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Posted: Jan 16th 2009 11:22AM SirFishouse said

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Posted: Jan 16th 2009 11:28AM darkinchworm said

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EVERYBODY PANIC
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Posted: Jan 16th 2009 12:27PM (Unverified) said

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I do... unless it's on steam or free on gametap. You'd be mad to buy online from EA.
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Posted: Jan 16th 2009 1:45PM Tiptup300 said

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So does burnout have the crash thing back yet? If not I'm not buying paradise.
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Posted: Jan 16th 2009 11:25AM jhowlett said

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i held off buying this game after hearing about the ultimate box because i wanted to save HD space.
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Posted: Jan 16th 2009 12:52PM (Unverified) said

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I didn't buy this game because I thought it was going to be out for the 360. Looks like I wasted my time.
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Posted: Jan 16th 2009 2:52PM Haggard said

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Just get it imported from the UK. The pound is now so weak that games here are actually cheaper than in the US.
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Posted: Jan 16th 2009 2:52PM Haggard said

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Oh wait, 360. It'll be region-locked, don't bother.
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Posted: Jan 16th 2009 11:28AM (Unverified) said

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Does this one come with retry button?
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Posted: Jan 16th 2009 11:37AM Andrew Yoon said

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Yes. Retry will be included in a free patch when the expansion comes out.
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Posted: Jan 16th 2009 11:38AM GFunk84 said

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Yes, restarts are included so all you whiners can stop complaining. They are unnecessary anyway as another event is never more than an intersection away, but whatever.
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Posted: Jan 16th 2009 12:02PM (Unverified) said

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Yes it will have retry. The only reason I haven't bought Burnout paradise after renting is because of lack of retry option. And yea, some of you might be like "But you can just go to the next event". Or "But that'll cause load times"

I say bullshit. If I lost a race 10 seconds before the finish line because I was to busy looking at the microscopic map, all I want to do is retry it and avoid doing that mistake again. And yes there are challenges all over the place but most the time I have a race type car and if I want to go be good at a stunt challenge I would have to go back to my garage and change my car.

"But driving around and exploring is what the game is all about." Not everyone has the time to drive around the fucking city trying to find a race challenge.

I would rather wait 5-6 secs watching a load screen than to drive all the way back to the starting point of a race.
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Posted: Jan 16th 2009 12:23PM (Unverified) said

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Thanks for info.

Sweet, I am totally picking this up now...
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Posted: Jan 16th 2009 11:30AM Shagittarius said

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Why does the interface looks so...fruity?
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Posted: Jan 16th 2009 11:42AM GFunk84 said

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That's the interface for the pass-the-pad Party Mode. The interface is less "fruity" (as you put it) normally.
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Posted: Jan 16th 2009 12:03PM cuteSAVAGE said

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I like it, I hope it's an option during normal play. Regular interface just seems "BOOM, in yo face sukka." Though, I guess that is kind of the point of this *awesome* game.

Either way, looks purty.
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Posted: Jan 16th 2009 11:33AM (Unverified) said

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cause its a PARTY! lolz
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Posted: Jan 16th 2009 11:36AM jumpshot said

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My absolute favorite driving game. I have it on both PS3 and 360 to play online with different friends. I've never bought a game twice before!
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Posted: Jan 16th 2009 11:47AM (Unverified) said

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...did we already know that this was PC only in North America? I see this game every time I stop at a game store for 360 for $20, and I come thisclose to picking it up, but I don't because I was going to wait for the Ultimate Box.

Guess I should have picked it up months ago, then?
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Posted: Jan 16th 2009 12:50PM 343 Guilty Fart said

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Yeah, wait a sec, you mean to tell me this is NOT coming out on consoles? WTF? Is this planned to be on consoles at some point or what? I just don't have the HDD space on my 360 to hold all the updates, I'd rather have them all in disc form.
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Posted: Jan 16th 2009 11:42AM ScottG13 said

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I actually plan on getting this. I Gameflied BP when it first game out. I'd like to support a developer that dedicates an entire year to supporting their product with free DLC.
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Posted: Jan 16th 2009 11:44AM Ricky Bango said

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Finally! This game dropped off the face of the earth after it was announced for PC. Pretty psyched about it, had so much fun with Burnout 3 for xbox.
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Posted: Jan 16th 2009 11:47AM (Unverified) said

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I used to love the firts Burnout game on the Gamecube. Played it for hours on end. Did anyone else stick with the series from the start? Are the recent Burnout games anything like the first one?
And what would you recommend to a Burnout 1 fan, Revenge or Paradise?
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Posted: Jan 16th 2009 12:33PM (Unverified) said

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Revenge.

Paradise is great in it's own right, but simply saying it's not a Burnout game.
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Posted: Jan 16th 2009 12:43PM einhanderkiller said

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Takedown is my favorite.
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Posted: Jan 16th 2009 12:48PM Stix Remix said

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Revenge is pretty awesome. Haven't played Paradise though.
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Posted: Jan 16th 2009 2:00PM (Unverified) said

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And not having to choose between the two you mentioned, Takedown is THE SHIT.

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Posted: Jan 16th 2009 11:50PM (Unverified) said

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Definitely Takedown. I tried the others, but takedown just has a smoothness that i love.
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Posted: Jan 16th 2009 1:39PM (Unverified) said

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W.

T.

F.

PC Only?!? Well, there goes every last ounce of respect I had for Criterion. I guess being part of EA this has long has FINALLY clouded their previously good judgment.
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Posted: Jan 16th 2009 1:54PM Zertoss said

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Yeah, those bastards! How DARE they release the Ultimate Box on PC only for $40 when you could buy the 360 version for $20 and probably spend $10 on the DLC, saving $10, or the PS3 version for $30 + DLC for a total of $40!

How fucking DARE they make this game available to an even wider audience!
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Posted: Jan 16th 2009 3:52PM (Unverified) said

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I know, right? God forbid anyone want an actual fucking disc you can hold in your hands and not DLC!
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Posted: Jan 16th 2009 4:02PM Zertoss said

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Last I checked, hard disks weren't ethereal.
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Posted: Jan 18th 2009 11:26AM mynk said

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man i agree
citarion is the worst fucking developer ever
so bad i wont even spell check their name.
releasing free DLC, what do they think
putting us high class people down
everything should be premium!

oh and letting the PC gamers in on the fun.
that was just a bitch move.
us on consoles are so much more... elite!
citerion should know where it belongs.
even comming up with an ultimate package?
wtf were they thinking! such a bad studio
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Posted: Jan 16th 2009 3:00PM (Unverified) said

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I don't understand why they hyped the Ultimate Box on the Playstation Blog when it's not even coming out on the PS3.
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Posted: Jan 16th 2009 10:13PM ThornedVenom said

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What is this? PC gaming is still alive? I'll keep an eye out for this one.
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Posted: Jan 17th 2009 7:28AM Gel214th said

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I won't be getting this because of the inane game mechanics that I think Criterion has implemented in Burnout.

The fact that I cannot Warp to a race I want to run from the in-game map, or I cannot Retry a race really kills any enjoyment I get out of actually racing in the game.

If I spend two minutes racing, I spend 10 minutes trying to get to the next race, or worse getting back to the starting point of the race I just lost.

This mechanic doesn't encourage exploring, it is just an exercise in tedium, and it is a mechanic that I understand Criterion is dead set against changing.

NFS Undercover does it so much better. You want to explore to discover shortcuts and hidden trophies etc. then you are free to do that. You want to go directly to a specific race? Then bring up the mini map click on the race you want and there you are. Simple, quick and user friendly.
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Posted: Jan 17th 2009 6:31PM (Unverified) said

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omg i can believe you whingers. Everyone who didnt buy this game because of minor complaints is a fool.

If you need to restart races so much maybe you should learn how to play the game properly and also learn how to press that back button ( pauses race so you can check map duhhhh)

If you cant handle this game without restarts i can even imagine how bad you would be at a racing sim. Probably smash into every corner? I lost about 3 events on the way to elite, one was a road rage that my car got wrecked.

2 hours to find an event? are you serious, i went from start to elite in 2-3 days and racing games are not my forte. It takes me about 2 secs to find an event they are at every intersection ffs!

Every complaint ive heard about this game is stupid and no one ever says anything about the real problems like traffic spawning on your bonnet.

People who say this is not a burnout game should try actually playing it. They will find that this is a burnout game, a great one if not the best and has all the burnout hallmarks except a true crash mode.

Funny how everyone who gets good at this game loves it, while everyone who cant go one street without wrecking says its no good, blaming the open world or lack of restart rather than their own lack of skill/patience. Maybe in the next burnout there will be a " hold x button to win race" option so all the A.d>d kids will love the game too.

Most ppl suck at this game until they learn the map and how to dodge the traffic, seems most people have too much a.d.d. to even learn a small map.



Honestly just learn the map, pause the race at the start to check which way is best, boost in speed car until you win, repeat until elite.

Anyone halfway decent at racing games will tell you how easy this games offline races are.
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