We’ve had Party Mode, the Ultimate Box, the Car Pack, Toy Cars and the Hotrod, and now it’s time for the final piece of Burnout Paradise news that’ll be making the line-up early next year: Big Surf Island.
That massive tower in the screenshot? You can drift all the way up it (and back down). There’s a massive bridge to the island with multiple routes. There’s a construction yard on the island with climbable scaffolding, massive concrete hoops and ramps to die for. However, despite suggesting the island would be free downloadable content, Criterion have confirmed to us that it’s paid for.
“Big Surf is the culmination of everything we learned creating Paradise City, and we want it to bring you a truly spectacular new experience – the highlight of a year of incredible premium content,” says the official site. “Burnout already delivers incredible value for money – literally hundreds of hours of gameplay with your original disk or PSN purchase, plus more with the free Cagney Pack and free Burnout Paradise Bikes.”
Stay tuned to TSA for all your Burnout Paradise news.
December 1st, 2008 at 9:30 am
Looks like l’ll enjoy crashing into all those hoops over and over again. And as long as they don’t got overboard with the price, i’m happy to support them. I guess by the time it comes out we’ll be bartering in slices of bread as these cold, dark times progress…
December 1st, 2008 at 9:35 am
Oh I so want this!
December 1st, 2008 at 9:37 am
Criterion Games sure deserves a Christmas-present! Ok, Big Island will cost some money, but the price for Paradise City is low and all extra content has been free. And the game is great and pure fun. One of the best games for PS3 IMHO.
We should all sign a big Christmas-card and send it to them!
crow-sama Says:
December 1st, 2008 at 12:03 pm
I’ll sign it!
December 1st, 2008 at 9:42 am
They really did well with Paradise. I’ve not found anyone who bought it and regrets it. The lastability is one of its strongest features, supported by amazing updates, and the bikes pack, while not as good as I hoped, is still way better than most DLC that you’d pay for. I’m not sure which of the premium updates I’ll get but this one is a definate.
December 1st, 2008 at 10:05 am
I played Paradise for the first time on Saturday night after downloading it on PSN. I can’t believe I haven’t already though, its amazing! Although when people said the trophies were easy, I didn’t expect them to be as easy as they were. I’ve only been on it a day and I have 4 left I think.
Anyway, I’ll be buying this
It’s nice for me to have an update so soon after buying it.
December 1st, 2008 at 11:28 am
i still dont have this game. i think i should buy it when i get some money though.
andytorr Says:
December 1st, 2008 at 2:47 pm
You really should. I only bought it on Saturday, but I’m having a blast on it. I’m gutted I hadn’t already downloaded it.
RocketSOL Says:
December 1st, 2008 at 3:27 pm
whats the download size on the PSN version?
think i’ll probably get the blu-ray version as i only have the original 60gb hdd in my ps3.
December 1st, 2008 at 11:36 am
Burnout is as awesome as Criterion! I did some trophy whoring this weekend, but I ended up driving around and doing fun jumps and stuff
December 1st, 2008 at 12:57 pm
Bring back CRASH MODE already, dat’s all you need!
Vayner Says:
December 1st, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Its there, they just call it showtime now.
Press L1 + R1
December 1st, 2008 at 2:25 pm
If you were to buy this game next year would it come with ALL the updates or just the free ones and maybe the paid ones for a higher priced full game?
I haven’t got it yet but will do. Want to know if it matters if I get it for Chrimbo.
oMega-W Says:
December 1st, 2008 at 5:46 pm
They mention an Ultimate Box at the bottom of this http://www.criteriongames.com/packs/party.php. Which means it’s unlikely that the island will come for “free” on disk too.
December 1st, 2008 at 5:42 pm
this game is so much fun, don’t mind paying for a bit of dlc - will be worth it! thanks criterion
December 1st, 2008 at 6:37 pm
This isn’t the last paradise update. The Coming Soon page still has another update scheduled for this coming Friday.
December 1st, 2008 at 6:51 pm
Call me a retard but… actually don’t that would be mean. But which downloads are available now and which ones are coming 2009. Which ones do we have to pay for and which ones are free. A simple list will do. Thank you!
December 1st, 2008 at 7:06 pm
Looks good, Awesome drift
December 1st, 2008 at 9:42 pm
Im gona try those hoops…
Then im gona fail… :’(
December 1st, 2008 at 10:47 pm
Criterion I love you!!
December 5th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
I brought Burnout about a month ago, and haven’t played it as much as I should have, come to think of it I’ve not seen it since I moved house, bugger!
fredrikpedersen Says:
December 5th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
I’m confused here, isn’t it supposed to be bought, not brought? I keep seeing people type brought, but why? That’s a form of bring, isn’t it?
colossalblue Says:
December 5th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
Yes, technically it is but it’s a common dialectical mispronunciation around the East Midlands of England where CC (and me too!) is from and where you will be doing your exchange study thingy so maybe you should get used to it!
@CC I got Burnout a couple of weeks ago, it’s brilliant. Just brilliant, I wish I’d got it ages ago.
cc_star Says:
December 5th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
Never really thought about it, always said brought, and have never used the word bought in my life
I suppose your right Mr. Pederson, it must be down to the East Midlands way of saying things like Cb says
December 5th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
Yesss!! Much more hours of hi-octane fun!!!
Bring it on!!! (That’s why “brought” is used instead of “bought” …never mind, that’s not why!!)