There are almost a million Trophies to collect in Burnout Paradise. By almost, we mean there are a whopping 64 Trophies to find. You'll need to do almost everything imaginable in the game ... and there's a lot to do. Make sure you have some online friends and a PS Eye if you want to get the Platinum. Thanks, PS3Trophies.org.
Bronze Trophies
Repair your car - Awarded for driving through any Auto Repair
Set a Time Road Rule on any road - Awarded for beating any of the original Time Road Rule scores
Set a Showtime Road Rule on any road - Awarded for beating any of the original Showtime Road Rule scores
Win a race - Awarded for winning any Offline Race
Smash 3 Burnout Billboards - Awarded when you smash through your 3rd pristine Burnout Billboard
Smash 30 Burnout Billboards - Awarded when you smash through your 30th pristine Burnout Billboard
Drive through 10 sets of Yellow Smash Gates - Awarded when you drive through your 10th set of Yellow Smash Gates
Drive through 50 sets of Yellow Smash Gates - Awarded when you drive through your 50th set of Yellow Smash Gates
Shutdown the Nakamura SI-7 - Awarded when you Shutdown the Nakamura SI-7
Score a x3 Multiplier in Showtime - Awarded for reaching a x3 Multiplier in Showtime
Perform 3 Takedowns - Awarded for performing your third Takedown
In an era where game developers and publishers are nickle-and-diming consumers with every single piece of DLC, it's refreshing to see Criterion and EA offer so much game-changing content in Burnout Paradise for free. This trailer finally showcases the bikes in motion, as well as the customizable day/night cycle. The trailer ends with a very honest plea for you to buy the game if you haven't -- especially with even more content coming down the pipeline. Us? We're waiting for the budget PSN downloadable re-release of the game, due some time this fall.
Criterion's constantly evolving racing game, Burnout Paradise, is getting ready for its next significant update. The Bikes pack will be available next Thursday on PSN. The highlights of next week's update?
2 motorcycles featuring male or female characters with a whole new progression to earn your Bike License.
38 new against-the-clock race events – Burning Ride and Midnight Ride.
A brand new in-game 24 hr day / night cycle that impacts traffic density and available events.
Dynamic weather
70 more Freeburn Challenges
And that's not the end of the updates. Next week, expect to find out more about the fabled PS3 Trophy patch.
The guys at Criterion love the PS3. Their most recent game, Burnout Paradise was developed first on PS3, and has met a number of free updates that continue to expand the change the gameplay experience. EA has just announced that Burnout Paradise will also be available as a downloadable game from the PS Store this Fall with the standard MSRP of $30. The downloadable version of Burnout Paradise will include all the updates released so far, and will hopefully include Trophies by the time of this digital re-release.
Fiona Sperry, Studio Manager for Criterion Games, said, "Our mission at Criterion is to provide the most entertaining gaming service possible. In order to do that, it's key that we have the ability to deliver content to players in ways that work for them - through quick and easy download or via traditional bricks and mortar. For us, the fun is in playing the game with friends and constantly discovering new surprises in the world. Download packs with meaningful new gameplay are the perfect way for us to keep entertaining fans and keep them playing, even months after launch."
It may not be an official "Greatest Hits" game quite yet, but Criterion's PS3 racing game, Burnout Paradise, is now available at many major retailers for only $30 -- that's half off its original price. PS3 owners are undoubtedly looking even more closely at the game, ever since the announcement of extensive free DLC for the game (which adds motorcycles, planes) and the addition of PS3 Trophies.
Criterion's racing game has a number of updates planned for this year and beyond, and we approve. For those that haven't jumped into Paradise City, Walmart.com's price reduction on Burnout Paradise might warrant a purchase. For $40, you'll get all of Paradise City, access to the upcoming expansions, and an extra $20 to keep in your wallet. That's not too shabby!
Criterion Games has ambitious plans for Burnout Paradise, promising updates to the game for a full year after the game's release. They've revealed the release schedule of their upcoming updates: "Cagney" will be available at the end of June. "Davis" will follow sometime in August. "Eastwood" will be next, in Fall. ("Bogart" is less than a day away for PS3 owners.)
The "Cagney" update will introduce a new vehicle: a SUV that's without boost (a first in the Burnout franchise). Custom soundtracks are also planned for that release.
However, we're most excited for August's "Davis" update, which adds two new features: a nighttime mode, and motorcycles. The darkened skies of Paradise City will clear up traffic, allowing players to race in the streets with less threat of crashes. Adding motorcycles to the mix is a great idea, but we're wondering if the crashes will look even more brutal than those featured in Motorstorm.
While we're still waiting on the Bogart update, we're already hearing good things about the future Cagney update. One such major inclusion in Cagney is the ability to play custom soundtracks while cruising Paradise City.
To play a custom soundtrack, all a player needs to do is enter the Easydrive menu, go to "Soundtrack," and then hit "Custom." This will bring up an XMB page where they can select songs to play in modes like shuffle, repeat, or by group.
While this feature is a welcomed addition, the Cagney update has yet to find a fixed release date. This means that the ability to play custom music is, well, still a promise that's far off. The Bogart update is only releasing this April 24 but was revealed way back at the beginning of March. If we can expect to see a similar timeframe, Cagney could still be a month or two away.
Criterion's Burnout Paradise is one of the rare breed to continue expanding long after the game's original release. Three new gameplay modes are being prepped for release soon, but it's just the beginning for this open-world racing game. Jino Talens from EA notes that "this is just the start – we aim to bring you many new Freeburn game modes covering different themes and play styles. Over the next 12 months, we're going to transform the Burnout Paradise you know and love into the Burnout Paradise you only ever dreamed of!" That's a rather ambitious promise, but consider our interest piqued.
For details on the three new Freeburn game modes (Road Rage, Marked Man and Stunt Run), check after the break.
Criterion is expanding the world of Paradise City. Creative director Alex Ward has revealed that new cars will be available for both the PS3 and 360 versions of the game. However, the more significant news comes in the introduction of new islands to the game. Even better: the DLC will cost a pretty zero dollars. Free. The way DLC used to be. We like it that way.
Each of the islands will offer "a different type of gameplay," but what that means is unclear for now. We're assuming that the islands will still involve cars and racing -- we think. The islands will be free, mandatory software updates so that everyone will be able to access the new content when it goes live. The cars, on the other hand, will have to be paid for.
Criterion Games wants to let everyone know that the company is working on a v1.2 patch for Burnout Paradise. The patch is aimed at fixing a whole slew of glitches, exploits, and game-crashing events, so this must be extremely good news for Burnout Paradise owners. The only downside is that the v1.2 patch is currently not ready and Criterion has yet to schedule a final release date. We are, however, pretty sure that it shouldn't be too far off before this baby becomes available.
The patch will most notable fix issues regarding online multi-player crash errors and hanging. Audio distortion and connection problems will all be addressed as well. Aside from fixing the problem spots, Criterion is also enhancing the gameplay by tweaking things here and there. Drifting and boosting will be slghtly modified for better control, and the Online Takedown logic and physical behavior will be tuned -- just to name a few. To see the entire list of changes, head on over to Criterion's official website.
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When Burnout was first released in 2001, it did the amazing feat of instantly re-defining the idea of an arcade racer. Gone were the days where adrenalin junkies looking for their fix had to play yet another Ridge Racer title or suffer through impossibly average games like the Rush series. Burnout introduced a sense of speed, control, and visceral excitement that simply had not been seen in racing games before. Crashes made you physically wince and high speed races would have you sweating like you were actually in the car itself as you hurtled down a busy downtown street going 130 mph. It was one of the most refreshing changes of pace that a stale genre has ever experienced -- and yet few people in America were even aware of this British developed title.
Things would change once Burnout 2 came about though, with its larger variety of cars, tracks, and modes (including the dementedly entertaining party mode called Crash) attracting a much higher level of attention than the previous game. The series' popularity only accelerated once Burnout 3: Takedown came out, with Criterion Games experimenting with more and more ways to jack up the level of adrenalin and carnage with each game. In fact, experimenting with the Burnout franchise would become one of Criterion Games signature traits -- just because a feature was in a previous game, didn't mean it would show up in later games (as Alex Ward once famously said).
Have you been enjoying the Burnout Paradise demo? (We have!) Well, you'll be glad to know that the game's online support has just been expanded. Now, with a simple press on the D-Pad, you'll be able to play with up to 8 players online. According to the official website, "a total of 13 new Freeburn challenges will be available for players to attempt - 3 challenges in 5, 6 and 7 player sessions, and 4 new challenges for those playing in 8 player sessions." This is, of course, to get your appetite ready for the full game coming out in two weeks.
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