<s>
Burnout	B-Application
Paradise	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2008	O
open	O
world	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
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
and	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
's	O
Games	O
on	O
Demand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
libraries	O
of	O
Greatest	O
Hits	O
and	O
Platinum	O
Hits	O
titles	O
and	O
was	O
made	O
backward	B-Device
compatible	I-Device
with	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
November	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Burnout	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
paid	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
new	O
cars	O
and	O
the	O
fictional	O
"	O
Big	O
Surf	O
Island	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Burnout	B-Application
Paradise	I-Application
is	O
considered	O
by	O
some	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
,	O
titled	O
Burnout	B-Application
Paradise	I-Application
Remastered	I-Application
,	O
which	O
includes	O
all	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
except	O
the	O
Time	O
Savers	O
Pack	O
)	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
higher-resolution	O
displays	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
16	O
March	O
2018	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
on	O
21	O
August	O
for	O
Windows	O
via	O
EA	O
's	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remastered	O
version	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
with	O
refreshed	O
online	O
servers	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
19	O
June	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Burnout	B-Application
Paradise	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open-world	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Burnout	B-Application
Paradise	I-Application
,	O
"	O
Crash	O
Mode	O
"	O
,	O
now	O
called	O
"	O
Showtime	O
"	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
initiated	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
and	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
driving	O
,	O
players	O
simply	O
hit	O
right	O
on	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
and	O
the	O
'	O
Easy	O
Drive	O
 '	O
menu	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
corner	O
of	O
their	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
Mugshots	O
"	O
camera	O
feature	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
via	O
webcam	B-Protocol
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
via	O
a	O
PS3-compatible	O
webcam	B-Protocol
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
via	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Vision	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
via	O
PlayStation	B-Algorithm
Camera	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
via	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
Burnout	B-Application
Paradise	I-Application
came	O
from	O
director	O
Alex	O
Ward	O
's	O
experience	O
playing	O
open	O
world	O
games	O
,	O
specifically	O
Crackdown	B-Device
,	O
Test	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
and	O
Mercenaries	B-Language
:	I-Language
Playground	I-Language
of	I-Language
Destruction	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ward	O
found	O
that	O
with	O
a	O
title	O
like	O
Mercenaries	B-Language
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
provided	O
more	O
entertainment	O
than	O
the	O
developers	O
likely	O
planned	O
and	O
gave	O
him	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
freedom	O
in	O
playing	O
around	O
with	O
inconsequential	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wanted	O
to	O
take	O
this	O
idea	O
into	O
Burnout	B-Application
Paradise	I-Application
:	O
"	O
My	O
philosophy	O
was	O
that	O
if	O
me	O
and	O
you	O
both	O
played	O
it	O
for	O
three	O
hours	O
,	O
we	O
’d	O
both	O
do	O
different	O
things	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ward	O
took	O
steps	O
that	O
he	O
could	O
to	O
make	O
Burnout	B-Application
Paradise	I-Application
a	O
desirable	O
game	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
to	O
show	O
his	O
superiors	O
that	O
his	O
ideas	O
were	O
sound	O
,	O
which	O
proved	O
out	O
when	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
within	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
months	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Burnout	B-Application
Paradise	I-Application
has	O
undergone	O
significant	O
changes	O
since	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
users	O
on	O
18	O
April	O
and	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
users	O
on	O
the	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
date	O
of	O
24	O
April	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
prevented	O
store	O
exclusive	O
cars	O
from	O
being	O
obtainable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Cagney	O
"	O
update	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
schedule	O
on	O
10	O
July	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
on	O
4	O
August	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Cagney	O
"	O
also	O
brought	O
custom	O
soundtracks	O
and	O
1080i	O
support	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bikes	O
pack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
18	O
September	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
25	O
September	O
another	O
update	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
which	O
introduced	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
trophies	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
on	O
February	O
5	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Criterion	O
released	O
the	O
free	O
1.6	O
update	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
an	O
in-game	O
browser	B-Application
for	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
which	O
gave	O
users	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Criterion	O
Games	O
Network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Burnout	B-Application
Paradise	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Burnout	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
13	O
December	O
2007	O
for	O
both	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
via	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
installation	O
and	O
first	O
execution	O
,	O
all	O
updates	O
are	O
downloaded	O
and	O
installed	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
latest	O
version	O
of	O
Burnout	B-Application
Paradise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Burnout	B-Application
Paradise	I-Application
features	O
in-game	O
advertisements	O
for	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
brands	O
,	O
including	O
Burger	O
King	O
,	O
JL	O
Audio	O
,	O
Nvidia	O
,	O
Gillette	O
,	O
Vizio	O
,	O
CompUSA	O
and	O
EVGA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Obama	O
campaign	O
ran	O
only	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Burnout	B-Application
Paradise	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
backward	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
November	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
16	O
December	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
members	O
for	O
free	O
until	O
31	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
Burnout	B-Application
Paradise	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
consoles	O
on	O
16	O
March	O
2018	O
;	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
Windows	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
Access	O
subscribers	O
on	O
16	O
August	O
and	O
was	O
fully	O
released	O
on	O
21	O
August	O
via	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaster	O
contains	O
all	O
the	O
previously	O
released	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
Time	O
Savers	O
Pack	O
(	O
a	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
that	O
unlocks	O
all	O
vehicles	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
progress	O
through	O
single-player	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
higher-resolution	O
monitors	O
(	O
up	O
to	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolutions	I-Architecture
)	O
with	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
19	O
June	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Criterion	O
in	O
addition	O
also	O
announced	O
the	O
combo	O
pack	O
Burnout	B-Application
Paradise	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Box	I-Application
that	O
launched	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
which	O
contains	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
plus	O
the	O
Cagney	O
,	O
Bikes	O
,	O
Party	O
pack	O
and	O
Update	O
pack	O
all	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
package	O
which	O
contained	O
"	O
a	O
mountain	O
of	O
new	O
refinements	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pack	O
features	O
four	O
cars	O
inspired	O
by	O
famous	O
vehicles	O
from	O
film	O
and	O
television	O
:	O
the	O
Jansen	O
P12	O
88	O
Special	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
DeLorean	O
time	O
machine	O
from	O
the	O
Back	O
to	O
the	O
Future	O
films	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Hunter	O
Manhattan	O
Spirit	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Ecto-1	O
from	O
the	O
Ghostbusters	O
films	O
)	O
the	O
Carson	O
GT	O
Nighthawk	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
KITT	O
from	O
the	O
television	O
series	O
,	O
Knight	O
Rider	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Hunter	O
Cavalry	O
Bootlegger	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
The	O
General	O
Lee	O
from	O
the	O
TV	O
series	O
The	B-Application
Dukes	I-Application
of	I-Application
Hazzard	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Legendary	O
Cars	O
pack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
19	O
February	O
2009	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
2009	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
via	O
the	O
Criterion	O
Games	O
Network	O
,	O
Criterion	O
announced	O
the	O
"	O
Cops	O
&	O
Robbers	O
"	O
pack	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
30	O
April	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
content	O
does	O
not	O
involve	O
AI	O
Police	O
patrol	O
cars	O
but	O
instead	O
borrows	O
from	O
the	O
Pursuit	O
modes	O
of	O
older	O
Burnout	O
games	O
,	O
notably	O
Burnout	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Point	I-Application
of	I-Application
Impact	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
Paradise	O
car	O
(	O
except	O
Carbon	O
and	O
Premium	O
DLC	B-Protocol
cars	O
)	O
receives	O
a	O
Police	O
livery	O
with	O
the	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Burnout	B-Application
Paradise	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
very	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
open	O
world	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
Burnout	B-Application
Paradise	I-Application
is	O
an	O
amazing	O
open-world	O
racing	O
game	O
that	O
stays	O
true	O
to	O
the	O
Burnout	O
legacy	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
large	O
world	O
may	O
"	O
feel	O
a	O
little	O
daunting	O
at	O
first	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
82	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
79	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Paradise	O
won	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
award	O
for	O
Best	O
Downloadable	B-Protocol
Content	I-Protocol
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
studies	O
on	O
gamer	O
cardiology	O
,	O
phenomenological	O
correspondence	O
and	O
control	B-Application
abstraction	I-Application
and	O
computer	O
game	O
pedagogy	O
.	O
</s>
