History YMMV / BurnoutParadise

* PolishedPort[=/=]PortingDisaster: ''Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box'' release on PC. On one hand, it is a graphically-superior version of the game that contains a lot of content not found in the original release. On the other hand, you have a version of the game whose majority of new content being stuff that have been released in free updates for the original game[[note]]Party Mode being the sole exception; it's still premium DLC for the standard console versions.[[/note]] while lacking in other content. Only the premium DLC car packs were released for download on PC, while neither the "Cops 'n Robbers" game mode nor the ''Big Surf Island'' expansion ever saw the light of day on the platform. Even worse, the PC servers were shut down about a year later, so the Burnout Store is no longer available on computer. However, the premium car packs are still legally available for download on [[http://www.amazon.com/Burnout-Paradise-Bonus-Vehicle-Online/dp/B00CX6G1IE Amazon]] in the US and [[http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/ca/en/pc/games/racing/burnout-paradise-bonus-vehicle-na/ Green Man Gaming]] in the UK, and modders have aimed to bring Big Surf Island to the PC version with the [[http://burnouthints.webs.com/vanity-pack Vanity Pack.]] "Cops 'n Robbers" mode remains unavailable, however.

* ThatOneLevel: The Carson 500 GT Burning Route event is particularly reviled among most of the playerbase. Having to control a fast, but frail and extremely difficult to control car around the tight roads of White Mountain is certainly no easy task.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: ''Burnout Paradise'' got this from long-time ''Burnout'' fans for taking the game out of its closed-circuit roots and thrusting it into an open world without a restart function (initially) or a useful compass. Very mixed, though. Again, it was still regarded better than the next (and last) ''Burnout'' title.

* BrokenBase: ''Paradise'' was praised by critics and arcade racing game fans, but became hated by core ''Burnout'' fans because of the open world element that they find inferior to closed circuits (see also TheyChangedItNowItSucks), the removal of popular features such as Aftertouch Takedowns, and [[ReplacementScrappy Showtime mode]] taking over for Crash mode. Until ''Crash'' came out.

** "Rusty Cage" by Music/{{Soundgarden}}

** "Nothing To Lose" by Operator

** "Rock Star (Jason Nevins Remix)" by N.E.R.D.
** Junkie XL and Lauren Rocket's CoveredUp version of [[Music/SiouxsieAndTheBanshees "Cities In Dust"]]

* BrokenBase: ''Paradise'' was praised by critics and arcade racing game fans, but became hated by core ''Burnout'' fans because of the open world element that they find inferior to closed circuits (see also TheyChangedItNowItSucks), the removal of popular features such as Aftertouch Takedowns, and [[ReplacementScrappy Showtime mode]] taking over for Crash mode.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: ''Burnout Paradise'' got this from long-time ''Burnout'' fans for taking the game out of its closed-circuit roots and thrusting it into an open world without a restart function (initially) or a useful compass. Very mixed, though.

* BrokenBase: ''Paradise'' was praised by critics and arcade racing game fans, but became hated by core ''Burnout'' fans because of the open world element that they find inferior to closed circuits (see also TheyChangedItNowItSucks), the removal of popular features such as Aftertouch Takedowns, and [[ReplacementScrappy Showtime mode]] taking over for Crash mode. This however, didn't really stop the game from being a contender alongside ''3: Takedown'' and ''Revenge'' for [[MagnumOpus the best installment in the series]].

** The Jansen P12 and variants (especially the Toy version and the 88 Special) are absolute monsters at Stunt Runs. The Carson GT Concept and the Montgomery Hawker do just as well, but the P12 gets unlocked ''much'' earlier than the last two cars mentioned.

** The Carson Extreme Hotrod, thanks to its peculiar boost mechanics (once you use the boost, it's on until you either crash or brake hard enough to bring the car to a halt), and extremely high stats, is possibly one of the few other vehicles to match the Nighthawk in terms of performance. Sure, all that speed might be too much at first, but once you get the hang of it, you become so blindingly fast the CPU opponents shouldn't even bother racing with you.

* BrokenBase: ''Paradise'' was praised by critics and arcade racing game fans, but became hated by core ''Burnout'' fans because of the open world element that they find inferior to closed circuits (see also TheyChangedItNowItSucks), the removal of popular features such as Aftertouch Takedowns, and [[ReplacementScrappy Showtime mode]] taking over for Crash mode. This however, didn't really stop the game from being a contender alongside ''3: Takedown'' and ''Revenge'' for the best installment in the series.

* BrokenBase: ''Paradise'' was praised by critics and arcade racing game fans, but became hated by core ''Burnout'' fans because of the open world element that they find inferior to closed circuits (see also TheyChangedItNowItSucks), the removal of popular features such as Aftertouch Takedowns, and [[ReplacementScrappy Showtime mode]] taking over for Crash mode.

* GoodBadBugs: [[spoiler:Disabling traffic in the console versions can be done if you and a friend have the Cops and Robbers DLC, as the Cops and Robbers mode itself removes traffic. One person hosts an Online Freeburn session, then starts Cops and Robbers, then kicks out the other player from the session. (If it was a two-player session then Cops and Robbers ends automatically.) The other player then hosts an Online Freeburn session of their own and sends an invite to the previous host player. Once that person joins in, then the traffic will disappear. Players can easily beat their friends' Timed Road Rules with this. It will also work for bikes, provided that the kicked-out player changes vehicles in a junkyard before hosting their new session.]]

** The Jansen P12 and variants (especially the Toy version) are absolute monsters at Stunt Runs. The Carson GT Concept and the Montgomery Hawker do just as well, but the P12 gets unlocked ''much'' earlier than the last two cars mentioned.

** The Carson Extreme Hotrod, thanks to its peculiar boost mechanics, and extremely high stats, is possibly one of the few other vehicles to match the Nighthawk in terms of performance. Sure, all that speed might be too much at first, but once you get the hang of it, you become so blindingly fast the CPU opponents shouldn't even bother racing with you.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Showtime Mode.

* BaseBreaker: ''Paradise'' was praised by critics and arcade racing game fans, but became hated by core ''Burnout'' fans because of the open world element that they find inferior to closed circuits (see also TheyChangedItNowItSucks), the removal of popular features such as Aftertouch Takedowns, and [[ReplacementScrappy Showtime mode]] taking over for Crash mode.

* ThatOneAchievement: "Running Scared", which consists in successfully completing an Offline Marked Man event with the [[FragileSpeedster Krieger Racing WTR]], is universally regarded as one of ''Paradise''[='=]s hardest-to-achieve awards. Take note, it takes only ''two'' crashes to lose an Offline Marked Man/Road Rage event in that car. Thankfully for Xbox 360 owners this not one of the achievements found on their system's version of the game.

* ThatOneAchievement: "Running Scared", which consists in successfully completing an Offline Marked Man event with the [[FragileSpeedster Krieger Racing WTR]], is universally regarded as one of Paradise's hardest-to-achieve awards. Take note, it takes only ''two'' crashes to lose an Offline Marked Man/Road Rage event in that car.

** The Jansen P12 and variants (especially the Toy version) are absolute monsters at Stunt Runs.

** [[Music/AppetiteForDestruction "Paradise City"]] by Music/GunsNRoses

* GoodBadBugs: [[spoiler:Disabling traffic in the console versions can be done if you and a friend have the Cops and Robbers DLC, as the Cops and Robbers mode itself removes traffic. One person hosts an Online Freeburn session, then starts Cops and Robbers, then kicks out the other player from the session. If it was a two-player session then Cops and Robbers ends automatically The other player then hosts an Online Freeburn session of their own and sends an invite to the previous host player. Once that person joins in, then the traffic will disappear. Players can easily beat their friends' Timed Road Rules with this. It will also work for bikes, provided that the kicked-out player changes vehicles in a junkyard before hosting their new session.]]

* [[GoddamnedBats Goddamned Traffic]]: A series' tradition. [[spoiler:Although there is a GoodBadBug that allows you to get rid of traffic in Online Freeburn sessions in the console versions. Traffic can also be turned off in the Vanity Pack 2.0 mod for PC (see below).]]
* PortingDisaster: [[ZigZaggedTrope Zig-zagged]] with ''Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box'' release on PC. On one hand it is a graphically-superior version of the game that contains a lot of content not found in the original release. On the other hand you have a version of the game whose majority of new content being stuff that have been released in free updates for the original game[[note]]Party Mode being the sole exception; it's still premium DLC for the standard console versions.[[/note]] while lacking in other content. Only the premium DLC car packs were released for download on PC, while neither the "Cops 'n Robbers" game mode nor the ''Big Surf Island'' expansion ever saw the light of day on the platform. Even worse, the PC servers were shut down about a year later, so the Burnout Store is no longer available on computer. However, the premium car packs are still legally available for download on [[http://www.amazon.com/Burnout-Paradise-Bonus-Vehicle-Online/dp/B00CX6G1IE Amazon]] in the US and [[http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/ca/en/pc/games/racing/burnout-paradise-bonus-vehicle-na/ Green Man Gaming]] in the UK, and modders have aimed to bring Big Surf Island to the PC version with the [[http://burnouthints.webs.com/vanity-pack Vanity Pack.]] "Cops 'n Robbers" mode remains unavailable, however.

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* ReplacementScrappy: Showtime replacing Crash Mode in ''Paradise''.