There are two versions of Burnout. The one for the high end handsets with the graphics that you can see above, and the slightly less graphically detailed one for the mid range handsets.
We got our hands on a copy of the latter, but believe me, it doesn't disappoint.As someone who's been in a few car crashes, I didn't think this game would appeal to me. But then, I never got around to the console version so I didn't realise what kind of addictive fun smashing everything up in your path can be.
For those unitiated, Burnout is a car game where the objective is to cause carnage and mayhem. These tasks have slightly different objectives. In some you have to cause your opponent or civilian cars to crash a number of times, others you have to ensure you hold the centre position by fending off your opponents driving, and in the harder challenges, you have to just survive for as long as you can.
Each of the challenges are fairly quick, with none lasting over a minute. This makes for some great replay value, especially in the World Tour mode. You see there are two modes, a quick race and World Tour mode. In World Tour mode you get to unlock two new cars as you complete the challenges.
There are 3 different stages in this mode and you unlock levels as you go along, with 18 in total.For each level you get a score which can be up to 5 stars as well as a medal. If you get the gold medals, it's usually because your driving will have earned you 5 stars. You also get assigned a level which changes as you progress.
I'm currently classed as Dominator!Controls are simple, use the stick or pad. There are some items to collect which will repair your car and you can access a speed boost by pressing the main button or 5. I found the speed of the game and the controls really good, you definitely get a sense of speed when driving.Animation is really decent too.
The graphics in the version I played are not amazing but are reasonable enough to make the game enjoyable. More than that, the animation of the crashes and collisions are great, you can see sparks fly as your car scrapes against the sidewalks and watch cars flip over and over as you push them off the road.
The explosions are pretty decent too.Instructions were a little thin on the ground and while the game is pretty straightforward to pick up, I never figured out the difference between a takedown and a plain crash against the side of the road. Neither did I figure out where my energy bar was or where my opponents was.
I thought mine was the big flame thing in the bottom left corner but this didn't correspond to incidents where the game said my energy was low. Still, the game was great fun to play. The short levels made it really addictive and I was playing for hours trying to get those gold stars when I should have been focussing on reviewing other games.
If you like quick driving games with a lot of mayhem, this is definitely for you!
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