Presentation

“Burnout with guns” kind of sums up how the magazines touted this game, don’t believe the hype. This is different, Very different infact. The intro movie is well ..eh?! to say the least. The option screen though is very simple and easy to navigate and all in all does it’s purpose.

At the beginning of each race you are given a number of objectives to reach to obtain particular medals. i.e. semi and full auto medals. These are displayed very well and easy to read.

Controls

Basic analogue race controls, right trigger accelerate, left for brake. Basic race buttons along with a boost, primary and secondary weapon button too. Also the main selling feature of the game: Unwreck button, being able to rewind time to retry a section you just crashed on, Superb and very useful too. All in all, inventive and has set a standard in destructive racing titles.

Graphics

Very pretty to look at, indeed, the crash damage is superb as is the weapon damage. One thing a few people will notice is consistent frame-rate drops. This is something which has been complained about by many people on the net. But although it is noticeable it isn’t as bad as it is made out to be. A lot of people expect perfection fro the off with a new console. But you can still blatantly see the effort put into this game.

Sound

(In the voice of Tim Allen) oh oh. One of the things I really liked about full auto was the sheer grandness of the sound: the nastiness of the machine gun bullets ripping through the metal in-front of you, the sound of buildings/tankers and signs blowing up from the rocket you’ve just projected through them. Superb. To look away from the screen and just listen: sheer carnage on a huge level. Excellent

Longevity

I spent a week playing the career mode. And got to 73% of the way through it, Xbox live is fantastic for this game. Very enjoyable online experience and the single player mode is also very enjoyable.

Overall

The only problem with the Xbox 360 titles is the price-tag. Fantastic game bad price, definitely a game to pick up second hand. I’m looking forward to the sequel as this looks like the start of another great games franchise.

Rating 90%