Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box

Open-world arcade racing through city streets with crashes and stunts

Criterion Games · Published by Electronic Arts · Released Mar 12, 2009

Reviews: Very Positive; 87% of 13K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 100% of 14 in 30 days
Playing now: 9; peak 24h 20
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

What is Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box?

An open-world arcade racing game set in Paradise City. You drive cars and motorcycles between events, jump ramps, smash billboards, and work toward a Burnout license.

For you if...

+you like fast driving and crashing into rival cars
+you enjoy exploring a city between racing events
+you prefer driving to cutscenes and story missions

Not for you if...

−you prefer fixed race routes over open-world navigation
−you dislike repeating events to unlock more cars

What players say

87% of 13,478 reviews are positive · 100% of 14 in the last 30 days

Players praise the fast driving, vehicle crashes, and soundtrack. Recent complaints focus on crashes to desktop and startup or sign-in problems; some players also find the city hard to navigate.

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Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

Processor: 2.8 GHz Pentium 4 XP / 3.2 GHz Pentium 4 Vista
Graphics: DirectX 9.0c compatible with Shader Model 3.0, requires 128 MB or more and contain one of these chipsets: Nvidia 6600 or greater, Radeon X1300 or greater
Memory: 1 GB RAM XP / 1.5 GB Vista (2 GB recommended)
Storage: 4 GB of free space or more