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10 Years Later - Burnout 3: Takedown

Pixel Critique's month-long look back at the 30 games that defined 2004, relays an important life lesson learned from a most unlikely source.

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randomass1713662d ago

Takedown was awesome, but I think Revenge was my favorite. I need to play the rest of the Burnout games.

Pedantic913662d ago (Edited 3662d ago )

I would pay top dollar for a Burnout: Revenge sequel or HD remake for current gen.

On-topic: Im sorry to say that ive never got the chance to play Takedown as Revenge was the first and last Burnout game i played before my PS2 broke down. Though im sure it was a great game.

Palitera3662d ago

I didn't play them, but aren't the recent NFS games kind of Burnout spiritual sequels?

I played them only a little and the gameplay/engine felt very similar. Same developer (Criterion) too.

As said, I don't know much about the subject, but when I'm thinking about playing Burnout, I think about buying NFS...

SpiralTear3662d ago

Essentially, they are, at least in the racing modes. The Crash modes are generally the parts that people associate the most with Burnout, but they aren't in NFS.

However, the aggressive driving element and Criterion-powered sense of speed are still in NFS: Hot Pursuit.

Retroman3662d ago (Edited 3662d ago )

@ Palitera

YOU said it, and that was the problem with criterions 2 attempts with NFS it has burnout engine instead of the soul of Need for speed.
NFS was not a clone of any racer, but had it's own class and style a League of its own racing. until criterion and ghost games step-in. therefore now a clone of BURNOUT and EA don't seem mind it. until gamer stand strong with their wallets and petition nothing will change and we will continually get garbage. maybe Blackbox studio is able to re-capture the soul of nfs back, if they had a second chance. criterion and ghost games not doing it right. as a loyal die hard fan hotpursuit,mostwanted,rivals all was refunded crap!!!!!!!!

Why o why3662d ago

Wow... no love for burnout paradise...... put a whole heap of hours into that. I know it wasn't a conventional burnout but they seemed to of nailed the fun factor for me

DarthBigE3662d ago

I could have sworn that they released it for 360, well thats what my friend said...but, yea, I was hopeful for a burnout revenge title too

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barb_wire3662d ago

For me, the best arcade racer I've ever played. Playing online was a blast with this one.

I wonder if we'll ever see another 'Burnout' game, especially one with crash.

SpiralTear3662d ago

I liked Burnout even before Takedown was released, but the third is still the Burnout game I play the most to this day. Fantastic racing game.

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A Remastered Release of Burnout 3: Takedown Is Long Overdue

It's time for EA to bring back Road Rage. And Crash Mode, for that matter.

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SullysCigar414d ago

I absolutely loved this game. It was my favourite in the series, even over Paradise!

LucasRuinedChildhood414d ago

Excluding PSP spin-offs:
1) Burnout 3
2) Burnout Revenge
3) Burnout Paradise
4) Burnout 2
5) Burnout 1

2 and 3 are pretty close for me though.

neutralgamer1992414d ago

Burnout 3
Burnout revenge

These 2 in a combo pack would be awesome

Snookies12414d ago

Yep, best two in the series in my opinion.

YodaCracker414d ago

I’ve been playing this on my Series X with a PS2 emulator and it brings back so much nostalgia. Still my favorite Burnout! But I’d definitely love a remake.

DarXyde413d ago (Edited 413d ago )

More of a Revenge guy, personally.

I really hated Paradise. I played it on PS3 and the only thing I liked about it was that it allowed for custom soundtracks.

..... So I just played it with the Revenge OST. 🫡

SullysCigar413d ago

I agree about Paradise. The world raved about it and I honestly thought I was the only one it didn't click with. I felt a bit like I was playing GTA, only without the story, shooting, flying et al. It felt a bit soulless to me compared to Takedown and Revenge, which were more OTT fun!

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Terry_B414d ago

bring back Burnout 2-5 in one nice package.

sadraiden414d ago

Go play it then. Should be able to find a PS2 copy for less than $5.

Stop wishlisting games that already exist. Stop doing EA's marketing department's work for them.

TheSenorCheese414d ago

I'm just saying that a new generation of players would absolutely love this. Not everyone can afford to hunt down an Xbox and a copy of this game.

Amplitude414d ago (Edited 414d ago )

Looks and plays amazingly on pcsx2 honestly. But yeah an actual official remastered release with better graphics and trophies/achievements and online would be lovely

SullysCigar414d ago

Why are you telling everyone how to think? You only get one opinion; yours. So do the rest of us that are interested in a B3: takedown remake. It was a great game for it's time and could be even better if brought up to modern standards.

How about a spiritual successor, then?

TheSenorCheese414d ago

Only problem is EA is so far invested in Need For Speed that it might not be sold on a new Burnout...unless there's reassurance that there's still interest in the series. Hence, the idea for a re-release of one that's an established hit. :)

Ratchetlombax414d ago

I hope you'll have fun plugging your PS2 to a modern 4K TV, because you'll need a component cable ($10 to $15 w/o shipping) if you want a decent enough quality, then a component to HDMI converter (approx. $30)... And that's if you haven't sold your PS2 and/or your game in the past 20 years, because that would set you for another $50-$60 (plus don't forget the memory card and/or the controller, because you'll have to have those too).

Anyway, once you're set, the game will only run in a 4:3 aspect ratio (that'll mean that either your image will be stretched to fit your TV screen, or you'll have black borders on the left and right sides of your display). Plus, Burnout 3 featured an online play feature that is now long gone (and I'm sure you don't remember the hassle it was to create a PS2 online account, plus I'm pretty sure that's not something you can do anymore).

By making an HD remaster/remake, it'll mean enjoying fixes for all those problems, plus updated textures and 3D models, and it would really be cheaper for the consumer: I don't think paying approximately $100 to play a blurry mess without your friends is really worth it, but hey, you do you ;)

TheSenorCheese414d ago

Boy, when did retro gaming become so expensive?!

hiawa23414d ago

Or just 4K enhance the X360 versions as they are already on back compat.

Retroman413d ago (Edited 413d ago )

LoL, you wrong buddy
I have Ps2 4k Hdmi converter with component cable for ps2 plugged into my 4k TV ps2 games look great . Bought it
on Ebay 18.00
By the way memory card only 12-18.00 on Ebay where you getting 30.00 from??
You can pick up a Cheap ps2 for 20.00 replace disk drive eye like I did ka-bam!! Running ps2 .........everything is cheaper if you take your time look around on ebay if you don't know how to repair anything YouTube will teach you how to.

MaximusPrime_414d ago

Funny enough last weekend I was playing PS2 game, burnout 3. First time in years. Fond memories.

wesnytsfs414d ago

Id prefer to get revenge over tekdown

TheSenorCheese414d ago

It's actually available on Xbox Series S/X.

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Ranking The Burnout Games From Worst To Best

Cultured Vultures: The Burnout series has plenty of great games to play, but which one is definitively the best? We're here to rank them all.

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waverider1002d ago

I think the crash mode should comeback. Tryng to make the most damage was very cool.

camel_toad1002d ago

That mode was so damn fun. Couldn't believe it when they ditched it.

Flewid6381001d ago (Edited 1001d ago )

Agreed.

Flewid6381001d ago (Edited 1001d ago )

Yeah that made for a good time.

Rebel_Scum1002d ago

Burnout 2 should be above 3 imo. The aftertouch takedown mechanic slowed down the gameplay too much in 3.

Flewid6381001d ago

That's the mechanic that made me enjoy Burnout 3 over the others. It wasn't until they introduced it that I considered the series any good.

Chocoburger1002d ago

I love Takedown, Revenge, and Paradise. Dominator was okay, but it clearly felt like a B-tier game.

After playing those awesome games, I went back to try out part 1 and it was rough. I didn't like the controls (whereas the others felt perfect to me), the elevator music was generic and not enjoyable to listen to.

Finally the game's difficulty was extremely high. I could beat all single player races in Takedown, Revenge, Paradise, Dominator, but could not get first place in the very first race for the first Burnout game. It demands perfection and one slight mistake is all it takes to lose. I have yet to play part 2, but I'm hoping it's more like part 3 than part 1.

ChasterMies1002d ago

Burnout Takedown is my favorite racing game of all time. My wife was addicted to crash mode.

Xenial1001d ago

As soon as I saw Burnout 3: Takedown at #1, I knew the list was legit. lol

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Looking Back to 2004 and Burnout 3: Takedown

Edgar writes: "We're getting into a time machine -- a fancy DeLorean, no less -- and taking a nostalgic look back at Burnout 3: Takedown."

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AK911687d ago

Kinda shocked this game isn't on the OG Xbox BC list

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