I'm really tired of hearing people complain about freedom. Why the hell do you want restrictions? And guess what...
I am amazed that the official review points to the fact that the game can seem overwhelming at first as a flaw. I don't see that as a flaw. This game is great. I would have given it a 10 but I feel one thing was missing. Crash mode. I like the puzzle feel of the crash mode in the second two of the series. I think it's great that you can enter Showtime mode at any time, but there's just something about Crash mode that everyone loves. And for god's sake bring back the fuel trucks! If they add those as a download I will say the game is a perfect 10.
Graphics, racing, crashes, and on-line play are all awesome in BP. There is one flaw, although barely noticeable, I would like to see fixed. I don't like crashing into invisible force fields a couple inches thick around cars and other things. When I see my car crumbling two or three inches before it hits an object, or when I crash in a race by hitting a car that I really did not hit I get frustrated.
All in all it's a great game, and definitely worth buying.