Burnout Revenge (Xbox 360, 2006)

In Burnout: Revenge, you no longer need to avoid the cars in your lane. Rather than wrecking when you slam into a vehicle, you can theoretically use it as a four-wheel, 3,000-pound projectile. It’s like bowling with cars! This one change to the racing dynamic completely alters the experience. I’ve always been amazed how games like Activision’s Tony Hawk can, with each passing year, raise the bar so high that it’s impossible to go back and play the installment that came before it. Criterion Games has accomplished just this.