Burnout Crash!
Burnout Crash! (branded Burnout CRASH!) is a downloadable action racing video game in the Burnout series. It is developed by Criterion Games and published by Electronic Arts for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS via PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade, and iTunes App Store.[1]
Burnout Crash! | |
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Developer(s) | Criterion Games |
Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
Director(s) | Rich Franke Toby Nelson |
Producer(s) | Dan McDonald Thomas Belmont |
Designer(s) | Bill Lane |
Series | Burnout |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS |
Release | |
Genre(s) | Racing |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
In Burnout Crash!, players drive into an intersection and attempt to cause as big a pile-up as possible. Unlike previous games in the series, Burnout Crash! is played from a bird's-eye or aerial view. Points are earned for causing damage and destroying the environment and other vehicles. Leaderboards powered by EA's Autolog service enable players to compare scores with other players.[2]
The game features three game modes and six different intersections to play, as well as seven drivable vehicles, for example the Vegas Saloon. The Xbox 360 version of the game also includes a Kinect mode, allowing players to use gestures to control the game.[3]
To date, Burnout Crash! was the last title in the series before much of Criterion's staff transitioned over to working on the Need for Speed series, while the remaining staff provide additional work on non-racing game titles.[4][5][6][7]
Reception
Aggregator | Score | ||
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iOS | PS3 | Xbox 360 | |
Metacritic | 77/100[8] | 69/100[9] | 66/100[10] |
Publication | Score | ||
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iOS | PS3 | Xbox 360 | |
Destructoid | N/A | N/A | 8/10[11] |
Eurogamer | N/A | N/A | 6/10[12] |
Game Informer | N/A | 7.5/10[13] | 7.5/10[13] |
GameRevolution | N/A | C+[14] | C+[14] |
GameSpot | N/A | 7/10[15] | 7/10[15] |
GameTrailers | N/A | N/A | 7.1/10[16] |
Gamezebo | [17] | N/A | N/A |
Giant Bomb | N/A | [18] | [18] |
IGN | N/A | 7.5/10[19] | 7.5/10[19] |
Joystiq | N/A | N/A | [20] |
Official Xbox Magazine (US) | N/A | N/A | 7.5/10[21] |
Pocket Gamer | [22] | N/A | N/A |
PlayStation: The Official Magazine | N/A | 6/10[23] | N/A |
TouchArcade | [24] | N/A | N/A |
411Mania | N/A | N/A | 6.8/10[25] |
Metro | N/A | N/A | 5/10[26] |
The iOS version received "favorable" reviews, while the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions received "average" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[8][9][10]GamePro gave the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions three-and-a-half stars out of five, saying, "This top-down arcade game based on Burnout's Crash mode is addictive, but it could've used a little more focus on mindless carnage and less on planning and repetition."[27] The A.V. Club gave the Xbox 360 version a C, saying, "Turning Crash Mode into a dedicated game is, in theory, a good idea—no doubt some Burnout fans are salivating even as they read this—but the execution feels half-assed and thin."[28] Edge gave the same Xbox 360 version a score of four out of ten, saying, "Kinect adds little to the package, reducing precision thanks to increased input lag and adding to sense of Burnout Crash! as a gimmick rather than a worthy investment of 800 Microsoft points. As an interim project, it's good to see Criterion still interested in its most beloved IP, but it’s just a shame there’s so little of interest in the game itself."[29]
References
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- Maurice Tan (21 September 2011). "Review: Burnout Crash! (X360)". Destructoid. Gamurs. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- Dan Whitehead (22 September 2011). "Burnout Crash (X360)". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
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- Daniel R. Bischoff (27 September 2011). "Burnout Crash Review (PS3, X360)". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- Carolyn Petit (20 September 2011). "Burnout Crash! Review (PS3, X360)". GameSpot. Fandom. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- "Burnout Crash Review (X360)". GameTrailers. Defy Media. 23 September 2011. Archived from the original on 16 September 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- AJ Dellinger (17 April 2012). "Burnout Crash! Review (iOS)". Gamezebo. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- Ryan Davis (22 September 2011). "Burnout CRASH! Review (PS3, X360)". Giant Bomb. Fandom. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- Daemon Hatfield (22 September 2011). "Burnout Crash Review (PS3, X360)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- Griffin McElroy (20 September 2011). "Burnout Crash review: Accident prevention (X360)". Engadget (Joystiq). Yahoo. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- Ryan McCaffrey (21 September 2011). "Burnout Crash Review". Official Xbox Magazine. Future US. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- Harry Slater (13 April 2012). "Burnout Crash! (iOS)". Pocket Gamer. Steel Media Ltd. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- "Review: Burnout Crash!". PlayStation: The Official Magazine. No. 52. Future plc. December 2011. p. 77.
- Eli Hodapp (12 April 2012). "'Burnout Crash!' Review – Paging Dr. Beat". TouchArcade. TouchArcade.com, LLC. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- Adam Larck (27 September 2011). "Burnout Crash (XBLA) Review". 411Mania. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- Roger Hargreaves; Paul Kevan (23 September 2011). "Burnout Crash! review – hit and run (X360)". Metro. DMG Media. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- Justin Haywald (26 September 2011). "Review: Burnout Crash! (360/PS3)". GamePro. GamePro Media. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- Scott Jones (3 October 2011). "Burnout CRASH! (X360)". The A.V. Club. G/O Media. Archived from the original on 12 February 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- Edge staff (28 September 2011). "Burnout Crash! review (X360)". Edge. Future plc. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2015.