The thought of cars that can fly, midget drivers on midget motorcycles and generally messing about on the roads with your mates are ones which might not be the most pleasing. However, if you add virtual onto the beginning of each of those sentences, things begin to look a whole lot brighter.

Criterion, being an intelligent developer, chose to keep these driving manics within the confines of their latest title, Burnout Paradise. With the release of new DLC vehicles – their ‘Legendary’ and ‘Toy’ cars packs – on the PlayStation Store and Xbox Live Marketplace, Burnout shows no signs of stopping it’s reign of racing quite yet.

The Legendary cars, on first look, tend to impress. Including the Jansen 88 Special, the Manhattan Spirit, the Carson Nighthawk and the Cavalry Bootlegger, the Legendary Cars pack can be downloaded from the PlayStation Store for £6.29, or individually at £1.59 each (that’s about 734 and 186 Microsoft Points, for you Xbox users).

The cars are all impressive in their own way. The Jansen’s amazing flight capabilities, the Spirit’s blaring sirens and stunt agility, the Nighthawk’s strength and speed and the Cavalry’s wonderful horn. Each of their individual attributes is fun and quirky, with each of the cars feeling responsive and fun to drive.

The Toy Cars pack includes nine downsized versions of original Paradise classics, including (but certainly not limited to) the Carson GT Concept P12 and the Hunter Manhattan. In fact, the pack comes stuffed with nine mini versions of old favourites, which can be yours for £9.99 from the PlayStation Store or 1000 MS Points.

The main advantage to having the toy cars pack is the fact that you are almost guaranteed bucketloads of fun. However, for those of you who are a little more bothered about the mechanics of your driving, response times are going to be much quicker than in larger vehicles, and you’ll be able to pull off stunts you couldn’t before, just because of the amount of speed you can get from one of these tiny beauties.

However, both packs have their downfall, which is the price. For what you get in each pack, the prices don’t really seem justified. If you are desperate for a mini version of your favourite car or are just someone who likes to have everything a game can have, then you might feel prepared to hand over the cash for these packs, but for those of you who merely play Burnout Paradise for an hour here and there, there is no real reason to get these two expansions – you can have just as much fun in one of the default cars.

Linford

Labels: Burnout, DLC, Review

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