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Burnout arrived today from SR (thank you SR).
I had 20 minutes to give it a quick once over before I had to nip out. Read the manual (5 mins.), popped in the disc and loaded it up (1 min.), selected Single Race, picked a little compact car that looked like a Volkswagen Golf, changed the colour to white, selected AT, selected Next, hit the right analogue stick forward and accelerated away into my first race against 3 AI opponents.
And I've been smiling ever since.
And chuckling to myself.
We have a winner :)
I had 20 minutes to give it a quick once over before I had to nip out. Read the manual (5 mins.), popped in the disc and loaded it up (1 min.), selected Single Race, picked a little compact car that looked like a Volkswagen Golf, changed the colour to white, selected AT, selected Next, hit the right analogue stick forward and accelerated away into my first race against 3 AI opponents.
And I've been smiling ever since.
And chuckling to myself.
We have a winner :)
FantasyMeister wrote:
Read the manual (5 mins)
You read the manual first?
Read the manual (5 mins)
You read the manual first?
Ah yes I am.
GT3, GTA3.
One vowel and my post looks gibberish.
Bah, I'll have a p please Bob
*snigger snigger*
GT3, GTA3.
One vowel and my post looks gibberish.
Bah, I'll have a p please Bob
*snigger snigger*
Goatboy wrote:
> FantasyMeister wrote:
GT3 you can arcade race against oncoming traffic
>
> but you don't see your car shatter when you hit things,
Er, yes you
> do.
The car gets progressively worse and worse, leaving bits all over the road
> before it bursts into flames and you have to run off and steal another
> one.
I think you are confused with GTA3. GT3 is Gran Turismo 3.
I quite like the look of Burnout, me being a racing fan and all that.
> FantasyMeister wrote:
GT3 you can arcade race against oncoming traffic
>
> but you don't see your car shatter when you hit things,
Er, yes you
> do.
The car gets progressively worse and worse, leaving bits all over the road
> before it bursts into flames and you have to run off and steal another
> one.
I think you are confused with GTA3. GT3 is Gran Turismo 3.
I quite like the look of Burnout, me being a racing fan and all that.
FantasyMeister wrote:
GT3 you can arcade race against oncoming traffic
> but you don't see your car shatter when you hit things,
Er, yes you do.
The car gets progressively worse and worse, leaving bits all over the road before it bursts into flames and you have to run off and steal another one.
Burnout looks pretty good, but there are too many other racers on the shelves right now for me to want this one.
Maybe when the other titles I want more are older I'll look at this one
GT3 you can arcade race against oncoming traffic
> but you don't see your car shatter when you hit things,
Er, yes you do.
The car gets progressively worse and worse, leaving bits all over the road before it bursts into flames and you have to run off and steal another one.
Burnout looks pretty good, but there are too many other racers on the shelves right now for me to want this one.
Maybe when the other titles I want more are older I'll look at this one
Yep. How many other games are there out there where you can arcade race against oncoming traffic?
I think there's only three notable ones; GTA3 isn't technically all arcade racing, GT3 you can arcade race against oncoming traffic but you don't see your car shatter when you hit things, and the less said about 18-Wheeler the better.
Burnout takes all the best driving elements from these 3 and throws them altogether in one massive pileup of chaotic mayhem that just grabs you by the eyeballs and yanks you in.
Did you know you can race trucks in it too?
I think there's only three notable ones; GTA3 isn't technically all arcade racing, GT3 you can arcade race against oncoming traffic but you don't see your car shatter when you hit things, and the less said about 18-Wheeler the better.
Burnout takes all the best driving elements from these 3 and throws them altogether in one massive pileup of chaotic mayhem that just grabs you by the eyeballs and yanks you in.
Did you know you can race trucks in it too?
See, there is a problem I see with Burnout........
As good as it may be, can it compete considering it comes out so close to WRC, Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, Tony Hawks 3, Pro Evo Soccer, Devil May Cry and Jak and Daxter.........
Is Burnout really worth adding to that list of games all releases in a mere 4 week period??
As good as it may be, can it compete considering it comes out so close to WRC, Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, Tony Hawks 3, Pro Evo Soccer, Devil May Cry and Jak and Daxter.........
Is Burnout really worth adding to that list of games all releases in a mere 4 week period??
Arrr, 'tis indeed a most excellent game.
Burnout arrived today from SR (thank you SR).
I had 20 minutes to give it a quick once over before I had to nip out. Read the manual (5 mins.), popped in the disc and loaded it up (1 min.), selected Single Race, picked a little compact car that looked like a Volkswagen Golf, changed the colour to white, selected AT, selected Next, hit the right analogue stick forward and accelerated away into my first race against 3 AI opponents.
And I've been smiling ever since.
And chuckling to myself.
We have a winner :)
I had 20 minutes to give it a quick once over before I had to nip out. Read the manual (5 mins.), popped in the disc and loaded it up (1 min.), selected Single Race, picked a little compact car that looked like a Volkswagen Golf, changed the colour to white, selected AT, selected Next, hit the right analogue stick forward and accelerated away into my first race against 3 AI opponents.
And I've been smiling ever since.
And chuckling to myself.
We have a winner :)