Paradise is not near...it's here!
Burnout Paradise is an amazing game where you basically just drive around, do races, beat cars down, do some amazing tricks, go off a lot of jumps, and have a blast doing it all....plus the amazing scenery to see.
THE LOOK THROUGH MY SUNGLASSES
Paradise has to be one of the best looking racing games ever. For me i believe Motorstorm is amazing in the graphics area but Paradise comes amazingly close. The reflection on the cars look amazing, the sky looks natural and realistic. Even the buildings make you feel like you are in a huge city full of people. There are no pedestrians though.
WHAT'S THERE TO DO IN PARADISE?
The entire game is just driving around and unlocking cars. As you do this you continue upgrading your license. After every race, road rage, stuntrun, marked man, etc. event that you beat you get closer to an upgrade in your license class (C, B, A etc.). There is so much to do in this gigantic world and plus...there are never any noticeable load times. At the beginning there is a load time of about 25 seconds, then you just race and have a blast.
HEAR ME ROAR!
Sounds completely amazing. Soundtrack is great. The crashes sound TOO realistic. and there's always DJ Atomica to talk you through the crashes.
TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR PARADISE
The controls are absolutely amazing also. EA really chose the controls to their best advantage. Leaving the SIXAXIS crap out! I own the DualShock 3 and yes, Burnout: Paradise does have stellar support for the DS3. The rumbles feel amazing. If someone knocks you on your right side you truly feel it happen.
USE YOUR EYE...PLAYSTATION EYE
If you own a Playstation Eye camera for the PS3 (successor to the EyeToy) It is great because you can actually take photos for your license. So when your license shows up, ITS YOU!
It does get sort of annoying because after every race you beat, the game asks you to take a new photo. This setting can be turned off though.
FINAL WORDS BEFORE DEPARTURE
Burnout: Paradise is an amazing racing game that anybody with hands and a brain should buy. I bought my copy for just 68 Canadian dollars and it is sooo worth the money. There are 75 cars to unlock in total and to get each one you need to be a great driver and you need to know how to beat the living crap out of your competitions.
Burnout: Paradise is available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.