Burnout (2001)

This arcade racer won't wow you, but'll be great fun playing it.

User Rating: 7.9 | Burnout GC

By GnarlsB | Review Date: October 22, 2006

Burnout, the first of the three games is the least impressive of course, but that doesn't stop it from being impressive and fun.

Pros+: Pretty graphics that show crashes nice,slow and fast, plenty of cars to unlock and levels, boost system is done well, first impression is great.

Cons-: Soundtrack is lame, but car sounds are done nice, unfair A.I. sometimes cheats, multiplier doesn't keep the thrills going, all modes play fairly the same.

Overall- If you are getting into the Burnout universe, you may find some thrills here, but you're better off going to Burnout 3 since you won't be missing nothing important since there is no story mode.

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