That’s all there is to it, and that’s all we need - some good, old-fashioned crash, boom and bang.Īsk anyone about Burnout and the first thing they’ll mention are the crashes. There’s no story to speak of you just start in a trash heap of a car and then you participate in several race events to get yourself better and better rides.
Inspired by the Guns and Roses song of the same name, which also plays pretty much a lot on the title screen and in the game, Paradise City is also an ironic name for the setting of a violent racing game like Burnout. Paradise City is the first Burnout game that brought the series into an open-world scenario. Crashing into other vehicles, driving on the wrong side of the road, doing impossible stunts and generally creating havoc has always been the main crux of Burnout Paradise. The Burnout series have firmly been on the other end of the spectrum, giving you arcade-style racing, but taking it up one notch higher, and rewarding you for aggression.
While Gran Turismo and Forza Motorsport have always been a simulation and stiff-upper-lip serious racing for gear heads, Need for Speed and Forza Horizon sit somewhere in the middle, with arcade-like racing and a little bit of simulation.
Developers: Criterion Games, Stellar Entertainment Software.
