criteriondave: The New Touches of Paradise

Criterion has revealed in a press release today that they have removed the brake from Burnout Paradise, explaining that there is no need to slow down your car in a game as fast-paced as Burnout. The Left Trigger will no longer serve any function. This news has garned a wide range of angry reactions. Many hardcore fans say the lack of a brake will break Paradise, claiming no one drives without a brake in real life. Personally, though, we think that in a game that defies so many gaming conventions, that's a pretty weak argument. Try driving without petrol/gas in real life. Try crashing head on into oncoming vehicles and walking away seconds later in real life. Doesn't work, but in Burnout it does! If you can't appreciate Criterion's efforts to push the boundaries of exciting new gameplay, go play one of the hundreds of other racing games out there. Burnout's such a fast paced game, who would honestly want to slow down? What kind of Burner would ever hit the brake anyway?