A cool feature was that if you crashed, you could do an ‘aftertouch takedown’ which meant while in crash mode, you could move your broken vehicle in slow motion to try and ‘takedown’ players catching up on you. Driving into, dodging oncoming traffic, and drifting also helped. Other ways to increase your boost were to drive very close to other cars which was considered a ‘near miss’. For example, you started on a 1x boost which could run out pretty quickly and then went up to 4x if you didn’t get taken down or crash yourself.
#Burnout 3 takedown games upgrade#
A successful ‘takedown’ on another player or AI would fill your boost meter or upgrade it on the next best boost. Players were encouraged to ‘takedown’ their racing opponents by slamming them into other vehicles, into walls, off of cliff-sides and many other places. In addition to the fun high-speed racing and crashing Burnout already offered, ‘takedowns’ were more devious and so much fun. The new addition to the Burnout format with 3 was ‘takedowns’ which, of course, was how the game got its name. The songs in the game were played through the fictional radio station ‘Crash FM’ which was hosted by the charismatic real-life DJ Stryker who you may know from alternative radio station KROQ-FM in the Los Angeles area.Īs I said earlier, on the bare bones, Takedown is an arcade racer with features. Names like My Chemical Romance, Rise Against, Jimmy Eat World, and Fall Out Boy were mixed with one-album-wonders like Autopilot Off and Moments In Grace. The soundtrack had a host of big name bands mixed with alternative newcomers. To this day, I can’t bring myself to skip that trailer and I have to sing along to ‘lazy generation’ at the same time. The game started when you heard Minnesota punk rockers The F-Ups first line of their song ‘Lazy Generation’ on the pre-game menu screen which then took you into a trailer of the game, “We are the lazy generation.” You didn’t have to be a fan of racing games to enjoy Takedown, I certainly wasn’t a racing fan but the fun to be had was too much to be ignored. It received massive acclaim from all over the gaming industry Eurogamer, The official Playstation and XBOX magazines and Gamespot among many others scored the game between 9/10 while Metacritic gave it 93/100.
#Burnout 3 takedown games series#
Takedown was the third entry into the series and Criterion had finally struck gold.
It was released on 10/11/04 for most of us Europeans, although it was released three days earlier in North America and a whole month later for those in Japan.įor those of you unfamiliar with this game, Burnout 3: Takedown was created by UK developers and EA subsidiary Criterion Games and published by Electronic Arts (EA)- it was an arcade racing game which fused an excellent punk and alternative rock soundtrack with driving very, very fast cars. The date was the 10th of September 2004 and Burnout 3: Takedown had just been released. A game that can transcend to classic status. Gaming Glories is a special edition gaming feature that encourages writers to revisit and explore games that have helped shaped their gaming history.Įvery once in a while, a great game comes along.
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