Fireburst

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Fireburst
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Developer(s) exDream
Publisher(s) IndiePub, Bigben Interactive
Engine Unreal Engine 3
Platform(s) PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360
ReleasePlayStation 3
  • EU: April 16, 2010
Windows
April 25, 2012
Xbox Live Arcade
June 14, 2013
Genre(s) Racing game
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Fireburst is a racing game developed by exDream and published by IndiePub and Bigben Interactive. It was released for PlayStation 3 on April 16, 2010 (Europe only), for Microsoft Windows on April 25, 2012, [1] and for Xbox 360's Xbox Live Arcade on June 14, 2013. [2]

Contents

Gameplay

In Fireburst, the Fireboost covers the cars with flames and turns them into a weapon. With the Fireboost, players can kill other opponents, but the player's car will explode if their heat level becomes too great. [3]

Plot

Charles Randolph, known as "Hightower", invented the Fireburst Racing League and is determined to be the first champion in order to restore his dignity and reputation. [3]

Reception

The PC version received "mixed" reviews, while the Xbox 360 version received "generally unfavorable reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [1] [2]

Carolyn Petit of GameSpot called the PC version "good-looking" and its boost mechanic exciting, but said that it lacked interesting single-player content. [4] Similarly, John Blyth of Official Xbox Magazine UK called the Xbox 360 version a "perfectly average experience", but criticized its destruction mode as "dull". [7] Bryan Dupont-Gray of Hardcore Gamer said that the fact it was a party racing game was a "misstep". [6]

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