Burnout Revenge

Rated E – Some Violence

About The Game: Since its inception, the Burnout series of racing games have always forsook the realism of games like Gran Turismo for sheer, unadulterated fun. Those wishing to cause mayhem on the racetrack as opposed to setting up cars and trying to avoid crashing instantly fell in love. My Xbox 360 came packaged with one of the newer games in the series, Burnout Revenge, which is an Xbox 360 update to the older title of the same name.

How Does It Look?: Right away, on the game intro, it makes no bones about being intended for an HDTV audience. It did appear somewhat blurry on my television but not enough to take away from the overall fun factor. The text is legible, I could read everything fine, but it is slightly fuzzy around it’s edges. I played with the ‘game’ picture setting, which looked fine aside from the aforementioned blurriness, I tried manual and adjusted the sharpness but it didn’t help much.

Also, the game falls victim to what Xbox Magazine calls, “Light Bloom Overkill,” which means that they use an overly bright light source. This is quite distracting and could hamper the enjoyment of the game for SDTV owners, more so than those who have HDTV’s.

How Does It Sound: Nice explosions, good punk rock tunes, everything is well done on the sound front.

To Sum It Up: With all that said, Burnout Revenge is still an incredibly fun game that’s worth a discount purchase. It can be found at most online shops for roughly $29.99. If the aforementioned graphical woes make you nervous about dropping some cash, I’d recommend a rental first, but it’s really not that bad. The fun more than makes up for its faults.