Burnout 3,
like the previous games in the series, is mainly a racing game that features
simple, extremely responsive controls, so you can accelerate, steer, brake
(around corners), and boost for a burst of speed. The courses in the game
are open-road tracks on winding freeways and city streets, and, naturally,
the streets are populated with a good amount of traffic. Driving dangerously
comes in the form of driving in the wrong lane, getting close to (but not
hitting) other cars, catching air, drifting around turns, and so on. When
you pull such risky maneuvers, you're rewarded with boost. But the quickest
way to fill your boost meter in a regular race is to make your opponents
crash. Takedowns, as you might imagine from the game's subtitle, are a major
part of Burnout 3. When you knock another car out, not only is your boost
meter filled, but it is also extended up to a maximum of four times its
original size. The downside is that you'll expose yourself to some pretty
dangerous situations to earn all this boost, and crashing will eliminate
much of your boost, chop off one of your bonus meter segments if you have
any, and, more than likely, cause you to fall back one or two spots in a
race.
The game has a good variety of environments, and multiple tracks are set
up in each one. Even if driving games aren't normally your thing, Burnout
3 is still interesting enough. It ranks among the best racing games ever
made. |
