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Burnout: Dominator Comments by Quintin Smith

22 March, 2007

Kinda burning out.

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Rayn
22/03/07 @ 12:08
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This looks good.
penhalion
22/03/07 @ 12:11
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Just the one question. Is that stupid rubber banding still in there because I moved to most wanted after they added that.
shamblemonkee
22/03/07 @ 12:15
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Hurrah for the return of bun routs!
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PearOfAnguish
22/03/07 @ 12:17
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Another question. Are you still forced to complete irritating challenges to unlock new races?
RedPanda
22/03/07 @ 12:17
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more fanfiction in captions please!

\o/
SuperZ
22/03/07 @ 12:17
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Thank God Burnouts have returned. It sounds like they've finally matched the perfect gameplay of Burnout 2 with the shiny Revenge engine. That could mean this is very good indeed.

/crosses fingers
nickthegun
22/03/07 @ 12:19
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They also censored 'Cases' from Daft Punk Is Playing at My House in one of the SSX games, which was quite jarring.

Its a case of Beer, not fucking semtex.
Mentalist(air)
22/03/07 @ 12:24
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Reckon we'll get a wii port?

I always got headaches from the jagginess of Bunrout's PS2 graphics even before the new console generation hit.
[maven]
22/03/07 @ 12:27
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Which reminds me of the God of War 2 documentary where they can say "fuck" all they want, but the producers obfuscate some logos on T-shirts or baseball caps.
mkreku
22/03/07 @ 12:32
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I absolutely loved Burnout 3: Takedown, but since then the series has moved in a direction that doesn't suit me at all (Revenge, where oncoming traffic has the impact of bugs on the windshield). I assume this part isn't for me either.
Der_tolle_Emil
22/03/07 @ 12:41
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Revenge was quite bad actually. I totally loved Burnout 2 on the cube. It's one of the best racing games I played. I was really looking forward to revenge but I really missed the driving aspect of Burnout 2. Burnout Dominator sounds good getting back to the Burnout 2 roots. Now if they can keep those roots until Burnout 5 I'm happy, really happy.
Tricky
22/03/07 @ 12:50
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"Just the one question. Is that stupid rubber banding still in there because I moved to most wanted after they added that."

So you moved to the Need For Speed series instead, which is possibly one of the most infamous game series for rubber band AI?!
Introspectre
22/03/07 @ 12:52
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*sigh*

I wonder where these PS2 games are getting their amazing AA. Oh, that's right, EG is still using shots supplied by publishers.

Jesus...

Test drive Unlimited is a fine example of just how amazing a PS2 game can look in the EG shots!!!!1one!!!11

Looks absolutely terrible in 'real-life'. >:s
wattoo
22/03/07 @ 12:53
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I don't tend to like racing games, but I've always been a fan of Burnout. Unfortunately this one doesn't seem to have my favourite mode, Crash for Cash. :(
Cappy
22/03/07 @ 12:54
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I keep on expecting the score to change. From the general impression I got reading the text I was expecting a six or seven at the bottom of the page.
Dr Strangelove
22/03/07 @ 12:57
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So as we all know for this generation it truly is Burnout 2 FTUW.

Unfortunately it's a bit like us saying Prince of Persia:Sands of Time was the best prince game. Nobodys going to listen to us as long as this keeps selling by the bucket load.

I think I'll give this a miss then.
mkreku
22/03/07 @ 13:01
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I always saw Burnout 3 as a Burnout 2 + Hollywood Steroids. And that's not a bad thing in this case.
SBfistfun
22/03/07 @ 13:08
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"re-invention of the license for 360 and PS3."

Shinier cars?
mash the x button
22/03/07 @ 13:34
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Better than RFOM shock!

/gets coat
Lemming81
22/03/07 @ 13:50
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Eh? Reviewer seems fairly unimpressed then 8/10? WTF is that about? Between this and the Resistance review I'm wondering if there is some problem with giving PS3 titles low scores? o_O
AcidSnake
22/03/07 @ 14:00
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So we all agree that Bunrout 2 was the best yeah?
Think EA will listen?

Oh and while your at it, a nice option to switch from 'weird sounding punk dudes nobody's ever heard of' to the specially created guitar riffs a la bunrout 2...
grandmaster
22/03/07 @ 17:43
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This game surely is a case of EA listening considering that many core elements are swiped from Point of Impact, with traffic checking a thing of the past etc etc.

Also, Criterion had very little to do with it. They're busy with Burnout 5 on the PS3/360.
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22/03/07 @ 21:10
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People moaning about PS2 jaggies... just die will you. The game looks amazing full stop. It's PS2 after all, for gods sake.

Compare it to the very first Burnout if you want something to moan about.
AOFanboi
22/03/07 @ 21:40
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Burnout 2 > Burnout 3 because the #3 AI cheats like a... something that cheats a lot. Burnout Revenge fixed the AI but removed a complexity factor (rear crashes). It's insanely fast but not as challenging as either of the previous incarnations, except from the sheer speed and the complexity of the courses.

Burnout Legends on the PSP is Burnout 3 as it should have been: No "come from behind" cheating, but with takedowns en masse. A joy to play. And cheap, too! At least around here.

Edit: Just noticed Burnout 2 has 1/3 boxes on the compat list. #3 has two and #1 and Revenge have 3. The new one is not listed of course.
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AOFanboi
22/03/07 @ 21:44
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Which reminds me of the God of War 2 documentary where they can say "fuck" all they want, but the producers obfuscate some logos on T-shirts or baseball caps.

Two reasons for that, mainly:
1) Trademark owners not wanting to be associated with the show/product

2) Producers not wanting to give free advertising to companies that paying advertisers would start whining about. Common in American shows, e.g. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition proudly displaying the names of sponsors like Sears but blurring out names of non-sponsor companies, e.g. on lorries passing by the building site.
dryden555
05/04/07 @ 20:39
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Burnout 2 was my favorite -- Burnout 3 was fun but too easy in virtually every way a racing game could be too easy.

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