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| Burnout Paradise (Xbox 360) | 
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| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: £49.99
Buy Used: £16.80
You Save: £33.19 (66%)
New (22) from £21.78
Avg. Customer Rating:  38 reviews
Sales Rank: 560
Platform: Xbox 360
Rating: Universal, particularly children
Media: Video Game
Age: 3 - 18 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6
EAN: 5030930055165
ASIN: B000I5TL4I
Release Date: January 25, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Disc in veru good clean condition, Fast UK dispatch
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| Customer Reviews:
 Burnt out March 15, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
This games is probarely one of the best racing smash ups in a long time, but, I don't think any other racing game will be the same so when you do every super jump, crash through evry billboard and do 400 smashes it will be over and never seen again...
I nearly Cried March 10, 2008
14 out of 19 found this review helpful
I am a die hard Burn out fan and when I saw the Paradise in develeopment I wet myself!! after months of waiting I had to buy it on the release date and ran home like a gleeful 12 year old kid who'd been told school was closed because of a snow day!!
Then I put it in the machine and...... WASN'T that impressed...
I was shocked WHAT THE HELL HAD THEY DONE TO BURNOUT???? why could I not check sameway traffic? Where was my Crash breaker? Why was I driving round a dumb city in a slow ass car? What happened to the fun thrill ride I knew and Loved?? EVERY GRIPE previous reviewers have had I had BELIEVE IT!
Ladies and gentleman I am here to tell you if you give this game a chance you will abandon your old religion and join the church of Paradise!! First off every one who played the demo BELIEVE ME it does not do the ACTUAL game justice (graphics/speed/playability nada.) You need a bit of time to get this game for several reasons:
1.) The first few cars you get are DELIBERATELY SLOWER to get you used to the driving system and the principle of the games and developing familiarity with a couple of routes and landmarks (there is a great learning curve hear perfectly pitched to help you get used to the different strengths and weaknesses of each car type and style!) If you had the cars I have now at the Start? you would crash every time you turn on the engine!!
2.) The free burn element of the game is not a weakness AS EVEN I Thought (any one who knows me knows I hate admitting i'm wrong but...) the reason this exists rather than simply teleporting you to the next event is so you CAN drive around and DISCOVER new and insane short cuts, jumps billboards that aren't even marked on your map!! If I had a pound for every time i've been on a drive and gone huh? where does this go? SWEEEEETTT!!!!
3.) The fact you cant just smack everyone out of the way with a well timed nudge is a blessing as far as skill and longjevity of this game go!! Every time you go up a rank or complet more events you will start noticing more traffic on the road ;-) this is DELIBERATE and will quickly start to remove you from your comfort zone and demand you give up on Silly things like blinking!!
That takes care of the things I initally hated now the things I loved!! Blistering pace, awesome soundtrack, beautiful cars that look like a post pimp my ride jobby and I have not even been on line to play this yet where it can only get better!!
Nuff said BUY IT and if you don't believe me rent it then come back and thank me!!!
 It's not April anymore... March 6, 2008
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
Ok well I'am shocked I put the game into mindlessly crash in to people and what do i find... well not alot to be honest.
My confidence has already dwindled in EA after Army of Two and then there is this, which has been made identical to Need for Speed. Literally they have got two games on the market which are identical. The most ridiculous move I have ever whitnessed. What makes it worse is that everyone seems to be lapping this drivel up. It's an absoloute joke. It is not even as though the driving is fun it's just the same routes over and over and over and over again. There is a mechanic where you have to make people crash to get there car, which just isn't fun. Then the whole stunt jump thing, which once again is rubbish.
Graphics are deceptive when in motion as there are nice blur effects, however when you stop or even slow down you will see the graphics are really quite poor. Maybe it is just me but I think this is an absoloute joke.
Burnout Review March 3, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Ok..
I have played a few burn out games in my time and this at present I would say is the best in the series. The graphics and gameplay is great.
This will be a challenging and fun game for anyone.
Only bought it Saturday gone and cant put the damn thing down!!!
Would highly recommend
 Paradise - lost. February 16, 2008
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
What have they done?
I'm not much of a racing game fan but I loved Burnout Revenge it was so much fun. All the fun elements of Revenge seem to have been lost in the vast mess that is Paradise City.
Graphically it looks great but it is dull to play and seems similar to so many other racing games out there albeit with instant access into all races and a vast area of game play. Still I'd rather wait for a minute to start my game and actually enjoy playing it.
Very much a case of style over content.
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