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Burnout – What The Hell Happened To It?

A burn’d out candle in the wind.

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Tatanga1957d ago

"Burnout – What The Hell Happened To It?"

EA

Godmars2901957d ago

All that needs to be said really.

ApocalypseShadow1957d ago (Edited 1957d ago )

Yup.EA happened to it.

Buy your competition and their middle ware(renderware) that a lot of developers used to kill them, get them to work on your own racer, then move them into the background doing busy work until some of them leave.

EA happened to it.

RosweeSon1956d ago

Killed off the competition so need for speed could shine.. like a turd

Jakens1957d ago

Wait till "Dangerous Driving" is released.

UltraNova1957d ago

Nuh not interested, I get to play that game every day while I'm driving, only difference is I'm playing as the innocent driver who minds his surroundings and fellow drivers while avoiding all the stupid mother***** with absolutely no clue on driving.

timotim1957d ago

Forza Horizon showed up and took its lunch...

LucasRuinedChildhood1957d ago

Those games are great but they will never have the insane sense of speed and the crunching of metal that Burnout offers.

timotim1957d ago

Yeah...the Horizon series is definitely not trying to be a Burnout clone, that's for sure.

SierraGuy1957d ago

Wouldn't play horizon if it was F2P.

Razzer1957d ago (Edited 1957d ago )

Forza Horizon is awesome. Different racing game than Burnout entirely though. No idea what timotim is yapping about.

Nodoze1957d ago

Then you are well and truly missing out. Hands down one of the best driving games I have EVER played. It scratches almost every itch. If you love cars, and driving games, then Horizon is what you need.

timotim1957d ago (Edited 1957d ago )

Quite possibly the best arcade racer of all time...honestly. You are missing out.

And to Razzer...I never implied it was anything like Burnout, in fact, i said it wasn't. Horizon still took its lunch. It's the premiere arcade racer now...check that...its the best racer on the market...by far.

Ricegum1957d ago

Timotim

In your opinion. If people loved Forza so much, why doesn't it sell better?

Razzer1957d ago

@timotim

Fine......Forza didn't kill Burnout or "steal its lunch" or whatever nonsense you want to spout off. EA killed Burnout and Criterion by just being EA. Don't pretend for a second that Forza had anything to do with it. Just fictional fanboy yapping.

Razzer1957d ago

Correction. EA didn't kill Criterion. They still exist, but it is a shell of what it used to be. Again.....Forza had nothing to do with that.

timotim1956d ago (Edited 1956d ago )

@Unreal

Not sure what you mean by that. FH3 has sold over 3 million copies and has had over 10 million players. FH4 has set the record for the fastest selling Forza in history.

Razzer...calm down dude. You continue to put words in my mouth. I'm also not implying that Horizon killed Burnout in some duel between the 2 haha. What I simply mean is that Burnout failed to keep its audience and its devs failed to produce quality games in the series despite fans wanting more. In the that time Horizon has come on the scene and is now the premiere arcade racer of this time, much like Burnout was of past generations.

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Immorals1957d ago

EA bought them, made them release a need for speed game under the name Burnout, and then sent them to make actual need for speed games.

I long for a real Burnout game, but it'll never happen.

elazz1957d ago

Need for speed - what happened
Burnout - what happened
Command and conquer - what hapoened
Mass Effect - what happened
Simcity - what happened
NBA/Fifa Street - what happened
Medal of Honor - what happened
NBA live - what happened
Dead Space - what happened

The answer always is EA how sad it may sound.

And the above are only series. There are many more studios that all suffered after the first couple of released games.

Soon we'll see things like:

Dragon Age - what happened
Battlefield - what haponed
Star Wars games - what happened

If they keep this up

Skuletor1957d ago

You forgot Road Rash, also the Def Jam fighting games were great until they fucked it up with Icon. Fight Night's another series that's disappeared under EA too.

cyber_daemonx1957d ago

Hopefully things like EA - what happened as well.

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A Remastered Release of Burnout 3: Takedown Is Long Overdue

It's time for EA to bring back Road Rage. And Crash Mode, for that matter.

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SullysCigar432d ago

I absolutely loved this game. It was my favourite in the series, even over Paradise!

LucasRuinedChildhood432d ago

Excluding PSP spin-offs:
1) Burnout 3
2) Burnout Revenge
3) Burnout Paradise
4) Burnout 2
5) Burnout 1

2 and 3 are pretty close for me though.

neutralgamer1992432d ago

Burnout 3
Burnout revenge

These 2 in a combo pack would be awesome

Snookies12432d ago

Yep, best two in the series in my opinion.

YodaCracker432d ago

I’ve been playing this on my Series X with a PS2 emulator and it brings back so much nostalgia. Still my favorite Burnout! But I’d definitely love a remake.

DarXyde432d ago (Edited 432d ago )

More of a Revenge guy, personally.

I really hated Paradise. I played it on PS3 and the only thing I liked about it was that it allowed for custom soundtracks.

..... So I just played it with the Revenge OST. 🫡

SullysCigar432d ago

I agree about Paradise. The world raved about it and I honestly thought I was the only one it didn't click with. I felt a bit like I was playing GTA, only without the story, shooting, flying et al. It felt a bit soulless to me compared to Takedown and Revenge, which were more OTT fun!

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Terry_B432d ago

bring back Burnout 2-5 in one nice package.

sadraiden432d ago

Go play it then. Should be able to find a PS2 copy for less than $5.

Stop wishlisting games that already exist. Stop doing EA's marketing department's work for them.

TheSenorCheese432d ago

I'm just saying that a new generation of players would absolutely love this. Not everyone can afford to hunt down an Xbox and a copy of this game.

Amplitude432d ago (Edited 432d ago )

Looks and plays amazingly on pcsx2 honestly. But yeah an actual official remastered release with better graphics and trophies/achievements and online would be lovely

SullysCigar432d ago

Why are you telling everyone how to think? You only get one opinion; yours. So do the rest of us that are interested in a B3: takedown remake. It was a great game for it's time and could be even better if brought up to modern standards.

How about a spiritual successor, then?

TheSenorCheese432d ago

Only problem is EA is so far invested in Need For Speed that it might not be sold on a new Burnout...unless there's reassurance that there's still interest in the series. Hence, the idea for a re-release of one that's an established hit. :)

Ratchetlombax432d ago

I hope you'll have fun plugging your PS2 to a modern 4K TV, because you'll need a component cable ($10 to $15 w/o shipping) if you want a decent enough quality, then a component to HDMI converter (approx. $30)... And that's if you haven't sold your PS2 and/or your game in the past 20 years, because that would set you for another $50-$60 (plus don't forget the memory card and/or the controller, because you'll have to have those too).

Anyway, once you're set, the game will only run in a 4:3 aspect ratio (that'll mean that either your image will be stretched to fit your TV screen, or you'll have black borders on the left and right sides of your display). Plus, Burnout 3 featured an online play feature that is now long gone (and I'm sure you don't remember the hassle it was to create a PS2 online account, plus I'm pretty sure that's not something you can do anymore).

By making an HD remaster/remake, it'll mean enjoying fixes for all those problems, plus updated textures and 3D models, and it would really be cheaper for the consumer: I don't think paying approximately $100 to play a blurry mess without your friends is really worth it, but hey, you do you ;)

TheSenorCheese432d ago

Boy, when did retro gaming become so expensive?!

hiawa23432d ago

Or just 4K enhance the X360 versions as they are already on back compat.

Retroman432d ago (Edited 432d ago )

LoL, you wrong buddy
I have Ps2 4k Hdmi converter with component cable for ps2 plugged into my 4k TV ps2 games look great . Bought it
on Ebay 18.00
By the way memory card only 12-18.00 on Ebay where you getting 30.00 from??
You can pick up a Cheap ps2 for 20.00 replace disk drive eye like I did ka-bam!! Running ps2 .........everything is cheaper if you take your time look around on ebay if you don't know how to repair anything YouTube will teach you how to.

MaximusPrime_432d ago

Funny enough last weekend I was playing PS2 game, burnout 3. First time in years. Fond memories.

wesnytsfs432d ago

Id prefer to get revenge over tekdown

TheSenorCheese432d ago

It's actually available on Xbox Series S/X.

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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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waverider1020d ago

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

camel_toad1020d ago

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

Flewid6381019d ago (Edited 1019d ago )

Agreed.

Flewid6381019d ago (Edited 1019d ago )

Yeah that made for a good time.

Rebel_Scum1020d ago

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

Flewid6381019d 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.

Chocoburger1020d 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.

ChasterMies1020d ago

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

Xenial1019d ago

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

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Looking Back to 2004 and Burnout 3: Takedown

Edgar writes: "We're getting into a time machine -- a fancy DeLorean, no less -- and taking a nostalgic look back at Burnout 3: Takedown."

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AK911706d ago

Kinda shocked this game isn't on the OG Xbox BC list

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