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Burnout Paradise: It's a Driveaway

People are still playing Burnout Paradise, and it got a remaster.  Let's try to figure out why, and if it's worth a visit, or revisit. Known to some fans as not Burnout Revenge  The Era Burnout Paradise was released a while ago.  The year 2008 seemed like a much different time: motion controls were real, every new shooter was still dubbed a halo killer, and personally, I'm still trying to figure out what Frontlines: Fuel of War was supposed to be.  Anyway, racing games were mainly Need for Speed and Forza.  Need for Speed had a dozen games while Forza had two really good ones.  Gran Turismo 5 was seemingly never going to happen, and Criterion had released Black, a first-person shooter until they dropped Burnout Paradise in the middle a tidal wave of gaming that was just getting great for the PS3/360 generation.  The Burnout team was back with a large open world showcasing long sweeping mountain roads and tight, overlapping city roads packed w...