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Burnout CRASH!

	Burnout CRASH! was Burnopedia's Featured Article in April 2012.

Developer

Criterion Games

Publisher

Electronic Arts

Engine

Microsoft XNA

Released

Xbox LIVE Arcade
September 20, 2011
PlayStation Network
September 20, 2011 (NA)
September 21, 2011 (EU)
App Store (iOS)
April 12, 2012

Genre

Arcade, Destruction Driving

Mode(s)

Single player

Ratings

ESRB: E10+
PEGI: 7

Platforms

PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 & iOS

Media

Digital Distribution

Input methods

Controller Pad, Kinect for Xbox 360

Burnout CRASH! is a downloadable spin-off game that was released on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade on September 20th, 2011. The title has a price tag of $6.99 & €5.49 on PlayStation Network or 800 on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace.^[1] The iOS version is also announced and released on April 12, 2012 at $4.99 & £2.99 on the Apple App Store.

It is inspired by the Crash mode from previous Burnout games but with a more arcade-style. It consists of 3 game modes, 6 levels and 18 total Crash intersections.

This game marks a return of a Crashbreaker feature. It is also the first Burnout game to feature the Need For Speed's Autolog system so players can compete with other friends for high scores.

What visually distinguishes CRASH! from previous games in the series is its top-down camera view in contrast to previous games' third person or first person angles.^[2]^[3]

Gameplay MechanicsEdit

Event ObjectivesEdit

Each event has a total of 5 stars that a player can earn. Each star has an objective displayed in order for them to be unlocked. Players will unlock new intersections, bonus events and vehicles after earning a certain number of stars.

GameplayEdit

Players earn points in a crash junction events by crashing their vehicle into the traffic within the area of a crash junction, destroying buildings, wrecking parked cars and destroying obstacles surrounding the junction in order to create a pile up traffic.

The bar at the bottom left corner of the screen is the Crashbreaker bar which can only be used once it has been completely filled. The bar fills up gradually over time or at an increased rate if the player collides with traffic. Aftertouch can be used after the player's vehicle has exploded.

SkillshotsEdit

Skillshots are when a traffic vehicle a launched into an uncrashed traffic vehicle, into the water of in the hole using a Crashbreaker to earn a multi-million dollar points.

Punt Skillshot - A traffic vehicle is forced to hit an uncrashed moving traffic vehicle.

Shunt Skillshot - A traffic vehicle is launched into an uncrashed parked traffic vehicle.

Dunk Skillshot - A traffic vehicle is plunged into water or nudged down a hole.

Additional Skillshot bonuses can be earned according to the distance the traffic vehicle has travelled.

Combos and ChainsEdit

Combos and chains earn players greater numbers of points during a crash event. There are 2 types of Chains and 1 type of Combo.

Smash Chain Bonus - Smashing at least 3 objects in a row scores a row.

Explosion Combo Bonus - Blow up a number of traffic vehicles at the same time.

Explosion Chain Multiplier Bonus - A series of explosions taking place that have been triggered by a player explosion or an explosion resulting from a player explosion.

Event ModesEdit

Each intersections have 3 main game modes:

Road TripEdit

The player must prevent certain traffic vehicles from leaving a crash junction after they have entered it. A Super Feature will trigger and the event will end after an indicated number of traffic vehicles have been wrecked.

Players will have to anticipate where to create a wall of piled up vehicles, when to detonate explosives and how large explosions will be. The event will instantly end if 5 vehicles leave the junction without being wrecked.

Rush HourEdit

The player has 90 seconds to rack up as much damage as possible within a crash junction. Pizza Trucks will enter the intersection at random intervals. Players will be able to use a Power-Up from the "Pizza Roulette" after blowing up a Pizza Truck.

The event will end once the timer has ran out. This will also cause the player's vehicle to release a large Crashbreaker and earn an additional score bonus based on the damage it causes.

Pile-UpEdit

The player must earn a certain amount of damage to make the vehicle enter an Inferno phase. Inferno causes all scores to be multiplied with an Inferno multiplier but only if there is a vehicle or building on fire.

A countdown timer will engage if nothing is burning along the intersection. The Inferno multiplier will decrease each time a traffic vehicle escapes the intersection.^[4]

Kinect Rush Hour PartyEdit

A local multiplayer Rush Hour mode which can be played exclusively using Xbox 360's Kinect. Players will have split into 2 teams and wait for the active player to finish crashing.

The slot machine will randomly determine the junction they're crashing, the vehicle they're using and the motion required for Crashbreaker detonation. These motions include raising arms like a cheerleader and imitating the Hadoken move.

Players can move their arms and hands in the fashion of a steering wheel to control a vehicle that is entering a crash and can use their body to control their vehicle whilst using Aftertouch.

Power-UpsEdit

FeaturesEdit

These power-ups can be activated by the player after either; filling up their crash meter or by having the Pizza Roulette wheel land on it.

Power-Up - A positive attribute that will allow the player to earn additional points.
De-Buff - A negative attribute that will make it more difficult for the player to earn points.

Features
Title	Effect
Taxis	Four Taxis will enter the intersection. •Each Taxi wrecked awards a greater score bonus. •Taxis are worth between $4,000 to $4,000,000.
Limousine	A Limo will enter the junction. •It will drop a few bags of money along its route. •It will only enter from the safer route where less traffic has piled in.
Gas Tanker	A large truck hauling gasoline will enter the junction. •Blowing it up will trigger a large explosion. •It will enter from a random route.
Missile Truck	A truck hauling a missile will enter the junction. •The missile will be fired once the truck has been destroyed. •The missile will detonate at a random location along the intersection. •The truck will enter from a random route.
Ice Cream Truck	All traffic vehicle are frozen in within its vicinity when blown up. •Destroyed frozen traffic vehicles will score a $250,000 bonus.
Bulldozer	A bulldozer will appear and plough all traffic vehicles out of its way. •It is worth $3,000,000 points if destroyed.
Good Cops	Police units will set up a road block on a route of the intersection. •The police cars will enter from a random route.
Bad Cops	Police units will be deployed against the player's vehicle. •Colliding with a police car will disable the Crashbreaker for 5 seconds.
Manhole Madness	Sewer water spews out of the ground like a fountain. •The player's vehicle will bounce off of the fountains. •Traffic vehicles colliding with a fountain will instantly explode and score a $1,500,000 bonus.
Sinkhole	A large hole appears at the center of the intersection. •Traffic vehicles falling down the hole will score a $500,000 bonus.
Thunderstorm	Lightning strikes every traffic vehicle that is about to explode. •Strike explosion will score a $250,000 bonus.
Blizzard	The junction turns snowy and icy causing all vehicles to skid. •Wrecked traffic vehicles hit by a Crashbreaker will slide a greater distance and earn a bonus.
Meteor Shower	A Meteor shower will rain above. •Meteors will destroy traffic vehicles. •Vehicles destroyed by a meteor will not earn a score. •Players will be forced to re-enter if hit by a meteor.
Fog	A band of Fog will appear over the intersection. •Players will have no visibility of the intersection. •Crashbreakers will create small openings in the Fog for a short time. •Lasts for a short period of time.
Magnet	Attracts nearby traffic towards the player's vehicle. •Lasts for a short amount of time.
Detonator	A "Super Crashbreaker" will detonate from the players vehicle. •The player has 10 seconds before it detonates. •It causes a high yield explosion.
Traffic Speed Up	Traffic vehicles will increase in velocity. •All traffic vehicles will travel at a faster speed. •Lasts for a short period of time.
Traffic Speed Down	Traffic vehicles will decrease in velocity. •All traffic vehicles will travel at a slower speed. •Lasts for a short period of time.
Drive In Again	The player's vehicle will be returned to the intersection entrance. •The player's vehicle is repaired and will be forced to re-enter the junction. •Traffic will continue to pass whilst this occurs.
Super Multiplier	All earned points will be multiplied by 3. •Lasts for 10 seconds

Special Traffic VehiclesEdit

CRASH! features some traffic vehicles as "Pick-ups" instead of those previously seen in Burnout 3: Takedown and Burnout Legends. Blowing up certain vehicles will activate a power-up.

Special Traffic Vehicles
Vehicle	Description
Pizza Truck	Blow them up and take a gamble on the "Pizza Of Fortune" which randomly selects a Feature. •It will only enter from the safer route where less traffic has piled in. •Can enter twice during Rush Hour.
Sports Car	Wrecking a Sports Car awards a $1,000,000 bonus. Blowing up a Sports Car awards a $2,000,000 bonus.
Gold Car	Wrecking a Gold Car awards a $2,000,000 bonus. Blowing up a Gold Car awards a $4,000,000 bonus.
Ambulance	Ambulances make their way across intersections. Un-wrecked Ambulances remove a single X from the Escape Meter in Road Trip. •It will only enter from the safer route where less traffic has piled in. •Only appears when the player has at least 1 X gained in Road Trip.
Bank Truck	A blown up Bank Truck will leave three money bags at random locations along an intersection. •The amount each awards will decrease over time. •Only appears when there are no X's gained in Road Trip. •Can also appear in Rush Hour after being chosen in Pizza Of Fortune.

Super FeatureEdit

Road Trip events have special Super Features that will be activated after a certain number of traffic vehicles have been wrecked. The Super Feature will award a score bonus based on the amount of damage it causes.

The amount of damage a Super Features will cause is determined by the number of remaining lives on the Escape Bar. Each location has its own specific Super Feature style.

Super Feature
Super Feature	Location	Description
Tornado	Windrush Road	A swirling wind funnel.
Plane Crazy	Skywing Street	The plane crash lands across the intersection.
Tidal Wave	Seacrest Drive	A huge wave traverses across the intersection.
Martian Menace	Roswell Road	A UFO appears and fires a heat beam around it.
Asteroid	Rockham Road	A huge meteor from space will land in the centre with shock waves causing destruction.
Lobster Monster	Blueclaw Boulevard	A giant lobster squashes everything it steps on.

VehiclesEdit

Main article: Vehicles (Burnout CRASH!)

A recent interview by GameTrailers with the game's Creative Director - Richard Franke - revealed that some cars from Burnout Paradise such as the Hunter Vegas, Jansen P12, Hunter Takedown 4x4 and Carson Inferno Van appear in CRASH! with a more cartoon-styled aesthetic to match the rest of the game.^[5]

There are the total of 7 vehicles and 6 can be unlocked by earning enough stars. Each vehicle has its own Crashbreaker statistic as well as a certain amount of force within it shown as Power. Aftertouch will also display how agile a vehicle can by controlled after a collision or explosion.

LocationsEdit

Main article: Locations (Burnout CRASH!)

There are 6 locations across Crash City and 3 intersections within each location.

SoundtrackEdit

Main article: Soundtrack (Burnout CRASH!)

Original music plays in the background as well as the theme song "Crash" by The Primitives. Other songs are played as special vehicles appear or when Features and Super Features occur during gameplay.

AwardsEdit

Main article: Awards (Burnout CRASH!)

The PlayStation 3 release features 19 Bronze trophies and one Silver trophy. The Xbox 360 release features six achievements worth 5, 13 worth 10 and one worth 40.

LeaderboardsEdit

Players scores will be tracking on the leaderboard, dubbed as "Crashwall." The Crashwall will alert players to beat friends' scores as well as suggest challenges in a similar method as the Autolog leaderboard system seen in Criterion Games' Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit.^[6]

DevelopmentEdit

Burnout CRASH! began development as a Wii title. It initially was designed so that players could construct their own crash junctions using a Wii remote although this feature was cut during development as it was not found to be as fun or engaging as previously thought.

Crash mode was not included in Burnout Paradise as CRASH! had been in development for 18 months before its unveiling in July 2011.

The top-down view of the title was designed to make more of a level more visible to players than Burnout's traditional action and helicopter angles.

Criterion revealed on Twitter that an iOS release of Burnout: CRASH! is in development and will be released in April 2012.^[7]

iOS ReleaseEdit

The iOS release for Burnout CRASH! is slated for April 12, 2012 with full compatibility on the iPad & iPhone. The title will use only touch and swipe commands instead of a virtual joystick/gamepad.

It will also feature a complete Autolog integration although as well as Apple's Game Center, but only for achievements.^[8]

NotesEdit

The exclamation point in the game's logo contains elements from the Crashbreaker icon used in previous games.
Vehicles in the Car Select screen are arranged in ascending order for Power and descending order for Aftertouch.
Road Trip is renamed as Road Block in the iOS release.