Burnout Paradise is a 2008 open world racing video game developed by Criterion Games and published by Electronic Arts for
PlayStation 3,
XBOX 360 and Microsoft Windows. It was also released on the
PlayStation Store and via
XBOX Live Marketplace's Games on Demand. It was later added to the libraries of Greatest Hits and Platinum Hits titles and was made backward compatible with the
XBOX ONE in November 2016. It is the first game in the Burnout series to be released on Microsoft Windows.
Paradise's gameplay is set in the fictional "Paradise City", an open world in which players can compete in several types of races. Players can also compete online, which includes additional game modes, such as "Cops and Robbers". Several free game updates introduce new features such as a time-of-day cycle and motorcycles. The game also features paid downloadable content in the form of new cars and the fictional "Big Surf Island".
The game was very well received upon release, with aggregate score sites GameRankings reporting an average score of 88% and Metacritic reporting an average score of 88 out of 100. The game won several awards in 2008, with Spike TV, GameTrailers and GameSpot all awarding it Best Driving Game. Reviewers felt the game had an excellent sense of speed, and praised the open world gameplay, a first for the Burnout series.
Remaster (top)
A remastered version, titled Burnout Paradise Remastered, which includes all downloadable content (except the Time Savers Pack) and support for higher-resolution displays, was released on 16 March 2018 for
PlayStation 4 and
XBOX ONE, and on 21 August for Windows via EA's Origin platform. The online service for the original version of the game was permanently discontinued in August 2019. The remastered version for
Nintendo Switch with refreshed online servers was released on 19 June 2020.
Known Builds (top)
Name | Platform | Status | Date | Branch | Changelist # | Server Ver. | Comments |
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FranchiseBuild | X360 | Recovered | 2006-11-13 | B5_MAIN | CL_21320 | BURNOUT5/07 | |
Review_Build | X360 | Destroyed | 2007-01-12 | ? | ? | ? | |
? | X360 | Partial | 2007-01-24 | ? | ? | ? | Mostly destroyed. No executable. |
? | X360 | Partial | 2007-02-22 | B5_MAIN | 32426_34465 | BURNOUT5/13 | Some destruction. Mods required. |
Burnout_MWebster | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-04-11 | ? | ? | ? | |
Burnout | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-04-12 | ? | ? | ? | |
JR Build | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-04-27 | ? | ? | ? | |
Burnout_HKing | X360 | Destroyed | 2007-06-06 | ? | ? | ? | |
Burnout_MWEBSTER | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-06-13 | ? | ? | ? | |
Burnout Paradise | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-06-26 | ? | ? | ? | |
BurnoutParadise6July1620 | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-07-09 | ? | ? | ? | |
Burnout_Nmanners | X360 | Destroyed | 2007-07-17 | ? | ? | ? | E3 build |
? | PS3 | N/A | 2007-07-18 | ? | ? | ? | Photo album |
Burnout_MBenson | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-07-30 | ? | ? | ? | |
? | ? | N/A | 2007-07-31 | ? | ? | BURNOUT5/27 | Screenshot |
2007-07-31-2020_50378_55412 | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-07-31 | ? | 50378_55412 | ? | |
Burnout310707-10am | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-07-31 | ? | ? | ? | |
Burnout020807MBENSON1200-50560 | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-08-02 | ? | 50560 | ? | |
Burnout030807-1730_50796 | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-08-03 | ? | 50796 | ? | |
Burnout070807-51033 | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-08-07 | ? | 51033 | ? | |
Burnout080807-51235 | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-08-08 | ? | 51235 | ? | |
Burnout09-08-2007-BUILD-51524 | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-08-09 | ? | 51524 | ? | |
2007-08-09-2300_51524_56543 | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-08-09 | ? | 51524_56543 | ? | |
Burnout13-08-2007-BUILD-51524 | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-08-13 | ? | 51524 | ? | |
Burnout15082007-52106 | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-08-15 | ? | 52106 | ? | |
B5LatestBuild | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-08-21 | ? | ? | ? | |
? | ? | N/A | 2007-08-23 | ? | ? | BURNOUT5/28 | Screenshot |
B5Latest52958 | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-08-23 | ? | 52958 | ? | |
B5Latest53490 | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-08-28 | ? | 53490 | ? | |
B5Latest53676 | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-08-29 | ? | 53676 | ? | |
B5Latest53820 | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-08-30 | ? | 53820 | ? | |
? | PS3 | Partial | 2007-08-31 | B5_MAIN | 53972_59347 | BURNOUT5/29 | Mostly destroyed. |
B5Latest54325 | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-09-03 | ? | 54325 | BURNOUT5/29 | |
B5ShowcaseCL54621 | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-09-04 | ? | 54621 | BURNOUT5/29 | |
? | PS3 | Partial | 2007-09-04 | B5_MAIN | 54725_60060 | BURNOUT5/29 | Mostly destroyed. |
B5SClean55036 | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-09-06 | ? | 55036 | BURNOUT5/29 | |
B5SClean55638 | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-09-10 | ? | 55638 | BURNOUT5/29 | |
B5SClean55813 | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-09-11 | ? | 55813 | BURNOUT5/29 | |
B5SClean56233 | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-09-13 | ? | 56233 | BURNOUT5/29 | |
B5SClean56327 | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-09-14 | ? | 56327 | BURNOUT5/29 | |
B5SClean56670 | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-09-17 | ? | 56670 | BURNOUT5/29 | |
? | ? | N/A | 2007-09-20 | ? | ? | BURNOUT5/29 | Screenshot |
B5SClean58803 | PS3 | Partial | 2007-09-28 | B5_MAIN | 58803 | BURNOUT5/30 | |
B5SClean59038 | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-10-01 | ? | 59038 | BURNOUT5/30 | |
B5SClean59580 | PS3 | Partial | 2007-10-03 | B5_MAIN | 59580 | BURNOUT5/30 | |
B5SClean59946 | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-10-05 | ? | 59946 | BURNOUT5/30 | |
B5SClean60404 | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-10-08 | ? | 60404 | BURNOUT5/30 | |
B5SClean69036-10 October07 Matt Benson | PS3 | Partial | 2007-10-10 | B5_MAIN | 60936_66881 | BURNOUT5/30 | Some destruction. |
B5 Online TEST 11-10-07 | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-10-11 | ? | ? | BURNOUT5/30 | |
B5 Online TEST 16$00 11-10-07 | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-10-11 | ? | ? | BURNOUT5/30 | |
2007-10-12-0125_61591_67243 | PS3 | Partial | 2007-10-12 | B5_MAIN | 61591_67243 | BURNOUT5/30 | Some destruction. |
B5 Matt B | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-10-12 | ? | ? | ? | |
B5 Latest Build 15-10 | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-10-15 | ? | ? | ? | |
B5 Final | PS3 | Partial | 2007-10-21 | B5_MAIN | 62760_67688 | BURNOUT5/31 | Mostly destroyed. |
B5 Demo 1610-63297 | PS3 | Partial | 2007-10-30 | B5_DEMO | CL_63297 | BURNOUT5/31 | Some destruction. |
Beta 5 | PS3 | Recovered | 2007-10-31 | B5_FINAL | ? | BURNOUT5/31 | Disc |
Beta 5 | X360 | Recovered | 2007-10-31 | B5_FINAL | ? | BURNOUT5/31 | Disc |
Burnout Paradise - Review Build | PS3 | Recovered | 2007-10-31 | B5_FINAL | CL_63412 | BURNOUT5/31 | Has symbols |
B5 Demo 63506 01 NOVEMBER | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-11-01 | ? | 63506 | BURNOUT5/31 | |
Screenshot | X360 | Recovered | 2007-11-02 | ? | ? | BURNOUT5/31 | 30 FPS, motion Blur |
B5 Demo 63909 | PS3 | Destroyed | 2007-11-09 | ? | 63909 | BURNOUT5/31 | |
Final 6 | X360 | Recovered | 2007-11-28 | B5_FIGS | ? | BURNOUT5/31 | Disc |
B5FinalFIGS | PS3 | Recovered | 2007-12-13 | B5_FIGS | CL_65052 | BURNOUT5/31 | Has symbols |
Burnout_tcartwright | X360 | Recovered | 2008-01-30 | B5_MAIN | 66212_68449 | BURNOUT5/31 | DLC build - Island |
? | XB1 | N/A | 2017-09-04 | ? | ? | ? | Remastered - screenshot album |
XBOX 360 Footage (top)