Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 9 Burnout Games
51A couple of weeks ago, we counted down Electronic Gaming Monthly’s best and worst Gran Turismo games. That was a lot of fun, but what about the arcade-style racing games? Who wants realism when you can smash another car off the road at 200 miles per hour? For me, the best series for that has always been Burnout, which hasn’t seen a proper new installment in fifteen years. That made me wonder what Electronic Gaming Monthly thought of this takedown-heavy franchise back in the day. Which Burnout was their favorite?
In case you’re wondering, EGM reviewed a total of nine Burnout games between 2001 and 2008. That covers everything from the original game right up to the final entry in the racing series – Burnout Paradise. Just about the only game they didn’t cover was Burnout Dominator on PSP and the truly terrible Nintendo DS version of Burnout Legends. But even without those spin-offs, I think we’re working with a pretty great list of games. What we’re going to do today is countdown the best and worst Burnout games using Electronic Gaming Monthly’s own words and scores. There’s no editorializing here, we’re going to focus on what the critics said back when these games first came out. So, make sure your car insurance is up to date, because I have a hunch you’re going to be making a claim or two after EGM ranks the Burnout series!
0:00 – Introduction
1:34 – Burnout (PS2)
2:20 – Burnout 2: Point of Impact (GCN)
2:48 – Burnout (GCN & Xbox)
3:51 – Burnout 2: Point of Impact (Xbox)
4:25 – Burnout 2: Point of Impact (PS2)
5:10 – Burnout Legends (PSP)
5:57 – Burnout Revenge (PS2 & Xbox)
6:45 – Burnout Paradise (X360 & PS3)
7:49 – Burnout 3: Takedown (PS2 & Xbox)
8:44 – Question of the Day
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