Like your racing games fast, furious, and full of spectacular smashes?  You're in luck. WithBurnout, Acclaim removes all pretense of providing a  serious simulation and instead serves up a delicious dish of pure arcade fun.  The title features two key selling points--the speed of the action and the  spectacular crashes. To facilitate these, the setup couldn't be more  straightforward, as the aim is simply to be first past the post. You can  increase your chances by driving more dangerously, although that comes with  obvious pitfalls in the shape of those aforementioned smashes. Let's just say  that to get through the game you're going to have to take your chances.Contrary to the serious approach of racing simulators likeGran Turismo 3for the  PlayStation2, this is foot-to-the-pedal stuff, and it's tremendously good fun to  play. And when you do put your proverbial foot down, get ready to move, for this  is a blisteringly fast title that deceptively requires more concentration than  at first appears. The downside is that this won't appeal to those who like their  racing games nice and serious, nor to those looking for anything particularly  innovative.Burnouthas few qualms about marrying the multimedia power of  next-generation game systems to a game engine that forsakes bells and whistles  for speed, destruction, and sheer good fun. Fortunately, in this case, it's all  the better for it, making it yet another four-wheel treat. Highly recommended.--Simon BrewNote: This review refers to thePlayStation2 versionof this  game.--Amazon.co.uk