Burnout 3: Takedown is a racing developed by Criterion Games, released 3 September 2004 on PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
What Burnout 3: Takedown is
Burnout 3: Takedown is a racing game developed by Criterion Games and released in 2004. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It runs on RenderWare.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Burnout 3: Takedown is a 2004 racing video game developed by Criterion Games and published by Electronic Arts. It is the third instalment in the Burnout series, which is characterised by fast-paced arcade racing. A staple of the series is the use of boost, earned through risky driving, to rapidly increase a car's speed. The central mechanic introduced in Burnout 3 is Takedowns, which allow players to slam their opponents until they crash. Takedowns work in conjunction with the boost system by filling up and extending the boost meter. Aside from standard circuit races, the game features modes focused on performing Takedowns on rival vehicles and causing monetary damage at a junction occupied…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer for up to 6 players online. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Single player and Split screen.
How it was received
Burnout 3: Takedown holds a critic score of 93 out of 100. That places it above 98% of the 1,168 rated racing games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2004 averaged 70, so it scored 23 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 88, across 226 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
A full completion run takes around 23.3 hrs.
What it launched against
Burnout 3: Takedown launched on 3 September 2004, within three weeks of Rome: Total War, Fable, Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War. It reviewed better than all of them.
Released around the same time: Rome: Total War, Fable, Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Burnout 3: Takedown yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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