Minus the issues present in the PC version, Errant Signal believes Burnout Paradise is the gold standard in racing games. It's able to achieve the goal of being a racer as well as open world, and then add an element of destruction. I'm ashamed to say I've been a Need For Speed man my whole life so I can't attest one way or the other, but he makes a pretty compelling argument. Hear him make his case below.
Why BURNOUT PARADISE Is The Ultimate Racing Game
Mick Joest —
Editor
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