Criterion Games Finally Confims Long Rumored Burnout CRASH!

How far the mighty have fallen :(

@KarlHungus said:

LOBSTER MONSTERS

@KarlHungus said:

LOBSTER MONSTERS

Could be fun...but I'm ready for a new Burnout game Proper...

Criterion : Watch as we rape our best franchise ever.

I was all "YES!" and then I saw the screenshot and felt disappoint. I just want the slice from Burnout Revenge! Let me blow up HD cars!

Screen looks bad.

Any confirmation on lobthta monthtas?

Couldn't be more disinterested. Don't waste development time on stuff like this; put it toward making an ACTUAL new Burnout game.

Let's hope they are also working on Burnout Paradise 2...

HeyHey, good old GTA ^_^

If Criterion is actually making this, then I have hope. But man, that screenshot does not look good.

@Eujin: I'm well aware of the evolution of Crash mode.

lobstuh monstuh?

probably not for me

Wasn't Crash Mode first introduced in Burnout 4? I know some people hated it, I quite liked the strategy angle going from one power up to another - the top-down view of this looks like it'll be easier to plan out combos and have a better idea of where things are. Could be fun!

The Kinect shoehorning though. Meh.

I think this is a great idea for an arcade game. Not sure if it'll have the same affect without the better graphics and crash physics though.

I need to hear more about the Lobster Monsters.

That screenshot looks like shit...

@ShaggyChu: Actually, while showtime was great, it wasn't Crash mode in any form besides you crashing into things. The original crash modes in prior games were more puzzle games then just score counters. There was basically a best path to follow to make sure you hit it right, the traffic patterns weren't randomized, etc.

I think the Penny Arcade guys called it something like car golf, which is semi accurate.

Showtime is great, but it's more of a randomized score attack mode, as there's no set paths/layouts of vehicles, etc.

Some times I feel like the video game industry is. 10 years of progression, 5 years of rehashed crap, 10 years of progression etc.

That screenshot looks like shit...

Well it's coming out on xbla so there will be a demo. Will at least give that a try. Skeptical about it but it could be a lot of fun.

It's been a decade or more since I enjoyed a top down driving game. That Zombie Driver game on Steam looked alright, but I haven't tried it. If this is more about the crash mode from previous games than it is completing laps, I can get behind it.

Bought.

Also, STOP SAYING CRASH MODE WAS TAKEN OUT OF PARADISE!!! Jesusfuck... it was renamed Showtime.

Man I hope this game doesn't have lobster monsters...

LOBSTER MONSTERS

Top down Burnout game? I just got back into Paradise City and while Criterion has an amazing track record I'm a little worried. Hopefully it will turn out to be a fun little game.

I had forgotten this game even existed

I'm looking forward to that Happy Hour.

Finally shit! Took them a while.

We've heard speculation about a downloadable game from Criterion Games called Burnout CRASH!, and at Electronic Arts' "Summer Showcase" event today in California, the game was confirmed.

Burnout CRASH! (that's the last time I'm going to capitalize the game that ridiculous way) is coming to both Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network, and marks the return of the popular "crash" mode from the Burnout franchise, which was removed from Burnout Paradise.

This time, however, it's from a top-down perspective. The game features three game modes that aren't detailed in the press release, with 18 "crash junctions" spread across six locations, and also incorporates the popular leaderboard expanding Autolog feature from Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit.

The game's also going to feature--wait for it, you're gonna be excited!--Kinect support, wherein two teams utilize "gestural controls" to make the crashes happen. Sounds like a Happy Hour segment waiting to happen, no?

Burnout Crash! arrives sometime this fall.

Jeff, Brad and Drew are at the event, so look for more coverage on Burnout Crash! and other games at today's event soon.