Burnout Paradise: Hands-On With Big Surf Island DLC

  • By BrianEk, GameSpot
  • Posted May 28, 2009 10:48 pm GMT

The glut of downloadable content continues with Burnout Paradise . Hot on the heels of last month's Cops and Robbers release, Criterion Games has unveiled its latest DLC pack: Big Surf Island. Due for release later this summer, Big Surf Island is a brand-new chunk of real estate for you to zip...

The glut of downloadable content continues with Burnout Paradise . Hot on the heels of last month's Cops and Robbers release, Criterion Games has unveiled its latest DLC pack: Big Surf Island. Due for release later this summer, Big Surf Island is a brand-new chunk of real estate for you to zip around like a maniac. Located off the eastern edge of Paradise City and accessible via a huge suspension bridge (that turns out to be ideal for nailing some great big-air jumps), the island locale is tightly packed with asphalt and off-road adventure.

Roughly comparable in size to the downtown area of Paradise City, Big Surf Island feels larger, if only because there's so much packed into the island. One area is filled with tall skyscrapers that you can jump off of; another features tight and twisting mountainous roads, leading down to yet another beach area that dirt drivers will enjoy. In fact, more so than even the back roads of White Mountain in the main Paradise City map, Big Surf Island is defined by its drastic elevation changes that will provide you more than a few opportunities to get airborne.

Just as in Paradise City proper, you'll have tons to keep you busy when driving around Big Surf Island. In addition to a whole new set of Island-specific challenges, the game will have 75 smash gates, 15 mega jumps (one of which is accessed via the aforementioned bridge leading onto and off the island), and an inordinate number of billboards to blast through. There will also be nine new cars to unlock--you start off with a Dust Runner that looks like a souped-up dune buggy and handles like a dream, and you'll unlock the other eight new rides by completing challenges, like burning routes.

Check out the above video demo for a nice little tour of Big Surf Island to get a taste of what to expect. No price has been set for the Big Surf Island DLC yet, but we do know the release date: June 11. Big Surf Island may be more of the same, but since it's Burnout Paradise, more is exactly what the fans want. Now, if only we could get Criterion to open up about the next Burnout game...

[UPDATE: The original video wasn't working properly, so we've replaced it with the full Big Island tour demo.]

31 Comments

  • melisa06

    Posted Sep 15, 2009 8:10 pm GMT

    Awesome!! thanks
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  • ps3_us3r123

    Posted Aug 25, 2009 12:23 am GMT

    this is awesome

  • beymod

    Posted Jun 6, 2009 5:26 am GMT

    thanks....
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  • spy2828

    Posted Jun 4, 2009 11:32 am GMT

    Awesome! Will it be free?

  • snake289

    Posted Jun 3, 2009 2:24 am GMT

    @ meke186

    Stop moaning and delete the old updates lol.

  • wilmepe

    Posted Jun 2, 2009 7:54 am GMT

    Time to start playing Burnout again!

  • Airzona

    Posted Jun 1, 2009 8:06 am GMT

    can't wait to jun 11 it looks so good I love is game

  • ThaAceman

    Posted Jun 1, 2009 7:43 am GMT

    man i love criterion

  • Blackadder51

    Posted Jun 1, 2009 5:07 am GMT

    This should be so awesome, ive loved most of the other packs but this looks like something better then a car with a new paint-job or scheme

  • X_2005

    Posted Jun 1, 2009 12:12 am GMT

    My bets are it'll cost 1200M$ points, they've already confirmed a million times it won't be free. So to anyone who has hopes, the chances are one in a million.

  • jteeuwen

    Posted May 31, 2009 9:15 pm GMT

    all the DLC for paradise are kinda overpriced but i'm sure this island is going to be sweet! and i wonder how many achievement points comes with this DLC?

  • meke186

    Posted May 31, 2009 4:10 pm GMT

    I have 4 ?'s and 1 answer. With the newest add on like v1.9 or v1.8 or somethin what does that do? it seems to me it does nothing and i only have a 20gb hard-drive so burnouts been taking up so much of the space, i didnt really want the cops and robbers so i didn't get it. 2nd question im totally getting this so when does it come out? does this give you new cars or did the dude playing buy them seperatly? Can i delete v1.7 cause i have the newest version or will it take a lot of stuff out? heres the answer this DLC will definitely cost money probably 10$ cause thats what almost every add on costs.

  • garcia28

    Posted May 31, 2009 3:32 pm GMT

    Sure as sh*t hope it's free DLC... Love the game, otherwise.

  • Ponczman

    Posted May 31, 2009 5:55 am GMT

    why they doesnt make earlier DLC for free, and new for reasonable price. anyway... they know what we love. cheerz criterion

  • fbidog

    Posted May 30, 2009 7:40 pm GMT

    That's what I called supporting a game

  • InfernoGamer140

    Posted May 30, 2009 1:20 pm GMT

    i can't wait but i think we will have to pay. LOOKs awesome

  • mk5888

    Posted May 30, 2009 12:16 pm GMT

    do you think it is FREE?

  • mk5888

    Posted May 30, 2009 12:15 pm GMT

    nice

  • MaNiKore

    Posted May 30, 2009 3:45 am GMT

    This gives me a good reason to dust of my BP and start playing it again...

  • YoungDab

    Posted May 29, 2009 9:59 pm GMT

    Damn this game has unlimited DLC 4 LIFE! Wow lol.

  • hguo450

    Posted May 29, 2009 8:13 pm GMT

    wow it looks awesome

  • shiny5

    Posted May 29, 2009 3:32 pm GMT

    ok thanks VixDiesel

  • ratm247

    Posted May 29, 2009 11:01 am GMT

    i couldnt bring myself to enjoy burnout paradise, but i applaud all the dlc theyve done, adding tons of replay value for free in most cases. i feel the racing in gta4 was better, and it bothers me that theres no driver in the car.

  • konradak

    Posted May 29, 2009 8:09 am GMT

    Man. I can only wonder what they will do for the next Burnout... But this is wonderful. This game and all its DLC is a perfect example of what DLC should be. Mostly free, adds a lot to gameplay and keeps giving the players what they love, but better.

  • OmegaGear

    Posted May 29, 2009 8:08 am GMT

    This is the original DLC that was announced, and it was said to be free way back when. Is it still going to be free, or is it too late now that they've charged for the last two?

  • Triplepunk15

    Posted May 29, 2009 7:45 am GMT

    Kool

  • General_Lee45

    Posted May 29, 2009 3:30 am GMT

    I'm definitely gonna be getting big surf island thats for sure! Can't wait for it and I will be playing the game FUEL that is coming out June 2nd while waiting for it! That game has over 5,000sq Miles to play in!

  • VixDiesel

    Posted May 28, 2009 10:47 pm GMT

    @shiny5 there's new trophies but i'm not sure about achievements. sorry. i know every car pack and cops and robbers and the party pack have had trophies but i don't think there's been achievements to go with them so i'm gonna guess a no but who knows.

  • shiny5

    Posted May 28, 2009 9:02 pm GMT

    any new achievements??

  • ocdog45

    Posted May 28, 2009 7:16 pm GMT

    I defently want that.

  • icytower Site moderator

    Posted May 28, 2009 5:56 pm GMT

    More of the same is definitely what I want from Paradise. I CAN NOT WAIT FOR THIS, and will be buying it on the 11th for sure.

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