'We brought him back to life with the Burnout Paradise demo on PS3'

You sure he didnt stay dead? Cos thats the s**ttest Burnout to date.

You have so soul. It's great fun.

I can - I think - vouch for the fact that I am indeed not dead. I know this because I have just kicked myself for bothering to respond to your posting.

Just exactly why is it the s**ttest Burnout to date then - and don't start by telling me it's because we mentioned PS3.

Yours, bearly (sic) alive

Tim

You want to know why? Firstly its nothing like Burnout its more like EA's gone wrong NFS series - more like Underground I mean why the hell do I want to go around to a garage to refill my boost?? It was soo easy to get it in the last 2 games and now we can just go into a garage?? Also no hitting traffic, starting races by holding down the 2 triggers...

EA f**ked up NFS and now this, sure it looks great but its nothing like what Burnout out was and you are the same guy that found Mass Effect boring...I rest my case.

Why not? It's an excellent mechanic. In a race you have the option of trying to up your boost by doing "normal" Burnout things like power slides and racing into oncoming traffic. Or you can try a tricky at speed and possibly out of your way trip to a petrol station. Either one ups your boost, but there are choices and that's what this game is about.


The worst thing in Burnout Revenge was traffic checking, I'm really glad they ditched it. There's no skill involved in holding down boost and aiming for the cars going your way. And it takes you away from driving into oncoming traffic which was the best part of the previous games.

If you don't like sandbox then say it, but Burnout Paradise is a very good use of sandbox in a racing genre. And the "races start as traffic lights mechanic" makes complete sense in a street racing game.