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Burnout 3: Takedown
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Overall Critic Score:3.7949
Burnout 3: Takedown Critic Reviews
As much as I'm hesitant to make statements as conclusive as the following, it must be said:...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at GameSpy
and exotics, all mimic real-world designs. The graphics whip along at such a frenzied pace you wouldn't be able to spot nitpicky details like the Rolls-Royce hood ornament or the air intakes on a BMW M3 anyway, so quit your bitching! Buy, rent or run away...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at Stuff
far away. Players need to constantly balance risk versus reward, making split-second assessments on the merits of driving on the wrong side of the road, eliminating rivals and strategically using the exhilarating turbo. Polished to perfection, Burnout 3 i...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at Sydney Morning Herald
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Burnout 3: Takedown by EA Games is a revolutionary game for the arcade racing genre. The action is intense! What makes Burnout 3 so special is not the racing really, but rather the crashing. After watching the opening movie from start to finish, I was...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at GamerDad
crashes instead of trying to quickly click through to a restart. Whether you like to speed past opponents or plough straight up the back of them, this game has a bit of everything for driving and action fans everywhere. Hell, this game has something for j...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at GamePro Australia
Perhaps one of the most enjoyable racing games we’ve ever been given the chance to play, mainly owing to the immense rush you get from the sheer velocity of game play....read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at Xequted
Astonishingly good...This is pure, balls-out speed that will cause even the most hardcore of gamers to rock from left to right as they barely miss ramming a truck at two hundred plus miles an hour....read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at RewiredMind
Taking expectations for racing titles to the next level, Criterion and EA's Burnout 3: Takedown is an amazing experience from both a gameplay and a technological standpoint. This intensely fast racer lets players loose in some of the most intense and...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at The Laser
This is only marginally a racing game - it's a game of destruction and chaos that holds more in common with a first person shooter than with a true racer....read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at Operation Sports
The Burnout series has always set itself apart from other racing games by requiring you to drive dangerously in order to do well. No risk = no reward. What has also set it apart is the awesome crashes. Burnout 2 even had a separate game mode totally...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at Games are Fun
The Burnout series was one of the unsung heroes of the racing world, always finishing a distant third when placed against such high rollers as Need For Speed and Midnight Club. But now, the series could finally get the notoriety it deserves?not just...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at GamePro
With outstanding physics, an unmatched sense of speed and a wealth of game types, it easily blows the doors off the competition. And that’s all the realism I need....read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at Game Revolution
The visuals are cleaner, more vibrant, and oozing with a slick presentation. The audio is, to coin a phrase from Good Times,...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at Gaming Age
I am no longer a fan but now a full-fledged junkie! I would certainly consider Burnout 3 to be the "GoldenEye" of racing...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at Worth Playing
The videogame equivalent of Hurricane Ivan; everyone that has come into contact with it has either been stuck with an immense sense of awe, or had their life changed in a significant manner....read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at Xbox Advanced
First, EA acquainted you to the series with Burnout. Then, in 2002, they introduced the highly acclaimed Crash mode packaged with many other features that could be found in Burnout 2: Point of Impact, and finally, they crash us back into the asphalt with...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at Amped IGO
Burnout 2 will forever be known to me and my friends as the first game that made us stop playing Halo religiously. With its highly addicting crash mode, where you wreak as much traffic havoc for money, and fine-tuned racing, it was near impossible to put...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at Lawrence
Just ask anybody; I'm a Burnout junkie. A couple of years ago I gave a rather glowing review to Burnout 2. Sure it had a few little issues, but I chalk that up to (the late) Acclaim's habit of ignoring quality control. Of course, EA's gotten their hands...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at Digital Entertainment News
Aside from some minor annoyances (the announcer/DJ can get a tad tedious) Burnout 3: Takedown is an absolutely exceptional game and it’s quite frankly hard to imagine how the next one could be much better....read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at Gaming Target
With amazingly addictive gameplay, fabulous graphics, astonishing speed and enjoyable online gameplay (when EA's servers are cooperating) one cannot help but not want to play this title all the time....read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at Da GameBoyz
I haven’t rocked around to a *tricky* game in quite some time. I miss that exasperated sleepless stare after countless hours of unlocking new content while sensations of extremely hazardous speed race circles in the brain. SSX and its sequels once fed...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at TheManRoom
Before I get started here, let's just get one thing out of the way. I am in no way an EA fanboy - not by any stretch of the imagination.
"...one of the best damn video games I have ever played..."
And while some critics might write off a high scoring...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at GamersMark
With its outstanding graphics, highly addictive adrenaline pumping gameplay and its terrific emphasis on carnage and destruction, this is not a game to be missed by anyone who has even just a passing interest in arcade racers....read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at Xbox World Australia
a fast-paced arcade racer which offered an intense sense of speed. It placed the emphasis on driving like a maniac, awarding players 'boost' for driving on the wrong side of the road, having near-misses with oncoming traffic, drifting around corners and g...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at Game Power Australia
This is one of the best games I’ve ever played involving cars, asphalt and disregard for public safety. It is a must have for any gamer’s collection, anybody who ever had fun smashing hot wheels cars into each other, or anyone who likes destruction....read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at Electric Playground
Criterion software re-invented the Arcade racing genre when they released the original Burnout. It provided a fresh take on what was an already fun genre and succeeded with what it needed to do exceptionally well.
Criterion then released the sequel...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at Gamer Within
A strong candidate for the coveted Game of the Year award, Burnout 3: Takedown is one of the best arcade racing games to come out in years....read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at PGNx Media
One of the most impressive arcade racers of our time. Full review....read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at IGN
A wild, edge of your seat, white knuckle ride that fulfills any speed freak’s cravings. What’s more, it’s also one of the best games that’s been released this entire year....read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at Game Over Online
The only question you can ask yourself is how much time can you give a game that sucks you in and doesn’t let...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at GamingTrend
My jaw also hit the floor when I had my first crash. In many racers cars just get a ding or probably no scratches at all. In Burnout 3 your car comes out looking like one of those high school driver’s education videos....read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at VGPub
Taking a screaming fast car and driving it into a busy intersection creating a massive car pile up costing millions of dollars is not only fun, but addictive....read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at Extreme Gamer
The game’s crashes, smashes, and explosions really make you feel like you just inspired a 50-car pile up in the middle of a busy intersection....read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at My Gamer
This game does for the arcade racing genre what "Rallisport Challenge 2" does for the rally section. It's just that good....read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at Next Level Gaming
Burnout 3: Takedown is the best arcade racing title on the market and a surefire candidate for game of the...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at Game Rankings
The Burnout series has come a long way. Acclaim (now in bankruptcy) published Burnout 1 and 2, and now that EA purchased Criterion a short time ago, Burnout 3 is theirs for the taking. Criterion made huge leaps and bounds in making the sequel to the...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at XBox Exclusive
crash replays, and you can't save the replays after watching them. It's too bad because a fella could sit back with a cold one and some nachos and watch his favourite pileups all afternoon. You know, like NASCAR. But without all that dull driving stuff i...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at WHAM! Gaming
Nearly every second of Burnout 3: Takedown should be followed with the same disclaimer in most car commercials – “Professional driver on a closed course, do not attempt....read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at GameZone
With incredibly realistic damage modelling transforming every crash into a work of art fit to be framed and hung on the walls of Paris' Louvre museum, Burnout 3 is a visual dynamo that will floor players with its speed and gorgeous vistas....read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at Game Informer
into concrete pillars. Ahem. Don't try that in the real world, now, will you young folk? Despite its slight bugginess, Burnout 3 is still an exceptional game -- easily the best arcade racer of recent years, and, as we mentioned at the start of this review...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at GameSpot AU
Regardless of the fact that I'm not a racing fan, I found this to be a very, very good game, and absolutely hilarious when you think about the fact that it promotes driving like a dick and taking down your opponents with underhanded and brutal tactics....read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at ActionTrip
If you can put up with the loading screens galore and a bad soundtrack, Burnout 3: Takedown is an arcade racer that should please hardcore and casual race fans....read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at Armchair Empire
Barreling your vehicle down the road towards your impending doom will cause uncontrollable giggling, with the excitement of a kid on Christmas, at the mayhem you're getting ready to unleash and witness during your replay....read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at XGP Gaming
Criterion Games have scored big with the Burnout games so far - the excellent graphics and solid racing have been the games' meat and potatoes, and the spectacular crashes give it that extra boost of eye candy that really pulls players in. One might have...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at AtomicGamer
Speed merchants are having a hard time these days. The numerous roads where the maximum speed limit has been reduced from 90 km/h to 70 km/h, the well hidden flashing poles and the high fines keep us from becoming true race monsters. I myself don't...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at Frag Land
Every once in a long while a game comes around that is such an achievement it can be recommended to everyone whether they’re fans of the genre or not. Simply put, that is Burnout 3: Takedown. The first two games in the series provided an unparalleled...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at Xbox-Evolved
One thing is undoubtedly beyond question - Burnout 3 is THE most intense 4-wheel experience known to man....read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at Ferrago
Buckle up and get ready to hit the streets where insane, hit-and-run, high-speed driving is what it takes to cross the finish line ahead of the pack. Burnout 3 looks to surpass its predecessors by utilizing a new graphics engine, and by its ability to...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at AllGame
Burnout’s World Tour circuit is both lengthy and addictive. However, once you’ve beaten all the competition, filled your garage to its fullest, and amassed a complete collection of trophies, the single-player game does lose some of its luster....read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at Adrenaline Vault
and are constructed almost as levels in a puzzle game, with only a few ways of racking up the highest damage. The ability to play this mode with two players online either competitively or cooperatively further sweetens the deal. Burnout 3 is a superlativ...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at GMR Magazine
The Takedown system is what makes the already pretty good Burnout series amazing... Burnout 3 delivers the purest hit...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at 1UP
Your tires squeal as you fly around the corner. A dust cylcone trails you and a pile of crashed cars sweeps past, a mangled heap. Red. White. Blue. You’re barely holding your balance, two wheels tilting sideways. Ahead, a car flips end-to-end. It...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at HonestGamers
Burnout 3: Takedown is of course the third installation in the Burnout series. It is also the best so far. The game, developed by Criterion who also created the RenderWare software, reaches a level that many games claim and attempt to reach but rarely do....read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at Game XC
While today's market of racing simulations have collectively reached the end of their creative mileage, it should come as no surprise that Criterion would ultimately offer players a definitive racing experience. As evidenced by the torrential acclaim of...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at GotNext
Many, including yours truly, can be guilty of too often calling a game with high replay value “crack” due to its addictive nature. The problem with calling too many games “crack” comes when a game that is truly crack-worthy gets lumped in with...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at Jive Magazine
It’s not often a game comes along that has you cackling with joy or giving loud ‘Oh Yeahs!’ as you gleefully complete another task / section. Burnout 3 had this particular reviewer doing just that at times for up to 6 hour stretches, something...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at ThumbBandits
Burnout 3: Takedown can be simply described as a revolutionary arcade racing game. If you have played any of the previous installments, you know that the Burnout series provides spectacular crashes. This game like other sequels, improves game play,...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at GamePlasma
Once upon a time, some clever person dwelling in developer land decided that driving games needed to be turned on their head. They came to the logical conclusion that it is always more fun to crash a car than successfully navigate a course with dry...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at Game Industry News
Takedown, whether it's making my heart pump or the hair stand up on the back of my neck, not only represents a dramatic step in the right direction for the series, but also for the racing game genre in general....read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at Gamecritics
As it stands, it's the offline arcade racing game to end them all, with an online implementation that falls frustratingly short of expectations....read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at Eurogamer
If this were a themed review, the entire page would be a blur with just the odd word standing out here and there. That’s what Burnout 3 is like. It’s so fast all of the time, you never get to see the beautifully built worlds in any great detail....read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at GameCell UK
Defining what constitutes a 'racing game' is becoming increasingly difficult. Let's face it; Micro Machines and Gran Turismo are pretty different games. The only thing they really have in common is an accelerator button; rumour has it that there is also...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at Pro-G
Burnout introduced spectacular crashes to the racing genre forefront and the sequel took things further with even more outrageous crashes and a brand new mode for doing just that, crashing. Criterion must have known that people revelled as much in the...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at Console Obsession
At the end of the day, Burnout 3 is a little too simplified for our tastes....read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at Jolt Online Gaming UK
If you're the kind of person who does what you're told, sticks to instructions and follows the well-worn path, stop reading now. Burnout 3: Takedown will only disturb you. This driving game is all about breaking the rules and...read the complete Burnout 3: Takedown review at USA Today
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