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    #1  Edited By mellenman

    Midnight Club LA or Burnout Paradise. I don' t know which one I would want. I really like racing games where I can tune up my cars and get chased by the cops, where as I have rented Burnout and loved it because of the amazing car crashes. Help me decide!

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    #2  Edited By Karmum

    Burnout Paradise, more DLC, and cheaper, too.

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    #3  Edited By addictedtopinescent

    Burnout Paradise,

    the fact a lot of people, me included, still playing like a year and some after it was released show's how awesome it is. 
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    #4  Edited By carlthenimrod

    Burnout Paradise. Midnight Club LA is pretty terrible.

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    #5  Edited By mellenman

    how so?

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    #6  Edited By carlthenimrod
    mellenman said:
    "how so?"
    It's very frustrating. It's just too damn hard. They even tried to patch the difficulty but that didn't help me so I gave up on it. The AI is extremely cheap.

    I think I went like 2 hours without winning a race at one point and I was like "Done." Shut it off and never bothered with it again. I'm not the greatest at racing games but I beat games like Forza 2, PGR 4, and Burnout. So I'm not a complete noob either.
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    #7  Edited By ferrarimanf355

    Midnight Club is easy for me. YMMV.

    Either game is fine, I love 'em both.

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    #8  Edited By creamclouds
    carlthenimrod said:
    "mellenman said:
    "how so?"
    It's very frustrating. It's just too damn hard. They even tried to patch the difficulty but that didn't help me so I gave up on it. The AI is extremely cheap.I think I went like 2 hours without winning a race at one point and I was like "Done." Shut it off and never bothered with it again. I'm not the greatest at racing games but I beat games like Forza 2, PGR 4, and Burnout. So I'm not a complete noob either."
    :D Too hard eh? hehe I loved the challenge! It felt so intense! Burnout Paradise single player was way too easy. I like to be challenged when I'm racing. But, that's why Burnout's Multi-player had to be so strong. For Multi-player I'd choose Burnout, but Midnight Club for single player experience. So, overall, because I love Singleplayer experiences more, I'd go for Midnight Club over Burnout if I really had to choose.
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    #9  Edited By Kou_Leifoh

    Burnout Paradise


    Burnout Paradise


    Burnout Paradise


    Burnout Paradise


    Burnout Paradise


    Burnout Paradise


    Burnout Paradise


    Burnout Paradise


    Burnout Paradise


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    #10  Edited By SpaceInsomniac
    carlthenimrod said:
    "mellenman said:
    "how so?"
    It's very frustrating. It's just too damn hard. They even tried to patch the difficulty but that didn't help me so I gave up on it. The AI is extremely cheap.I think I went like 2 hours without winning a race at one point and I was like "Done." Shut it off and never bothered with it again. I'm not the greatest at racing games but I beat games like Forza 2, PGR 4, and Burnout. So I'm not a complete noob either."
    I don't own the game, but I've heard that after you've patched to the easier AI, you have to actually LOSE races before the AI gets easier.  If you just keep getting your ass kicked and restart the race over and over without finishing, then the game never realizes you're losing and it never gets any easier.

    As far the the original question goes, you might want to wait until the end of this month and see how good the reviews are for FUEL.  It sounds like the world in that game will be one of the largest ever featured in a video game (5000 square miles) and it might turn out to be really good.  Keep your fingers crossed.
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    #11  Edited By kush

    I think the games are way too different to compare...That being said, I don't think you'd be disappointed with either game. Both games have plenty to do and fun MP...you can grab both together for the price of a new game...just do that! :P

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    #12  Edited By Diamond

    Midnight Club LA, IMO.  But I am awesome at games, even before the patch I rarely lost.

    Burnout Paradise just drags on for me after about an hour long gaming session.

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    #13  Edited By Alexander

    I'd say Kush is wrong and comparing the two is fair as they are both open world racing titles with fast cars, nitrous oxide, DLC and extensive multiplayer modes. I was going to write a blog on this over the next few days but this post has prompted me so I will get to that shortly. I'll quickly say that I prefer Midnight Club and own both games.

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    #14  Edited By JJWeatherman

    I bought Midnight Club LA and ended up selling it back. Had I bought Burnout (which i rented) I would likely still own it. Burnout gets my vote.

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    #15  Edited By suneku

    Burnout Paradise is definitely more bang for your buck.

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    #16  Edited By Ryu

    Midnight Club easily.

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    #17  Edited By RHCPfan24

    BURNOUT PARADISE. NO. QUESTION. WHATSOEVER. '















    DID YOU GET IT YET?!

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    #18  Edited By Pie
    RHCPfan24 said:
    "BURNOUT PARADISE. NO. QUESTION. WHATSOEVER. 'DID YOU GET IT YET?!"
    You havent played midnight so shut up.
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    #19  Edited By RHCPfan24
    Pie said:
    "RHCPfan24 said:
    "BURNOUT PARADISE. NO. QUESTION. WHATSOEVER. 'DID YOU GET IT YET?!"
    You havent played midnight so shut up."
    I've played the demo so......shut up. But I bet you searched Xbox.com for that didn't you? ;)
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    #20  Edited By Alexander
    RHCPfan24 said:
    "Pie said:
    "RHCPfan24 said:
    "BURNOUT PARADISE. NO. QUESTION. WHATSOEVER. 'DID YOU GET IT YET?!"
    You havent played midnight so shut up."
    I've played the demo so......shut up. But I bet you searched Xbox.com for that didn't you? ;)"
    He did, everything gets verified these days :D

    If my opinion of Burnout was based purely on the demo I'd tell you it was a bad game.
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    #21  Edited By SpaceInsomniac

    There is no demo for Midnight Club LA.

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    #22  Edited By Alexander
    SpaceInsomniac said:
    "There is no demo for Midnight Club LA."
    That's a double whammy...  RHCP you better hold your hands up right now lol
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    #23  Edited By snoopeasystreet

    Tune up cars and be chased by the police? Sounds kind of like Need for Speed: Undercover would be the best suited for you.


    I have only played Burnout and I must say thats its a great game and can only get better the way Criterion are churning out DLC. Well worth buying.
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    #24  Edited By chaser324  Moderator

    You can't lose with Burnout Paradise. It's a great game, and you can probably find it for cheaper than MC:LA.

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    #25  Edited By ManlyBeast

    BP

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    #26  Edited By RHCPfan24
    Alexander said:
    "SpaceInsomniac said:
    "There is no demo for Midnight Club LA."
    That's a double whammy...  RHCP you better hold your hands up right now lol"
    I played it at a friend's house for about 5 minutes, big deal. I would call that a demo. And yeah, I got the feeling for it and I vastly prefer BP to this one.
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    #27  Edited By Alexander
    RHCPfan24 said:
    "Alexander said:
    "SpaceInsomniac said:
    "There is no demo for Midnight Club LA."
    That's a double whammy...  RHCP you better hold your hands up right now lol"
    I played it at a friend's house for about 5 minutes, big deal. I would call that a demo. And yeah, I got the feeling for it and I vastly prefer BP to this one."
    If I were in your position, apart from owning up to my terrible terrible porky pies I guess I would go with what you're saying :D
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    #28  Edited By Leewow

    Try Both

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    #29  Edited By tylerstjames

    OK dude i have never played BP but i have played MC and it was terribly hard, i beet need for speed undercover easily and kicked ass, then i played MC and sucked ass so i dont know  man, it seemed like they slowed it sown too much, i beet the other MC games and they were awsome but MC just disapointed mee and sucked major ass! get need for speed undercover!

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    #30  Edited By TobyD81

    Burnout Paradise. If you like getting chased by cops, the new DLC lets you do that too.

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    #31  Edited By natetodamax

    Burnout Paradise.

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    #32  Edited By banksrob

    Burnout paradise, offers so much more and is more fun

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    #33  Edited By Ket87

    Burnout Paradise definitely, never liked the Midnight Club series. Don't see what the appeal is when there are tons of better racers out there.

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