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Put motorbikes in Burnout Paradise News
Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 News by Ellie Gibson
A new patch introducing motorbikes to Burnout Paradise is now available for download.
As outlined on the official website, there are two bikes to choose from and dozens of new events to take part in. Plus there's a now customisable day and night cycle and dynamic weather.
The patch is now out for both the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game - just boot up your machine and follow the instructions.
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Thunderbolt!
18/09/08 @ 09:56
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Mmmm, I suppose its gotta be free after a lot of people were turned off this current Burnout.
I'll wait for the next one to see if they have fixed the core mechanics of the game i.e restarts etc |
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DanWhitehead
18/09/08 @ 10:31
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360 update works fine for me. And you can crash the bikes, but the rider disappears. Having ragdoll riders being splattered all over the road would change the rating.
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asphaltcowboy
18/09/08 @ 10:39
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Every time, you can always guarantee some idiot comes in to talk about restarts 8)
Meanwhile, everyone else will be thoroughly enjoying what is my personal GOTY! |
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I'm guessing here, but perhaps there is no separate Cagney and Bikes update and they have coagulatified the two... 'Bikes' is a hefty 450mb of data, and if that was added on to the 400mb from Cagney, that would mean 850mb of DLC from those two things, which just feels on the high side.
Happy to be proven wrong. I had trouble with 'damaged' DLC when I did Cagney, but switching it off and switching it on again did fine for me. /crosses fingers as Download is in progress. |
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DanWhitehead
18/09/08 @ 10:41
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It's a retail console. It downloaded another update before it prompted me to download the Bikes pack, not sure if that was Cagney or not.
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Thunderbolt!
18/09/08 @ 11:04
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Hobo,
'Well there speaks someone who cried when the demo didn't have a restart option and just ignored the game! ' Nope, didn't get the demo but bought the game as I have loved the franchise and Burnout 3 being my favourite. Tried it, didn't like it and traded it. I just found it got really old really quick. I'm glad other people liked it and its their GOTY. Wipeout HD gets universal praise but hasn't fundamentally changed for 10 years whereas I would just like to play the Burnout that I know and love, Surely restarts is not such a big deal to implement and you would have the best of both worlds if you wanted to turn it on/off. I''m mean they have just added bikes for gosh sakes. Shesh some people are really touchy
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I know I should work right now, but I just dowloaded the DLC (360) and had a quick spin in Paradise City to check out the new bikes. No problems at all. New challenges are welcome.
I loved every single Burnout game until now, but this one is the best when it comes to racing, frankly. Exception is the somehow slightly shitty crash mode. The updates make it even better. |
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@brainbird
"I know I should work right now, but I just dowloaded the DLC (360) and had a quick spin in Paradise City to check out the new bikes. No problems at all. New challenges are welcome. I loved every single Burnout game until now, but this one is the best when it comes to racing, frankly. Exception is the somehow slightly shitty crash mode. The updates make it even better." Got to agree with this - as you know there is a friendly and vaguely staunch EG userbase for Paradise, and despite the fact I'm being a bit presumptuous to proffer an opinion for more people than myself, an approximate consensus is that the online aspect of Paradise - hanging out in the city, helping other players complete their challenge lists, racing and Takedowning and generally tooling about, really makes this game a little bit special. I do understand the concerns of the restart crowd, but this isn't like other Burnout games, even though it is Burnout. I agree with the Garulons re-review sentiment, too. Just had a go at the bikes, feel surprisingly natural, and a great, FREE, addition.
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just dowloaded the patch and i have to say... the handling of the bikes is just phenomenal plus they are just beautifuly modelled I like the biker chick! They seem to have got the weight of the bikes just right and the speed is seriously something else. As the patch was downloading I'd been listening to major nelson and the guy from criterion came on and was being interviewed and he began talking about the bikes and the extra features) one of which is a day and night cycle/weather cycle and now depending on what time of the day you are playing the game at the game will run parallel to that your clock. sweet just like MSR on dreamcast. but overall a good foray into my 1st proper download patch for me.
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@Garulon - I agree... I can't believe anyone thought the visuals in PGR 4 were crap. IMHO, PGR 4 was the best looking racing game on the Xbox 360 until Race Driver GRID came along but even then Codemaster's awesome game cannot compete with the sheer amount of variety and detail packed into Bizarre Creation's under-appreciated classic. An absolute gem of a game in my book, plays superbly, it's super addictive and looks and sounds a treat to boot.
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carrotcake
18/09/08 @ 11:52
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yeah when're they gonna release the PSN version of the game that includes all updates
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i agree that PGR4's visuals are absolutely kick-ass. I especially like the fog effects as hammering around macau's fast sraights and kinks in the fog with a bunch of hyper cars is just hear-pounding. But I still very much enjoy the replay quality of GT4 for some reason. could be the way the camera moves or something else but in terms of gameplay PGR4 is sweet. But, I don't like the bikes because they make a little nauseous.
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groovychainsaw
18/09/08 @ 12:04
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Most welcome criterion, thanks. I still feel this isnt the best version of burnout though, any high-paced racing game where you crash because you are reading the map just doesn't feel right to me, but maybe I'm just a poor multitasker. The burnout peak was somewhere between 2+3 for me, nice focussed, well designed tracks , with a good combative element (althought maybe less car chekcing) would have been ideal for me. I waste too much time in paradise pootling around slowly and bumping into cars gently so i don't miss the next junction. Not quite right methinks...
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Blackthorned
18/09/08 @ 13:22
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@Ged42
"I wonder if there is any chance of EA letting Criterion make a new Road Rash game." Now that is something I'd like to see! Credit to Criterion for this update too |
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PrivateJoker
18/09/08 @ 16:19
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To all the people with nothing better to do other than whine and complain about any free content or updates, why dont you stick your heads in the sand and only come up for air when you've got something positive or at least constructive to say.
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groovychainsaw wrote: "I waste too much time in paradise pootling around slowly and bumping into cars gently so i don't miss the next junction. Not quite right methinks..."
No, you're right, that's all manner of wrong, as far as BP is concerned. ;) You just need to pay attention for the blinking street signs, and audio cue for when to turn into a new street if you're heading towards a checkpoint. Leave the map be, and keep focussed on the road ahead, and the street indicators at the top will naturally be in your view. |
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RedSparrows
18/09/08 @ 19:58
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pfft, anyone who doesn't know their way around after a few hours is in trouble beyond help. nothing better than an online race, burning down the southern road, running from City to Ranch, and taking a corner at absurd speeds, and pulling it off.
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