Moving through my PSP stack, I got a hit of nostalgia from this smashy crashy racing game. It was released on the same day as Burnout Revenge, which we owned on our old Xbox. This means it shares a soundtrack (containing several tracks I quite like), but as it turns out Revenge was the one with new features, while this one apparently is a sort of compilation of content from the first three games.

As a result, while the core game is still pretty fun and exciting, it was lacking features or modes that I missed, such as traffic checking or the improvements to Crash mode. Still, this instalment’s conversion to the PSP is well done, and the game is well suited to the handheld for quick bursts of play, with a variety of race types: some focused on speed, some on wrecking rival racers.

It can get frustrating as the difficulty ramps up and gold medals become harder to get. Also you’ve got something of the tacky EA brashness to contend with. But it’s solid arcadey destructive car stuff. Just avoid the DS version, from what I’ve heard.