Burnout 3: Takedown

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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 214 Ratings

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  1. Buried-In-The-Box
    Sep 10, 2004
    8
    This game is soooo fun, for about 2 days. This game is good but lacks any sort of depth do it shouldn't get better reviews than a game like SRS that at least has more depth even though it isn't perfect. Once you see a few of the crashes you've seen the entire game. If Juiced ever comes out it will be more fun and live longer than this, at least until Forza, NFSU2 and MC3 This game is soooo fun, for about 2 days. This game is good but lacks any sort of depth do it shouldn't get better reviews than a game like SRS that at least has more depth even though it isn't perfect. Once you see a few of the crashes you've seen the entire game. If Juiced ever comes out it will be more fun and live longer than this, at least until Forza, NFSU2 and MC3 come out. Rent it, but don't spend $50 on it. Companies should take a look at Sega and see how much short lived or updates should cost. $20 would be a better deal.… Expand
  2. ArtherA.
    Sep 9, 2004
    10
    best racing game ever.
  3. loganbutler
    Dec 27, 2013
    10
    Best racing experince on the the oringal xbox.

    This game is filled with tons of content. It has a classic racing mode, time trials, and crash mode which is my personal favorate). In crash mode you just crash your car and try to cause the most damage possible. In this game there are hundreds of unlockables to go for, The graphics for this game would be considered dencent in decnct    Best racing experince on the the oringal xbox.

    This game is filled with tons of content. It has a classic racing mode, time trials, and crash mode which is my personal favorate). In crash mode you just crash your car and try to cause the most damage possible. In this game there are hundreds of unlockables to go for, The graphics for this game would be considered dencent in decnct 2013. That is amzing considering it's nearly 10 years old. If you have a xbox or a ps2 this is a must buy.    … Expand
  4. TehBwitzie
    Feb 2, 2014
    10
    A beautifully made game. The takedown is flawlessly implemented with endless variations, addictive gameplay with controls that try to be the opposite of NFSU2 (and does it well), Tons and tons of different car choices, and crash mode, in which take out entire freeways of cars with only your own. It's hard to describe how fun this is, just play it yourself. 10/10
  5. high_gamer
    Apr 3, 2015
    9
    17 hours it took me to finish this(didn't care about the golds). Dang that's good. The world tour is split into 2 parts: Race events and crash events. Crash is simple and fast and you're give a small intersection of part of road where you gotta drive up as fast as possible and crash into traffic causing the most collateral damage and picking multipliers. Very fun stuff. You also get you're17 hours it took me to finish this(didn't care about the golds). Dang that's good. The world tour is split into 2 parts: Race events and crash events. Crash is simple and fast and you're give a small intersection of part of road where you gotta drive up as fast as possible and crash into traffic causing the most collateral damage and picking multipliers. Very fun stuff. You also get you're race events going from simple races to trying to takedown tohe most racers in the alloted time.

    Good sense of progression with cars mostly being unlocked in categories such as musle, sport, super classes. But at the end of the day it's all about speed and the ragdoll car physics. The game rewards you by driving dangerously and crashing in this game is a thing of glory. Your car will simply flip out sometimes 30 feet in the air and with a press of a button you can control your fall in slo-mo.

    Seriously it's hard to beat this franchises for a rotation game in between more serious fare. It's perfect escapist and fully worth any price given what it gives back. I will review the other titles in the franchises so look'em up to see which the best in the end.    … Expand
  6. storygamer
    Oct 21, 2020
    9
    Burnout 3: Takedown is still one of the best racing experience ever. The big difference between the Burnout series and games like NFS or Gran Turismo is the craziness. You can feel the incredible speed and the crashes are pure fun! This game is filled with great content and the multiplayer is just incredible. This is what I call a great quality game!
  7. Dakidski
    Sep 9, 2004
    7
    I agree with 'uter'. This game has the worst soundtrack ever. If you live in the 90's and love grunge/heavy music; then I suppose its tolerable. Having instructions movies that are un-skipable before the actual gameplay is unforgiving. The DJ/narrator is from hell and I deeply despise him and his 'cool' attitude. The graphics haven't been updated much since I agree with 'uter'. This game has the worst soundtrack ever. If you live in the 90's and love grunge/heavy music; then I suppose its tolerable. Having instructions movies that are un-skipable before the actual gameplay is unforgiving. The DJ/narrator is from hell and I deeply despise him and his 'cool' attitude. The graphics haven't been updated much since Burnout2, and the color scheme/palette is worse than Burnout 2. Burnout2 was an amazing game, and perhaps the best arcade racer ever plus it had a kicking soundtrack. It is a shame they couldnt keep up with the prequel. This game is a rental at best.… Expand
  8. Intellavisor
    Sep 20, 2004
    4
    Nice smooth graphics but that doesn't make up for it's short life span (almost finished the game in 5 days), too much crap to unlock (everything you do seems to unlock something), bad bg music, the hard levels are near impossible and ultra-frustrating, too many menus to scroll through to get to a race...I'm sure Burnout 4 will be better.
  9. [Anonymous]
    Sep 9, 2004
    5
    So repetitive. Boring. Overhyped!!
  10. FatzDomino
    Oct 3, 2022
    1
    I had to create an account on here to warn anyone that thinks about playing this game.

    DON'T! Don't be blinded by fanboys on their nostalgia trip because this game is truly sh*t. 1. The camera. Half of the time your car blocks the view (especially on a steep road) of what's in front of you which results in unnecessary crashes. But the worst thing about the camera is when it NEEDS    I had to create an account on here to warn anyone that thinks about playing this game.

    DON'T!

    Don't be blinded by fanboys on their nostalgia trip because this game is truly sh*t.

    1. The camera. Half of the time your car blocks the view (especially on a steep road) of what's in front of you which results in unnecessary crashes. But the worst thing about the camera is when it NEEDS to show you absolutely every f*cking useless, mundane takedown in slow motion while your car continues driving off into god knows where (because you can't see it). So it basically results in you getting crashed 50% of the time because your car drove off into a wall or into some random car in the traffic, which brings me to my second point.

    2. The traffic. I don't know if the game designers intentionally programmed it to be this way, but it seems that every time you hit a curve there is always some bus or random car right in the center of the trajectory of the path of your turn. Half of the time you can't even see the cars in the distance because they all get mixed up with the game's background graphics. You can especially see that on Europe's snow maps. Everything is white and all of a sudden you got crashed into a car because you didn't see the head lights.

    3. Graphics. Anything that's beyond 10 feet is unrecognizable... kinda problematic for a fast-paced racing game where you NEED to see the upcoming traffic but can't even differentiate the cars from the street so in practice you're crashing into a car that seems to have appeared out of thin air because they had the same color as the tarmac.

    4. AI. Now I know how unfair racing games' rubberband AI can be but this game seriously takes the cake.
    Let me describe the AI with one word: brutal.
    Especally evident in the second half of the game where a lap takes 2-3 mins to complete and god forbid you crash only once or twice during the race. You have a better chance of restarting it than catching up to the enemies. Let me put this straight: you can drive the fastest car of your class while the enemy drives a lesser car and he's still gonna be faster than you. Oh and while the enemy only needs to chafe you for you to crash, you will need to batista bomb his *ss in order for him to crash because otherwise they'll drive on like you were just some annoying mosquito.
    But the worst thing about the god awfully unbalanced AI is: You can take them down 4 times in a row and they'll still be back on your *ss in a split-second. BUT if you crash just twice, do you know how far behind you're gonna be? 7-10 seconds (about 3 seconds if you crash once). Have fun catching up to that sh*t with a car that's statistically faster but slower in practice than your enemies' cars.

    5. Controls. I'll keep it short. Have fun steering as soon as you press the boost button.

    I've said enough. If you've read it all - thank you for taking the time to read my rant.
    To the game desgners: A royal f*ck you from me for creating this abomination of a "racing" game.

    TLDR: Worst camera in a racing game. Brutal AI that leaves absolutely 0 room for error in races that last for 6 mins. You can't recognize sh*t from a short distance because the graphics suck. And the traffic is programmed to always take appear in your trajectory in order to take you out but never the enemies.

    Verdict: 1/10 because the music is kick *ss. But I'd recommend to listen to the music on spotify rather than playing this pile of steamin' sh*t.    … Expand
  11. JanK.
    Sep 7, 2004
    9
    Its the most adredaline pumping racing game ive played in a while.. its not only the single-player but also the multi-player that makes it worth a lot of your precious time :) ..
  12. ArmandoD.
    Sep 5, 2005
    9
    You can rate this game in 2 words... Fun & Fast This maybe isn't the deepest racing game... but it's lots of fun, and that is what matters.
  13. Nathan
    Oct 30, 2004
    10
    The speed is abosolutely astounding, and the crashes make you cringe as your car loses wheels, blows up tankers, and flips up mountains, all at 200+ mph.
  14. DaneK.
    Oct 4, 2004
    10
    AMAZING!!!!!
  15. XCritic
    Oct 6, 2004
    9
    Beautiful game only flawed by the choice of music in the soundtrack. If they could have only added some tracks in a different musical genre, it would have been acceptable - but all this guitar-violence is not my cup of tea. Graphics are very nice - both scenery and animation. Gameplay is what this game is all about and it is close to perfect. Too bad EA had to implement their new Beautiful game only flawed by the choice of music in the soundtrack. If they could have only added some tracks in a different musical genre, it would have been acceptable - but all this guitar-violence is not my cup of tea. Graphics are very nice - both scenery and animation. Gameplay is what this game is all about and it is close to perfect. Too bad EA had to implement their new copyright-protection thing on the discs - my second original is giving me "disc could be dirty or damaged" errors.… Expand
  16. MikeF.
    Oct 9, 2004
    9
    Other companies will find it completely disadventageous to release another racing game, unless the addicting element is something other than feeling of speed, control, cars physics, replay value. The only reason I give this a 9 instead of a 10 is because i would have liked to see more brand cars. But, that being said, with the superb gameplay, replay value and graphics, as Gamespot said, Other companies will find it completely disadventageous to release another racing game, unless the addicting element is something other than feeling of speed, control, cars physics, replay value. The only reason I give this a 9 instead of a 10 is because i would have liked to see more brand cars. But, that being said, with the superb gameplay, replay value and graphics, as Gamespot said, even if you aren't into racing games normally , "ANYONE WITH A PULSE WILL LOVE THIS GAME"!… Expand
  17. JamesE.
    Sep 9, 2004
    10
    I am in pain... the pain in my eyes is unbearable... why you might wonder? Its because my eyes were glued to the screen for the past 10 hours of nonstop BURNOUT 3 action. First, the EA TRAX are of my liking, but if it isnt really your cup of tea you can always put in your own soundtrack. The Graphics are Splendid... and all of the effects run smoothly and really shine. The addicting I am in pain... the pain in my eyes is unbearable... why you might wonder? Its because my eyes were glued to the screen for the past 10 hours of nonstop BURNOUT 3 action. First, the EA TRAX are of my liking, but if it isnt really your cup of tea you can always put in your own soundtrack. The Graphics are Splendid... and all of the effects run smoothly and really shine. The addicting factor is definetely 10/10 as with this game once you pop you just cant stop. If you didn't get the game go ahead... even if you dont like racing games in general you'll like this one... XBOX Live is not working at the moment but I can gurantee that it would be fun to have 6 player road rages! bottom line: Get The Game... Its really worth it.… Expand
  18. ConnorM.
    Jul 5, 2005
    10
    Amazing game! I don't know why some people don't like it *cough* Uter and FooAtari *cough* because it is amazing. The gameplay is awesome, custom soundtrack feature rocks, graphics are kickass, multiplayer is perfect, and the list goes on... wow... this game is amazing!!!
  19. ApocalypseB.
    Sep 30, 2005
    7
    Oh what could of been! Yes its fast, yes its fun but just like your first crush it doesn't last! I found myself wanting more and getting less in the end. In the end fun but short and flawed. A shame really and online? Poor poor bears spring to mind.
  20. SuperRater
    Jan 5, 2010
    10
    This game takes the racing to a whole new level. With the new added gameplay like Road Rash this game really delivers. You take a fast, high paced game and add crashing to the mix then you get an amazing game. Defenitly worth the money!
  21. TedD.
    Oct 7, 2004
    10
    I'm not exactly a big racing game fan but this has got to be the most addictive game I've bought in the last year! Road Rage RULES!
  22. SashaM.
    Oct 9, 2004
    7
    The slo-mo crash feature is one of the coolest innovations I've seen in a racer to date. The arcade physics make for a super-fast and forgiving racing experience. HOWEVER, there are some terrible inconsistency's within the game modes. For example, what happened to the race replays? The crash mode has them. Why not the race mode? I wanna see my takedowns! The race mode has music, The slo-mo crash feature is one of the coolest innovations I've seen in a racer to date. The arcade physics make for a super-fast and forgiving racing experience. HOWEVER, there are some terrible inconsistency's within the game modes. For example, what happened to the race replays? The crash mode has them. Why not the race mode? I wanna see my takedowns! The race mode has music, the crash mode does not, and where's the bgm volume boost during "boosting." Not that the licensed music is any good anyway, I actually prefer the soundtracks from the first two games(not included this time). EA has also left out an option to turn off specific songs in the play list. I love this game I just wish I hadn't traded in my copy of Burnout 2. At least they fixed the multiplayer split screen. It is now horizontal instead of vertical when played on a wide-screen TV. … Expand
  23. MikeY.
    Aug 30, 2004
    10
    This game is so exiting.
  24. Daz
    Sep 10, 2004
    10
    Fantastic. Extremely fast with gorgeous graphics. The single player section is enormous (i've played for about 12 hours and done about 25%). I haven't tried the online section yet but everything i've heard about that is good also - i can't wait. My 5 year old son particularly like the road rage section where you get to bash cars from the track. Highly recommended.
  25. BradH.
    Sep 22, 2004
    10
    This game has the best replay value i have ever seen. AMAZING.
  26. TheMulletofGod
    Sep 20, 2004
    6
    Yet another average racer, I played it for about 5 minutes and dismissed it due to boredom, I only gave it a second look to make sure all the hype I was reading was for the same game, websites and magazines that are giving this rave reviews should be ashamed of themselves, as they are only helping EA to flog yet another average game to millions of people who are stupid enough to buy the Yet another average racer, I played it for about 5 minutes and dismissed it due to boredom, I only gave it a second look to make sure all the hype I was reading was for the same game, websites and magazines that are giving this rave reviews should be ashamed of themselves, as they are only helping EA to flog yet another average game to millions of people who are stupid enough to buy the hype, as someone else said rent it but don't waste your money buying it.… Expand
  27. RikoD.
    Sep 5, 2004
    10
    The best arcade racer game! It's amazing!!
  28. Uter
    Sep 5, 2004
    6
    I'm not very impressed. The graphics in the distance are blurred, so it's more difficult than in burnout 2, to see oncoming obstacles. I also hate how this got an EA makeover. It reminds me more of need for speed underground than burnout 2. the ea trax are terrible, and you can't turn them off unless you enter options every single time you play and change to custom I'm not very impressed. The graphics in the distance are blurred, so it's more difficult than in burnout 2, to see oncoming obstacles. I also hate how this got an EA makeover. It reminds me more of need for speed underground than burnout 2. the ea trax are terrible, and you can't turn them off unless you enter options every single time you play and change to custom soundtrack (it reverts back to the ea trax every time you boot up the game). Now the interface is mental. There's about 10 different screens before you get to the gameplay, and they actually forgot to include a top score list on one of those screens. So figuring out how much crash damage you need to advance to the next stage is difficult. Now you can't compete for a high score in crash mode either since it doesn't even track names. Competing with friends in crash mode was the highlite of burnout 2 for me, and they took it away for 3. … Expand
  29. JonJ.
    Sep 5, 2004
    10
    Truly amazing racing gaming.
  30. TIM
    Sep 7, 2004
    10
    So quick your eyes will bleed.
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#2 Best Xbox Game of 2004
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#5 Most Discussed Xbox Game of 2004
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#3 Most Shared Xbox Game of 2004

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94

Universal acclaim - based on 76 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 76 out of 76
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 76
  3. Negative: 0 out of 76
  1. VGPub
    95
    My jaw also hit the floor when I had my first crash. In many racers cars just get a ding or probably no scratches at all. In Burnout 3 your car comes out looking like one of those high school driver's education videos.
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  2. Next Level Gaming
    94
    This game does for the arcade racing genre what "Rallisport Challenge 2" does for the rally section. It's just that good.
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  3. Xequted
    94
    Perhaps one of the most enjoyable racing games we've ever been given the chance to play, mainly owing to the immense rush you get from the sheer velocity of game play.
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