| 100 |
GamePro
Quite simply the best arcade racing game ever made. Everything that you loved about the last game is still here and kicking, but with added modes, more action, a faster sense of speed, and some truly addictive multiplayer modes, this game will undoubtedly go down in history as being the epitome of action racing this generation and possibly even the next.
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| 100 |
Detroit Free Press
Burnout: Revenge proves once again why it is the ultimate spectacle for those of us who just want to feel the rush. You know you're playing a great game when even the pauses in the action are filled with rockin' music, flashy video and big sound effects.
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| 100 |
Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
By making a few seemingly subtle but ultimately profound gameplay changes, Criterion has improved a game we didn't think needed improving. [Nov 2005, p.104]
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| 100 |
Official Playstation 2 Magazine UK
Faster-than-light and the best arcade racer in existence. [Jan 2007, p.106]
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| 95 |
IC-Games
With top notch presentation and replayability that goes through the roof it’s a sure fire bet to assume the Burnout series is safe for some time to come.
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| 95 |
Game Chronicles
If there’s one racing game to buy on the PS2 this year, it is Burnout Revenge. The game really has the entire package sewn up.
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| 95 |
TotalPlayStation
Simply put, it's the best Burnout yet, and after four games, it's amazing that each one can consistently blow the previous entries away. Revenge does, and it is indeed sweet.
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| 95 |
Gamers' Temple
Revenge is a dish that Burnout serves up hot, and you'll savor every bite.
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| 95 |
PGNx Media
The game’s soundtrack is quite varied, considerably more so than "Burnout 3." It’s noticeably edgier and goes along well with Burnout Revenge’s more aggressive theme.
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| 95 |
Play Magazine
Every wreck is a visual affair to be savored and a delightful treat for a job nastily done. [Oct 2005, p.66]
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| 95 |
Games Radar UK (Pre-2006)
There's little chance to get bored, too, simply because of the volume of stuff to do in every race. Even a Bronze unlocks new stuff, but more obscure cars require specific goals like finishing a race unscathed or getting signature takedowns... Burnout's utterly, utterly brilliant. [GamesMaster]
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| 94 |
Gaming Target
Sure, taking out the fear of hitting some of the traffic makes the game less terrifying than past Burnout games, and the increased emphasis on taking out opposition rather than merely outracing them might be too much for some die-hards to handle, but as you get used to it, the magic is still there.
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| 94 |
Armchair Empire
With its extensive list of events and near unlimited replay value, Burnout Revenge still maintains the visceral carnage that fans (and angered commuters) everywhere have come to expect.
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| 93 |
PSX Extreme
The cars look more realistic than ever and are quite shiny, showing off real-time reflections. Like the vehicles, the courses are more realistic this year, and there’s a great amount of variety to them.
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| 93 |
Game Informer
Like a moth drawn to a flame, I can't pull myself away from the incredible explosions, blinding speeds, and impressive vehicular carnage. Once you get behind the wheel, it's almost impossible to turn this speedster off. [Oct 2005, p.118]
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| 93 |
GameBrink
The game is reckless, shameless fun.
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| 92 |
Gaming Horizon
It's the same tried and tested gameplay with some cool new cars and levels, and a few new features that may or may not be your cup of tea.
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| 92 |
Gamer 2.0
The game takes everything that was great from the phenomenal "Burnout 3" and not only improves upon those features, but builds upon them, creating a game that blows away the competition in its genre.
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| 92 |
Worth Playing
The sense of speed is upped a couple notches, the tracks are much more interesting, with alternate routes and lots of ramps, Crashbreaker races are immensely fun, traffic checking adds more wreckage and destruction (which is a good thing), the huge, multi-tiered crash stages are a big step up, and once again, even more speed.
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| 91 |
GameSpot
While it isn't a total reinvention, Burnout Revenge makes significant alterations to the Burnout formula that essentially render every other game in the series obsolete.
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| 91 |
Gaming Age
Even if you’ve played "Burnout 3" 'til you had blisters on your fingers, there is plenty of new and exciting tracks, cars, and features that will peak your interest once again.
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| 91 |
Next Level Gaming
It's by far one of the top three racing games this year, outright. Yes, right there with "Forza" and "GT4." And you'll put hours upon hours into it. I can guarantee.
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| 91 |
Pelit (Finland)
An excellent and unbelievably fast arcade racing experience. The constant over-the-top crashes are hilarious. It is a bit easy, though. [Oct 2005]
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| 91 |
GameZone
An adrenaline rush so pure you’ll swear the race is real.
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| 90 |
Gamers Europe
A slightly different flavour to this vintage perhaps - less appealing to some, more appealing to others. But still, unquestionably, the greatest.
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| 90 |
games(TM)
By far the biggest step up lies in the course design, offering dozens of alternative routes and short-cuts on each map and making far more use of vertical travel than Burnout ever did. [Nov 2005, p.90]
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| 90 |
Game Over Online
While the gameplay is just as good as the previous title, there are a couple of things that detract from the experience. In particular, some of the recent modifications make a lot of the game much easier.
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| 90 |
WHAM! Gaming
Another amazing asset is that the opponents that you face aren't stupid. These are some top-notch, intelligent drivers! These opponents actually try to set you up to crash in a race.
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| 90 |
Sydney Morning Herald
If you like your games fast, then strap yourself in for a white-knuckle ride, because Burnout Revenge is relentlessly intense.
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| 90 |
Total Video Games
Fantastic presentation, highly addictive intense gameplay and plenty to play – racing games just don’t get any better then this, make sure to check it out immediately.
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| 90 |
1UP
When a game is able to make grown adults throw their shoulders into turns or wave their controller in the air as if it's actually going to help avoid that oncoming tour bus (sorry, it won't), then you know somebody's doing something right.
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| 90 |
Cheat Code Central
Any gamer who gets off on high speed hijinks will find that Revenge is a dish best served now!
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| 90 |
Stuff
This is the fourth game in the series, and it's definitely the biggest, ballsiest, most nonsensical Burnout to date.
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| 90 |
Maxim Online
Tons of tracks, events, and online races give Revenge plenty of variety, but it's the blinding speed and the velvety smooth controls that make this the best racing game of the year.
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| 90 |
PSM Magazine
A better-looking, better-playing Burnout, which is never a bad thing. [Nov 2005, p.72]
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| 90 |
GameSpy
It manages to exhaustively deliver everything that made "Burnout 3" so fantastic while adding small tweaks that make its predecessor an immediate item for trade-in at your local game store.
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| 90 |
Yahoo! Games
And most importantly, the mixture of blistering speed, edge-of-the-seat thrills and explosive crashes works just as well as it ever did. The Burnout series gets better and better every time.
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| 90 |
Ferrago
The Traffic Checking and trackside shortcuts gives Revenge a little more of a complex feel to the high speed simplistic madness of the series so far.
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| 90 |
AceGamez
Revenge isn't a huge leap forward for the series compared to the evolution between "Point of Impact" and "Takedown," but it is definitely an evolution for the franchise and once you play it you'll have a hard time going back to the old track designs.
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| 90 |
Gamenikki
The lighting and reflective effects are truly impressive, sometimes on par with "Gran Turismo" or "Project Gotham Racing," while the courses have impressive texture work and detailed architecture all by themselves.
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| 89 |
Jolt Online Gaming UK
An incredible amount of raw fun to play, remaining so similar to previous titles yet being so fundamentally different.
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| 89 |
IGN
While not perfect, Burnout Revenge is an excellent addition to the franchise. The game's track design is simply phenomenal, the break-neck speed is exhilarating and there are very, very few games on any current console that control, look or sound better than this.
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| 88 |
Electronic Gaming Monthly
Burnout Revenge is hard to rate. On almost every level, it's superior to Burnout 3, yet it lacks the impact of that game, which had so many pieces come together to create arguably the best arcade-racing experience ever.
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| 88 |
BonusStage
Criterion has yet again pieced together another piece of fantastic software that pushes the limits of the current-gen consoles in every department possible. However, for some reason or another, it just doesn’t feel as exciting and visceral as "Burnout 3" did.
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| 84 |
eToychest
Revenge really fumbles the ball with the addition of traffic checking, and its overt attempts at aggression are ultimately ironic counterpoints to a system that has lost many of its teeth. On its own, it's still one of the best racers available, but it is also a spectacular step backward for the series.
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| 83 |
Game Revolution
But while some will dig the new chaotic maps and aggressive traffic-checking, others may be turned off by the loss of precision and the dependence upon blind chance.
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| 80 |
Operation Sports
In an online world where racing games are usually about respect, caution, and not causing pile-ups, Burnout: Revenge is all about what you really want to do.
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| 80 |
G4 TV
We're peeved at the ability to flick aside 18-wheelers like they're raisins on a table, but overall, you're going to have problems finding a more visceral, violent driving game.
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| 80 |
Edge Magazine
It takes more than caffeine, luck and a nosebleed to truly become master of these streets, and this is Revenge’s greatest achievement over its predecessor. The eight locations, split as usual into varied circuits, are arcade racing dreams given form. [Nov 2005, p.98]
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| 80 |
Computer and Video Games
Getting more Burnout is always a treat - like getting more cake or pudding! - and although it'd be easy to whine about the lack of innovations, it's easier still to fall back in the routine of having amazing fun bouncing Car A off Car B and watching the whole world blow to pieces at warp speed. [PSW]
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| 80 |
Times Online
The locations are varied, but with the usual generic locations, and a repetitiveness noticable in the track layout for each stage is reduced somewhat by the addition of numerous shortcuts along each route.
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| 60 |
Computer Games Magazine
It's overcooked and to slick, through redeemed by the sheer quantity of stuff you can do. [Dec p.90]
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