Criterion Games

Criterion games are best known for their work on the Burnout Franchise, the PS2 First Person Shooter Black and their reboots of Need For Speed games. They are also responsible for the development of the middleware engine Renderware which has been used in the development of games such as Grand Theft Auto, Call of Duty: Finest Hour, Pro Evolution Soccer and Sonic Heroes. They were acquired by EA in 2004.

Criterion are known for pushing the technical limits of consoles, in particular the PS2 and PS3 and their game have tended to focus on speed and ease of play.

Since mid-2007 Criterion games have put a large emphasis on direct communication with their fans via their website.

Games

Game	Publisher	Release Year
Scorched Planet	Virgin Interactive	1996
Speedboat Attack	ValuSoft	1997
Sub Culture	Ubisoft	1997
Redline Racer	Ubisoft	1998
Trickstyle	Acclaim	1999
Suzuki Alstare Extreme Racing	Ubisoft	1999
Deep Fighter	Ubisoft	2000
Burnout	Acclaim	2001
Airblade	Namco	2002
Burnout 2: Point of Impact	Acclaim	2002
Burnout 3: Takedown	Electronic Arts	2004
Burnout Revenge	Electronic Arts	2005
Burnout Legends	Electronic Arts	2005
Black	Electronic Arts	2006
Burnout Paradise	Electronic Arts	2008
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit	Electronic Arts	2010
Burnout Crash!	Electronic Arts	2011
Need for Speed: Most Wanted	Electronic Arts	2012