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  Burnout 3: Takedown (PS2) Reviews. PlayStation 2 Games Reviews by CNET.
Burnout 3 expertly combines the two main elements of the series while also adding some great, new gameplay modes, a career mode that ties all of these different modes together, good split-screen support, and online play that supports up to six players on the same racetrack.
Burnout 3, like the previous games in the series, is mainly a racing game that rewards you for living dangerously.
Burnout 3 has online support for up to eight players on both the PlayStation 2 and the Xbox, though when it comes to actually putting all the players into one race, your maximum limit is six contestants.
reviews.cnet.com /Burnout_3_Takedown_PS2/4505-9581_7-30983088.html   (3711 words)

  
 Burnout 3: Takedown (PS2) Reviews on Darkstation
A new addition added to Burnout 3 was the ability to go into crash time by pressing the R1 button, which allows you to maneuver your car during the crash to try and make the maximum crash.
Well in Burnout 3 the name of the game are the takedown sequences, which are by far the most impressive sequences of the game.
Burnout 3: Takedown is by far the most enjoyable racing title that has hit the market in quite sometime.
www.darkstation.com /reviews/article399.html   (1218 words)

  
 The Armchair Empire - Playstation 2 (PS2) Reviews: Burnout 2: Point of Impact
Burnout 3 is all about (A) speeding and (B) smashing, and both elements are gloriously intertwined.
The developers of Burnout 3 were clearly into the concept of positive reinforcement, because pretty much every race you finish – potentially even the ones you do terrible in - you unlock some sort of bonus.
Burnout 3: Takedown is the type of game that appeals to the very basic of collective human subconscious.
www.armchairempire.com /Reviews/ps2/burnout-3.htm   (994 words)

  
 PS2 Game Reviews: Burnout 3: Takedown
After the release of Burnout 2, Criterion stated that they believed that they've taped 90% of the PS2's power...only to correct themselves just a few weeks before the release of Burnout 3.
Burnout 3 still plays fairly similar to the previous two, with the exception of new techniques; one of which is, of course, the takedown.
When it's all said and done, there's no denying that Burnout 3 is a feature rich game; in total the game has 40 tracks, 17 game modes and 67 cars for you to wreck havoc with.
www.psxextreme.com /scripts/reviews2/review.asp?revID=316   (1276 words)

  
 3DAvenue.com - Gaming and tech, news and reviews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Burnout 3: Takedown has taken the franchise to the next level and Criterion really has put in everything bar the kitchen sink.
Although for obvious reasons the Burnout franchise has never had licensed vehicles they are progressively getting closer and closer and there is no doubt that some of the vehicles in Burnout 3: Takedown have been inspired by real world makes and models.
Burnout 3: Takedown is already the clear leader for racing game of the year.
www.3davenue.com /index.php?mod=article&id=826   (1278 words)

  
 GameSpy: Burnout 3: Takedown Review
As much as I'm hesitant to make statements as conclusive as the following, it must be said: Burnout 3: Takedown is the new king of arcade racers.
Burnout 3: Takedown is the culmination of all the enticing concepts that the series has been previously flirting with.
Burnout 2 was a great arcade racer with some unique elements that served to distinguish it: namely, a physics system that interprets real-life motion dynamics somewhat whimsically, and a game mode that flirted with the potential of the aforementioned.
xbox.gamespy.com /xbox/burnout-3/545369p1.html   (663 words)

  
 Burnout 3: Takedown - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Burnout 3: Takedown is the third game in the high speed racing series, Burnout.
Burnout 3 features 173 different events in the offline mode, and 67 cars to unlock, including a City Bus, Fire Truck, and Garbage Truck for use in the Crash mode.
The soundtrack for Burnout 3: Takedown featured near 40 songs and came complete with commentary from DJ Stryker from alternative radio station KROQ-FM in Los Angeles.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Burnout_3   (1060 words)

  
 Burnout 3: Takedown - GameCritics.com
Crashing in Burnout has traditionally been a passive experience; whenever I crashed in previous installments in the series, I had no choice but to impatiently wait for the four-second crash animation to run its course.
As a result, Burnout 3: Takedown, whether it's making my heart pump or the hair stand up on the back of my neck, not only represents a dramatic step in the right direction for the series, but also for the racing game genre in general.
Burnout 3 has jolted me from my slackjawed game-playing stupor.
www.gamecritics.com /review/burnout3/main.php   (822 words)

  
 Burnout 3: Takedown (xbx: 2004): Reviews
Burnout 3 will remind you why you started playing games – not because of the competition, or to enter into some fifty hour experience grinding session online, but because of an experience that constitutes such pure fun that it’s impossible to stop a grin breaking out on your face.
Burnout 3 online is extremely good fun -- it's fast, frantic and the gametypes encourage plenty of teamwork, plenty of adrenaline, and naturally enough, plenty of crunched fenders and vehicles gracefully flipping through the air before ploughing at high speeds into concrete pillars.
Burnout 3: Takedown's drivers are vicious and just as eager to snatch victory from you as you are from them, and it takes a matter of skill to really survive, not to mention keep in the race.
www.metacritic.com /games/platforms/xbx/burnout3   (2753 words)

  
 Burnout 3: Takedown Review for Xbox - Gaming Age
Burnout 3 has an on air DJ from KROQ in LA named DJ Striker, which not only gives you track updates, but will give you the low down on how to succeed in each game mode.
Burnout 3 has the most enjoyable game play I have witnessed in an arcade racer in some time.
Burnout 3 is not just looks and great game play; there is actually plenty of meat on this bone.
www.gaming-age.com /cgi-bin/reviews/review.pl?sys=xbox&game=burnout3   (1407 words)

  
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Like I did with Resident Evil 4, after I played Burnout 3 for untold hours, I sat down and tried to think of ways I could improve it, things I think Criterion may have dropped the ball on or let slide during production.
Burnout 3 also proved that even though EA bought Criterion right before the game was released, they left it the hell alone.
Burnout as a series is about speed, intensity, and balls-to-the-wall crashes.
arstechnica.com /reviews/games/burnout-revenge.ars   (349 words)

  
 IGN: Burnout 3: Takedown Review
In Burnout 3 you get into all-out brawls with the CPU drivers while trying to maintain your place in the race -- it's a really gratifying gameplay mechanic (movie - 5.4MB).
As a reward for your valiance you'll bump up your burnout meter (speed boost) capacity, which allows you to rocket down the trafficked highways so fast you'll swear your eyelids are going to peel off and take your face along with them.
Burnout 2 forced players to choose to race or crash in completely unrelated modes, but the new World Tour design allows complete freedom that ensures few will experience the same path.
xbox.ign.com /articles/544/544204p1.html   (757 words)

  
 Burnout 3: Takedown for Xbox - MobyGames
Burnout 3: Takedown is a racing game which encourages aggressive driving and lets you use your vehicle to smash your way to the finish line by taking out your rivals and causing massive multi-car pileups.
Burnout 3 also has a "crash" mode which puts your vehicle at a variety of traffic junctions jam-packed with moving vehicles and pickups to see just how much monetary damage you can inflict.
Burnout 3: Takedown continues the racing series with more cars, more tracks, a more detailed crash engine, and a multitude of new gameplay modes for single players, multiple players on one system, and online play.
www.mobygames.com /game/xbox/burnout-3-takedown   (428 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Burnout 3 Takedown: Computer & Video Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Burnout 3: Takedown rewrites the rules of the road with its aggressive racing action.
Burnout 3 is the epitome of what arcade racing should be: easy to pick up, hard to master, appealing to everyone, unimaginably intense, and unbelievably fun.
Burnout 3 rewrites the rules of the road with a new mantra: aggressive racing required.
www.amazon.com /Electronic-Arts-14633148343-Burnout-Takedown/dp/B0002IQC8Y   (2187 words)

  
 Review - Burnout 3: Takedown // Xbox /// Eurogamer
Maybe it was Acclaim's ongoing inability to compete with the big guns in the US that was to blame, or maybe consumers weren't that convinced about the original and wrongly assumed the quick-fire sequel would be more of the same.
If Burnout 3 sells less than four times what its predecessor sold we'd be very surprised indeed.
The influence EA has had on Burnout 3's gestation cannot be underestimated, but rather than being forced it's a mutual appreciation.
www.eurogamer.net /article.php?article_id=56602   (2260 words)

  
 Extreme Gamer - Burnout 3: Takedown Xbox Review
Burnout 3: Takedown does not fit into this category, it's defies everything you know about the genre and creates one of the most compelling and addicting racers to date.
Lowdown: Burnout 3 is the crowning jewel in the Burnout series, it's fun, fast and furious, and at the same time it is also original and addicting.
Spectacular crash technology: Burnout 3 features highly sophisticated crash technology that recreates high speed crashes with extreme detail and allows the player to use their car as a weapon and take-out rivals, controlling the car even after crashing.
www.extremegamer.ca /xbox/games/burnout3.php   (1687 words)

  
 Operation Burnout - Home - Burnout 5 News and Screenshots
Burnout Dominator is an all-new installment of the legendary and multi-award winning Burnout™ series, loaded with intense racing action and dozens of retina-searing World Tour events.
Burnout Dominator challenges gamers to face off against a series of hot-blooded rivals in brutal tests of aggressive driving techniques where performing burnouts gives you the advantage and multiplies your score potential.
Burnout Dominator will ship in 2007 under the EA brand and is developed by EA's UK Studio team in Guildford, UK.
www.operationburnout.com   (869 words)

  
 Burnout 3 by EA Games - A Game Monkeys Review!
This is still true of Burnout 3, however the developers took a hint from the effects wizards responsible for the race sequence in The Fast and the Furious.
Burnout 3 has Left, Right, Reverse, Brake and Boost.
Crash Junctions, the other mode first introduced in Burnout 2, are part puzzle and part suicidal catharsis.
www.gamemonkeys.com /reviews/b/burnout3.htm   (1502 words)

  
 Burnout 3 Q&A - PlayStation 2 News at GameSpot
In light of the recent announcement that Electronic Arts will publish Burnout 3, we spoke to Alex Ward, creative manager at Criterion, about how the game's development is proceeding.
Burnout 3 will emphasize crashing even more than in previous installments.
I could be chaining a burnout around the track and then see three guys blocking the road ahead just trying to mess it up for me. So we began thinking about making the game much more aggressive.
www.gamespot.com /ps2/driving/burnout3/preview_6089105.html   (1001 words)

  
 Burnout 3: Takedown   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Crash in Burnout 3, press R1, and the game slows to a crawl, letting you admire the much improved deformations as your car is turned into metal confetti, while listening to haunting, elongated music.
Burnout 3 is a whole new game that actually plays subtly different than its predecessors.
Burning Lap is old school Burnout, forcing you to drive as dangerously as you can against the clock over one lap without the Boost Bar benefits generated by having other opponents to takedown.
au.playstation.com /news/burnout3_preview.jhtml   (896 words)

  
 WORTHPLAYING - - All about games !
Burnout 3 takes the series even further, now featuring a unique 'crash and burn' racing concept and a one-of-a-kind special effects engine that delivers spectacular visuals.
Control is the most important factor in any racing game, and Burnout 3 has some of the best controlling arcade-style vehicles this side of Daytona USA.
Burnout 3 doesn’t look nearly as good as it plays, at least on the Playstation 2.
www.worthplaying.com /article.php?sid=20123   (1035 words)

  
 Burnout (video game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The first two games drew critical acclaim and a large fanbase in Europe, however it was not until the release of Burnout 3: Takedown that American gamers took to the series.
In Burnout 3: Takedown the latter action, referred to in game as "Takedowns", was showcased extensively and gave perhaps the most extensive rewards when successfully performed.
In this mode players are instructed to cause as much damage as possible by crashing their vehicle into traffic in a specially designed level featuring "crash junctions", areas where a large amount of vehicles are passing by (such as a highway).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Burnout_(game)   (541 words)

  
 Burnout 3: Takedown Review / Preview for PlayStation 2 (PS2)
Combining high-speed racing and reckless driving, Burnout 3 is the latest, and greatest, installment of the Burnout series.
The objective behind Burnout 3 is to win races.
Burnout 3 manages to take racing to another level.
www.cheatcc.com /psx2/rev/burnout3.html   (937 words)

  
 Burnout 3 > Review
Burnout 3 remedies this by giving you 100 Crash courses to cause motor mayhem on.
Burnout 3 is a stunningly beautiful game too.
Burnout 3 is also one of those games that makes me thankful for the custom soundtrack feature available to Xbox owners.
www.dignews.com /review.php?story_id=5858   (1276 words)

  
 EA drives off with Burnout 3 - PlayStation 2 News at GameSpot
"Burnout is the working title of a project in EA's London studio," said an EA representative.
Burnout Revenge is a racing game in which your desire for destruction is as important as your ability to reach the finish line.
The sequel to Burnout 3 adds some new features such as detailed car damage, crash combos, and a meter that rewards vengeance on the road.
www.gamespot.com /ps2/driving/burnout3/news_6086800.html   (430 words)

  
 Burnout 3: Takedown - review - play.tm
Whilst your opinion on whether Burnout 3 is the king of racing crop is somewhat dependent on whether you're an arcade or simulation fan, one thing is undoubtedly beyond question - Burnout 3 is THE most intense 4-wheel experience known to man.
On paper Burnout 3 does appear to be much the same as it's predecessor and in many ways it is. But think of it like this; Marco from Big Brother is much like Vin Diesel in that they both have two arms, two legs, a head and no hair.
Burnout 3 is like Burnout 2 after a heavy course of steroids and LSD with the volume turned up to maximum.
play.tm /story/4419   (1073 words)

  
 First Burnout Xbox 360 Details Revealed // News
The game, which is already available on Xbox and PlayStation2, will not only bring the high octane destructive experience onto the next-gen console, but will also feature several new additions sure to whet the appetites of those longing for explosive automotive gameplay on their brand-spanking new machines.
First and foremost is the graphical upgrade that the Xbox 360 version will enjoy; vehicle deformation, special effects, and scorching will be on show along with the promise of bigger and explosions than ever before.
Burnout on Xbox Live will also feature an extension to the Revenge dynamic of the current generation versions by allowing gamers to keep track on all of the GamerTags seeking and needing revenge.
www.totalvideogames.com /news/First_Burnout_Xbox_360_Details_Revealed_8941_5121_0.htm   (374 words)

  
 Burnout 3: Takedown (Xbox)
Burnout 3 looks to be the Mortal Kombat of racing games with players yelling “finish him” as opponents’ shrieks of horror ring over the Live headset.
EA and Criterion have released the first trailer of Burnout 3, the latest title in the critically acclaimed Burnout series.
Burnout 3 features highly sophisticated crash technology that recreates high speed crashes with extreme detail.
games.teamxbox.com /xbox/822/Burnout-3-Takedown   (347 words)

  
 Burnout 3 Takedown - Plugged Games - SuperStreet Magazine
Burnout 3: Takedown has to be one of the most addicting games of the year.
Gamers will be racing on three continents and battling the competition through 100 different events on 40 tracks leaving behind only smoking piles of rubble and the splattered, mangled mess of vehicles belonging to lesser-skilled adversaries.
Burnout 3 takes arcade racing to a whole new level of speed and insanity.
www.superstreetonline.com /plugged/games/130_0411_burnout_3_takedown   (576 words)

  
 News: Burnout 3 Trailer and Screens - GamersHell.com
Our gallery has been updated with various PS2/Multi screenshots of Burnout 3, showcasing this upcoming action racing sequel in the works at Criterion Games.
Burnout 3 will be published by Electronic Arts in September 2004 on PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
Boasting multiple single-player, multiplayer and online* crash and race modes, Burnout 3 offers players the opportunity to race through busy city streets and be rewarded for taking risks that result in heart-pounding action and electrifying crashes.
www.gamershell.com /news_BBurnout3BTrailerandScre.shtml   (238 words)

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