Burnout Dominator

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Burnout Dominator
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Developer(s) EA UK [1]
Publisher(s) Electronic Arts
Series Burnout
Engine RenderWare
Platform(s) PlayStation 2
PlayStation Portable
ReleasePlayStation 2
  • NA: 6 March 2007
  • AU: 22 March 2007
  • EU: 23 March 2007
PlayStation Portable
  • NA: 6 March 2007
  • AU: 26 April 2007
  • EU: 27 April 2007
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Burnout Dominator is a 2007 racing video game developed by EA UK and published by Electronic Arts for PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. It retains the core gameplay of the series, as players race at top speeds through dozens of World Tour events testing "reckless skill-based" driving techniques. [2] [3]

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This is the only Burnout game that was not developed by Criterion Games although the logo appears at the startup, [1] and the first Burnout game in the series since Burnout 2: Point of Impact to not feature the "Crash Mode". At the time Dominator was being developed, Criterion was busy working on Burnout Paradise and was waiting to re-introduce the mode in a new form for the latter title. [4] However, Criterion Games are listed as "the makers of this game" in the game manual and credited as developer on the official Electronic Arts site. This was also the final Burnout game to be released on both the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. [5]

Gameplay

Spiritual Towers is based on Kuala Lumpur, and is one of the first tracks depicting the city in any racing game. Here players are racing through a building of Moorish architecture, modelled on the Sultan Abdul Samad Building. Burnoutdominator screenshot01.jpg
Spiritual Towers is based on Kuala Lumpur, and is one of the first tracks depicting the city in any racing game. Here players are racing through a building of Moorish architecture, modelled on the Sultan Abdul Samad Building.

The main focus in Burnout Dominator is the return of "Burnouts", which are the result of draining a complete boost meter without stopping. The boost meter in Burnout Dominator is primarily orange flames prior to a full boost meter, at which point in time the flames turn blue (known as "Supercharge Boost"). Driving dangerously while using supercharge boost will light up the arrows on the boost meter, and when they are all lit, one can obtain a Burnout once the current supercharge boost has drained. The process can be continually repeated allowing the player to get a Burnout Chain. Prior to Burnout Dominator, Burnouts were last seen in Burnout 2: Point of Impact .

Features removed from the previous game, Burnout Revenge , include Traffic Checking (the ability to ram into smaller vehicles heading in the same direction as the player's vehicle), Traffic Attack Mode, Crash Mode (a puzzle-orientated mode, in which one's vehicle is driven into an intersection full of traffic with the aim to cause the largest amount of damage possible), and online multiplayer support. Also, unlike all of the Criterion developed Burnout games, the PlayStation 2 version of Burnout Dominator does not support USB steering wheels such as the Logitech Driving Force or Logitech Driving Force Pro.

The main single player mode known as the World Tour is split into 7 different series, based on the different classes of car that are in the game. The series are Classic, Factory, Tuned, Hot Rod, Super, Race Specials and Dominator. The vehicle lineup is mostly new with some cars from previous two Burnout titles peppered into the game (such as the Custom Coupe Ultimate, Euro Circuit Racer and Works M-Type). The events and new challenges in the World Tour include:

The other single player mode in Burnout Dominator is known as "Record Breaker", and this mode allows one to set high scores for Race, Road Rage, Time Attack and Maniac Mode, without being restricted to specific event/location/series combinations that exist in the World Tour mode. Co-existing with the Record Breaker mode, the PlayStation Portable version of the game allowed uploading of high scores via the Burnout HQ option, which could be viewed in the EA Nation section of the Burnout Dominator website. [7]

The PlayStation Portable version received downloable content in the form of two additional tracks, named Carnival City and Red Gate, based on South America and Eastern Europe respectively. [8]

Reception

Burnout Dominator received "favourable" reviews on both platforms according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. [9] [10]

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