This game is flat out great! My computer is not that great and this console-to-PC-port runs perfectly! Being able to go from offline play to online play in about three seconds is unheard of. Almost like the GTA IV cellphone. The city is so open and there are lots and lots of goodies to unlock. See you on the streets!

The game makes heavy use of the song Welcome to the Junge by Guns N' Roses. I mention this because practically the entire song plays out as the game loads after you launch it. I would say that the loading takes at least two minutes for me, then there's some strange problems I won't even bother to discuss in detail, and then the game starts -- kind of. Usually I have to sit and watch some kind of video about different vehicles. Keyboard controls aren't terribly good, and whoever wrote the in-game tutorial seemingly got the order of the brake and afterburner buttons switched around. Oh, and it requires that you create an account before you can play. More tedium. And it has crashed my PC one of the two times I've had enough downtime to play it. And now I'm trying to uninstall it (sigh) and it can't even do that in a timely manner. And it installs some EA Download manager that runs when Windows boots. And ... the list goes on. It might be a fine console game, but the port seems terrible.… Expand

Don't listen to Micah. The game does NOT make heavy use of "Welcome to the Jungle" as he says. Instead the name of the song is "Paradise City" and it is only used as the opening song as the game loads up, big deal. :P lol In terms of performance, the game runs really good, that is if your computer isn't running on Windows Ancient Edition with only 10 Mb of RAM like Micah's does. I'm running this game on an 8800GT with 4 gigs of RAM. The official LOW requirements list says that you need at LEAST one gig of RAM and a Pentium 4 processor running on Vista or XP and that's at the LOWEST. So if you don't have that or BETTER, then don't even try to play it. The controls on the keyboard are a little tedious so I would suggest either using one of those steering wheel peripherals or an Xbox 360 controller. The game play is actually pretty good, I only wish the activities around the city were a little more varied. Multiplayer and single player work together pretty flawlessly. And contrary to Micah's post, creating an online account takes less than a minute or so. And once you are signed up, the online play is pretty competitive and really fun. All-in-all, this game is a reminder of how games SHOULD be ported to the PC. If you're a racing fan or just like FUN games then this one is a blast. It has great game play, great graphics and fun online modes that will keep you entertained for countless hours.… Expand

I spent the first couple of hours just driving around Paradise City collecting Billboards and Super Jumps. I then won a a few Races and Stunt events to get some more cars (cars are released into the world and have to be Taken Down before they can be driven).That's what makes this game a 10 for me, there is so much to do in the world and you can choose to do it in any order you want. Going online is a breeze with a menu system that you activate while driving, and lobbies where you also continue to drive between events. In fact the lobbies are just another way to play the game. Still unlocking new cars (and bikes), and finding new things to do after 30 hours of play means I will be playing this for a long time to come! This is the perfect example of how an open world game should play. Makes all other driving games feel outdated and predictable.… Expand

I must disagree with previous user review, game loads quite fast, I would say less than a minute. It also didn't install EA Download manager for me or at least it's not auto starting, it also allows to skip the account creating, it will bug you every time you run it but you can skip it. Otherwise it's good fun, I can't get enough of flying cars crashing into the wall. It's like NFS meet Flatout. The only downside I see are long crash animations that can get quite annoying when you just wan't to race.… Expand

Burnout isn't quite the same on PC as on a console - your friends laughing as you fail miserably... or you laughing at them as you take them down for the 4th time in a row. But for a console port, this game is excellent! Agreed, listening to Welcome to the Jungle can be tedious, however load times aren't too bad on my PC, possibly helped by skipping logging into an account - just hit backspace, as it shows when you're prompted to log in, just as you can choose not to install EA's Download manager when installing the game. As soon as I am in game, I hit the skip track song to get bring up a new track. The gameplay is exactly what I've come to expect from a Burnout game - good, simple, fun! The PC controls work much better than I had expected, that is to say I crashed into walls/traffic/off cliffs no more than I would have with a PlayStation controller. I like the variety in what you can do... from straight out racing, to finding as many shortcuts as possible, smashing billboards, to finding and driving through the best/highest/longest jumps and chains of stunts. This is a game I will keep coming back to!… Expand

Very nice game, have been addicted to this for the last 2 weeks or so, I now have my A liscenes and rocking the house. The game looks very nice on the PC with no hick-ups or crashes, loading times are OK for me, about 1 minute to get the game starting, you just have to have a good PC =] I have been playing with the X360 controller and it really plays fluently, so no problems there. I';m really enjoying the 'mission' structure which you can excess almost anywhere if you're driving around. I'm really just chilling playing the game, doing whatever I want, listening to some nice gaming podcast.… Expand

An excellent racing game and an excellent port. Pros + Open-ended: thousands of opportunities for you. You just want to crash to other cars? You can do it. You want to race? Race. + Excellent graphics, improved from the console version. + Smooth and clean control system (tested with X360 controller) + Good soundtrack + Packed with all the DLC availalble until release + Nice netcode. + No loading times Cons - Some Burnout fans may not like the new open-ended world - Few customizable cars/options.… Expand

For those of you saying that this game is terrible because of load times and what not, i have an idea: instead of spending all of your money on new games, how about you UPGRADE YOUR COMPUTER TO PARTS THAT ARE FROM THIS DECADE. if youre experiencing load times upwards of 2 minutes, you are definately NOT running a computer with gaming capabilities. this game is also a DRIVING game, so if controls suck on a keyboard, go figure. get the 30 dollar xbox 360 controller port for the computer and FIXED. no more garbage ass keyboard controls. this game is ridiculously fun and addictive. online freeburn play is really fun with friends. dont listen to naysayers or the people saying that the crash mode is gone? its not gone. you can do the crash on every single road, each with its own money amount to try and beat (most are around $1,000,000 so you gotta hit lots of cars. hitting buses gives you a money multiplier.) so most of the people on here with 8+ rating are correct. this game is solid. as long as your computer isn't from 1981.… Expand

I enjoyed this game a lot. I think removing crash mode was a huge mistake but once you get into it you forget about it. The most important thing to mention is this is a good console to PC port, not buggy like others usually are. Very efficiently coded, lots of fun to be had.

One of the best console ports I've ever played. The perfomance, the menus, the graphics and sounds are just great. If you don't know that this game was actually a console game, you would never guess that. My controller also works perfectly, which it doesn't on some bad console ports. The gameplay is quite fun, I kind of miss the Crash mode and Aftertouch as well, but that doesn't make the game bad. Maybe it's not a real Burnout game, but it is still fun as hell and I can just recommend it. Just because it's such a great port I still give thise game a 10/10, even if it's not a real Burnout game. If you like racing games, you should like this one as well.… Expand

This game is a lot of fun, and despite the comments of previous reviewers on speed of the game, load times and such, the requirements of this game are quite modest by today's standards especially. As far as gameplay is concerned, the game is a lot of fun, and I feel that the introduction of showtime more than makes up for the removal of aftertouch and crash mode. Rule the Road is an interesting feature, which, with a few friends online, will keep you up, running, and competing with them for top spot on different roads for hours and hours. The game life really is expanded by online play, with even more challenges to complete with and against your friends. My main complaint is the menu, it takes some time to get the hang of, and is not structured well towards the PC. Otherwise, if you picked up and enjoyed Burnout 3, with the exception of a few minor annoyances, you won't be disappointed with this game.… Expand

This game is perfect until you get about half way through and you just replay the same things over and over again each time you upgrade your license. It gets VERY repetitive and tedious, often frustrating. Also when you get up to about a Class A license, all races turn into takedowns so not only do you need to focus on racing and making the turns, but also the extremely aggressive AI. A good game for a couple hours, but I just can't put up with it anymore and it will remain unfinished.… Expand

Look guys, i really do not understand all the bad scores... most of you complain about how this is a openworld and that the mini map and all that are useless because it takes away from the racing. Now before i start a race, i simply press "m" on my keyboard to bring up the map. Give it a 2-3 second look and have the root down in my mind and im done. Racing has never been easier and finding a faster rout that the other computer cars are too stupid to take has never been more fun. and the keyboard controls DO NOT SUCK. They just need fixing. for example, boost needs to be space bar and e brake needs to be shift while showtime MUST be changed to d so you dont accidently press s all the time during a race and piss yourself off. For these minor problems which can be fixed with a little bit of brainpower, i give it a 9/10.… Expand

you know i dont know what peopel are talking about when they say its not a burnout game, it feels like a raceing game with lots of fast cars and big crashes which Burnout was all about. sure maybe some things are missing but really its hard to tell when your racing your heart out trying to make that one last turn with an angry AI on your taillights.

best racing game i have ever played and extras to buy are great to play

this the worst driving game of it's kind.every street looks like an interstate highway.a total lack of imagination. the menus are confusing you can slam the car into a brick wall at top speed and it still goes. the music is one is for those with limited taste.and i hate GnR. not arcade enough for an arcade racer. not real enough for a simulator.i did one race and drove around a bit. and saw no need to go farther.this game is for those who live to rack up scores they want to post and brag about,not for me. this is why driving games are so bad these days people give high score to junk like this.… Expand

This game is nothing, that wasted developer's time and EA's money of course. It has absolutely not to offer in PC world. Race Driver Grid is not about demolition like Burnout, but it has better destruction model, actualy it has better everything. When I played this kind of sh*t called in civilised society a "Burnout" I had no idea, how long it will stay on my harddrive. 15 minutes? Wasted money. Big city, nothing to do. Car's behavior is so weird. It!s like you ride a horse or something, but not car. Please, don't buy this game!… Expand

Who knows what the developers were thinking; they've removed the very two best features of the Burnout Series (Crash Mode and Aftertouch are both gone gone gone) and instead given us a more generic city racer. I'm a long time fan of the Burnout series, and this is the worst of them so far. The party pack is a joke... unless you like watching a load screen and lots of 1timed-delay banners inbetween players (about 1 minute o waiting for every 30 seconds of gameplay). EA, here's hoping you read comments on Metacritic and bring back Crash Mode and Aftertouch (in single player of course). Otherwise, you just ripped me right the hell off.… Expand

I'm not sure how or why this game is getting votes above 5, unless people are only for graphics these days. As a major fan of the burnout series, this totally ruined it. Even if I changed my perspective into this being a totally different game (which it is), it makes me one sad panda. Definitely the most boring and lacking game i've purchased in the last 5 years out of about a hundred. I showed this to several people - all having similar opinions. Better luck next time.… Expand

a e-mail I sent sums it up I will be on uninstalling your game and will post recommendations on the fourms at steam for people to do the same. Because of constant online issues not being able to connect to servers and issues concerning stuttering and freezing. You could at least post something to tell people that you're working on the problem but all we hear is silence so therefore you will be deleted we only play with games that work. Your game obviously has some ways to go before fits that description. Relying on EA to do your troubleshooting is a joke, we get the same emails from them over and over and over again.… Expand

This is one of those clasic games that has gotten many mixed reviews (and EA's typical at times blunder on sacrifcing features of games that were there on previous versions just to push a product out quicker I suspect) I was hoping that this version would have crash mode returned to us fans but again its mainly just a port nothing really new to get me to buy it again. While the racing parts are still just as good as burnout 3 I am getting that feeling of dissapointment with this version as it starts reminding of some of the need for speed games that got boring real quick. Maybe its because they borrowed some of the need for speed develpoers :) but if there is another sequel to come please bring us crash mode back and stop the repetivness (fillers to make the game seem longer, another typicall EA strategy) and put some real work into it this time. Taking out crash mode is like buying a Challenger without the Hemi... whats the point :) Think I will go play some Burnout 3 now.… Expand

This game is a mediocre game with a crappy port to the pc. I tried this game on four PCs before I found one it didn't crash on. I logged a bug with criterion which seemed to be ignored. Perhaps on a console this would be a 5, but for anyone who has played PC games for long this is a stinker

Why: Ok first, this game is nothing like what the past games where. This one went all "racing" on us, instead of burnouts trademark crashes and takedowns. Second, while your driving, the game freezes at random spots so an imbred narrator can talk to you about the obvious. such as: "jump the ramps for points!". OK CAPTAIN OBVIOUS. This game is junk. I want my money back. Burnout 1-3 was good. The rest, nope. Did i mention the game is lifeless? Its so unreal its not even funny! So, you look into your car or others, and noone is there. Ghost car? And nobody walks on the street. This game is horrible.I hope its the last burnout now.… Expand

One of the best racing games ever for the PC. The slowdown on crashing is amazing, the graphics were great for 2009, it still looks good today. The choice in music was so so, but I just muted the music and played my iTunes over it. For the people who say they hate GNR... that's your opinion, if you don't like them then remove it. I've experience no glitches at all... So yea. It's great. :D

One of the best racing games ever. The graphics are particularly nice to the eye, the game-play is pretty nice, the map is big but not too big, overall, a very, very enjoyable game.

Yes, Yes, and again Yes! What an incredibly fun game. The first 45 minutes I was thinking...wow...what an incredible "realistic" racing game. I haven't even scratched the surface of this game...And so much MORE realistic than other new ones I don't really need to mention that I and others out there own. So much more responsive. And if you've ever really "raced" on the streets of a major city or hometown? I can truthfully tell you that this racer is the closest thing to actually being in the friggin' car! I sincerely give it an 10++....You won't be disappointed spending $19.99 on this game or less! Yaaaaaa.....EA....You get major KUDOS from me!!!… Expand

There is simply nothing wrong with this game; it is one of the best racers I have every played. Though it is an arcade-style racer, each car still has somewhat of a different "feel" to it. The graphics are amazing, the damage breathtakingly detailed. One of the best racing game ever, bar none.

I'm rating this a zero, not because it deserves a zero but because half the reviews here were obviously written by EA employees. The game probably gets a 5. The graphics are good but pretty standard for a modern racing game. The soundtrack has a few good tracks but mostly sucks. They have about an hours worth of classical music for no good reason. Anyone who says this was a quality port is lying to you. This was a very lazy job, the menus are completely designed for a controller and make no use of the mouse. You have to press F1 and F2 to switch between menus this took me 5 minutes to discover. The cut-scenes are constant, useless, and unskipable. You will want to punch the "Radio DJ" in the face the first time you hear him and it only get's worse from there. Probably the worst part of the game is the handling of the cars. It's about on par with GTA which is sad for a game whose only purpose is driving. The races are extremely easy. The only time you will lose is if you go the wrong way or crash a lot, and even then you will usually win. All in all the game can be fun at times, it's good for a 10 minute break of mindless crashing, but there isn't much meat here.… Expand