Burnout 2: Point of Impact (Developer's Cut)

by Acclaim Video Games

Product Features

• Get behind the wheel of 14 all-new vehicles, as you race in 30 new stages from Miami to the Rockies
• Unlock secret racers like 1950's hot rods, police cars and stock cars as you race in all-new game modes
• Check out the new point-to-point races, and Pursuit races where ramming other cars off the road ensures victory
• Go to Burnout Driving School, where you'll learn Offensive Driving 101
• The new points-based gameplay structure challenges to get ahead by getting points -- that means pulling off crazy stunts and jumps

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00008RUYR
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: May 1, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,328 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The winner of GameSpot and IGN's racing game of the year award for the previously released PlayStation2 computer entertainment system version, Burnout 2: Point of Impact builds upon this strong speed-driven franchise with improved gameplay, new game options and bigger, better and more insane crashes. Burnout 2: Point of Impact is infused with a wealth of new features and improvements, including bigger tracks, fully tuned-up custom motors, secret challenges, all-new modes of play, and an improved Burnout meter. Players can test their nerves and skills by taking to the air, sliding through corners, and swerving to avoid head-on collisions, while filling their meter to unleash a burst of speed previously exclusive to airplanes.

Product Description

In Burnout 2: Point of Impact takes you into the world of fast racing, where tenths of a second can be the differences between life & death! All this plus the realistic crashes that made the first Burnout such a hit!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Developer's Cut is Worth Every Penny, May 23, 2003

By 

Scott Canoni "Tech Guru" (Ossining, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Burnout 2: Point of Impact (Developer's Cut) (Video Game)

Those of you that enjoyed the first Burnout, will absolutely LOVE the sequel. The number of improvements are mind blowing. Here is what I loved:

1. Crashes are so real that you'll be jumping and screaming with amazement from your seat.
2. XBox Live support for your high scores, biggest crashes, longest drift, best times, biggest air, etc. You can even easily compare your scores with your friend's scores.
3. Pursuit mode - You choose the cop car and the getaway car. Also available in exciting multiplayer mode.
4. The physics are 1000% better than the first Burnout. You can actually leave the roadway, flipping and spinning in the air with parts flying everywhere.
5. Not only does the built in soundtrack change while you're driving, but this also happens to your custom soundtracks.
6. TONS of races and it seems like thousands of miles of road.
7. The cars are much more detailed with life like deformations, plenty of more colors and custom series skins.

You've never experienced a full 160 mph power slide across 6 lanes of oncoming traffic until you've played Burnout 2. Buy it, don't rent it. You won't be disappointed.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars INSANE fun, October 26, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Burnout 2: Point of Impact (Developer's Cut) (Video Game)

Are you sick and tired of unforgiving racing games where its you against the turns? Well, then buy this game. The learning curve is really small, you'll get the controls by the first race and master them at the fifth or sixth race. The AI is great, they don't use preset racing lines, they swerve. In Project Gotham Racing, the AI seemed like it drove on a preset line. Well, in Burnout 2, the AI is no slouch. He'll capitalize on mistakes and will fall behind if you force him into traffic.

Another great reason to buy this game is in its title, impact. Each and every crash is shown in its full glory. The crash mode even encourages the chaos and destruction of speeding through an intersection. You and your friends will die from laughter after flipping over busses and making tractor trailers jacknife.

Basically, if you want realism buy Project Gotham. If you want a fun racing game and a good time buy this. You WON'T be dissapointed.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Crash Test, March 6, 2004

By 

coopertex (CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Burnout 2: Point of Impact (Developer's Cut) (Video Game)

Burnout 2: Point of Impact, is one wicked racing game. You race through on-coming traffic and try to reach the finish line, in the best time possible. You get rewarded points and increase your booster meter everytime your vehicle comes close to colliding with other cars but misses. When your booster meter fills up, you will be able to run faster with a speed burst (into traffic)which is a lot of fun! You can play Career mode where you race against computer oppenents or "crash" mode. In crash mode your objective is obviously to crash into other cars and cause the most damage possible to the most cars. You will be rewarded for causing lots of liability! Yep, a game that rewards you for crashing and causing pile ups! Car model damage and physics look very realistic. You see cars sliding, flipping over, smashing into one another, chunks from metal, and shattered glass from the windshields. The action during the crashes goes into super slow motion, and switches to many camera angles, making the crashes look very dramatic and devestating. Burnout is a different type of racer indeed!

Pros:
+excellent graphics
+excellent animation
+excellent controls
+excellent tutorial
+realistic damage model
+good music
+good sound effects
+lots of race tracks
+lots of cars
+watch replays in slow motion
+adrenaline inducing

Cons:
-you can't save replay
-limited camara adjustment