Burnout Dominator
Burnout Dominator is a PlayStation 2 racing game released in 2007 developed by Electronic Arts. It centers on driving and route control, vehicle control, and route judgment, with controls and information arranged around the DualShock 2 twin analog sticks, directional pad, shoulder and face buttons, with a dedicated peripheral only where explicitly required.
- AI score · out of 10
- 6.9 / 10
About this game
Burnout Dominator is a PlayStation 2 racing game centered on driving and route control, vehicle control, and route judgment. Tracks raise pressure through corners, rivals, and time targets, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Speed, track boundaries, and vehicle feedback determine driving readability, while 3D scenes, streamed data, cinematics, surround audio, and interlaced television output need to preserve action and state readability together. The genre-specific limitation is that visibility, collisions, steering precision, wheel support, or loading can limit consistency. Platform conditions also include DVD loading, the 8MB Memory Card, analog sticks and pressure-sensitive buttons, Multitap, Network Adapter, dedicated peripherals, and retired online services affect present-day use. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
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PlayStation 2AI review
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Dangerous driving, takedowns and chained burnouts deliver strong risk-reward racing.
Burnout Dominator on PS2 still generates the series' familiar exhilaration. Near misses, wrong-way driving and takedowns fill the boost bar, and a complete burnout can lead immediately into another if risky driving keeps replenishing it. World Tour mixes racing, drifting and dangerous-driving challenges, yet the removal of Crash mode leaves a thinner long-term rhythm than some predecessors. Licensed music and a convincing sense of speed keep the spectacle lively. The technical judgment is specifically for PlayStation 2: a comparison review reports a good frame rate, but no widescreen option and visuals rougher than Burnout Revenge on the same console. The game is worthwhile for players who primarily want aggressive racing and boost chains on PS2. Those who valued the puzzle-like Crash events should treat their absence as a major content loss, rather than assuming all Burnout features return.
Strengths
- Tense chained-burnout loop
- Energetic speed and licensed music
Weaknesses
- No Crash mode
- World Tour becomes familiar
Who it is for: PS2 players who prioritise high-speed racing over Crash events.
Play notes: PS2 observations do not transfer to PSP; no widescreen mode here.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension World Tour varies objectives but loses Crash mode and grows familiar. | Reviewed | 6.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Dangerous driving, takedowns and chained burnouts deliver strong risk-reward racing. | Reviewed | 7.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Speed and licensed music keep the series' exuberant tone. | Reviewed | 7.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension PS2 frame rate is praised, but no widescreen mode and rougher visuals are notable. | Reviewed | 6.0 / 10 | Not provided |
Review sources
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Core information
- Developer
- Electronic Arts
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Release date
- 2007
- Platforms
- PlayStation 2
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Racing · Primary genre
- Tags
- Fast-pacedDriving and RacingDodgeThird PersonPlayer versus PlayerMain Story Under 10 HoursReplayableShort SessionsWarSolo-friendlyPick-up and Play
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Third personFirst person
Release editions
- PlayStation 2Worldwide2007
- PlayStation PortableWorldwide2007
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Sources
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