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Released 23 September 2005

Format PS2, XBox

Developer Criterion

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Burnout: Revenge

Review
With demonic dashes through crowded city streets – and an unhealthy focus on catastrophic crashes – Burnout has quickly earned a reputation as the fiercest, most aggressive gear-grinder on the shelves. But if you thought Burnout 3 was mean, you ain’t seen nothing yet.

For this latest edition the crashes have been taken to devastating new heights, allowing players to use innocent motorists as weapons; slamming into the rear-end of a non-racing vehicle, for example, will send it flipping over your head and into the road behind, crushing rivals who are sucking on your exhaust pipe and blocking the way for any racers lagging behind.

The labyrinthine courses have also been tweaked for Revenge, each one now packed with sly short-cuts and alternative routes that can be used to edge ahead of the pack. And as many of these routes lead to dramatic jump-off points that allow you to land on rivals and crush them into dust, Revenge is one of the most thrilling PS2 racers around.

Reviewer: David McComb

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Average user rating for Burnout: Revenge

go fast, then slow?

I love Burnout 3 but revenge did not change much therefore its not as enjoyable. ... Read More

kingkong66 About me

18:59, 02 April 2006 | Report This Post

It seems that the burnout series is developed in pairs. Burnout 2 takes the concept of the origional and tweeks it till it can't ring any more speed of out it. Burnout revenge is burnout 3 with go faster stripes. Burnout 3 was the best driving of it's kind, until this came along. Added game modes and ways of racking up the points make this a must own if you have followed any of the series. Burnout 5 will be fantastic. ... Read More

rself_boro About me

11:38, 29 March 2006 | Report This Post

More addictive than crack-laced Pringles and miles more enjoyable

Incredible, high-res, ultra-smooth graphics; excellent sound FX and a well-suited, varied soundtrack blah blah blah who f*****g cares I played this game till my eyes genuinely started to hurt and still wouldn't (or rather couldn't) stop. I felt funny for days afterwards. Most fun racing game of all time. ... Read More

themis About me

12:20, 22 March 2006 | Report This Post

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