Takedowns work in conjunction with the boost system by filling up and extending the boost meter. The central mechanic introduced in Burnout 3 is Takedowns, which allow players to slam their opponents until they crash. A staple of the series is the use of boost, earned through risky driving, to rapidly increase a car's speed. It is the third instalment in the Burnout series, which is characterised by fast-paced arcade racing. The bar has been set.Burnout 3: Takedown is a racing video game developed by Criterion Games and published by Electronic Arts. If you can't do as good, if not better, don't try. I'm hoping the game shapes up before release, but right now it feels like a 'me-too' title, and the graphics on a system as powerful as the 360 should be a lot better. Without a compelling reason for a rewind feature like we had in the first Prince of Persia game it just feels out of place. I also don't like the rewind feature, there's no real reason for it in the game other than to give people who mess up a second chance, and I found the whole thing distracting and silly. The controls are a little loose, and crashing seemed to come a little to easy.

I'm not sure what it is, but there's just something off about the game. The game simply doesn't feel as good as the Burnout games though, and the whole aspect of guns is brutal fun at first, but ultimately feels gimmicky. From the cinematic jumps and crashes to the smash into everything gameplay it apes Criterion's series so completely there should be charges brought. The game right now isn't that much prettier than racing games you've seen on the Xbox, and it wants to be Burnout: Revenge so bad you can taste it. Why don't they just release the Full Auto demo on Xbox LIVE as well? Isn't that part of what we're paying for? Although I'll answer my own question and say I basically paid US$10 for the demo, so I guess I'm just a sucker. I'll again point out that the exclusive demos through the Official Xbox Magazine thing is bullshit.

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