Product Description

Burnout 3: Takedown rewrites the rules of the road with its aggressive racing action. Get behind the wheel and experience real high-speed action. Use your car as a weapon and battle your way to the front of the pack -- by taking down rivals and instigating spectacular crashes.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7162 in Video Games
• Brand: Electronic Arts
• Model: 14633148336
• Released on: 2006-06-15
• ESRB Rating: Teen
• Platform: PlayStation2
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .50" h x 5.25" w x 7.25" l, .25 pounds

Features

• Drive more than 70 cars from 12 different classes -- from European exotics to American muscle cars, mid-size sports sedans, sports cars, compacts, buses, even semi trucks
• Experience new racing conditions and environments, as you race on 40 different tracks across 3 continents
• Spectacular crash technology recreates high speed crashes with extreme detail -- you'll even be rewarded for creating the most massive pileups
• Use your car as a weapon and take out rivals, controlling the car even after crashing
• Online action in seven different modes, with up to 6 participants -- racing through oncoming traffic in Crash Mode, Single Race, Road Rage and more

Customer Reviews

Addictive and a High-Speed, BURNOUT BLAST
Look. I'll break it down for you:

Do you like to race cars in video games?
Do you like to see cars crash, explode, flip, and disintegrate?

That's all you need to absolutely fall in love with this game.

Some people complain about computer cars that throw themselves at you. Hello? It's a videogame! I suspect that those complainers simply don't know how to play the game to avoid these cars.

As for the music and the DJ, guess what? You can turn them off if you don't like them.

But AI cars and punk music are not the reasons to love this game. The real star of the game is the ULTRA-realistic crash animations. I swear, you will never get bored of watching these cars crash. Sparks fly, fenders pop off, hoods crumple, and cars split in two in the most amazing animated crashes you will EVER see.

I highly recommend this game. Is it the best RACING game out there? No. But it's not about the racing. It's about watching things blow up, going really fast, and not taking this too seriously.

Have fun and buy this game!

Great Game!
This is by far the best game in the Burnout series. I have all three. This game is great especially since EA decided to help produce this one. You get all of the special features of a big name game company (like actual songs from actual artists and online play) while still enjoying the simple fun of a small brand game. Don't get me wrong this game is very complex, but the idea is the same, do the best crashes and finish first. I know some people are complaining about the lousy soundtrack, and I partailly agree. Some of the songs are pretty good (like the ones by Jimmy Eat World and New Found Glory) but most of them are stupid garage punk rock bands that don't know the first thing about music. The other downside is that stupid Striker announcer guy. The graphics are great, but like some of the other reviewers noted, it's not the ultra-realistic gran turismo graphics, but they are still one of the better PS2 games for graphics. Oh and there is soo much more stuff to this game. 100 crash junctions, 40 levels, almost 60 cars and thats just the start of. It also comes preloaded with the Need For Speed Underground 2 demo, and it seems like a pretty good game. Overall Burnout 3 is highly addicting and fun.

Like Burnout 2... and a whole lot more!
I spent over 100 hours of play time on Burnout 2. I couldn't stop trying new ideas for the crash modes. I kept trying to beat my old times on the races. Sure I'd get gold, but could I get all the races done without crashing?? It just couldn't get any better. Then comes Burnout 3. I'd been following the trailers for a while and now with the demo release.... well, the release date just can't come soon enough. I'll play my demo over and over till then. The graphics are awe-inspiring. The 'turbo' button also works as a slow-motion button during the crashes. Sparks and particle effects, broken glass, even paint flecks... it's fantastic! You'll find yourself crashing on purpose. I'm sure that the crash mode will be available again. Where it is THE goal to drive into intersections to cause as much damage as possible. I'll probably get the Xbox release version vice the PS2, but it's the same control feel of Burnout 2 that I'm familiar with. Go to the homepage and check the trailers if you want more as well. Enjoy!