Burnout takes the white-knuckle, foot-to-the floor action often associated with track racing and brings it to major highways and densely populated city streets. Inspired by some of the most memorable car chase scenes from the greatest action films of all time, Burnout features an incredibly sophisticated and intelligent traffic system, which challenges players to race to the finish line at breakneck speeds through a myriad of checkpoints and obstacles.

With dramatic crashes possible with every turn of the wheel, competing drivers are rewarded for pushing the envelope and their skills to the extreme. Burnout also includes a simulated in-game heart monitor, which rewards the player with incredible bursts of speed as they experience danger and their pulse increases.

Gameplay Hints

Increase boost:
Drive on the wrong side of the road to keep increasing your boost. This can also be done by driving in the center of a double lane.

Drive in the wrong side of the road and use the turbo when you get it. After it is gone, your turbo will either be full or half full.

To achieve turbo, go very close to other cars that are not in the race. Very carefully, turn the opposing way. It will say "Near Miss." That will help the bar on your left-down corner to boost up. If you crash, you will lose most of your boost.

Full bonus:
Drive a perfect lap (a lap without any accidents) and your bonus will be automatically filled.

Quick start:
Accelerate immediately before the "1" fades during the pre-race countdown to start with a slight boost in speed.

Better turns:
When turning sharp corners, lightly tap the gas to turn sharper and slide less.

Interstate: No traffic:
Select the Interstate course. When the race begins, drive over to the other side of the highway into the HOV lane (brown with white diamonds). Look over the barrier that separates oncoming traffic. There will be no traffic on the other side.

Interstate: Flip car off track:
Select the sports coupe as your car and the Interstate track. On the two lane highway section of the track with the dirt median in the center, get a turbo boost. Use the turbo to gain speed. At the end of the stretch of road will be the green arrows directing you to the exit. Just off to the right of the arrows there will be a metal barrier. Hit it slightly to the right while doing the turbo boost and your car should fly over the barrier and into a ravine.

Interstate: Pit stop:
When you begin the race and drive on to the first highway, go to the far right of the highway. There will be an opening that you can drive into. It is not much -- you will just see a gas station. Drive forward past the gas station and there will be another opening that leads you out.

River City: Climb a mountain:
Before the first tunnel, slant right and go up the hill. If done correctly, you should climb up until you lose all your speed, or get to the top.

Rush Hour: Boost:
On Rush Hour, you can drive on the wrong side of the road to keep your boost up. If you are good enough, you can use a non-stop turbo throughout the entire course.

Sports Coupe: Backflip:
Choose the Interstate as your track. While driving down the first stretch, notice the area where you can turn off the road and end up at a gas station. When you turn into this gas station, drive at full speed in between the gas pump. Hit the gas station head on the Sports Coupe and it will do a full backflip and land on its wheels.

Supermini: Flip:
Select the Supermini as your car and while at high speeds ram a car while going around a corner. The Supermini will roll across the street.

Worst Driver List:
To get on the Worst Driver List, crash up your car and go through checkpoints at the very last second.

Worst Crash list:
To get on the Worst Crash List, get a turbo boost and hit other cars at high speeds. This works best with a fast car such as the Saloon, Pickup, or Muscle. To get even more points, hit cars with the turbo boost while going around a corner.

Fastest Lap List:
To get on the Fastest Lap List, select the Interstate course. On straightaways, drive on the wrong side of the road. You will get a turbo boost which you can use on other straightaways.

Big crashes:
Get your turbo up and hit a bus or large truck. You should get at least $100,000 in damage.

Real car equivalents:
Look closely at each car at the selection screen. They are similar to real cars. For example, Muscle and the Dodge Viper, Saloon and a Mercedes, Supermini and a Honda Hatchback, etc.

Here's the game's "don't-even-blink" official trailer below: