Burnout Paradise 'Legendary Cars' remake favorite pop culture classics [w/VIDEO]
Click above for image gallery of the Burnout Paradise Legendary Cars DLC
Owners of Burnout Paradise for the Xbox 360 should mark February 19th on their calendars. That's the day their little driving game becomes infinitely cooler with the release of the Legendary Cars pack as downloadable content. Four cars will be available for purchase separately or in a bundle. The one most eagerly anticipated is the Jansen 88 Special, a clever nod to the DeLorean used in Back to the Future replete with wheels that turn under the car for hover mode. There's also the Manhattan Spirit that's inspired by the Ecto 1 in Ghostbusters, the Carson Nighthawk that owes KITT a few royalty checks and the Cavalry Bootlegger that pays homage to the original General Lee. Unfortunately, Criterion Games knows which car will be the most popular, and has priced the Jansen 88 Special at $3.99 / 320 credits versus $1.99 / 160 credits for the other three. Or you could save some Microsoft money and buy the whole bundle for $7.99 / 600 credits.
UPDATE: Video of gameplay after the jump.
Gallery: Burnout Paradise: Legendary Cars
[Source: Joystiq]
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waiownsyou 4:35PM (2/18/2009)
I'm liking that KITT, although it looks more like a modern Camaro than anything.
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Flashpoint 7:21PM (2/18/2009)
Just give me a Veyron and nothing but 35 mile straight tracks.
MemphisNET 4:37PM (2/18/2009)
Everything else has been free, and now they're charging for theme-based cars?
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Matt 5:25PM (2/18/2009)
They have given soo much free content over the past year, they deserve some money for their efforts.
Sean 9:27PM (2/18/2009)
Because eventually you have to start making money again.
The amount they've given us, these are well worth the price.
dinnercoat 4:38PM (2/18/2009)
That DeLorean is pretty sweet lol.
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Kattleox 5:13PM (2/18/2009)
its 8 bucks for kitt, the general lee, a dmc12 and watever that other one is supposed to be.
I'm getting it especially for the flying dmc12.
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MemphisNET 5:15PM (2/18/2009)
The other one is Ecto1 from Ghostbusters. And thats the other beef. They're not the 'actual' cars, they're Burnout-universe spin offs.
Ohso Clutch 5:28PM (2/18/2009)
.......Interesting.
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Kimura 10:09PM (2/18/2009)
Well hell, these guys should have been charged with designing KITT. It looks like it could be based on the Camaro, which is a lot closer to a Firebird than a Mastang
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Erik Tomlinson 1:17AM (2/19/2009)
They could've easily used a new Camaro on the new (horrible) Knight Rider, but Ford sponsored the show - every bloody vehicle is a Ford product, so of course Knight Rider is going to be a Mustang instead of a Camaro.
Khanh 2:52PM (2/19/2009)
I wish Turn-10 would come out with some more cars for Forza 2 right now...
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Kaveh 6:38PM (2/18/2009)
Wow, how not to get sued. Didn't know they charge for cars now on videogames.
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Erik Tomlinson 1:16AM (2/19/2009)
Uhh...
Forza 2 has been selling car packs for 18 months now. Project Gotham Racing 3 has paid-for DLC car packs. PGR4 does too. Need for Speed Undercover lets you pay 800 MS points to unlock the "exclusive" cars from the collector's edition. GRID has extra cars in an 800 point pack. Test Drive Unlimited has a bunch of premium car packs. Shall I go on?
We're just incredibly lucky they didn't charge for the first few major upgrades to this game. I'd rather have free huge patches and paid-for trinkets than get left behind everyone else because I don't feel like shelling out $15 every time they add a new feature that you need to play multiplayer.
notatoad 9:13PM (2/18/2009)
no release date for the ps3?
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michaelB 12:35AM (2/19/2009)
You can bet it is coming to the PS3. This totally just made my day. I have that model of the DeLorean Time machine now I can pilot one. Burnout Paradise was the best $20 I ever spent!
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Beastage 6:53AM (2/19/2009)
I just got the ultimate package for PC, awesome game this is, performs well and online is excellent... I love some of the car designs (all based on real cars) in fact if I had money ... I'd go design me a couple cars based on game and have them made...
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Rick 2:48PM (2/19/2009)
How is the new crap KITT lengendary?
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Bucket 3:21PM (2/19/2009)
It's a legendary failure.