Normally I tend to avoid EA games, just because I don't like their DRM policies and whatnot, but when I saw Burnout Paradise for PC at a very reasonable price (about $10), I decided to give it a shot. Plus, I played it pre-RROD on my 360, and I had a hankering for it.
Basically, race at full speed in a crowded city with intentionally explosive results. It's like the motorcycle scene from FFVII: Advent Children, except everywhere and with more traffic. It's fun, and it's a quick game. Plus, it's priced so low that you can get a copy for yourself and a friend with relative ease, and play together online, which works really well.
The graphics are outstanding, though occasionally the car deformation will pop an engine in perfect condition through a dashboard, and it'll be a little jarring. The motion blur and everything else works well, and it'll look like eyecandy compared to some games (especially older games, like KOTOR or Neverwinter Nights). Suffice it to say, it'll keep a destruction junkie happy.
The music is decent, too. Even if you don't like all of it, there's plenty of tracks. I personally prefer classical music when I'm going on a rampage at two-hundred miles per hour, and the selection, while Chopin deficient [Okay, I'm maybe just too much a fan of some of Chopin's works], still is pleasant (and trust me, it's possible for some classical music not to be, even to me.
The gameplay is nothing too special, consisting of freeroam, various races, attempts to do as many takedowns as possible, and avoiding being taken down while reaching an objective. Oh, and there are stunt runs, where you try to do flips and whatnot, but I don't do those much, since I prefer the more violent modes. The online shines, though, because you can do various challenges with friends, or just mess around, so I'd say that it's best to get it for PC where the online is free (sans the cable bill, but hey, you can't have everything, unless you can find good wi-fi).
I'd give it a 4/5 rating, a must play given its price.
Basically, race at full speed in a crowded city with intentionally explosive results. It's like the motorcycle scene from FFVII: Advent Children, except everywhere and with more traffic. It's fun, and it's a quick game. Plus, it's priced so low that you can get a copy for yourself and a friend with relative ease, and play together online, which works really well.
The graphics are outstanding, though occasionally the car deformation will pop an engine in perfect condition through a dashboard, and it'll be a little jarring. The motion blur and everything else works well, and it'll look like eyecandy compared to some games (especially older games, like KOTOR or Neverwinter Nights). Suffice it to say, it'll keep a destruction junkie happy.
The music is decent, too. Even if you don't like all of it, there's plenty of tracks. I personally prefer classical music when I'm going on a rampage at two-hundred miles per hour, and the selection, while Chopin deficient [Okay, I'm maybe just too much a fan of some of Chopin's works], still is pleasant (and trust me, it's possible for some classical music not to be, even to me.
The gameplay is nothing too special, consisting of freeroam, various races, attempts to do as many takedowns as possible, and avoiding being taken down while reaching an objective. Oh, and there are stunt runs, where you try to do flips and whatnot, but I don't do those much, since I prefer the more violent modes. The online shines, though, because you can do various challenges with friends, or just mess around, so I'd say that it's best to get it for PC where the online is free (sans the cable bill, but hey, you can't have everything, unless you can find good wi-fi).
I'd give it a 4/5 rating, a must play given its price.