Burnout Paradise
Make action your middle name, as you control what happens when and where in Burnout Paradise. Welcome to Paradise City. Immerse yourself in the open roads of Paradise City from the downtown streets through the hectic freeways to the sweeping mountain roads; the world is waiting to be explored. Slam, Shunt and Wreck opponents in cross-town race events, where you decide the fastest route to the finish line. Hit the jumps and find shortcuts, smash through barriers and get to the places that other racers can't reach to get that competitive edge. Meet your friends online with the revolutionary EasyDrive system that smashes through the tedium of lobbies and servers and cuts straight to the chase. Burnout Paradise provides the ultimate driving playground for you and your friends to play online on the Playstation 3. Mugshots - Track the length and breadth of up to 2,500 online rivalries Speed, Speed and Even More Speed - The rebuilt, race-tuned Burnout game engine delivers intense speed boost gameplay at a super-smooth and super-fast 60 frames-per-second Crash Deformation - Burnout Paradise features an all-new deformation technology that gives players an astounding close-up and slow-motion view of super-real destruction
In Burnout Paradise players are treated to a rarity in the video games universe: a complete reinvention of an established franchise that equals, if not betters any of the previous games in the series. Yes, this is a large claim, but one that can be explained in a single phrase: Next-Gen Freedom. 
Driver's heaven is a wide open world |
In Paradise City even cars can fly. View larger. | 
Go for broke in 'Marked Man' Mode. View larger. | 
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Although the Burnout series? over the top mobile action has been its calling card since it ignited audiences on the PS2 in 2001, and later on the first generation Xbox console, Burnout Paradise is the first game in the series that has been designed specifically for play on Next Generation consoles. This has allowed game developer Criterion to rip the training wheels off the game and rebuild it from scratch. The result is a new, expansive world that players can roll through at will. And what a world it is.Enter Paradise City
Heaven on Earth, at least to road-raging, crash-causing Burnout fanatics, Paradise City is your domain and ultimate proving ground in Burnout Paradise. This expansive driver?s playground stretches across 250 miles and encompasses all sorts of road driving conditions, from fun-in-the-sun seaside cruising boulevards, to mountain roads and downtown gridlock. But regardless of what stretch of asphalt you find yourself on, the beauty of this place is that nothing is blocked off and your wits are at least as important as the horsepower under your hood when it comes to racing here. Check out Paradise City?s five sub areas (click the links for sample images):- Downtown Paradise City
- Harbor Town
- Palm Bay Heights
- Silver Lake
- White Mountain
Burnout Your Way
Unlike in previous Burnout games, Burnout Paradise not only puts the keys to your ride in your hands, but places you squarely in the driver?s seat when it comes to where you can go and what you can do.Along with wide avenues and crowded highways, the open game design of Paradise City is also jammed full of hidden side streets, back roads and alley ways. These can be used as short cuts in races, that is, if you know where they are. As you explore, commit these potential short cuts to memory because they will definitely come in handy in a tight race. And since we are talking Burnout here, players should not expect uneventful, genteel contests of speed and precision driving. In Paradise City players are always free to slam, shunt and wreck opponents in their bids for supremacy and they will. Also, new to the Burnout series, races can now start anywhere, anytime. Just pull up to a stoplight and spin your wheels to start one in one of five different event classes:- Classic Race
- Road Rage
- Burning Route
- Stunt Run (new)
- Marked Man (new)
Instant Online
Burnout Paradise also keeps the mobile carnage coming while simultaneously setting the new standard in online social gameplay. With the new ?Easy Drive? feature you can find friends online and with the click of a button invite them to a race. Once they?ve accepted the race will start immediately. That's right, no more annoying wait times at online lobbies and servers. And keeping in touch with friends is easier than ever.Team up or Takedown
In the winner-take-all universe of Burnout teaming up usually isn?t the first option that comes to mind, but on these rough and tumble streets it's a good option to keep in mind. With more than 300 FreeBurn Challenges packed into the game, players always have the choice of going it alone against the field as a whole or joining forces with up to seven of your buddies in user-created race routes. Either way, if you are victorious in your takedown you'll get the chance to talk some trash as you exchange Mugshots with your victim via an optional camera hooked to your gaming system or your gamertag/PSN avatar if you prefer to keep your identity on the down-low.Showtime: Crash Anywhere, Any Time
And finally since a new Burnout release wouldn't be complete without a little something special in the wreckage department, Burnout Paradise continues the carnage with an update of its familiar 'Crash Mode.' Renamed 'Showtime Mode,' players can now crash, bounce and scatter their ride in any location and replay the wreckage over and over in slow motion. One of the most addictive and down right fun features of the game, players activate the mode by simply pulling both triggers on their controller and if they are good enough can also immortalize their Showtime moments on the leaderboards for all to see.Driving fans this is Next-Gen at its best and definitely the Burnout title you have been waiting for.
Burnout Paradise Accessories
 PlayStation 3 Dualshock 3 Wireless Controller
Sony PlayStation 3 Blu-ray Disc Remote
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
PlayStation 3 40GB
PlayStation 3 Wireless Sixaxis Controller
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
PlayStation 3 80GB
Heavenly Sword
PlayStation 3 Eye
Burnout Paradise Reviews
Pros. EA released trophy support for this game but I already completed 50% and I'm not planning on starting all over. -Crash easily. -Maps are complex. Traffic is heavy and the added park cars makes you want to slam the controller. -Crashing and take downs look amazing. Racing can get very frustrating because crashing is very easy. This game is based on open road driving just like city driving.
-GPS is horrible. -Motorcycles. It doesn't tell you when to turn till the last minute. -Game is far from short.
The gameplay is very smooth and the controls are very well organized. I had this game for sometime now and I love playing it but I have to turn it off within an hour because I'll be heated from crashing once and losing the race. -Can't restart a race.
-Added Trophies were late.
-Real time damage.
Also, you can't restart the race from the pause screen, you'll have to drive all the way back to where the street light was so you can retry that race all over.
Cons.
The added bikes make the game much more enjoyable but still frustrating with the crashing.
-NO DRIVER, it really upsets me that EA couldn't put a driver in the car.
-Looks great and the cars handle good.
The game graphics are very well done.
-Game is far from easy.
One way to play is to free roam where you drive around and try to crash other people and take them out. They recently release two different free downloads to the game as an added benefit. The games advertises that it has 250 miles of open roads, stunts and 120 unique events. The price has came down a lot in the last couple months. This is fun for a while but quickly gets old repetitive. I would consider it a good buy now.
I purchased this game and loved it at first but got boring after a couple weeks. There are also different types of races but it is very difficult to figure out which way to go. It has good graphics and realistic crashes that always seem to be unique. One download expands the size of the City and the other download adds motorcycles which is cool.
Reccomended for racing fans. The huge draw of Burnout has always been the crashes. Roaming the city with your friends is pretty fun and adds a lot of variety to the types. If you have a topnotch sound system then you will enjoy some of the best racing sounds in a video game. Racing games don't appeal much to me. I'll take a game of MarioKart 64 any day, but I did enjoy Burnout for the PS2 moderately. The game also added a downloadable motorcycle add-on. It sounds like they were ripped from a Michael Bay flick and have the "umph" to give your subwoofer a nice boost.
Graphics and sound are top notch. This time around EA incorporated a free roam system where you could basically roam around Paradise City and do races and tasks as you choose. I guess think of it as a huge interactive menu. Racing in a free roam city is fun, but if you decide to quit a race or restart you will stop a race at wherever in the city you are and will have to drive back to the starting point, which is a bit of a drawback. Multiplayer is a riot. Switching between online and offline is easy and doing races and roaming with live players adds a new dimension. Car designs and models are great and gameplay framerates are smooth although there are some little hiccups that have been known to plague EA games on PS3. On the PS3 the crashes are more intense than ever with some pretty bone crunching sequences that even made me go "ouch" even though there are no animated drivers and it is an "E" game.
The Graphics on a 58" 1080p Plasma are unbelievable. It's that fast. I got this game on special at my local Brandsmart store for $18.88 back in April 08. Go get the game.
The crash scenes are intense and very realistic. Online play is the fastest I've seen. I have a few PS3 games and Burnout Paradise is the only one which by simply pressing the directional button 2 times you can actually go online and be playing with 8 people in under 30 seconds. I'm currently working on getting my Elite License.
PSN has it as a download for $29.99. Enjoy. Since then I can't stop playing it.
I prefer a actual BluRay.
there is only one large fully rendered city (that seems to have been inspired by L.A) and surrounding forested areas which you can also explore. You can lose yourself for hours exploring the massive city and it seems like new upgrades are constantly being added via your internet connection. There are also lots of different hidden alleyways, buildings, etc. -limited track scenery. and just for the fun of aggressive driving.
and offers lots of bang for the buck. and then they had to change it. -The music is nice. You may like the flexibility of finding your own shortcuts more than I. But this is only a matter of taste.
They had the perfect winning game formula. like new vehicles. it's easy to get lost during a race. The cars, objects, and courses are beautifully rendered and the crashes are nothing short of gorgeous. However, this latest incarnation comes with some big differences from previous games. Here are a few pros and cons:. Cons:. But gone are the various tracks around the world.
They recently added motorcycles. Conclusion: Although I think that this game could be improved upon, it is undeniably fun to play. especially the famous track from Guns & Roses :). And that's what we've come to expect from this series. Instead of many different tracks from all over the world. But with all that said, I think that "Burnout 3" for the PS2 was the most fun and addictive to play. most are blocked off. -This game is more affordable than most PS3 games.
-Amazingly detailed graphics/crash dynamics/lighting. Also, not all of the areas are accessible. -races are not as fun when the track routes are less defined. especially the exotic tropical forest tracks in earlier games. -The developers actually provide lots of new free upgrades to this game. There are still different racing events throughout the city to participate in by going to key road intersections to initiate them. This gives the driver the freedom to explore a virtual city to an extent that probably can't be matched by any current game.
Pros:. Here's hoping that they go back and use the winning formula they had on the next Burnout game for the PS3. that you can drive into or drive off of.
So although this game is really fun, I do miss the variety that the previous games in this series offered. -Freedom to explore a huge area. an entire rendered city.
To do all the things that you normally can't do, and actually be rewarded for "bad driving". If you've never played any of the previous 'Burnout' series of racing games, the basic premise of these games is the fun of crashing your car into other cars, objects, to cause as much damage as possible. For instance, you can only drive into certain buildings.
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