
| Console | Nintendo GameCube |
| Publisher | Electronic Arts |
| Developer | Criterion Games |
| Genre | Racing |
| Region | World |
| Size | 1.35 GB |
Overview
Burnout Revenge is a high-speed arcade racing game built by Criterion Games and released by Electronic Arts in 2005 for the Nintendo GameCube. The title sits as the fourth main entry in the Burnout series and pushes the franchise’s reckless driving formula to its loudest peak. Players race through crowded city streets, busy highways, and tight mountain passes while smashing rival cars off the road and triggering massive pileups. The standout addition in this entry is the traffic checking system, which lets you ram same-direction vehicles without crashing, turning ordinary cars into deadly weapons against opponents. The boost meter fills as you drive aggressively, drift through corners, take down rivals, and survive near misses with oncoming traffic. The game also brings back the famous Crashbreaker mechanic, where wrecked cars detonate on command to take out more enemies. Sharp visuals, a punchy rock soundtrack, and tight controls give the GameCube version a thrilling pace that fans of fast racing games still talk about today.
The game ships with a deep single player Revenge World mode split across nine ranks and dozens of events including Race, Road Rage, Burning Lap, Traffic Attack, Eliminator, and the signature Crash mode. Crash mode tasks players with steering a single car into busy junctions to cause the biggest possible damage bill across more than 70 hand-crafted intersections. The car roster spans muscle cars, compacts, super cars, and heavy trucks that act as battering rams during Road Rage events. Local split-screen multiplayer supports up to two drivers on the GameCube, letting friends battle through races and Crash junctions side by side. A rank-based progression system rewards strong performance with new vehicles, fresh tracks, and bonus Signature Takedowns scattered around each circuit. The aggressive scoring loop, the screaming sense of speed, the satisfying metal-on-metal collisions, and the wide event variety combine to make Burnout Revenge one of the most exciting racing experiences available on the GameCube library.
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