always a blast going head to head in split screen. Because of the game’s new format though there is no offline multiplayer anymore, just an extensive online mode, which is a real shame. The online modes can be a little confusing at first, but once you get the hang of the set up works pretty well, making good use of the open city. Another nice addition is the use of the Xbox Live Vision camera, which allows you to see your opponents faces when you run them off the road, and they can see yours too, this is a nice touch and really adds to the online rivalry system. The only real problem I found with the game’s online races were that due to the open city, you might not see another racer for ages, lessening the feeling of competition.
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