Well, like we've already said, more of the same, but faster. 'What's it like to play though?' you may ask. Party Crash is a 'pass the controller' experience for up to 16 people to enjoy.With Network play available, seven different modes are available online, with up to six players able to participate in variations on the Crash and Road Rage modes for example.

Multiplayer options are plentiful, with modes featuring up to eight players racing at once in Battle Race and Road Rage. Within Race mode you get a shedload of options including Single race, Tournament, Lap Eliminator, Burning Lap and Road Rage to name but a few. We know it sounds a bit Spinal Tap, but Burnout 3 is louder and faster than before – how could it not go up to 11? Game modes included this time around include Risk and Reward, Crash, Race and Online. More cars, more speed, more oncoming traffic, and more – many more – gameplay options. How exactly could Criterion improve on the major step forward that Point of Impact was from the original Burnout? Easy – more of the same, with the emphasis on 'more'. The horror, the horror.īut that's irrelevant now as Burnout 3: Takedown hits the shelves, metaphorically knocking other early September 2004 releases out of the way. Picture the scene: Burnout 3 is on Acclaim's release schedule, but as September approaches, the publisher goes belly up and the game doesn't appear on the shelves. With hindsight, EA's assimilation of Burnout series creator Criterion was no little blessing.

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