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User Rating: 9.3 | Burnout 2: Point of Impact GC
By gamecubedave000 | Review Date:
In Burnout 2: Point of Impact there are tons of things to accomplish and unlock so let me start with the beginning. When you first start up the game you have a training mode titled “Offensive Driving 101” in this mode you learn how to raise your boost bar and other helpful techniques that will help you throughout the rest of the game. You can score gold, silver, and bronze medals or fail the mission. Don’t worry though, you just need at least bronze in order to pass the tests, you can go back later though and get all golds for some unlockables. Once you pass the 6 stages of the training you unlock “Championship Mode”, “Single Race” and “Crash Mode” along with Multiplayer Modes.

In “Championship Mode” you do one of four activities; Cup, Pursuit, Face Off, and Single Race. In the Cup you race among four computers and complete a series of racetracks in order to win. By advancing here, you unlock more Cups and racetracks for you to race in. In Pursuit Mode you take control of a police car and complete incredible car chases were you have to total the other car, similar to the classic arcade game, Chase HQ. Playing Pursuit Mode you can unlock other cars to race with. In Face Off mode you race against one other car in order to unlock that car. These cars range from NASCAR cars, to 50’s classic cars. And finally in Single Race mode you race against four other racers to unlock that racetrack for your own purposes.

In “Single Race Mode” you can race against your bud and race against one of the tracks that you unlocked. The mode is only for two players which is the only bum.

In “Crash Mode” or better known as “Crash For Cash Mode” you basically see who can do the biggest damage in one crash, but trust me you can cause huge 15 car pileups which are so intense you might wet yourself. This mode features 1-4 players so you can see who causes the most damage. You start out with only three Crash sites but you can unlock over twenty other crash tracks.

Multiplayer is fun mostly because of the fun and hilarious “Crash for Cash Mode” which features up to four players. Racing against one friend is fun but you wish that you could race against two more of your friends.

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