Burnout Paradise Showtime Challenge (ps3 and 360)

rp2000 · 30 Jan 2008 at 13:25

Hi,

The road I have picked is Nakamura Avenue (I have picked this road randomly as it is near the main city and also has a cool Heroes related name!). This is the only road that will count, if you want another one, create your own thread

I can't check my score at the moment, but I am sure it is sub 1 million, so nothing fancy (I haven't picked a road I am ace at or anything). I would be disappointed if someone doesn;t already have a score well over 1 mill

I will check and verify the PS3 scores, and if someone with the 360 version could offer to do the 360 ones, that will be good. You just need the person on your friends list to check the score. For now I think we can just take each other's word for it, until the BIG scores start!

I will draw up a little table etc later, but if anyone is online now and wants to say their score, that will give other's something to aim for.

Code:

OcUK name	PSN/XBL		System		Score
rp2000		rp2000		ps3		$15,632,250
Davinnicus	Davinnicus	ps3		$8,040,900
RuMp3l4$k1n			360		$5,965,050
Brennan		bren		ps3		$3,843,200
Herminator			ps3		$4,612,300
McManicMan	McManicMan	ps3		$2,928,000

rp2000

rp2000 · 30 Jan 2008 at 14:00

RuMp3l4$k1n said:
Early marker(360) $5,965,050 should be easy to beat.

Fairly high score to get the ball rolling tbh!!!

(What does "Early Marker" mean, in this context?).

rp2000

rp2000 · 30 Jan 2008 at 14:06

RuMp3l4$k1n said:
Just sticking down a quick one (early) for you lot to go after. I expect it to be broken by tea time, if not I'll smash it myself.

I don't get home till about 6:30 pm, that is when it will be broken (I hope!!)

rp2000

rp2000 · 30 Jan 2008 at 19:20

RuMp3l4$k1n said:
Well once your in showtime (lb+rb) the score starts counting from the road you were on when you activated it. Like crash mode in previous games cars= $$$$ but they also give you boost refills, pressing A causes you to hop so that you can build momentum and travel across the map wrecking everything in sight(Road signs included). Buses are give you x1 of you total score so are essential to a good run, they also provide a hefty boost refill.

Key to this whole thing seems to be not hammering the jump button all the time and instead knowing when to hop and when to pause for some traffic. Practice helps a lot.

Hitting signs and expensive cars, and chaining combos (like smashing a car into other cars will increase your score fast).

Anyway, enough faffing, posts some scores people.!!!

rp2000

Edit:

SebC said:
Slightly OT, but looky these new posters I just got rp

I like the Hiro one better than the Cheerleader one. I haven;t bough a poster since my Uni days tbh, but if I were to buy posters now they would be from Heroes (Or the most excellent Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles, or Bionic Woman, or The Office USA, or Smallville).

rp2000 · 30 Jan 2008 at 19:38

Created table in OP. I have a crap score

And McManicMan has added loads of high scores that mean I no longer "rule" paradise city

Anyway, I'll Be Back

p.s. Can anyone recommend a specific car that would help (I done most of my scores in the Grand Sicilian).

rp2000

rp2000 · 30 Jan 2008 at 20:47

RuMp3l4$k1n said:
I used a random one I happened to be trying out, looks like a nascar. Normally I use the Burnout van and find it to be most helpful due to its size.

I don't have that one (I have only 31 out of 76 cars so far and am on A license). I am fairly sure though the one you refer to is one that you have to "takedown" to own (I have given chase a couple of times, but crashed and lost him!!!)

Is that the one you mean?

rp2000

rp2000 · 31 Jan 2008 at 14:22

Herminator said:
Might aswell add my score, $4,612,300
On PS3 with the Cadillac look a like

Updated OP. Only 4 of us in it at the moment (3 if you don't count McManicMan, just added him cos he was the only one ion my list to "do" that road). I plan to take the top spot tonight

rp2000

rp2000 · 31 Jan 2008 at 19:50

RuMp3l4$k1n said:

LOL.

I'm gonna have another try in a bit!!

rp2000

Edit1: $3,597,300
Edit2: $7,481,400
Edit3: $15,632,250 <----read it and weep.

rp2000 · 1 Feb 2008 at 14:16

Bumpety Bump,

Come on someone post a score!!!

rp2000

rp2000 · 1 Feb 2008 at 16:17

Davinnicus said:
The challenge has been set then. I have some time off this weekend so will try and get close.

Just out of curiosity, which run-about was that set in? I did my previous score in the Gator, but noticed last night that different cars get different heights when ground pounding.

The Van (Forget the name, but the DJ voice says "you are now a member of the B-team" when you get it). I had to "shut" down that vehicle to win it. Very easy to get the $10k "sign smash" with it.

rp2000

rp2000 · 1 Feb 2008 at 18:14

McManicMan said:
rp2000 are you using the motion control of the DS3 or stick? for these showtimes.

Stick. Might try the motion control later on to see how it compares, but I like to use the sticks, 1 to aim, and the other to rotate the camera. It feels quite natural to me because of the symmetry of the analog sticks.

BTW My friends list on PSN is full (crappy Sony 50 user limit, crappity crap). So I can only check people's scores who are already on it (Like McManicMan). If we get some stonking scores someone else can veify by adding friends lists (360 or ps3).

ps3 users dominating so far. Come on xbox fans!!!

rp2000

**Burnout Paradise Showtime Challenge (ps3 and 360)**

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