Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #128 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Electronic Arts
• Released on: 2008-01-25
• Platform: PLAYSTATION 3

Manufacturer's Description
Burnout Paradise proves that crashing is awesome! Next generation technology has enabled an unprecedented level of crash deformation allowing you to experience the most explosive pile-ups in the series' history. Now the development team can realise their original vision for the Burnout franchise: an open world environment where you can do anything, anywhere, anytime.

Feel the adrenaline course through your veins as you take to the road for the first time in Paradise City, where the action is all around you. Explore the city, discover events, and look for the best opportunities to crash, jump and pull signature takedowns. In Burnout Paradise you're given the keys to the city, but it's up to you to earn the keys to the meanest and most dangerous cars on the street, and earn your Burnout licence.

Customer Reviews

Best Racing Game This Generation
Simply fantastic. The sense of speed is amazing and drifting feels so satisfying. Challenges are great and there are loads of things to do in Paradise City besides just racing. Online mode is extremely fun and the developers create some fantastic updates for you to download for FREE, for example, the update on thursday brought custom soundtrack to the game aswell as loads more cars and challenges. An update coming next month will include MOTORBIKES, pure bliss.
Excellent driving game with fantastic developer support.

Burnt-Out
Why does this game feel so empty?
I've played many a burnout game beforehand.
It took me a while to figure out why.

A Lack of structure.
Its bereft of different things to do
Its missing features such as Crash mode, something i loved.
Its also missing aftertouch badly.
For some reason the streets feel lifeless, maybe because it feels like theres a lil less cars, not as much other damage to cause and enjoy.

A fine online mode and the excellent graphics save it...
well almost, they need to destory the "DJ" who almost ruins the experience for me... he needs an off switch.

Still a fine game though and with great updates planed so its well worth it for the right price.

Burnout Heaven with a liitle bit of Hell missing
I've been a master of all the series so far and have marvelled at the quality that each offering made to take it to the next level. Paradise is an interesting offering for next gen consoles. Open city (GTA style) and open levels. You decide at any given moment whether you complete races, stunts and takedowns. In between it allows for collecting items around the city including jumps, sign destruction and shortcuts. The only reason this didn't get five stars was the lack of crash mode. Criterion have substitued this with a 'Showdown' mode. You drive fast, hit two buttons and try and crash into anything that moves for points. I would have prefered the old style levels where you knew what you had to try and hit to complete the level. It would of also looked awesome with the graphics this title possesses. Online mode for me is a bit hit and miss. Sometimes too many things to aim for can make the gameplay a bit messy. If you're a fan, buy it. If you like GT, then this isn't for you.