Jan 25th sees the first big console release of the year - Burnout Paradise. The game, incidentally one of the first multiformat games with the PS3 as the lead development platform, sees the crash n' pile up "franchise" shoehorned into a GTA-style open city. Any initial fears over loss of focus seem to be misplaced with today's 4/5 review applauding the, "mind blowing" graphics and, "amazing" exploration. But I'm still slightly concerned about the potential for aimless driving. Steve Boxer touches upon it in his review and I'm still worried that the intense action of the previous games may have been diluted. The game isn't out till the 25th so we'll all find out then.
If you are the one person in the UK who was looking forward to "old skool RTS" title Sun Age (PC) then the review is here. But perhaps more interesting is Sensible World of Soccer for Xbox Live. The flaky online code is disappointing but this is a still a fabulous update. Having said that nostalgia does play a part, and younger gamers may fail to see what all the fuss is about. Personally I've enjoyed getting some 30-something revenge on the teenagers who normally cause me pain in Halo and Call of Duty 4.
