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| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $24.39
You Save: $5.60 (19%)
New (22) Used (9) from $23.94
Avg. Customer Rating:  95 reviews
Sales Rank: 373
Platform: Playstation 3
ESRB: Everyone 10+
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Playstation 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 15633
Model: 15782961
UPC: 014633156331
EAN: 0014633156331
ASIN: B000MUW98O
Release Date: January 22, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
FUN GAME, GOOD VALUE November 26, 2008
I purchased this game and loved it at first but got boring after a couple weeks. It has good graphics and realistic crashes that always seem to be unique. One way to play is to free roam where you drive around and try to crash other people and take them out. This is fun for a while but quickly gets old repetitive. There are also different types of races but it is very difficult to figure out which way to go. The games advertises that it has 250 miles of open roads, stunts and 120 unique events. They recently release two different free downloads to the game as an added benefit. One download expands the size of the City and the other download adds motorcycles which is cool. The price has came down a lot in the last couple months. I would consider it a good buy now.
Fun Free Roam & Racing; Not Much Depth November 20, 2008
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. 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.
The huge draw of Burnout has always been the crashes. 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. 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. Roaming the city with your friends is pretty fun and adds a lot of variety to the types. Switching between online and offline is easy and doing races and roaming with live players adds a new dimension. The game also added a downloadable motorcycle add-on.
Graphics and sound are top notch. If you have a topnotch sound system then you will enjoy some of the best racing sounds in a video game. It sounds like they were ripped from a Michael Bay flick and have the "umph" to give your subwoofer a nice boost. 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. Reccomended for racing fans.
 AWESOME-AWESOME-AWESOME-Go Buy it or Download it from PSN November 14, 2008
I got this game on special at my local Brandsmart store for $18.88 back in April 08. Since then I can't stop playing it. I'm currently working on getting my Elite License. The Graphics on a 58" 1080p Plasma are unbelievable. 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. It's that fast. Go get the game. PSN has it as a download for $29.99. I prefer a actual BluRay..
Enjoy.
A fun game to explore... but different from past Burnout games October 17, 2008
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... and just for the fun of aggressive driving. To do all the things that you normally can't do, and actually be rewarded for "bad driving". The cars, objects, and courses are beautifully rendered and the crashes are nothing short of gorgeous. And that's what we've come to expect from this series. However, this latest incarnation comes with some big differences from previous games. Instead of many different tracks from all over the world... 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. This gives the driver the freedom to explore a virtual city to an extent that probably can't be matched by any current game. There are also lots of different hidden alleyways, buildings, etc... that you can drive into or drive off of. There are still different racing events throughout the city to participate in by going to key road intersections to initiate them. But gone are the various tracks around the world. Also, not all of the areas are accessible. For instance, you can only drive into certain buildings... most are blocked off. So although this game is really fun, I do miss the variety that the previous games in this series offered... especially the exotic tropical forest tracks in earlier games. Here are a few pros and cons:
Pros:
-Amazingly detailed graphics/crash dynamics/lighting
-Freedom to explore a huge area... an entire rendered city.
-The developers actually provide lots of new free upgrades to this game... like new vehicles. They recently added motorcycles.
-This game is more affordable than most PS3 games... and offers lots of bang for the buck.
-The music is nice... especially the famous track from Guns & Roses :)
Cons:
-limited track scenery
-races are not as fun when the track routes are less defined... it's easy to get lost during a race. But this is only a matter of taste. You may like the flexibility of finding your own shortcuts more than I.
Conclusion: Although I think that this game could be improved upon, it is undeniably fun to play. You can lose yourself for hours exploring the massive city and it seems like new upgrades are constantly being added via your internet connection. But with all that said, I think that "Burnout 3" for the PS2 was the most fun and addictive to play. They had the perfect winning game formula... and then they had to change it. Here's hoping that they go back and use the winning formula they had on the next Burnout game for the PS3.
Yes im in Paradise! October 15, 2008
There is no better way to describe this game other than addictive. The gameplay is exciting, addictive and keeps you hooked on for hours. I own quite a few titles on the ps3 and by far this game has kept me interested than the others. Also its not jus the graphics thats impressive but also the audio. It sounds just amazing on my Logitech THX 5.1 speakers and the visuals and crashes are tremendous on my Samsung full HD LCD TV.All in all a feast of absolute fun on the PS3!
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