We revealed the presence of new Burnout Paradise packs earlier, but now we know what the first one will be: Burnout Paradise Party. Yes.
“With Party,” say Criterion, “we wanted to create something for when all the players are in one place – gathered around a single screen. Fans of the classic Crash Mode from Burnout 2: Point of Impact will know that this is not the first time we’ve done something like this. And we hope the response to Party is as warm as it was for Crash mode.”
It’s basically a new pass-the-pad game mode, but with massively bumped up visuals (the menus are gorgeous) and support for you and 7 friends. There are 3 types of party challenge – Stunt, Speed and Skill. ‘Stunt’ is jumps and tricks. ‘Speed’ is quick time trials and timed challenges and finally ‘skill’ includes racing through oncoming traffic and drifting your car.
The pack, which by accounts appears to be quick groovy, will be available to buy in February 2009, alongside new Trophies and Achievements.