Burnout 5 becomes Burnout Paradise - first screens

April 30th, 2007, 17:11 Posted By: wraggster

What was previously known only as Burnout 5 has now become Burnout Paradise, and Criterion is promising "the most explosive pile-ups in the series' history".

"We have been working towards Burnout Paradise for quite some time. Next generation consoles have opened up a raft of new gameplay opportunities and the Criterion team has leapt at the chance to innovate and raise the bar to an all-new high," said exec producer, Pete Hawley. "There are going to be some big surprises and a lot of new features but the core of the game is still pure Burnout. Instant accessibility will be reinforced by innovative online capabilities which will see Burnout Paradise smash racing conventions.''

Reinforcing what director of design Alex Ward recently told us about the openness of the game, players will be able to explore the city, discover events, and look for the best opportunities to crash, jump and pull signature takedowns. You're given keys to the city, but you'll have to earn the keys to the cars and earn your Burnout licence, says the blurb.

"To us what next gen means is making a completely different game experience than ever before," Ward told CVG. "In the past our games have been racing games, very linear, the player's been restricted by loops, laps, modes and menus. So we've just looked at all the barriers in the player's way and tried to remove them."

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