is burnout paradise any good inky? once you get used to the changes its pretty good. but it does take some getting used to the free roam with no quick way to restart a race. say you are on a long race across town, if you loose and want to try again you have to drive all the way back across town to the start point. I miss the original crash mode. the replacement called showtime isn't that good IMO. basically you can set it off anytime and your car just starts bouncing down the street giving you points and boost for cars you hit. you have some control over the bounce. but I liked racing to an intersection full speed t-boning a bus better. I really haven't messed with online yet. but knowing EA I'll bet the servers are crap for the first week.