Preview: Burnout 2

[bahn]

How much insurance damage can you create?

"The original <i>Burnout</i> is arguably the best arcade-style racer to come home during this current generation (I would add <i>Crazy Taxi</i> to this, but you don’t race against other cars in that game), and a sequel is coming upon us. <i>Burnout</i> offered me two things I’ve always wanted in a racing game: lots of traffic on real streets and incredible crashes. One of the main reasons I originally fell in love with <i>Metropolis Street Racer</i> was because of it using actual city streets for courses, but they always seemed so empty. But then came a game which allowed me to race in traffic and find out what would happen if I side-swiped a car at 120 mph going the wrong way on the streets of a busy downtown area, and I was in love. Now we get to do it again and it’s going to be even better."

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[BioMechanic]

I know Mech is quite the Burnout fan, and it's obvious in his (very very nice) preview that he's hyped for the sequel....as am I.

Clash_Master calls Burnout the first twitch racer, which is a perfect description.

I think Point of Impact's gonna rock some socks. Criterion's including everything that the first game lacked, which should add up to quite a game. Can't wait!

[Hero]

woo!