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Burnout Paradise: Big Surf Island

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Burnout Paradise: Big Surf Island
84
7.2 User Score:

Generally favorable reviews

Based on 4 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?

Based on 7 votes
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Game Info

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Developer: Criterion Games

Genre(s): Racing

Players: 8

ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older)

Release Date: June 11, 2009

Summary

The island is roughly the size of Downtown Paradise, but features gameplay unlike any other area in the game. We're running with the mantra "if you can see it, you can drive it" to introduce a new level of freedom to Burnout Paradise. The island features the biggest, most awesome jumps in the entire game. Big Surf Island contains over 5 hours of gameplay bringing you more of everything you love about Burnout Paradise with a few new surprises along the way. The Dust Storm Buggy available to drive straight away. 8 Incredible New Cars to Win. 15 Events (Including all New Island Tours). 10 Freeburn Challenges. 12 New Roads to Rule. 75 Island Smashes. 45 Island Billboards. 15 Island Mega Jumps. [Criterion Games]

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

100

Play UK

Quite simply an essential purchase. [Issue#182, p.83]

80

Playstation Official Magazine UK

Cough up, download, and enjoy. [Aug 2009, p.114]

80

Edge Magazine

Aside from the odd quirk, including a fake wall that would send our car falling through the island’s geometry, and the game’s laborious new front-end (see sidebar), Big Surf is an extended sugar rush of an add-on that almost makes Paradise City feel staid, and as such is the most essential to date.

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79

3DJuegos

If you are a Burnout Paradise fan, you can’t skip this Big Surf Island add-on.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 7.2 (out of 10) based on 7 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Dave C gave it a7:
More of the same which is great, but far too small for the price.

Ian G gave it a9:
This is a great addition to a great game. I played it through and wished it was bigger.

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