Game Review: Burnout 3 (Xbox)

Having just bought an Xbox I've been rather left out of the fun of Microsofts system. I purchased a bundle deal which came with the blindingly fast Burnout 3.

As some of you will already know, Burnout 3 is faster than your grannies turbo charged Porche biddie mobile... On rocket fuel. Dodging traffic while driving some of the higher-powered cars is insanely adrenaline pumping as you grip the controller and scream as you manage to dodge oncoming traffic at the last second while it changes lanes.

Everything in Burnout 3 (Well, almost everything) rewards you with boost. Boost is used to propell your car even faster as you hurtle around the raceways. It is rewarded by performing various takedowns (Knocking an opposing car off the road), dodging, swerving etc etc. It's also awarded, rather gleefully, to people who enjoy driving on the wrong side of the road. Thats 'into oncoming traffic.'

So far, I've been playing for a week solidly and I am only 35% of my way through the game. There are simply hundreds of things to achieve in Burnout 3. Right now, I'm trying to collect Event Postcards, which are material rewards based on achievements when completing special events on each of the three continents. There are trophies to collect, approx 60 cars to unlock and a soundtrack of 40 punk, ska and rock tracks to nod your head to as you smash, crash and ramraid your way down the raceways. Thats not all, but I would be spoiling the fun otherwise!

The one annoying aspect is a faggot-sounding American who does a voiceover constantly, acting as a 'DJ.' Thankfully, go into the sound options and you can tell him to shut the hell up (DJ = OFF!).

5 fuel injectors out of 5.