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Best Driving Game

This generation of consoles has been marked by a dependable line of driving games. In 2008, the genre ratcheted up the competition. With such diverse location and gameplay elements being explored, 2008 was marked by innovation in the driving-game genre. Pure defied boundaries, Baja: Edge of Control took you to the silty seascapes of Baja Mexico, Grid brought glossy menus and compelling AI, MotorStorm returned to explore the zany Pacific Rift, and Burnout Paradise delivered a new open world in which to race and crash. Each game delivered a compelling driving experience, but only one game could have laid down enough rubber to pull away from the pack.

Voting Results:

Best Driving Game
Baja: Edge of Control
1%
 
129
GRID
25%
 
3,563
MotorStorm: Pacific Rift
11%
 
1,647
Pure
8%
 
1,226
Burnout Paradise
55%
 
7,972

Readers' Choice Winner

Burnout Paradise

Burnout Paradise GameSpot's Best Games of 2008 Readers' Choice Winner

Burnout Paradise proves that crashing is awesome! Next generation technology has enabled an unprecedented level of crash deformation allowing you to experience the most explosive pile-ups in the series' history. Now the development team can realize their original vision for the Burnout franchise: an open world environment where you can do anything, anywhere, anytime.

Best Driving Game
294 comments
URError
URError

why isn't mario kart wii on this? they should have bumped off baja off for that game.

terryble85
terryble85

personally and obviously..GRID is a better "RACING" game..probably the best to date.. dun take me wrong..i like burnout paradise... but....it wasnt that much of a racing/driving game game

showtime504
showtime504

Not very many people give Grid any credit.

renato1988
renato1988

Well Burnout is THE Driving game,no wonder it won

Clouse666
Clouse666

I think that Grid or Pure should have won

AnelZukic
AnelZukic

finally reader's had choose Burnout Paradise for something :P :lol: but no suprise ;)

xgalacticax
xgalacticax

Dont like burnout because i like driving games that have licensed cars. Thats why I think Midnight club: LA takes this for next year.

sigma8
sigma8

I have to boot this game back up, but out-of-the-box, I don't think it deserves a win. When it's at its best, it's the best racer out there.. But the free-roaming-ness of Paradise was too big of a drag for me. Give me back the nearly-invisible walls keeping me relatively on course. I just want to focus on the racing, not on the map.

Xaviersx
Xaviersx

The Burnout series of games rarely disappoints. I can see it winning this and dlc made it better.

battlemen
battlemen

Wow i think grid should have won. That is the best car game ive ever played

adamrich81
adamrich81

Pacific RIft was pretty fun, from a non-racing fan.

DeathHeart95
DeathHeart95

The only nominee I've played is Burnout Paradise. The co-op event things are awesome though, enough to keep me coming back for a while.

crix3
crix3

ok good if burnout didnt win both the world should of been blown up

Goomba_Lord37
Goomba_Lord37

I would have wanted Mario Kart Wii to win too, but Burnout Paradise is a good game too.

SSBFan12
SSBFan12

I would have to say Mario Kart wii should have won this one.

Thelmen
Thelmen

Burnout Paradise rocks!

evratto
evratto

I still can not play burnout paradise more than ten minutes ... just do not understand where is the fun in this game. Lost my money buying this game.

NavIGOtoR25
NavIGOtoR25

As for me, I think that the best hardcore driving game is GRID, and the Best arcade race is Pure!

AWESOME_GAME
AWESOME_GAME

Mario Kart Wii can't be on the list because it's... Uhh... Much different from an actual racing game. It's too "wacky". If not, it would still be there *hences Baja EoC* wtf?!?!

Ninja_Rebel
Ninja_Rebel

Mario Kart Wii wasn't here because it sucks, the Ai is frikin' cheap, it lags, and it just sucks. No racing game on earth could beat Burnout: Paradise because it is an actual racing game with tons of FREE DLC and actual competive AI and LIVE competitors.

elephany915
elephany915

what about MARIO KART WII?? Does the best selling actual wii game (besides brawl =p) mean anything to you??

junbug284
junbug284

Burnout is lame. Motorstorm alone makes me want to get a ps3. i played it at Wal Mart and was hogging it from all the little kids that wanted to play. LOL

mypetmonkey
mypetmonkey

Damn was sure MGS4 was going to win this..

gladi8or19
gladi8or19

wow im gonna be straight up.... Burnout paradise is one of the biggest piece of @#$% games ive ever played....i felt there was no point to the game besides to drive around.... in circles

Otacon_br
Otacon_br

WTF? I was coming in to put my vote on midnight club la, and i see baja instead? Damn gamespot.

Trajectorize
Trajectorize

@glaukus: Are you living in last year or something? Dirt and PGR4 are 2007 games, and NFS was pretty disappointing.. You could argue it should be in there ahead of Baja, but that's just one out of 5 nominees that doesn't match your opinion, and isn't a big deal.

Arlondiluthel
Arlondiluthel

How did Mario Kart Wii not even get a nomination???

glaukus
glaukus

ok ok i voted for Paradise too. But I can think of so many other driving games not here. Dirt ? PGR4 ? NFS ?

sensei_hEnRY
sensei_hEnRY

GRID is the best, its realistic AI and awesome graphics should beat paradise easily

thug_angel123
thug_angel123

Paradise is great no doubt but grid is probably one of the best track racing games of all time..

x1loganx1
x1loganx1

yes! im so glad this game won it ownz all. But where the f*** is Midnight Club:Los Angeles.

NeKi4
NeKi4

ok.Where are all NFS games??? No one of these may be the GoTY!

xyboink
xyboink

oww, midnight club: LA is not in the selection (i think it was a late-release) maybe for the game-awards 2009 ??? gratz burnout, it is a good game

raza3
raza3

brunout by the way:D

Maddog444
Maddog444

i played the pure demo its mad

Hellboard
Hellboard

undercover i wanna drive the cars not suck them like grid:)

JACKAL1883
JACKAL1883

GT 5 prologue beats the pants off all racing games and it's not even finished yet

Rhen_Var
Rhen_Var

Baja was meh, the real contenders here were Motorstorm and Burnout Paradise.

planetkyle
planetkyle

Huh, I'm surprised. Was expecting MGS4 to win it.

keyboarder20
keyboarder20

i hate Burnout Paradise and Baja. In particular Baja. I can`t believe there is people whio think this is a good game.

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