Burnout Paradise
Game » consists of 27 releases. Released Jan 22, 2008
Burnout Paradise turns the Burnout series on its head by moving from closed set tracks to an open world full of events to experience both alone and in a group online.
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5 (37) 4 (23) 3 (3) 2 (1) 1 (0) 4.3 starsAverage score of 69 user reviews
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Welcome to Paradise City 5
Paradise City is filled with things to do.Burnout Paradise takes a huge leap in innovation from the previous Burnout titles. As a gamer who isn't incredibly interested in racing games (besides the occasional Mario Kart), I was naturally skeptical about Burnout Paradise. But, after seeing it for $20 as a Platinum Hits title at GameStop, I decided to buy it. I do not regret that decision.Burnout Paradise is a unique racing game. After selecting a car and fixing it up, you are free to go wherever y...
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All the violence of car wrecks with none of the people 0
The Burnout series is the only set of racing games that I've ever really been able to stomach, and that is for a few reasons. One being the fact that the game is as much (if not more) about wrecking stuff and causing destruction as it is about racing, and the other main reason is that it doesn't do that crap about making it feel more like the "real world" by making you manage money and repair and buy your own cars. This game not only doesn't punish you for bustin' up your own set of wheels...
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A little over-priced, but still great fun. 0
The brand new island just off the Eastern coast of the old map is finally here. An early surprise is that it's only £9.99 on the PSN ($12.99 or 1000 MS Points), I was expecting at least £15. I mean look at how much they've been charging for some of the DLC cars!Thankfully the new island is fully integrated into the existing Burnout map with no loading screens, which is an impressive feat given the already considerable size. The island itself is about the size of the Downtown area, but has a mix ...
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Take me down to the Paradise City 0
There exist racing games that like to give you fancy cars to purchase, like BMW's and Ferrari's. There exist racing games that have car shops, where you can pay for car tune-ups and part changes. There exist racing games that involve you racing around a simple oval race track. Burnout Paradise is a racing game that does none of those things. Burnout Paradise is a racing game about racing- plain and simple. That means high speed thrills, crazy courses, and lots and lots of crashing.That's what th...
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Far from burning out. 0
Since Grand Theft Auto 3 made its grand entrance on the Playstation 2 in 2001, its free-roaming style of gameplay has been pasted into countless games, with varying success. What is becoming more and more obvious is that the inclusion of a sandbox is utterly pointless if there is nothing there to play with. With Burnout Paradise, Criterion is testing the Burnout wheels on the open-world tarmac. Do they handle it well, or simply spin out of control?Initially, the open city can feel overwhelming, ...
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Best in the Series 0
When first playing Burnout Paradise it may seem like the developer, Criterion Games, decided to abandon the old Burnout formula and attempt to take the series into uncharted waters by giving the player an entire city to race, and more likely crash, through. Then after the first few hours it becomes clear that that change was probably for the better. Paradise City will be fairly difficult to navigate at first, but as soon as you learn where the finish lines are located and the fastest routes ...
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Take me down to a Paradise City 0
Burnout Paradise is probably agreed by most people, that it is the most different Burnout to the rest of the series; reasons for this are: You can now free-roam around the city and get to know it well, its the biggest city in a Burnout game to date, and for races your probably best for either following the other cars, or just checking the map.It can be worse in some terms, since winning a race, and just at the last second taking the wrong turning is rather frustrating, but hopefully you wont do ...
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A great island 'vacation' 0
Did you like Burnout Paradise for the crazy jumps, billboard smashing and rad as hell crashes? If the answer to any of those is yes, than Big Surf Island is made for you. Billed as a 'vacation', it's essentially more gates to smash, more billboards to throw your self at, roads to rule, cars to unlock, and most spectacularly, the most ludicrous jumps in the game. If jumping onto a jump to jump part of bridge sounds exciting to you, then you'll love it. For $12.99, its essentially 5 or more ho...
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Completely Disappointing 3
Let's start with the obvious things - Burnout Paradise is no where near as good as the series was before. The game is a lot of fun to play when you're doing events, but the problem is getting to those events, and more importantly failing an event, is really annoying. here's what I really didn't like about the game, which was most of it: 1. No retry, restart or try again - What good is a racing game if you can't restart the race or try it again if you don't get 1st place. Nothing is worse then c...
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BurnOut Paradise is great at first, but soon, it gets repetitive. 2
Back in January 22, 2008, EA and Criterion Games released BurnOut: Paradise for the consoles. It turned out to actually be a great sucsess for the series. Then, one year, EA and Criterion released BurnOut Paradise: The Ultimate Box for PC, marking this as the first BurnOut game to make it on the PC. It had everything the 360 and PS3 versions had. Except, you didn't have to download the motorcycles.Pros and Cons:+ Open world to drive in.+ Great amount of Cars.+ Multiplayer Modes.+ Road Rules feat...
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A departure for the series that works like a charm 0
To be honest, after trying the demo, I was a little worried about how the game would turn out. Luckily, those bad feelings were quickly chased away as I motored around Paradise in it's entirety, having a blast doing nothing, just as an open world game should be. But then I got into the challenges, and a new obsession began, Marked man. The run from point A to point B is really exhilarating, and can leave you praying as you turn down the home stretch, hoping one of those black cars doesn't sudden...
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Crash Porn 0
Burnout Paradise is the latest in the series from developer Criterion Games which specializes in celebrating grotesquely over the top automobile collisions. I'm not exaggerating when I say that the visceral crashes in Burnout Paradise border on fetishism, but in the context of the game it's well executed and actually fun. There's something almost erotic about driving down a crowded street at a blindingly fast speed, zigging when you should have zagged, and clipping the rear bumper of a car cross...
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Driving is a pleasure in Paradise 0
Burnout Paradise is a super charged open world racing game. It has 5 modes in the single player mode that will give players a verity of challenges. The modes include the legendary Road Rage, Classic Race, Insane Freeburn Routes, and the new Stunt Run. The game unlocks levels based on the burnout license the player obtains during the playtime. The more races the player wins the closer chance the player gets to unlock a new license. Burnout Paradise also includes a multiplayer mode over Xbox Live....
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Burnout Paradise brings some well made changes to the series. 0
Burnout Paradise is the fifth game in the highly acclaimed Burnout series by Criterion Games and Electronic Arts. The game was released on January 22, 2008, and is in my opinion the best Burnout game to date! Burnout Paradise makes many changes from the past series titles, with free roam being the most noticeable change. The same down and dirty racing style that we've all come to know and love is back and better than before as well!Burnout Paradise's single player mode takes place in the fiction...
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Paradise Burn 0
Barreling down the Interstate as what seem speeds not meant for humans, you put pressure down on the brakes as you drift towards the next exit narrowly escaping impact with the concrete wall. The angry punk behind you isn’t as lucky as he explodes on contact with oncoming traffic. You scrape against the left guard rail of the ramp leading downtown. Flying through red lights with no regret and a little prayer for each one, you spot the broken bridge ahead. You got off one exit too soon. There’s n...
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Great game of early 08 0
The fifth and newest entry in the arcade racer Burnout series by Criterion Games has arrived. While the same chaotic and over the top crashes still remain the formula for this game has totally changed. The largest change would have to be the new open world game- play (similar to any of the Midnight Club games) versus the previous games in the series with the planned events. The entire city is open to do what you want when you want to, such as finding hidden jumps, finding nice C-curves to drift ...
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Gorgeous graphics 0
I decided that this game wasn't worth 60$ when I first heard about it and decided to wait until it was cheaper. All I can say is boy am I sorry I waited. This game takes the phrase open-world to extremes, by barring you from restarting races, which is very frustrating at time, and just having to press right on the d-pad to open the online; Although it can be annoying not being able to restart, you'll soon get over and just stare in awe at the gorgeous graphics. The races can get a bit too easy ...
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A Burnout Revolution 0
Since Criterion added the Takedown in Burnout 3 and made racing cars at ridiculous speeds through crowded streets not just intense, but refreshingly aggressive, the series has played it fairly safe with the basic formula, only adding a few new tweaks in Burnout Revenge. But with Burnout Paradise, they've changed everything, setting the game in an open world. And it works beautifully. It's a big change, and at first, it feels disconcerting. Instead of racing through confined, navigable courses, m...
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Burnout Paradise Review 0
Alright, trying my hand at something new here: game reviews. I think it would be fun to eventually do these as a video review/show thing, but for now this will be good. Now onto the actual game. Burnout Paradise is the fifth game in the Burnout series and it introduces a new, open world that has previously been used by EA in their Need for Speed games. It is also the first game in the series to be developed specifically for this generation of consoles. Along with the generation jump comes the ty...
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Great Arcade Style Racing 0
I tried the demo for this game months ago when it first released and thought it was so much fun. I thought about buying the game, but did not because I haven't been into a racing game since like GT3. In the back of my mind though I've sorta been wanting to get the game ever since, which is an impressive feat. Every time some update came out I'd hear about it in my podcasts and over ant Kotaku or here on GB. Finally now it's on PSN and for $30 so I broke down and bought it. WOW. I spent all weeke...
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Paradise is a perfect blend of great action and smooth racing 0
Burnout Paradise is a very different Burnout Game. It still has all of the very high intense racing but in a different formula. This time around the game uses an open-ended formula that works well to the games advantage. The game knows how to make this formula work by making everything you do in the games world so seamlessTo start out the game it seems pretty bare and barely gives you any detail. But also th world is so huge that you might be pretty confused about how to do races and other event...
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Fast and adrenaline-fueled, the way it should be. 0
Arcade racers are my favorite kind of racers, nothing beats the adrenaline-fueled or reckless driving not caring if the next corner will serve as a straightener, a crashing point, or both; that's what gaming is all about. Burnout Paradise pleases me with its approach, it's an arcade racer by heart, and it's not afraid to admit that, actually, it practically shouts proudly for everyone to know it. The controls pretty much tell you that, to help cornering a simple push at the break button and you...
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A departure from the previous Burnout that pays off in the end 0
Burnout Paradise is completely different from its predecessor, Burnout Revenge. At least, that's what it feels like when you first start playing. You need to stick with it for a while before all the pieces start falling into place. So let's talk about what's different. Burnout Revenge was an arcade racer that simply had you completing event after event, be they Road Rages, where you take out as many target cars as you can, or crashbreaker races, a race where you blow yourself up in the case of a...
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Burnout Paradise Xbox 360 Review 0
Burnout Paradise, the latest iteration in the Burnout series lets players race, crash and generally cause road rage in the fictional streets of Paradise City, but is it any good?Burnout Paradise has a very simple structure for progress. Race, Win, Progress. This might seem like the game is very boring, it is however quite a fun, thrilling game, that when given the added benefit of Online multiplayer makes for a very fun game indeed.The way Burnout Paradise stops the user from getting bored quick...
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A Great Game For Any Gamer! 0
If you have played the demo for Burnout Paradise then you pretty much played the retail game. The demo was just a small portion of what is offered in the full game. It has bunch of events, that are quite entertaining to complete. The city is extremely large and quite scenic to drive around in. The AI for the other cars is quite a bit better as well. They actually put up a fair bit of fight compared to the other AI in the rest of the Burnout series. Controls: The controls feel just like any oth...
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Take me down! 0
This game is amazing. The graphics are amazing. The crashing is the best crashing I've seen. The races are fun. Road Rage is super fun. I'm no good at the stunt runs but I like screwing around.I don't judge this game for what it isn't. It isn't a circuit racer. It isn't a simulation. It isn't any of the Burnout games that came before it. (Which is fine with me, I never played any of those. What it is, is wide open, gorgeous, fast and brilliant online racing.p.s. It actually looks better...
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Thank you Criterion for releasing an awesomely optimized port 0
With every other developer and publisher giving PC gaming a secondary preference.. prominent examples like GTA 4 and Saints Row 2. Although I haven't played SR2 but from GS's review itself it seems like a bad port. Thank you Criterion for honoring PCs with what they can do when compared with their console counterparts. This is the same great burnout experience that consoles have enjoyed all these years. Graphics: The game looks absolutely stunning, the crash effects and the environment are al...
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Dont say a thing, its BURNOUT 0
What can i say about the Burnout Paradise, well its an open world crash ride from start to finish. You start of as a rookie who needs to prove himself in the burnout world, after a few wins you get upgraded to a new license and the world is your oyster.This huge city offers everything you would expect in a racing game, miles of beautiful scenary and of course competition. Nearly every junction offers an event which is unbelievable, at the fun part is there are no barriers to stop you. For exampl...
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Paradise Found 0
I have never been much of a racing game fan I usually find them repetative and quickly get bored. I therefore thought that Forza would do me for this generation but so much positive talk of Burnout Paradise pursuaded me to pick it up.When you first put in Burnout Paradise you see all of its bad points and I mean every one. Your put in the middle of a big world with very little explained to you. DJ Automica the over the top radio host will explain everything to you but only after you have discove...
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Great game! 0
I just bought this game a week ago from a site called mobgob for like $20. Given the price of this game, it is one of the most amazing I have ever seen. I am already at about 45% complete, not because I am overly good at it, but because it's SO addictingly awesome! I would recommend this game to anyone, the racing, cops and robbers, and other games all add to it. In fact, the only reason I am not giving this 5 stars is because some of the accomplishments are a little TOO hard to get. I mean, I a...
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Paradise is here, and it's full of smashed-up cars... 0
I've never quite understood just exactly why racing games are as popular as they are. For me, racing games are similar to fighting games. It's fun to play with your buddies, but doing it alone get's real boring, real fast. It's no wonder, then, that Burnout Paradise surprised me in ways I'd never thought possible. There you are, driving around in a huge city that just looks amazing, with challenges being thrown at your face just about wherever you go. You see ramps to jump over, shortcuts to be ...
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My Fav Game Ever Burnout Team Rocks 0
This game deserves all the plaudits it gets. A Fantastic open world game with the ability to go anyware in the map from the start. The cars are unlocked as you progress and you have muitible diffrent evernt types. With the additional content that criterion released over the last 18 months this game has really has legs. I'd give this game a 5 star a brilliant racer that never gets old...
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Racing Game FAILED!!! 0
OK. To make this short, the game isn't the best game in the world and it dosen't even hit the average game mark. The Burnout series have always been a big deal and this falls miserably. To explain the story, there's nothing to it other than becoming the best driver around. This game takes place in Paradise City, a large open world that looks pretty decent but it's sad that there isn't any day and night cycle to add a little more variety. What the game needed the most was more choices in events t...
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The Quintessential Racing Game 0
Burnout 3: Takedown was without a doubt the previous peak of the Burnout series. Burnout Paradise blows it out of the water. Completely abandoning the setup of the previous game's races, Paradise features a totally open world in which you simply pull up to intersections to begin races. The game's core mechanics remain, and the arcadey feel of the driving is fully intact. Though the main complaint lodged against the game is the lack of a restart option, this ends up not being a problem, since as...
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Burnout Paradise 0
Is there any developer buzz term more meaningless these days than "open-world gameplay"? Let's face it, it's kind of been done to death at this point, so you have to look on with a bit of skepticism when a developer touts the concept as the next big thing for its franchise. It's understandable, then, if Burnout Paradise's concept freaks you out a little bit. Burnout has, by tradition, been a fairly structured arcade racing game up to this point, and one would have to wonder exactly how well an o...
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Burnout isnt the same as before 0
Game play: Not very impressed by Paradise compared to its predecessor, I have noticed that crash mode has been removed its a shame since I really liked the hole structure that racing mode had. Paradise has many great cares and variety for the races, Like Aggressive cars are made for Road Rage and its not meant to do quick maneuvers. Stunt cars are made for Stunt Races and those cars are best to achieve air, barrel rolls and drifting and they are not meant to be durable and solid while in a crash...
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Burnout Paradise - Original Jul 21 2013 0
9.4/10 - This game at first i didn't like it. I thought what happened to my burnout. But soon after i loved it and my favourite racing game on the 360. Great single player and multiplayer is ace. And the DLC is amazing , i have the legendary pack and it's great.Got elite licence and i still play it. I don't usually like dlc content , but for this it's ace. Burnout paradise is a open-world racer , from street races to rood rage. It fun to explore hidden areas and the online challenges keep you c...
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Burnout Paradise (PS3, PC) - Review 2009 0
Review from http://bngames.basicallynothing.comI am going to just straight out say it: Burnout Paradise is the best Next Gen game to come out on any platform yet. There, I said it. You can now stop reading this and go buy it if you haven’t. If you have not bought this game yet, go do so, THEN read my review. I don’t care what console or PC you buy it on, just buy the damn game already, nothing im about to say is going to sway your opinion otherwise. If you consider yourself a gamer, or even...
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A game that you wont soon forget 0
The Burnout series has pretty much been the same since the beginning with slight changes and graphical updates. In my opinion i think Burnout Paradise is the best of the series. Many games have tried the open world concept, and most of them have failed. Burnout successfully tackles the open world concept. If you played other burnout games you will be familiar with this one even though it can get confusing and annoying at times. You start out the game with a junker and have to go to the repair sh...
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A Well Made Burnout Game 0
Transitioning to an open world gameplay type Burnout Game was a risky choice but I personally think it was executed very well. The only gripe I have with this game is the fact that if fail a mission, you have to rive all the way back to the starting point to try again. Other than that, this is a great game. Great graphics partnered with the great crashes and modes we expect from the Burnout series wrap up into a well-polished game. 4.5 out of 5...
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The new burnout for next gen consoles, any good? Better then othe 0
The answer to all them questions is yes!Burnout paradise is the first burnout game for next gen consoles. It goes in a different direction to the series because unlike the other arcade racing burnouts this has gone for the free roaming part. You are in paradise city which has tons to do in it, you start of as a rubbish driver which a learners permit and must win events to get better driving liences. Paradise city itself is huge with 250 miles of road to drive on (don't know why some people compl...
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Paradise City 0
sees what are arguably the biggest changes in the franchise's history, with nearly every single aspect of the game having seen some sort of shift in design. Some of it works really well, and some of it not so well, but what we wind up with still remains an intense, blazingly fast and perfectly controlling racer, one that you shouldn't miss.The biggest change introduced in Burnout Paradise is the move to an open world, the streets of Paradise City (cue Guns 'N' Roses title track). The entire city...
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Burnout Paradise Is a Fantastic Game that Dose Not Disapoint 0
Burnout is an arcade racing game. I just wanted to get that out of the way to people that like really realistic racing Grand Turismo type games. If you like really realistic racing sims and nothing else you will not like this. Now that that’s out of the way I would like to say that Burnout Paradise is probably my favorite racing game. I love arcade racers and this game doesn’t disappoint. In Burnout you race at ridiculously fast speeds and commit the most brutal crashes in a video game ...
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A huge risk, but one that's paid off big time. 0
Welcome to Paradise City, a place that packs more punch than a heavy-weight boxer, more pizzazz than a back-street burlesque, and err, more yellow than The Simpsons.Burnout Paradise is essentially an open sprawling world chock-full of Burnout goodness, and a huge world at that. In fact it can take up to ten minutes just to drive from one side of the map to the other, which is pretty impressive when you consider the speed some of the cars can reach. What's also mightily impressive is the fact tha...
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