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10 of the best racing games on Playstation

Cars cars CARS. These are 10 of the best racing games – old and new – ever to grace a Playstation platform. From all time classics to the current best of the best.

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Jdoki4296d ago

I love driving games, but this gen there's been one huge problem for most of them... Loading times.

In NFS Hot Pursuit it sometimes felt like I spent more time looking at loading screens than taking part in the races!

Also, it's one thing to have long load times before getting in to races, as the game engine etc loads; but also having long load times waiting for the menus (like Dirt 3) is just ridiculous.

ian724296d ago

One game that is missing off their list which I enjoyed is Midnight Club: LA.

SoapShoes4296d ago

Gran Turismo 5 is way better than GT3 Aspec. GT3 was the most disappointing in the series imo. Sure it had amazing graphics for the time but it went from 500+ cars to 170. The content lacked and was stripped away from the previous title.

GT5 may have had its flaws but it had tons of content AND new features. After being updated several times it nearly eliminated all of those flaws.

Hicken4295d ago

For me, GT2 was the worst.

I loved GT3, but I think GT5 is the best yet. Sure, there were some hiccups here and there, but it's not nearly as bad as most people want to make it.

I honestly think it's the best simulator on consoles.

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How Burnout Paradise bucked the trend and made open-world racing irresistible

Met with derision from existing Burnout-series fans at the time, Burnout Paradise remains arguably the greatest open-world racing game of all time. Here's why.

SullysCigar369d ago

I don't know why - and I know I'm probably on my own here - but I liked Takedown more. I think it was just 'different' enough to feel fresh. I also loved the destruction.

On that note, a new Motorstorm would be nice! All that mud, dust and car pieces flying everywhere blew my mind on PS3 - imagine what they could do now.

NJShadow368d ago

I loved Burnout Paradise, but Burnout 3: Takedown will always be the best game in the series, for me. Burnout 3 is arguably the most fun game ever made, with the greatest licensed soundtrack ever.

EazyC369d ago

I played through the remaster quite recently. It's not as good as I remember, but I think a lot of that is because the "open world" thing was still pretty fresh back then.

I do think there's a gap in the market for a game like Burnout. With the new gen they could really make car damage a huge selling point again.

BrainSyphoned369d ago

Paradise gave me open world burnout before I knew it was a thing.

CPTN MITCHELL369d ago

Burnout paradise remastered and original are my favorite, i got the platinum trophy for both games the nighthawk is my favorite car

Einhander1971368d ago

Personally don't give a shit for open world racers. Give me a new Motorstorm, Split second, Outrun.

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Older PlayStation games that we'd love to see on the PlayStation 5

From Xfire: "For a company with a three-decade-long history in gaming, Sony has done a crappy job at preserving its legacy. "

Flawlessmic743d ago (Edited 743d ago )

All the mgs games, all the ape escapes, silent hill 1-4, croc 1 and 2, legend of dragoon, tekken 3,tenshu, bushido blade, vagrant story, okami, ico, crash bash, gt4.

Thats just off the top of my head that i would play immediately, still so many more though that id love.

Welshy742d ago

MGS, Silent Hill etc are no brainers, but you earned my thumbs up for our boi Croc. I talk about him all the time, it's an honour to find another man of culture.

Flawlessmic742d ago (Edited 742d ago )

Hahaha yea was one of my very first games i owned on ps1 as a child, great memories!!

Love to hear there other people out there that enjoyed the gem of a game that is croc 👌

RedDevils742d ago (Edited 742d ago )

Okami has HD version already. I want those Sly games though since PS3 and vita had it.

Flawlessmic742d ago

Yea sly would be cool, i never got into those so would be a good opportunity for me to do so.

But yea theres so many games in sony catalogue we coukd be here all day listing titles.

Hopefully we all get the ganes we are hoping for.

outsider1624743d ago

Tenchu 1 and 2
Socom 1 and 2
MGS 1-3
MGS4
ICO

seanpitt23743d ago

RDR2 for me they can boost that up to 60fps with better graphic settings than last gen

Luc20743d ago

Folklore. It was such a unique and beautiful game. Great soundtrack. I still have my PS3 copy

The_Hooligan743d ago

YES please! Also I would love to see Warhawk come back. Such an awesome game.

moriarty1889743d ago

The Resistance and a killzone series for me.

Bigman4k743d ago (Edited 743d ago )

Infamous 1 & 2 probably will get remaster for PS5/4 at some point as for the others in that article idk

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Ranking The Burnout Games From Worst To Best

Cultured Vultures: The Burnout series has plenty of great games to play, but which one is definitively the best? We're here to rank them all.

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waverider1018d ago

I think the crash mode should comeback. Tryng to make the most damage was very cool.

camel_toad1018d ago

That mode was so damn fun. Couldn't believe it when they ditched it.

Flewid6381018d ago (Edited 1018d ago )

Agreed.

Flewid6381018d ago (Edited 1018d ago )

Yeah that made for a good time.

Rebel_Scum1018d ago

Burnout 2 should be above 3 imo. The aftertouch takedown mechanic slowed down the gameplay too much in 3.

Flewid6381018d ago

That's the mechanic that made me enjoy Burnout 3 over the others. It wasn't until they introduced it that I considered the series any good.

Chocoburger1018d ago

I love Takedown, Revenge, and Paradise. Dominator was okay, but it clearly felt like a B-tier game.

After playing those awesome games, I went back to try out part 1 and it was rough. I didn't like the controls (whereas the others felt perfect to me), the elevator music was generic and not enjoyable to listen to.

Finally the game's difficulty was extremely high. I could beat all single player races in Takedown, Revenge, Paradise, Dominator, but could not get first place in the very first race for the first Burnout game. It demands perfection and one slight mistake is all it takes to lose. I have yet to play part 2, but I'm hoping it's more like part 3 than part 1.

ChasterMies1018d ago

Burnout Takedown is my favorite racing game of all time. My wife was addicted to crash mode.

Xenial1017d ago

As soon as I saw Burnout 3: Takedown at #1, I knew the list was legit. lol