One of the most Fast-Paced in your face Racers ever created!
Burnout:Revenge delivers fast in your face racing action that's out of this world. Being this is my first "Burnout" game I had no idea what I was coming into. I just expected a good racer where I could crash my car with cool effects. Boy was I in for a treat!
First off, Burnout:Revenge is FAST! Even if you're not using your "boost" it's fast. There's nothing even remotely slow about this game at all during a typical race. You're flying down the road so fast that you can be rest assured if you're not used to playing this game, you're going to crash a few times into walls, on curves, etc... that's ok though because it starts becoming easier.
If you like to smash into other cars without consequences then this is definately the game for you. It entices you to purposefully rear end and side swipe not only your opponents, but traffic as well! Watch out for head on collisions though, those will send you into a crash yourself.
There are several different races in which you play, all of which are fun. The only race-type that is actually disappointing is the "Crash" mode. In the "Crash" mode you're objective is to simply get a good start and throw yourself into the middle of traffic, hoping to wreck as many other cars as possible. This may sound cool, but is actually kind of boring and lacks alot of control on your end. Once you "crash" you're pretty much a sitting duck and have to just sit back. Now there is a meter that charges as more cars crash into your wreckage and once it hits 100% you tap R2 to cause your car to explode even more sending out a huge aftershock of damage. At this point you can move your car as it's in the air, but still not much for fun factor. It's cool the first time, but loses its flare quick. I took points off for "gameplay" for this reason.
All other modes in the game are really fun. The mode that surprised me and I thought was going to be lame is the "burning lap" - you basically have xxx amount of time to complete a lap. There are no opponents and very little traffic, but this mode isn't all that easy. You'll need to crash into whatever little traffic there is to fill your boost meter, so you can actually make the target time. If you crash though, it's game over and you'll have to settle for silver or bronze!
All in all Burnout:Revenge is a FUN and exciting game! There's alot more I could talk about, but it'd spoil alot of the actual fun in playing! This game is so fun that even my girlfriend will sit down and play it with me! Enjoyable for everyone you might say!
If you haven't picked it up, it's only $19.99 as a part of the "Greatest Hits" collection. A Worth-While expenditure!