Burnout 3: Takedown (PlayStation 2, 2004)

This is an excellent game. The controls are extremely good, but still gives that 'arcade-y' feeling. It is far superior to Burnout or Burnout 2. It's for sale brand-new in stores now for under $20, which is a bargain for the amount of gameplay you get.

Smashing Stuff!!

That is basically what this game is all about. You are trying to win the races but during that time you need to reack up certain amounts of points, and you do this by hitting other cars from behind of head on.

Game Play: 5/5
I am not a huge fan of racing games, but burnout series overall has a different twist to racing. You can race, smash, & crash.

Graphics : 5/5
Really great graphics. Really detailed crashes (nice to see'em at slow motions).

Controls : 5/5
Nice and simple.

Music: 3/5
Music and the announcer(Stryker or whatever his name was) wasn't the best , but I got around it by simply turning the music down and the engine noise up.

Addictive: 5/5
One of the most addictive game I've ever played. Just can't get enough of the road rages and crash junctions.

Overall: 5/5

I purchased this game for family entertainment. This was such a hit with my grandsons that I ended up purchasing 4 games so each could take home the game. Now, I need to replace mine. Make sure you keep enough memory cards also since everyone wants to keep playing together and compete/compare. Great realistic effects that kept you wanting more.

Put it this way: Even if driving games aren't normally your thing, Burnout 3 is still right for you. It's that good. Burnout 3 expertly combines the two main elements of the series while also adding some great, new gameplay modes, a career mode that ties all of these different modes together, good split-screen support, and online play that supports up to six players on the same racetrack. Burnout 3, like the previous games in the series, is mainly a racing game that rewards you for living dangerously. The game features simple, extremely responsive controls, so you can accelerate, steer, brake, and boost for a burst of speed. The courses in the game are open-road tracks on winding freeways and city streets, and, naturally, the streets are populated with a good amount of traffic. Driving dangerously comes in the form of driving in the wrong lane, getting close to other cars, catching air, drifting around turns, and so on. When you pull such risky maneuvers, you're rewarded with boost. But the quickest way to fill your boost meter in a regular race is to make your opponents crash. Takedowns, as you might imagine from the game's subtitle, are a major part of Burnout 3. The other big gameplay mechanic in Burnout 3 makes the crashes much more exciting and interactive. When you crash, you can drop the game into a slow-motion mode called impact time, which makes for a very interesting and even innovative dynamic where the pacing of the game can drastically shift for a few moments if you crash. There are several different types of events in Burnout 3 that build on the basic concepts of driving dangerously and making the most of your wrecks. Many of them can be played on their own or in an offline or online multiplayer setting, but a few of them only really come up during the game's world tour mode. The most standard mode of them all is the single race. A single race puts you and five opponents on the track, and, as the name suggests, you race. Some tracks feature multiple laps, while others are long enough to be one-lap affairs. Crash mode returns to Burnout 3 with the same goal as in Burnout 2-to create the largest, most expensive pileup possible. The crash junctions still have a puzzle-like quality to them in that you'll have to figure out the most efficient crash spot in each level. Crash mode also benefits from a new function called the "crashbreaker." This basically lets you make your car spectacularly explode on command. However, you can only trigger it after a certain number of cars have become involved in the wreck. There are also a few different multiplayer crash options to choose from. You can play two-player games online or offline, and you can either cooperate to cause an even bigger crash, or you can work against each other to see who can cause the biggest pileup. The other modes in the game are standard variants on the basic format. You'll face off against one other car in a race that, if won, unlocks the opposing vehicle for your own use. The burning lap is a solo race against the clock, road rage gives you a time limit and a never-ending stream of opponent cars. Tying all of the single-player modes together is the world tour mode, which is essentially a large map full of different events. This career-type mode is good at letting you do what you want to do. The world tour mode is fantastic at ramping up the difficulty at a manageable pace. it's simply one of the most exciting, action-packed games to come along in a long time.

This game is great for those of us who like racing games or just games with cars moving fast and going through different types of roads and landscapes. Its not your typical racing game. It has a twist which allows you to crash and recieve credit for it! You can knock other cars out of the game and earn new cars and vehicles. What's more, is you can enjoy crashing without getting hurt! How great is that? Just be sure that you don't use it as a tool to teach anyone how to drive. Make sure you let the younger players know that it is just for fun, never drive that way in reality! But, the game is lots of super speedin fun.

This is the best of all the Burnout games.. The graphics are off the charts
the cars are out of this world..

Very cheap price everywhere on eBay you look. Great game tons of fun almost as good as burnout revenge and far better then burnout 2. I recommend getting this game.

It's a very addictive racing game with non-stop action and carnage. "It's sure to keep you playing for hours as it did to me. If you don't like to follow rules, this is the racing game for you! Smash your way to 1st every time with 40 race tracks, 17 game modes, and 67 vehicles. Excellent two player gaming experience. There's never a dull moment. When your tired of racing then you can just go to crash mode to cause as much damage to many busy streets and intersections. Very long game play so you'll never get bored. I would guess about 40-50 hrs of game play total.

Reason why I gave it a 4/5 because towards the end of your racing carreer it will really challege your racing skills... let's say I had to retry A LOT.

Recommended to anyone. Have fun and enjoy.

Burnout 3 improves on nearly everything making it the best in the series so far. This game is definately in contention for the best racing game ever.

What Burnout does exceedingly well is speed. You feel it, you hear it and sometimes you can almost smell the rubber burning. No other racing game captures the feel of racing on the edge like Burnout. You are rewarded for risky and aggressive driving, provided you have the skill to pull them off safely. Push the envelope too far and you're going to wreck.

Crashes themselves are a beauty to watch and these sort of accidents don't become frustrating to the point of detracting from gameplay. In most modes, you simply restart on the track a few seconds after your crash. Your opponents aren't perfect either and they will wipe out themselves, with or without your involvement. This kind of mayhem makes the game pure fun.

There is also the crash mode gameplay which is a staple of the Burnout series. Step on the gas, rocket towards trouble and crash into traffic, causing as much devastation as possible. While still fun, the crash mode in Burnout 3 isn't as deep as its predecessor. The addition of bonus coins, crashbreakers (secondary explosions after impact) and multiplier icons means that you have to take a set path to achieve the highest scores. The random/luck factor is almost completly gone and makes the varied, replayable crashes of Burnout 2 a thing of the past. Too bad.

The graphics are amazing, giving rich detail and life to the cars, the road and the environments. When you get up to high speeds, things around you start to blur, the cars around you have motion trails and a sense of tunnel vision grips you. It's the kind of rush that makes your knuckles white. Combined with the stellar visuals are some very intense sounds and high-energy music. You can alter the playlist to your liking as well.

Burnout leans heavily in favor of arcade racing fans, but there is most definately a degree of skill required that some sim fans might enjoy. You can still get ahead of the pack by hitting the apex of a corner just right, but with aggressive drivers and unforgiving traffic, that's a hard thing to do. That just provides more of a challenge and is what draws me to Burnout over and over. With tons of unlockables, tracks, race types and special objectives, you can be racing for many an hour.

Burnout 3 provides excitement through and through. With the exception of the more linear, predestined crash mode, this game brings it all to the table in a nice shiny package.

Burnout 3: Takedown is definately one of the best games available for any console. You don't have to be a fan of racing games to enjoy this one because there is so much more to it than racing. On some tracks your goal is to place first in the race, on others the goal is to "takedown" you opponents -making them crash-, on others your goal is to create the biggest multi-car pile-up ever. The graphics are increadible and the physics are equally impressive, creating a very lifelike game. There a plenty of unlockable cars and tracks to keep you playing for hours on end. The mulitplayer modes are extremely fun and exciting. This is a game that should appeal to anyone regardless of age or gender. If you are shopping for video games and don't have this one, it should be on the top of your most wanted list.

No complaints here, great e-bayer, great product. Very helping. Product was shipped ina timely manner as described.

We tried this Ps2 game in my son's video game system and also in our neighbors. It did not load or play at either location. This is the first video game that we have purchased on-line. I think from now own we will make our video game purchases locally.

Graphics are totally kool! The kids love it. They are VERY into driving games and this is one of the best so far! It's very realistic! Even I have fun from time to time with it...HEHEHE

This game has much better graphics than Burnout 2, and the crashes are much more realistic. The cars get to use a new feature that blows your car up if you make a certain amount of cars crash. The only car related game that I own that is better is Gran Tourism 4.

my son loves to play this game. it has great stunts you can do. and the racing is great also. i have a hard time trying to get him off of it.

I like the fact that you control the crash scenes and are able to use "aftertouch" to cause even more damage and take out opponents.

++++++++++++++++++++Item in very good condition, great seller thank you+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Excellent! Video game as described - works with no problem. Appreciate having the case and instructions which are also in great condition. Shipped well. Great turnaround. Thank you.

This game is fantastic. Fast paced, great graphics, fun to watch. The crashbreaker is so fun. This game uses the standard game dynamics of unlocking cars after races etc. There is a little confusion as far as where to go because it's not a linear game, but you get the hang of it after a while. Really fun game. Not just racing, but racing and smashing. Great fun. Gets my heart pumping.

my 14yr old loves this game... she earns points with Big crashes but she especially loves the racing aspect of the game! i like it because there is not any blood splatter like some games have with crashes.

I love this game because you can go around crashing into other cars to get points or try to cause the biggest accident for more points! Awesome game!

Hit And Smashem Up Make The Best Crash Scencie, Hit The Hardest WoW It Keeps U Crashing, Youll Love This Game I Love It