LITTLE LEGENDS
Burnout Legends took the series into portable territory – with a ‘best of’ compilation was it a smash hit?
Sony’s PSP promised to bring console-quality 3D gaming to the handheld arena, and EA’S attempt to deliver on that promise came in the form of Burnout Legends. Rather than attempting a conversion of Burnout Revenge, the developer chose to compile some of the best bits of the series’ first three games. Most of the tracks came from Burnout 2 and Burnout 3, with a single one from the original game, and the driving model was carried over from Burnout 3. The game was well received, scoring 9/10 in games™ and 7/10 in Edge, with the latter’s biggest criticism being that “there’s nothing here to keep you away from the bigger brother versions, unless you’re always playing away from home”.
Legends also appeared for the Nintendo DS. The conversion was handled by Visual Impact, a team which had made a name for itself by creating a variety of 3D games on the Game Boy Advance. Unfortunately, the DS version of Burnout Legends was akin to the smouldering wreckage that is so commonly seen in the series, as the game featured a woeful handling model, dodgy collision detection, a poor sense of speed and very little traffic.