<s>
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Takedown	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2004	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Criterion	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
instalment	O
in	O
the	O
Burnout	B-Application
series	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
characterised	O
by	O
fast-paced	O
arcade	O
racing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
central	O
mechanic	O
introduced	O
in	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
Takedowns	O
,	O
which	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
slam	O
their	O
opponents	O
until	O
they	O
crash	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Takedown	I-Application
,	O
UK-based	O
development	O
studio	O
Criterion	O
had	O
been	O
collaborating	O
with	O
publisher	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
(	O
EA	O
)	O
on	O
a	O
skating	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
later	O
approached	O
Criterion	O
about	O
reuniting	O
and	O
partnering	O
on	O
a	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
Criterion	O
began	O
developing	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Takedown	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2003	O
on	O
the	O
condition	O
that	O
EA	O
would	O
not	O
interfere	O
in	O
the	O
creative	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
EA	O
acquired	O
Criterion	O
and	O
the	O
Burnout	B-Application
series	O
;	O
their	O
high	O
expectations	O
for	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Takedown	I-Application
was	O
influential	O
in	O
the	O
acquisition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
launched	O
in	O
September	O
2004	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Takedown	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
becoming	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
highest-rated	O
racing	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
considered	O
by	O
many	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
addictive	O
gameplay	O
and	O
visuals	O
were	O
widely	O
praised	O
by	O
reviewers	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
whom	O
ranked	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Takedown	I-Application
among	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
coverage	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
highly	O
positive	O
with	O
some	O
publications	O
declaring	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
greatest	O
arcade	O
racer	O
game	O
ever	O
made	O
and	O
the	O
peak	O
of	O
the	O
Burnout	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
successor	O
to	O
Takedown	O
,	O
titled	O
Burnout	B-Application
Revenge	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Takedown	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
arcade-style	O
gameplay	O
that	O
emphasises	O
dangerous	O
and	O
fast-paced	O
driving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Single	O
Race	O
mode	O
pits	O
the	O
player	O
against	O
five	O
AI	B-Application
opponents	I-Application
in	O
a	O
single	O
or	O
multiple	O
lap	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boost	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
immediately	O
in	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
unlike	O
previous	O
Burnout	B-Application
games	O
which	O
required	O
the	O
boost	O
meter	O
to	O
be	O
full	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Takedown	O
involves	O
shunting	O
opposing	O
vehicles	O
until	O
they	O
crash	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
player	O
crashes	B-Application
or	O
is	O
taken	O
out	O
by	O
an	O
opponent	O
,	O
boost	O
is	O
lost	O
and	O
a	O
bonus	O
boost	O
segment	O
is	O
withdrawn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
crash	B-Application
sequence	O
,	O
a	O
slow-motion	O
mode	O
called	O
Impact	O
Time	O
can	O
be	O
activated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Crash	B-Application
mode	O
from	O
Burnout	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Point	I-Application
of	I-Application
Impact	I-Application
returns	O
but	O
has	O
been	O
enhanced	O
to	O
accommodate	O
the	O
Aftertouch	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
of	O
Crash	B-Application
mode	O
is	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
largest	O
amount	O
of	O
monetary	O
damage	O
in	O
a	O
multi-vehicle	O
collision	O
at	O
a	O
junction	O
full	O
of	O
traffic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
one	O
hundred	O
Crash	B-Application
junctions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
set	O
number	O
of	O
vehicles	O
become	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
pileup	O
,	O
a	O
Crashbreaker	O
is	O
available	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
detonate	O
their	O
vehicle	O
to	O
cause	O
further	O
damage	O
Cash	O
bonuses	O
,	O
score	O
multipliers	O
,	O
a	O
speed	O
boost	O
,	O
or	O
an	O
immediate	O
Crashbreaker	O
can	O
be	O
obtained	O
by	O
driving	O
through	O
power-ups	O
that	O
lie	O
on	O
the	O
junction	O
in	O
Crash	B-Application
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	O
Tour	O
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
career	O
mode	O
that	O
combines	O
Single	O
Races	O
,	O
Road	O
Rage	O
,	O
Crash	B-Application
mode	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
other	O
race	O
variants	O
into	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
173	O
events	O
spanning	O
ten	O
locations	O
across	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
and	O
faster	O
cars	O
are	O
unlocked	O
by	O
earning	O
medals	O
in	O
World	O
Tour	O
mode	O
and	O
achieving	O
milestones	O
such	O
as	O
attaining	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
Takedowns	O
or	O
causing	O
a	O
certain	O
amount	O
of	O
damage	O
across	O
Crash	B-Application
mode	O
junctions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
supports	O
split-screen	O
multiplayer	O
and	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaining	O
three	O
modes	O
are	O
variations	O
on	O
the	O
Crash	B-Application
mode	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
online	O
and	O
locally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Team	O
Crush	O
and	O
Double	O
Impact	O
are	O
both	O
two-player	O
modes	O
where	O
both	O
players	O
causes	O
pileups	O
on	O
a	O
Crash	B-Application
junction	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Party	O
Crash	B-Application
is	O
an	O
eight-player	O
score	O
competition	O
mode	O
where	O
players	O
crash	B-Application
at	O
a	O
junction	O
individually	O
and	O
their	O
scores	O
are	O
compared	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Takedown	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Guildford-based	O
video	O
game	O
studio	O
Criterion	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
suffered	O
several	O
setbacks	O
during	O
the	O
sequence	O
of	O
events	O
that	O
led	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
a	O
project	O
,	O
a	O
failed	O
pitch	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
fall	O
out	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
eventual	O
publisher	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
(	O
EA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
team	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
Burnout	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Point	I-Application
of	I-Application
Impact	I-Application
,	O
a	O
follow	O
up	O
to	O
Burnout	B-Application
,	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
team	O
had	O
completed	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
extreme	O
sports	O
game	O
AirBlade	B-Application
for	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
had	O
intentions	O
of	O
continuing	O
to	O
collaborate	O
with	O
Criterion	O
on	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
AirBlade	B-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
AirBlade	B-Application
team	O
turned	O
down	O
the	O
offer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
Criterion	O
began	O
talks	O
with	O
EA	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
a	O
proposal	O
for	O
Criterion	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
1988	O
skateboarding	O
video	O
game	O
Skate	B-Device
or	I-Device
Die	I-Device
!	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Burnout	B-Application
2s	I-Application
release	O
,	O
Criterion	O
prepared	O
a	O
pitch	O
to	O
EA	O
Canada	O
about	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
second	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Criterion	O
's	O
proposed	O
title	O
was	O
Need	B-Application
For	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	O
Split	O
Second	O
,	O
a	O
stunt	O
racing	O
game	O
within	O
EA	O
's	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
the	O
Skate	B-Device
or	I-Device
Die	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
EA	O
was	O
displeased	O
with	O
their	O
decision	O
and	O
the	O
relationship	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
companies	O
soured	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
dissolution	O
of	O
the	O
proposed	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
persisted	O
and	O
suggested	O
Criterion	O
make	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
with	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
began	O
immediately	O
after	O
the	O
expo	O
in	O
June	O
2003	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
larger	O
team	O
of	O
staff	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
than	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
had	O
drafted	O
several	O
subtitles	O
for	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
including	O
Fuel	O
Injection	O
,	O
Crash	B-Application
and	O
Burn	O
,	O
Seek	O
and	O
Destroy	O
,	O
Takedown	O
along	O
with	O
some	O
more	O
ridiculous	O
suggestions	O
like	O
See	O
You	O
in	O
Hell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
a	O
rocky	O
start	O
in	O
their	O
relationship	O
with	O
EA	O
,	O
Criterion	O
admitted	O
to	O
benefiting	O
from	O
the	O
publisher	O
's	O
experience	O
throughout	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
Burnout	B-Application
3s	I-Application
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
28	O
July	O
,	O
EA	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
acquired	O
Criterion	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Burnout	B-Application
intellectual	O
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McMillan	O
stated	O
that	O
their	O
strong	O
expectations	O
for	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
ownership	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
were	O
key	O
reasons	O
for	O
buying	O
Criterion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ward	O
noted	O
that	O
EA	O
's	O
snowboarding	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
SSX	O
was	O
an	O
influence	O
for	O
Burnout	B-Application
3s	I-Application
bolder	O
and	O
brasher	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ward	O
described	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
a	O
game	O
about	O
"	O
fighting	O
through	O
traffic	O
"	O
rather	O
than	O
"	O
racing	O
through	O
traffic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Takedown	O
mechanic	O
became	O
a	O
focal	O
point	O
of	O
Burnout	B-Application
3s	I-Application
design	O
and	O
led	O
to	O
other	O
innovations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
first	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
were	O
not	O
convinced	O
by	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
having	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
camera	O
pan	O
to	O
show	O
the	O
crash	B-Application
of	O
a	O
taken	O
out	O
vehicle	O
while	O
the	O
player	O
was	O
driving	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
once	O
it	O
was	O
implemented	O
,	O
they	O
agreed	O
that	O
the	O
feature	O
worked	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
there	O
,	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
show	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
crash	B-Application
as	O
well	O
,	O
which	O
gave	O
rise	O
to	O
the	O
aftertouch	O
mechanic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
crash	B-Application
mode	O
from	O
Burnout	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
expanded	O
and	O
redesigned	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
puzzle-based	O
;	O
aftertouch	O
control	O
,	O
crashbreakers	O
,	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
support	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
wanted	O
to	O
include	O
ramps	O
in	O
crash	B-Application
events	O
so	O
that	O
vehicles	O
could	O
fly	O
into	O
traffic	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
physics	O
system	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
push	O
cars	O
down	O
on	O
the	O
track	O
to	O
prevent	O
them	O
from	O
taking	O
off	O
during	O
a	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
engine	O
was	O
improved	O
to	O
give	O
between	O
50	O
–	O
100%	O
faster	O
rendering	O
than	O
in	O
Burnout	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
crash	B-Application
sequences	O
were	O
slower	O
,	O
the	O
higher	O
frame	O
rate	O
was	O
less	O
considered	O
less	O
critical	O
than	O
the	O
spectacle	O
of	O
the	O
vehicle	O
collisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
an	O
early	O
stage	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
include	O
support	O
for	O
online	O
network	O
play	O
in	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
had	O
never	O
explored	O
online	O
play	O
before	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
used	O
Burnout	B-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
a	O
test-bed	O
for	O
the	O
feature	O
before	O
integrating	O
it	O
into	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Criterion	O
had	O
their	O
own	O
audio	O
team	O
to	O
create	O
original	O
music	O
,	O
working	O
with	O
EA	O
allowed	O
them	O
to	O
include	O
licensed	O
music	O
in	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Burnout	B-Application
3s	I-Application
soundtrack	O
featured	O
over	O
forty	O
songs	O
,	O
delivered	O
in	O
a	O
radio	O
station	O
format	O
presented	O
by	O
DJ	O
Stryker	O
from	O
alternative	O
rock	O
station	O
KROQ-FM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Options	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
modify	O
which	O
songs	O
play	O
during	O
a	O
race	O
or	O
on	O
the	O
menu	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
supports	O
custom	O
soundtracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Criterion	O
and	O
EA	O
officially	O
announced	O
their	O
partnership	O
for	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Takedown	I-Application
in	O
March	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Takedown	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
on	O
8	O
September	O
2004	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
10	O
September	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
released	O
on	O
14	O
October	O
and	O
was	O
only	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
included	O
a	O
demo	O
for	O
EA	O
's	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
scheduled	O
to	O
launch	O
a	O
month	O
after	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
Underground	O
2	O
included	O
a	O
demo	O
for	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
emulated	O
package	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
console	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Application
Originals	O
scheme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Takedown	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
from	O
professional	O
critics	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
highest	O
scoring	O
Xbox	B-Application
racing	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
highest	O
scoring	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
racing	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
editor	O
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
opened	O
his	O
review	O
by	O
calling	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Takedown	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
racing	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
stood	O
out	O
among	O
contemporaries	O
in	O
the	O
diverse	O
and	O
expanding	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
magazine	O
regarded	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
to	O
be	O
Criterion	O
's	O
finest	O
work	O
to	O
date	O
;	O
they	O
thought	O
the	O
studio	O
had	O
demonstrated	O
their	O
proficiency	O
by	O
revising	O
the	O
series	O
structure	O
and	O
dynamic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
also	O
mindful	O
of	O
how	O
Burnout	B-Application
3s	I-Application
offered	O
fun	O
and	O
exhilarating	O
experience	O
while	O
other	O
developers	O
were	O
prioritising	O
realism	O
in	O
their	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesTM	O
awarded	O
it	O
a	O
perfect	O
score	O
;	O
they	O
proclaimed	O
that	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
without	O
a	O
doubt	O
the	O
greatest	O
racing	O
game	O
ever	O
made	O
and	O
described	O
playing	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
most	O
fun	O
they	O
had	O
ever	O
had	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lopez	O
explained	O
that	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
had	O
intelligently	O
integrated	O
elements	O
of	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
games	O
by	O
introducing	O
Takedowns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Fran	O
Mirabella	O
III	O
was	O
amazed	O
by	O
the	O
crash	B-Application
system	O
;	O
he	O
considered	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
far	O
ahead	O
of	O
anything	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
done	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expanded	O
and	O
refined	O
Crash	B-Application
mode	O
was	O
embraced	O
by	O
critics	O
who	O
found	O
the	O
gameplay	O
to	O
be	O
addictive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reiner	O
highlighted	O
Crash	B-Application
mode	O
as	O
his	O
favourite	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
Eurogamer	O
writer	O
Kristan	O
Reed	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
mode	O
he	O
spent	O
the	O
most	O
time	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
thought	O
Crash	B-Application
mode	O
had	O
evolved	O
into	O
a	O
substantial	O
component	O
that	O
was	O
capable	O
of	O
being	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gerstmann	O
agreed	O
that	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
offered	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
content	O
and	O
excellent	O
replay	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
were	O
in	O
agreement	O
that	O
Burnout	B-Application
3s	I-Application
engaging	O
and	O
frenetic	O
gameplay	O
remained	O
intact	O
during	O
online	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Takedown	I-Application
received	O
numerous	O
awards	O
from	O
the	O
video	O
games	O
media	O
and	O
independent	O
awards	O
organisations	O
following	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	O
Magazine	O
and	O
Official	O
U.S.	O
Xbox	B-Application
Magazine	O
both	O
ranked	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Takedown	I-Application
as	O
their	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
ahead	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
and	O
Halo	B-Application
2	I-Application
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
staff	O
rated	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
ninth	O
place	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
fifty	O
games	O
of	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
Xbox	B-Application
game	O
of	O
September	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
won	O
the	O
publication	O
's	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Driving	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2nd	O
British	O
Academy	O
Games	O
Awards	O
,	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
won	O
three	O
awards	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
PS2	B-Device
"	O
,	O
"	O
Racing	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Technical	O
Direction	O
"	O
categories	O
,	O
and	O
received	O
three	O
further	O
nominations	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Art	O
Direction	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Online	O
Multiplayer	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Xbox	B-Application
"	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
its	O
showcase	O
at	O
E3	O
2004	O
,	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
won	O
"	O
Best	O
Racing	O
Game	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2004	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
,	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
won	O
the	O
"	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
category	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
"	O
Online	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2004	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
,	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
won	O
"	O
Best	O
Driving	O
Game	O
"	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alex	O
Ward	O
and	O
Criterion	O
were	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Designer	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
for	O
their	O
work	O
on	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Takedown	I-Application
debuted	O
at	O
number	O
one	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
software	O
chart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
week	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
57%	O
of	O
sales	O
were	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
43%	O
were	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
became	O
the	O
fourth	O
fastest	O
selling	O
Xbox	B-Application
title	O
ever	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
increased	O
by	O
32%	O
the	O
following	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
,	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
sold	O
above	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
September	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
ultimately	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
300,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Australia	O
,	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
placed	O
in	O
third	O
and	O
ninth	O
respectively	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
software	O
charts	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
900,000	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$28	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
65th	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
or	O
GameCube	B-Application
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
July	O
2006	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
console	O
sales	O
of	O
Burnout	B-Application
games	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
2000s	O
reached	O
2.3	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
July	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
Criterion	O
launched	O
their	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Takedown	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Burnout	B-Application
Revenge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Revenge	O
,	O
Criterion	O
wanted	O
to	O
set	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
path	O
rather	O
than	O
just	O
recreate	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ward	O
admitted	O
that	O
later	O
Burnout	B-Application
games	O
may	O
not	O
have	O
recaptured	O
the	O
same	O
quintessential	O
feeling	O
that	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
did	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
considered	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
most	O
proud	O
of	O
working	O
on	O
and	O
a	O
high	O
point	O
for	O
the	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
coverage	O
of	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Takedown	I-Application
has	O
been	O
overwhelmingly	O
favourable	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
publications	O
considering	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
racing	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
being	O
balanced	O
all	O
round	O
while	O
noting	O
that	O
later	O
instalments	O
like	O
Revenge	O
and	O
Dominator	B-Device
had	O
pushed	O
the	O
series	O
too	O
far	O
in	O
a	O
particular	O
direction	O
,	O
consequently	O
diluting	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
what	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
had	O
accomplished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
USgamer	O
listed	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Takedown	I-Application
as	O
the	O
twelfth	O
best	O
game	O
since	O
2000	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
remained	O
at	O
the	O
forefront	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
racing	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
