Burnout Paradise - The Ultimate Box

Gimpymoo · 6 Feb 2009 at 13:16

WOW - I am impressed.

I installed the new EA downloader, entered my product key and it added the game much like how STEAM does so whatever happens to my Burnout disc, I can allways download it from EA

Also, I think someone at EA has **** themselves.. NO INTRUSIVE DRM !!!!!!

I downloaded the Demo/Trial - Entered my product key and thats that.

No need for the CD in the drive, No securom, No Install limits - WHATS GOING ON - My Brain cant take it in?

Also, the online play is Tied to your EA ID via the serial (I think).

dirtydog · 6 Feb 2009 at 13:38

[TW]Fox;13440377 said:
So can you confirm, I get 30 minutes per load? I dont want to waste my 30 minutes this afternoon if its all I'll get

30 minutes in total I believe, not per load. After that you can free roam for a few minutes but not start any races. After those few minutes you can't play any more at all.

Will_3rd · 6 Feb 2009 at 13:41

Still waiting for mine to arrive, they must be out of stock by now.

Might go download the trial version now.

Skeeter · 6 Feb 2009 at 13:47

dirtydog said:
30 minutes in total I believe, not per load. After that you can free roam for a few minutes but not start any races. After those few minutes you can't play any more at all.

Your joking... a 3GB full game download that expires after 30 mins! How stupid. Most people will just get in, drive about, do the odd thing, and then suddenly be locked out.

Would have been much more inteligent if they released a proper demo that just had restricted amounts of stuff, but you could play over and over, would have been a smller download too.... but then nobody seems to be able to make a proper Demo any more...

This will annoy the hell out of those with download limits on their internet.

[TW]Fox · 6 Feb 2009 at 13:49

dirtydog said:
30 minutes in total I believe, not per load. After that you can free roam for a few minutes but not start any races. After those few minutes you can't play any more at all.

So its completely useless then? By the time we've got a multiplayer game going to see how it feels to play online the trial is over!

uv · 6 Feb 2009 at 13:54

I'm certain I've played the trial for more than 30 minutes!
After 30 minutes, it pauses the game and gives you the screen asking if you want to buy it.. hit del to return back to the game, carry on playing.

AndyBurnes · 6 Feb 2009 at 13:58

Skeeter said:
This will annoy the hell out of those with download limits on their internet.

That's why there'll be demo discs handed out at retailers and inserted with magazines.

Gimpymoo · 6 Feb 2009 at 14:00

uvmain said:
I'm certain I've played the trial for more than 30 minutes!
After 30 minutes, it pauses the game and gives you the screen asking if you want to buy it.. hit del to return back to the game, carry on playing.

This is what happens.

[TW]Fox · 6 Feb 2009 at 14:04

Gimpymoo said:
This is what happens.

And you can continue to play in full after hitting escape?

uv · 6 Feb 2009 at 14:24

[TW]Fox;13441283 said:
And you can continue to play in full after hitting escape?

I've no idea.. when I played the demo, I just ****ed about driving fast and crashing into stuff.. I never play free-roaming games properly

dirtydog · 6 Feb 2009 at 14:32

[TW]Fox;13441283 said:
And you can continue to play in full after hitting escape?

Not on my version. Given that this is the sort of game many may only play for half an hour at a time, it would be odd to give us the full game and let us play for free in half hour chunks, only having to press escape occasionally

AndyBurnes · 6 Feb 2009 at 14:37

You really want to play over and over again? Nuke your reg entries for the game and delete all user data

eekfek · 6 Feb 2009 at 14:38

AndyBurnes said:
You hit the two shoulder buttons simultaneously to initiate crash mode. Idea is to beat the $ score on that road.

It's 'OK,' but not a patch on the old puzzle mode.

hah, game keeps getting better i didnt notice they had included it in the PC version ... ill also add you ingame .. ta

instructions say 'S' if your not using xbox controller ..

smithy83 · 6 Feb 2009 at 14:40

from having a bad first impression from the demo (mainly bad controls) ive got the full version of just spent 3 hours playing so addictive

AndyBurnes · 6 Feb 2009 at 14:42

eekfek said:
hah, game keeps getting better i didnt notice they had included it in the PC version ... ill also add you ingame .. ta

instructions say 'S' if your not using xbox controller ..

I really recommend a 360 controller for this, if only for the D-Pad functions. Up cycles between Road Rules (on/offline time trials & crash mode), Right initiates Easy Drive, allowing you to instantly go online, restart a race, check leaderboards, etc.

Now if only Criterion could make their in-game stat/news page servers not die every five minutes

Edit: Back takes you to the map page, Start to the offline stats page. Mad drifts are way easier with the trigger, and you can correct your line easily with the stick, which is a total 'must' when you're driving the top-end cars with your finger jammed down on boost for a 10x Burnout combo.

Locke · 6 Feb 2009 at 14:45

This game is so addictive which is what it was designed to do as it's a Arcade type racer.
Besides all the graphics/physics complaints, you can't have it all?

AndyBurnes · 6 Feb 2009 at 14:50

People are complaining about the graphics? This game gets insane a few hours in. Absolute bleedin' chaos. When a car flips over your bonnet with particles, smoke, debris flying everywhere you'll appreciate that it's not Crysis and your frame rate is still stuck at 60.

uv · 6 Feb 2009 at 14:56

AndyBurnes said:
You really want to play over and over again? Nuke your reg entries for the game and delete all user data

Or, pay for the game, you Scrooge!

AndyBurnes · 6 Feb 2009 at 14:59

uvmain said:
Or, pay for the game, you Scrooge!

Had the retail since Tuesday

eekfek · 6 Feb 2009 at 15:01

AndyBurnes said:
I really recommend a 360 controller for this, if only for the D-Pad functions. Up cycles between Road Rules (on/offline time trials & crash mode), Right initiates Easy Drive, allowing you to instantly go online, restart a race, check leaderboards, etc.

Now if only Criterion could make their in-game stat/news page servers not die every five minutes

im using the G25 :eek:

and i know why im crashing a lot more than i should !! its because i cant resist sniffing the leather on it whilst razzing it about !!!

ranked 316 now !