Pure Adrenaline

I'm not really into racing games but the other day I picked up Burnout 3 for the Xbox after reading a glowing review of it on Gamespot. It is by far the coolest racing game I've played in the long time. The game is all about speed but they've added some cool elements that make the game more than just another racing.

First is takedown. When you make one of your oponenets crash into a wall or an incoming semi, you get rewarded with boost. Boost makes you go faster. By far the coolest thing is the camera work. When you cause your opponent's crash, the camera goes into a super slo-mo and shows the crash you just caused. Some of the crash effects are pretty amazing. Another thing I like about the game is the sense of speed you get when you turbo. No other game I've played does this as well.

The other thing that's cool about the game is that rarely crash because of a slide. You usually can bounce off walls and such. Of course, if you hit something head on, you're going to crash. To me nothing is more frustrating that playing one of those racing games where the slightest touch of the wheel makes your car spin out or lose control.

Anyway, it's a really fun game. Check it out.

I also popped in Halo again the other day. I never got through it much as I found it really boring. First person shooters suck on consoles. By far the most over-rated game I've ever played. Microsoft did a great hype job on that one. I'm hoping Halo 2 is a bit better.