Burnout: Paradise
aka:
Burnout 5
Moby ID: 32402
Trivia
1001 Video Games
Burnout Paradise appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.
Cover art
In January 2008 game site Joystiq posted an article claiming that the cover art of Burnout Paradise is remarkably similar to the cover art of the album Unsolved by indie rock band Karate. Electronic Arts issued a statement that the similarities are pure coincidence. The comparison can be found in the related links section.
Online servers
The game's online servers were shut down on 1 August 2019.
Sales
In early April 2008, development studio Criterion Software announced more than a million copies of the game had been sold worldwide.
Awards
- GameSpy
- 2008 – #9 Xbox 360 Game of the Year
- 2008 – #10 PS3 Game of the Year
- 2008 – #10 Multiplayer Game of the Year
- 2008 – Xbox 360 Racing Game of the Year
- 2008 – PS3 Racing Game of the Year
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Trivia contributed by Sciere, Patrick Bregger, Plok, FatherJack.