Burnout Paradise Bikes DLC to add 15 hours of playtime

by Alan Tsang { Aug 4th 2008 at 8:00AM }

The next free DLC involving motorcycles for Burnout Paradise formerly known as Davis has been aptly renamed Burnout Bikes. MTV Multiplayer had a chance to try out the update and has the following details to share with us:

Unlike cars who smash into bits during crashes, motorcycles are basically indestructible. However, when the driver flies off a bike, the driver will disappear on impact. This allows the game to maintain a Teen rating with the ESRB.
You can choose the gender of your rider.
You can perform wheelies, and it is "measured for duration in real-time just like drifting is for the game's cars."
A motorcycle-license career path will be added.
The new content will add about 15 hours of playtime.
A day-night cycle and weather will be introduced.
Motorcycle vs. car not in this expansion, but planned for the future
No specific release date has been announced, but it should be "in the next couple of months."

[Thanks, Monik!]

Tags: burnout-bikes, burnout-paradise, criterion, davis, patch

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Pete @ Aug 4th 2008 8:20AM

do want

Averna @ Aug 4th 2008 10:23AM

Me too, but I thought Davis was planned for end of August... whats all this "few months" crap?

Nick @ Aug 4th 2008 11:14AM

The few months refers to other updates coming that will build off this upcoming update.

John @ Aug 4th 2008 12:19PM

"the next couple of months" is referring to the 360 update.

kentuckyfried @ Aug 4th 2008 4:08PM

OK, I'm buying this now... ^_^

Poozle @ Aug 4th 2008 8:28AM

Oooooohhh, this is very interesting :) Can't believe how much support this is getting after release.

KristoffXIII @ Aug 4th 2008 3:15PM

With all the support they're still giving it...makes me want to get this game more and more...

ImBakinBacon @ Aug 4th 2008 8:37AM

I love Criterion!

linton @ Aug 4th 2008 9:18AM

Fantastic news, looks like criterion have stepped up making other games companies lookout as they will have to follow suit with new dlc for other games.
No more once its done its done anymore!

Kyle @ Aug 4th 2008 8:38AM

Considering there is no one driving the cars in Burnout why not just have the bikes driving by themselves. I suppose for some that could be quite distracting, but I'd like to see the cycles get smashed up, part of the whole appeal for Burnout for me. Even in the middle of a big race I'm not as pissed when I see my car shatter on impact.

I to greatly appreciate the support Criterion has been giving this game well after release, and for the PlayStation brand in general. This has easily become one of my favorite games, much like Burnout 3 and Legends before it. I'm also really really looking forward to that trophy support.

evilfoxhound @ Aug 4th 2008 8:41AM

Okay, you don't see the rider getting banged about and the bikes can't be damaged. Erm...... What's the point? The whole gimmik of Burnout is the insane crashes.

Pete @ Aug 4th 2008 9:16AM

yeah but you can see why their doing it, if you have massive crashes where the rider gets slammed into a wall it bumps up the rating and they want to keep it the same (Teen?)

Averna @ Aug 4th 2008 10:22AM

I dont see why the driver cant fade out/disappear and the bike is the object of destruction. I dont see how a bike (minus rider) getting smashed is more violent than a car getting smashed.

parkd @ Aug 4th 2008 12:56PM

Doesn't the rider and the motorcycle in Motorstorm get banged up? How come Motorstorm can still stay teen?

ali_D @ Aug 4th 2008 10:04AM

WTF!!!!!!!! ppl falling of bikes n disappearing becuz of TEEN-rateing by ESRB now i know the game rateings FUCKING CRAZY as 4 the ppl dat rate em, its T=teens is usa rite we in europe usein the PEGI ratein it starts of 3+, so wot ratein is burnout-P have a guess nope it not 16+ even 12+, its 3+ now i understand this RATEIN got 2 change 2 make things worse here in the uk we have B.B.F.C that the film censor, but also they like 2 get 2 censor video games, so that means we got 2 rateings PEGI’S N B.B.F.C lol.

Averna @ Aug 4th 2008 10:24AM

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MakaiOokami @ Aug 4th 2008 3:13PM

Ya please clear up your grammar. There's more sexual connotation in the American version I believe. I think that probably 1 country has some sort of ruling on that and would outlaw it if it got too much. You gotta remember each country is ruled by different FCC....

Besides what does it even matter just enjoy the bike racing. After all it is free. I just hope that if they delay it, it would be to give us trophies. I really want to get some of my retroactive trophies O_o