White Nuckle Racing Never Looked (Or Played) So Well
Unlike other games where you simply drive past opponents, Burnout Revenge has you go and cause your enemy to crash. This adds a whole new dimension of gameplay because you not only have to worry about someone passing you, but also that you have to make sure they don't hit you from behind and send you into oncoming traffic. Also, there is the use of "crashbreakers" which cause your car to explode and take out all your enemies in the surrounding area after you have crashed yourself. Its a nice touch and makes the game even more fun to see yourself narrowly miss your friend's explosion.
When I first played Burnout, I automatically new that this is one of the games meant to be played in Hi-Def, and Burnout definitely delivers in that department. Despite a few blemishes (A small amount of lag every now and then), Burnout is any graphic-lover's dream. When you hit an enemy car, you see your car and his be damaged. Also, when you explode in one of the aforementioned crashbreakers, the pieces of car fly throughout the level and make it even better.
As with any driving game, sound is important. Luckily, Burnout delivers with the best sound in any racing game I have heard in a long time. The soundtrack is great and has lots of big bands and no stupid DJ like the other games. In addition to that, the sound effects are new and sound even better. Cars drive, drift and crash realistically and it makes you think about how they got the sound a car makes when it explodes so perfect.
Burnout Revenge is a great game for both racing and action game players. It has all the best parts of an action game mixed with a racing game. Part racing, part action. With great controls, awesome graphics and ultra realistic sound, you would have to be crazy to not buy Burnout Revenge.