Metareview: Burnout Dominator

by Andrew Yoon on Mar 17th 2007 11:30AM

We've had our eye on Burnout Dominator for a while now: it has pretty looks, and features new content made exclusively for PSP and PS2. But, we were worried: maybe the game looks too much like the previous Burnout games? Surely, explosive car gameplay can't get old ... or can it? Let's see what the critics had to say:

IGN (85/100) thinks it ups the ante from previous Burnout titles ... almost: "The racing is just as adrenaline pumping as it's ever been, and possibly even more so than what we saw in Burnout Revenge as you need to be afraid of traffic once again. However, the lack of standard features and modes like Crash are a rather big disappointment."
Gamespot (82/100) doesn't think Dominator revolutionizes the series, but thinks it's still good: "Burnout Dominator is more Burnout, and that's great. It may not have all the newfangled bells and whistles that you'd want from a sequel, but if you're a fan of the series who absolutely must have new tracks as soon as possible, Dominator should satisfy you nicely."
GameSpy (60/100) thinks it's a clear step backwards for the franchise: "Rather than another true entry in the series, Dominator is a simple C-grade mashup."

You've seen the footage, so you should be able to decide for yourself: does this throwback to the earlier Burnout games do it for you? At least one thing's agreed upon by all three of these critics: get the PSP version instead of the PS2. It looks more impressive, and has slightly more functionality than the console counterpart.

Tags: burnout, burnout dominator, BurnoutDominator, gamespot, gamespy, ign, metareview, review

Reader Comments (2)

This gets over 80 and Call of Duty just 60?

I completely hated this game. I couldn't stand playing it for more than 10 minutes, and it's just that its World Tour Mode is so annoying that it feels like a step back from Burnout Legends.

And even though I don't see it as a major point, the music in the game was weak. It looked more like an advertising platform than music with the game in mind.

It's funny, I had the complete opposite reaction. I think it's one of the best PSP games to date, and that the score should be *higher*. I've played a lot of PSP games in the past two years, and I'd give it a 90+. In fact, I will often play Dominator instead of Motorstorm or VF5 on my PS3. I started playing Burnout with Legends, and did everything but crash mode, which I *really* don't like. I just like to go fast and knock people off the road. :) And as far as the music goes, normally I don't like the included indie/pop/guitar videogame music, but this is the first game where I really do like it. My two cents, FWIW. :)