Burnout 2: Point of Impact is the sequel to the popular racer Burnout. The game was created by Criterion Games and was published by Acclaim. It launched in 2002 for the PlayStation 2. It then launched for the Gamecube in early April 2003 and then the Xbox in late April of the same year in a special edition developers cut with improved features. Burnout 2 gets most of its fame from the much-loved crash mode, where the player tries to crash and cause as much insurance damage as possible.

The game takes place this time around the United States and includes real-world cities, landscapes and roadways from the USA: the only difference are the track names. Each track has a little bit of everywhere (East versus West United States), though visually the locations appear to all be of West Coast origin. Like its predecessor, Burnout 2: Point of Impact's many race tracks have unique soundtracks that give one's self an even greater feel for the location: a coastal road may have music that coincides with surfing and electric guitars, whereas a city circuit may have fast-paced, techno-based music.

Unlockables

Unlock Cars
1997 Eclipse - Beat Custom Championship twice and get best score in the races

2001 Focus SVT - Beat Custom Championship twice and get best score in the races

Classic - Complete Pursuit 2

Cop Car - Complete Pursuit 1

Crash Mode - Beat "Offensive Driving 101"

Custom Championship Mode - Complete all races and circuits with medals

Custom Compact - Win the Custom Series Qualifier

Custom Coupe - Win all golds in Split Second Grand Prix

Custom Muscle - Complete Pirsuit 6

Custom Pickup - Complete Pursuit 5

Custom Roadster - Win all golds in Point of Impact Grand Prix

Custom Sport - Win all golds in Speed Streak Grand Prix

Custom SUV - Complete Pursuit 4

Driver's Ed car - Win all the gold medals in the Offensive Driving 101 lessons

Face Off Mode - Unlock and complete all 3 Face Offs in Championship Mode.

Freerun - Complete all of the stages in the Custom Series Championship. This mode allows you to race without any traffic.

Gangster - Complete Pursuit 3

Hot Rod - Win Face-Off 1

Infinite Boost - Get all 79 Gold Medals

Invulnerabilty - Complete all the Grand Prix Championships.

Japanese Muscle - Win Face-Off 3

Multiplayer Mode - Simply beat the first set of ''Offensive Driving 101'' lessons.

Oval Racer - Win Face-Off 2

Pursuit - Unlock and complete all three Pursuit stages in Championship Mode.

Runaway - Complete all Crash Mode levels with a Gold Medal. This mode has no goals and doesn't allow you to use the brakes.

Supercar - Win Face-Off 4

Two Player Pursuit - Beat Pursuit 3

Secrets

Winning tournaments easier
If you're having trouble beating a certain tournament and you seem to always end up in second place, right before you cross the finish line pause the game and restart your Xbox. This allows you to re-do the race without having to start the whole tournament over.

Here's a neat music video showing some crazy stunts: