Burnout Legends

 DS
User Score
5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 69 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 69
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 69
  3. Negative: 28 out of 69
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  1. GregH.
    Dec 6, 2005
    10
    A very good racing game for the DS :-)
  2. ZaimK.
    Dec 14, 2005
    9
    Where to begin this has to be the best DS game I have ever played. There are classic and new cars in the game. the only thing that lets the game down a bit is the graphics. Otherwise this game is a must Buy
  3. GregH.
    Dec 2, 2005
    10
    A very good racing game for the DS :-)
  4. PinkFloyd
    Dec 2, 2005
    8
    Don't know what everyone is complaining about. I think this game is great. The car controls LIKE A CAR, i.e. one flick of the controller will not make it swerve all the way in that direction like Need for Speed: Underground. There is a 'dead zone' like there should be. Graphics are not like the PS2, but why would anybody expect that from the DS? Yes, Mario Kart is better Don't know what everyone is complaining about. I think this game is great. The car controls LIKE A CAR, i.e. one flick of the controller will not make it swerve all the way in that direction like Need for Speed: Underground. There is a 'dead zone' like there should be. Graphics are not like the PS2, but why would anybody expect that from the DS? Yes, Mario Kart is better and very similar to the N64 version, but that system is very old at this point, and not hard to emulate on a portable like the DS. Bottom line: this game is much better than either NFS gameand about on par with Ridge RacerDS, which had the twitchy controls like I mentioned before, and annoying collison detection, i.e. your car comes to a complete stop if it hits anything. The graphics were better, though. Anyway, Burnout is mindless arcade racing fun and exactly what I expected. Don't let paid off game sites tell you what to think and try it for yourself.… Expand
  5. NickJ.
    Apr 25, 2006
    10
    I say 10 out of 10 because its definately the best DS game your going to find out there, i've read many reviews about "Oh its horrid the graphics arent good" or "I hate this, the crashes arent realistic" hello! wake up its the DS its not going to have PSP or Xbox graphics. this is the best racer on the DS by far. But it does let me down a little when you blow up, you turn black and I say 10 out of 10 because its definately the best DS game your going to find out there, i've read many reviews about "Oh its horrid the graphics arent good" or "I hate this, the crashes arent realistic" hello! wake up its the DS its not going to have PSP or Xbox graphics. this is the best racer on the DS by far. But it does let me down a little when you blow up, you turn black and polygon shrapnel just flies out. other than that, it is a must have.… Expand
  6. JerryF.
    Dec 5, 2005
    9
    After playing a while I really enjoyed this one. I only believe my own eyes... and this fluent racer is very decent. If you compare it to the PS2 or PSP of course it can't compete, but it looks very good. The handling is a bit wierd but you really go around fast. The crashes are not very fun to play, least I can say, but the other modes are quite good. Ok, I'll spend more time After playing a while I really enjoyed this one. I only believe my own eyes... and this fluent racer is very decent. If you compare it to the PS2 or PSP of course it can't compete, but it looks very good. The handling is a bit wierd but you really go around fast. The crashes are not very fun to play, least I can say, but the other modes are quite good. Ok, I'll spend more time playing Mario Kart, but I'll keep this one for fast moving action. The worlds really look good and speed by real fast.… Expand

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#60 Best DS Game of 2005
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#13 Most Discussed DS Game of 2005

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
38

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 12
  3. Negative: 9 out of 12
  1. IGN
    35
    The only positive that can be said about this game: at least it runs at 60 frames per second. We’ve played some bad racing games, but Burnout Legends takes the cake. Really.
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  2. Modojo
    20
    Then we come to the control, which is also shot up quite horrendously. The vehicular turning is pretty lofty at best, where you have to maintain an incredible sense of steering. This, combined with the so-called tactics for scoring takedowns on opponent vehicles, just leads to remarkably bad frustration.
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  3. GameSpot
    40
    The racing is pathetically underwhelming, the crashes are so painfully halfhearted that they might as well not even exist, and a wide variety of graphical glitches and collision problems turn the whole thing into a serious mess.
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