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[TheDraconian]

Fast & focused. The fucking Sense of speed. Impact Time. Satisfying wreck carnage. Tight design & no open world dilution.

I often dream of a Remaster or another Burnout in this vein. ForzaH, NFS & most other "modern" racers can't even come close to scratching this itch.

A shining gem of a game. Back when racing had fucking spirit & soul..

 

[LordCBH]

The fact that there’s no burnout 3 remaster makes me sad. Fuck. Just gimme burnout 3 on the Xbox backwards compatibility and I’d be happy.

 

[Bojji]

Yep, best racing game ever.

I remember I completed it 100% on PS2.

 

[R6Rider]

NFS Underground 2 was better.

 

[Topher]

Fast & focused. The fucking Sense of speed. Impact Time. Satisfying wreck carnage. Tight design & no open world dilution.

I often dream of a Remaster or another Burnout in this vein. ForzaH, NFS & most other "modern" racers can't even come close to scratching this itch.

A shining gem of a game. Back when racing had fucking spirit & soul..

 

[midnightAI]

Fast & focused. The fucking Sense of speed. Impact Time. Satisfying wreck carnage. Tight design & no open world dilution.

I often dream of a Remaster or another Burnout in this vein. ForzaH, NFS & most other "modern" racers can't even come close to scratching this itch.

A shining gem of a game. Back when racing had fucking spirit & soul..

Well, it was the best of the Burnout games, I agree, the switch to open world killed it for me.

 

[tomato shrub]

I prefer Revenge. All the extra insanity makes 3 feel pretty tame.

Either way, we need a Burnout HD collection. After that, EA can close down for all I care.

 

[King Dazzar]

I never felt the Burnout games quite got to the same sublime level of handling as the Ridge Racer games in their prime. But yeah, what ever happened to Burnout. I liked the early ones. But never got on with Paradise, that everyone else raved about.

 

[CuNi]

Finally a thread I can agree with.
I wish we'd get more Burnout games that are more like the older ones instead of Paradise etc.

 

[Papa_Wisdom]

I always preferred revenge tbh, could never really get into the ones before but that one is peak burnout

 

[Brock2621]

I agree with this thread.

That is all.

 

[Senua]

NFS Underground 2 was better.

Nah the open world was pointless filler in between races. OG NFS Underground was better

 

[The Stig]

is it the one with crash mode?

cos yeah that one was great

 

[Shut0wen]

Lets be honest revenge upped 3 to the point it was superior

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

nah, split/second

 

[Shut0wen]

I always preferred revenge tbh, could never really get into the ones before but that one is peak burnout

Revenge is just 3 with afew more added gamemodes

 

[PnCIa]

A couple of weeks ago i started playing it again via pcsx2. I agree, the game is just SO good.

 

[kruis]

The combination of racing at breakneck speed and vicious takedowns was immensely satisfying. It was my favorite game on the original Xbox. It's crazy that we haven't seen any classic Burnout games since 2007.

And no matter how good Burnout Paradise was, it was a betrayal of everything Burnout stood for.

 

[calistan]

Lets be honest revenge upped 3 to the point it was superior

Revenge got too gimmicky for me. Vertical takedowns and stuff. Burnout 3 was still a racer at heart.

 

[Papa_Wisdom]

Revenge is just 3 with afew more added gamemodes

Think for me it was more of the first instances of what hd graphics brought to gaming, I remember looking it and just thinking WOW! The soundtrack was mostly banging too!

 

[RAIDEN1]

That's why for all the benefits of having a state of the art PS5/Xbox etc, their catalogues have a big VOID of not having anything like the Burnouts or Ridge Racers of modern times...

 

[Rudius]

For me it's the second best of all time, losing only to Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2, PS2 version.

 

[Guilty_AI]

If we're talking about pure racing with no gimmicks, then i beg to differ and say that title must go to DIRT 2:

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

Most definitely one of the greatest racers ever.

 

[Rudius]

That's why for all the benefits of having a state of the art PS5/Xbox etc, their catalogues have a big VOID of not having anything like the Burnouts or Ridge Racers of modern times...

PS2 was the peak of gaming. Too bad it didn't happen now that we have VR.

 

[Sushi_Combo]

Nah man. Nothing will ever top Blur.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

People who are old enough remember the correct answer was Carmageddon

 

[Papa_Wisdom]

People who are old enough remember the correct answer was Carmageddon

 

[Death Atlas]

Another worthy pick.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Split second was too awesome

 

[ReBurn]

It was the peak for arcade style stunt racing games, but not all racing games.

 

[DaleinCalgary]

Never played that one but I loved Burnout Paradise

 

[Hudo]

Best racing game ever made.

 

[drotahorror]

Peak offroad arcade racing was Motorstorm Pacific Rift.

 

[El Muerto]

It was a fun game to play with friends too. We were always passing the controller to see who could get a better score.

 

[willothedog]

There is no definitive winner in arcade racers as each has something different to offer. Project Gotham series,
split/second, blur, burnouts and Forza Horizons are still games I play regularly.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

GT 7 VR is.

 

[Thanati]

Yup. 100% agree.

There's nothing out there that actually beats it for sheer fun.

 

[pepodmc_]

talking about burnout, i like burnout dominator the most.

The burnout chain mechanic was very fun.


About the best arcade racing games, split second, daytona usa 2, nfs underground 2, outrun 2, midnight club 3 dub edition remix, burnout dominator.

 

[AltogetherAndrews]

Best stoner racer around for sure.

 

[KungFucius]

I loved this and then the next one was even better. Paradise was such a fucking let down. I don't know why they don't remaster these. I'd love to play the crash levels with my oldest.

 

[Puscifer]

Nah the open world was pointless filler in between races. OG NFS Underground was better

NFS Carbon would've taken the cake for Street Racers had they not removed drag racing for literally no reason.

 

[Fart Knight]

Burnout 2 had way better tracks

 

[bender]

Burnout 2 had way better tracks

My favorite as well. I really dislike some of the later design choices in the series like traffic checking and going open world.

 

[Hollowpoint5557]

Burnout 3 for arcade
Dirt 2 for rally
Forza 4 for sim

 

[manfestival]

Still to this day Burnout 3 is my favorite racing game of all time. Tokyo Extreme Racer 2 was also up there but I know it isnt to the level of quality of some other games that even were around for that time.

Really let down by Paradise. I remember Revenge being pretty good but not as good as 3.

 

[tmlDan]

Anyone remember this game? I LOVED this when i was a kid. This was the peak for me.

 

[skyfinch]

pgr 4 for me.

 

[Neon Xenon]

Don't know if I could reliably call Burnout 3 the peak of racing games, but it is definitely very high among the best of them.
You rarely, if ever, see that level of polish now.

 

[Lokaum D+]

Another worthy pick.

this is one of the worst racing games that i had played in my life, geez