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Criterion reveals more about the online Stunt Run, Marked Man, and Road Rage events in the next update...
Further to Criterion's reveal of three new online events in the third Burnout Paradise update (codenamed 'Cagney') during a recent Crash FM podcast, the developer has now provided some more details about these events on its website.
There's still no ETA for 'Cagney', although the second update ('Bogart') is set for release on April 24th. In the meantime, here are the details for 'Cagney' as they appear on Criterion's website:
Online Stunt Run:
- This is 8-player simultaneous online Stunt Run - everyone competes for the highest score within the 2 minute time limit and you can play anywhere in Paradise City. - An on-screen display shows all player scores, so you can easily see how you're doing. - Earn multipliers for taking each other out but you lose your combo score, if you're taken down. - Eliminated players are greyed out of the scoring area but can exact brutal revenge by chasing after players that have managed to keep their combos alive beyond the time-out. - For the first time, you can drive alongside someone as they complete a billion score in Stunt Run - you can absolutely use this mode to try and show off to your friends.
Online Road Rage:
- This is an 8-player online team event. - At the start, everyone chooses their team (red or blue). - One team of "runners" has to drive to a checkpoint then the finish - they can only see one checkpoint ahead. - The other team has to take them down. These guys can see the checkpoint and finish and choose whether to wait and ambush in key locations, shortcut to the action if they get left behind or just follow the pack and cause chaos.
Online Marked Man:
- We randomly choose a "Marked Man". - There's an intense few moments, while all players wait for the selection to be made - you want to stay close to other players, so you can hit the Marked Man, as soon as he's selected but far enough away that that you can run like hell if it's you that's the Marked Man. - The target is selected and a 90 second timer starts - you get 1 point if you survive and 1 point if you take down the Marked Man. After 90 seconds a new Marked Man is selected at random. - If you're the Marked Man, you can't see the attacking players on the map, your car is a little slower and you don't get boost. - The session usually consists of around 10-12 minutes of intense gameplay depending on the number of players involved.
These new online events will be available through the game's Freeburn mode and can be selected in the Easydrive menu. Criterion has also promised that even more Freeburn game modes are on the way, which cover "different themes and play styles".
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Added:Mon 22nd Jun 2009 04:46, Post No: 70
i would have to say it was worth checking out. i did like just not really good enough to be a must have.
Added:Tue 09th Jun 2009 15:53, Post No: 69
Yeah, the DLC was good and the open world was nicely done, but I do miss Burnout: Takedown's style. Something was lost in translation when Burnout got put into an open world. With closed circuit racing, Criterion could control the amount of traffic you'd find on the track, making it insane in one section and calm in another.
It had the sort of drama and pacing that Paradise lacks. Paradise is just a bit too consistent throughout its game world and lacks the sort of set-pieces that the previous-gen games excelled at. Still a decent game, but no Burnout: Takedown.
Added:Tue 09th Jun 2009 08:40, Post No: 68
wow! whats with all the hate for criterion on this site? I got the game today, and i love it, and i LOVED Burnout 3 (whch was WAY better than revenge IMO. Revenge took out almost all necessity for actual skill). Yes, it's different. Yes, crash and aftertouch are gone for the most part, but it's still a crazy fast racer with awesome crashes. The controls are tight, the city still aloows for darn good races (i dont see why everyone is saying its hard to navigate. i havent had to pause to look at the mimimap once yet and ive only lost 2 out of 20 races).
and a word about the dlc. NO ONE IS MAKING YOU BUY IT. i personally think its really impressive that they have continued to support this game 18 months after release. its a darn complete game as it is, and the dlc adds a lot more, and OPTIONAL, content. to say that the dlc has ruined the game is like saying your computer sucks now that youve added an external harddrive.
is it burnout takedown? no. is it burnout revenge? no. Its burnout paradise. its different. but it is definitely still burnout. complain all you want, but i bet you'd complain just as much, or more, if it was the same as those games.
Added:Fri 22nd May 2009 16:51, Post No: 67
They dated the island release as the 11th june, so not long to wait now... and I recommend buying the cops n' robbers dlc wholeheartedly...tis great fun...played it last night 'til the wee hours and laughed my @ss off all the way too. (The party pack was a big rip-off though.)
Added:Sun 10th May 2009 19:05, Post No: 66
lol free dlc whats that a few new cars that are online only so no use to anyone without an internet connection and the bikes pack added pretty much nothing but a stopgap to the premium dlc which is pretty much crap anyway, i think ture burnout fan's would agree that paradise is not the best driving game ever at least as a burnout game, the best burnout game to date is revenge though a proper burnout game shouldnt be free roam and include stupid events like road rage or cops and robbers.
most of the dlc for paradise has been more or less pointless and a waste of money not least by the amount there charging for them ie the boost specials and the toy cars being the biggest rip off, 640 points for 2 cars and 1000 points for 8 toy cars and 1 toy bike and no new challenges or achievements, only 2 packs have added some reason for purchase. the party pack (unless you have the ultimate box) and the cops and robbers pack adding a total of 140 achievement points, compared to fallout 3's packs adding around 200 new achievement points per pack and costing 800 ms points each makes them much better value than burnouts dlc.
Added:Sun 10th May 2009 14:46, Post No: 65
This is one of the best driving games ever, and the amount of free DLC, along with the not free DLC, makes it even more worth it 1 year on from it's release.
Added:Fri 08th May 2009 23:23, Post No: 64
for true fans of the burnout games excluding paradise they have been awsome racers but paradise has changed the face of burnout and created a new fan base for a new type of racer which for old fans is a let down and continues to get worse and worse with all the rubbish dlc that keeps comming out, not only that but also all this dlc is preventing criterion from developing a true follow up to burnout revenge.
to be honest though i doubt criterion will ever release a burnout racer similar to revenge or takedown and more similare to paradise which is gonna be the biggest mistake criterion can make as far as burnout goes.
Added:Thu 07th May 2009 17:08, Post No: 63
Burnout Paradise was a let down from the start, not entirely sure why the fans have allowed Criterion to keep it burning for as long as it has been.
Added:Thu 07th May 2009 02:10, Post No: 62
though i know im too late i just wont buy the next burnout game till its been out well over a year after the next ultimate ripoff box comes out.
Added:Thu 07th May 2009 02:07, Post No: 61
oh and now after downloading version 8.1 of the game if you join a server with people who have wasted there money on the crappy cops and robbers pack (and you havnt boughtit cause you have a brain) if they start a cops and robbers game you get booted straight to the burnout store to purchase the crappy dlc.
so what make criterion think they deserve all this money there charging for this waste of money dlc on 360 so far its increased the achievement score by 140 gamer score 50 for party mode and 90 for cops and robbers so why is the cops and robbers dlc so expencive, (as in the party dlc cost 800msp the legendary cars cost 640msp the toy cars cost 1000msp and the boost specials cost 640msp now they want another 800msp for the cops and robbers pack)and theres still the island to come out yet hell knows how much theyll charge for that.
so far its cost 3880msp (microsoft points) about £8.50 per 1000 points so basicly the island there biggest update will probably be between 1200 and 1600 msp though knowing criterion and EA they want it to be much higher. basicly making just the dlc on its own in total over £42 thats twice what the game currently costs so basicly your now paying well over £60 for an old game. i hope everyone reads this in time and uses there brains so ms/EA/criterion dont use it as a get rich quick scheam.