Burnout Paradise
Harder, better, faster, stronger - finally the streets are yours!
This lack of restrictions is most apparent in the ‘Free Burn’ mode. Like Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition, you have a free-roaming city to explore and find races to take part in. However, unlike in the aforementioned game, the whole city is available to you from the word go. But unlike, say, Test Drive: Unlimited, there’s nothing tedious about the journey in between races; discover shortcuts and jumps, take out civilian traffic, build boost or attempt to locate the numerous achievements you can find on a ‘casual’ drive.
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