Post by Brian on Sept 12, 2004 19:27:03 GMT -5
Wow, Burnout has really out done itself this time. Although the cars aren't licensed, you can pretty much figure out a Skyline From Lotus. You get to do more this time, with New Features such as Aftertouch, and Takedowns. This game is sweet as far as Takedowns are concerned, you can get points by taking down others in certain ways. Do things such as Ram your opponets into walls, Slam them in to Vans, Slam them straight into cars, Even knock them in front of a trailer or bus. You can also do Signature Takedowns, specific takedowns that look even cooler than regular ones. Each time you take others down, your boost meter gains another chunk and is filled. Activate boost with R1 and you can really stirr things up in races. Other ways to get a bit of boost, is to Shunt the other Racer. Shunting is when you drive behind them and suddenly give them a ram. There is also a boost shunt, where you boost into the back of cars. You can also get points by Rubbin, pushing against other cars. Another way to get points is Slammin, Slam into the other racers side. Finally there is Grindin, Where you push a car into a wall/ Wait, there is one more thing, Tradin opaint. This is where you barely hit the other racer and scrape a bit of paint off with out wrecking. Hard to menuver without being pushed. Another new thing is, Aftertouch. When you wreck your car, Activate Impact Time ((You'll find out how in the training at the beginning)), While activating impact time, you're able to steer your wrecks using the directional pad. How cool is that? You can also use After Touch takedowns, Steering your wrecks straight into those opponnets. After you've used all of this, you also have some cool new cars. You're able to earn cool cars such as Compact Cars, Little cars that still pack a punch, Muscle Cars, The strong cars that pack power, Sports Crs, Speedy little things but don't be fooled, Coupe cars, They are stil lin the action too, and also the Special types. You can change the colors. The locations in the game very from United States of America, To England, and the Far East (China). This Locations each have different cars, England has Benz, Usa has Skyline types...etc. Each loocation is extremely different. One other thing new, is that you can do different types of Events. You have to crash and see how much damage you can rack up, if your damage is more than the Estimation in the game, then you will be able to earn award Rims (Like trophies or Medals) that may very from Bronze, To Silver, or even gold. This rim awards include racing, depending on how you place. Music specializes in Rock Types, including bands like Good Charlotte. Other songs include, Back to the Disaster, Lazy Generation, and more. Since i'm not as picky as the dorks in the Gaming Books, i'm gonna give this game a 10. Although it may not have every little specific license and things, this game can be total fun. Make sure you tune in with Striker in the gamer, a radio station dude who'll give you all of the details. Well, thats all, and until a get another game, Farewell! ((Note: There is also a Demo of the game Need For Speed Underground 2. Be sure you check it out. Bye Bye.))