| Burnout Paradise (formerly known as Burnout 5) by Criterion Games is the seventh game in the Burnout video game series. It was released in January 2008[1] for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and on January 5, 2009 on Microsoft Windows. It was also released on the PlayStation Store in September 2008.[3]. It has an open world set in the fictional Paradise City, with few loading times and few traditional online lobbies or game menus. The song "Paradise City" by Guns N' Roses is the game's title music and also featured on the in-game soundtrack. According to Alex Ward from developer Criterion Games, this game is a "complete reinvention" of the Burnout series.[4] He also said "To create truly next-generation gameplay, we needed to create a truly next-generation game, from the ground up." Despite being in an open world, the game still retains the 60 frames-per-second most Burnout games have used.[5] Initially day and night cycles were not included in the game but a software update entitled "Davis" added this element to the game. Records will now be kept on players' drivers licenses and there will be statistics such as fastest time and biggest crash for every street in the game. Unlike in previous Burnout games, Crash Mode, now called Showtime, can now be started at any time and place in the game; though Showtime mode is rather different from the usual Crash Mode.[6] Also, for races, players may now take any route to get to the destination. Races and other events are simply started ... |
