- Publisher: Electronic Arts
- Release Date: Jan 22, 2008
- Also On: PC, Xbox 360
User Score
Generally favorable reviews- based on 484 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 312 out of 484
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Mixed: 118 out of 484
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Negative: 54 out of 484
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JohnC.Jan 19, 2008
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RasputiaDAug 26, 2009
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BobS.Feb 2, 2008
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SonicB.Feb 2, 2008Hell of a long wait for this one to come around and sadly not really worth it.
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geoffhantJan 10, 2008I expected more after the amount of time Paradise has been in development. It must have cost a fortune to make. Unfortunately this does nothing for me having been a fan of the previous Burnouts. I think the series may have had it's day with the developers resorting to the red-herring of open-worlds. Navigation, predictable is a nightmare.
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DenJ.Feb 2, 2008Weakest Burnout in quite a while. Major omissions unforgivable and open world system hampered by poor navigation.
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TobyKSep 23, 2009
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Link90210Feb 2, 2008Very repetitive and many things detract from the usual pick up and play Burnout arcade style. Things don't seem to be running at such a breakneck pace in this one either which is a real shame. Wish they had real cars too! fed up with these cars that you can't really identify with. Crash has gone and race restarts will have you pulling your hair out. Not a bad racer but no Burnout.
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JonA.Feb 6, 2008Repetitive to the point of frustration and crash has gone. Not a big fan of the open world either. Not the best Burnout by far.
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BadboiMay 2, 2008no crash, no simple two player mode! You cannot race against youjr friends at home. Only online :-(
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JayL.May 26, 2008The first few hours, I was amazed. But then it got stale. I'm only a third of the way done and I have to virtually force myself to play it.
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DavePJan 16, 2008Could have been a lot better IMO. Obvious things seem to have been missed here and basic racing game no-no's have gone in to try and revive the franchise yet anotehr time. Open plan fits Burnout in no way whatsoever. The breakneck speed and navigation are at odds with each other.
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CliffB.Jan 19, 2008Hasn't quite lived up to the expectations I had for it. It's been an age in development and has ultimately disappointed alas. The open world thing just doesn't do it for me here at all. A real shame that you have to drive back to teh start to begin a race again too.
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PaulM.Jan 19, 2008Where have the slick, pure racing tracks gone? Exploration is the last thing you want to do in a racing game, come on! Crash is no longer either. Ah man, gutted.
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DaveI.Jan 21, 2008
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GusD.Jan 26, 2008The arcade purity seems to have been lost this time around. Restarts are a pain and crash is gone. Not worth the wait.
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KayC.Jan 30, 2008
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RandolphF.Feb 14, 2008
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RavensholmFeb 2, 2008Restarts are unbelievably annoying - I just want the immediacy of the past Burnouts back. Lots of changes have gone in that I personally don't like at all. Maybe I am just a Burnout purist but this new flavour has just left me cold.
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FangioS.Feb 29, 2008Worth a rent for a couple of nights but not worth the full asking price. This one's a bit weak..
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HCFeb 4, 2008You can't restart on the spot which is amazingly irritating. Some of the cars are kinda dodgy looking. If only they could use proper cars. The map is a bit poor too which is a bit of a killer with a nav based open world. Disappointing.
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StevieSFeb 4, 2008Lets hope the open racing is born and dies in Paradise as it seems to be a major drawback in many of the reviews I have read. Luckily I rented this and didn't buy as it's not as good as the pure arcade racers I've come to expect from earlier Burnouts.
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JamieG.Feb 6, 2008Ahh - more Takedown less Paradise.
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burnoutAug 25, 2009
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GregH.Jan 24, 2008
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Aug 21, 2010this is a very great game for me is the best burnout ever best teckdown nice race this game is just awsome and li love the free mode in the city is a very great idea
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Feb 27, 2013
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Jul 6, 2014Good idea for this franchise. To have open world racing and good graphics. First thing the loading of this game is like 4 hours! 4 HOURS! or even more...But still game is fun and good looking but when you play this like 5 hours. Then you just get bored. 7/10 Still 2008s best racing game.
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Mar 23, 2014
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Dec 23, 2014Great racing game but the amount of micro transactions annoyed me to a point that i refused to keep playing. It is the same problem with every EA game! This sucks and leads to that that i think twice before buying a EA game.
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CliffBJan 25, 2008Not bad by any means but not as good as I was hoping after such a long wait. Some key Burnout tried and tested modes have disappeared and have been replaced with inferior new modes, presumable for the sake of having new stuff. If it ain't broke... Lets hope the open structure dies quickly and they get back to basics with Burnout 6
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JustinGMar 29, 2009This game is excellent when it comes to graphics, I played it but has this affect that made the game seem boring after a few hours unless you are online and with other online players then the game is way more intense. game play is OK its basically your typical burnout game with a different scenery and more functions to it.
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Jun 15, 2011
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Nov 23, 2011
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Jan 13, 2013Make this in a open world was a great mistake. Burnout 3: Takedown, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit and Burnout Revenge are the best racing games Critrerion made. Like Criterion's Most Wanted, it is a empty feeling game. But Most Wanted does't have **** navigation and a static map.
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Nov 10, 2012This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Nov 26, 2012
Awards & Rankings
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Playstation Official Magazine UKScarily deep. It demands you play it: there's so much to find it's incredible. [Jan 2008, p.88]
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Give it a chance and you may find yourself having the most fun you've ever had in a virtual car. [Feb 2008, p.70]
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Official Playstation 2 Magazine UKA truly superb racer; fast, vast and there's plenty to do under that super-slick surface. [Jan 2008, p.118]