Software:Fireburst

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Fireburst
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Developer(s)exDream
Publisher(s)IndiePub, Bigben Interactive
EngineUnreal Engine 3
Platform(s)PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360
ReleasePlayStation 3
  • EU: April 16, 2010
Windows
April 25, 2012
Xbox Live Arcade
June 14, 2013
Genre(s)Racing game
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Fireburst is a racing game developed by exDream and published by IndiePub and Bigben Interactive. It was released for PlayStation 3 on April 16, 2010 (Europe only), for Microsoft Windows on April 25, 2012,[1] and for Xbox 360's Xbox Live Arcade on June 14, 2013.[2]

Gameplay

In Fireburst, the Fireboost covers the cars with flames and turns them into a weapon. With the Fireboost, players can kill other opponents, but the player's car will explode if their heat level becomes too great.[3]

Plot

Charles Randolph, known as "Hightower", invented the Fireburst Racing League and is determined to be the first champion in order to restore his dignity and reputation.[3]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic(PC) 59/100[1]
(X360) 35/100[2]
Review scores
PublicationScore
GameSpot(PC) 5/10[4]
GameZone(PC) 4/10[5]
Hardcore Gamer(X360) 2/5[6]
OXM (UK)(X360) 5/10[7]
OXM (US)(X360) 1.5/10[8]

The PC version received "mixed" reviews, while the Xbox 360 version received "generally unfavorable reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[1][2]

Carolyn Petit of GameSpot called the PC version "good-looking" and its boost mechanic exciting, but said that it lacked interesting single-player content.[4] Similarly, John Blyth of Official Xbox Magazine UK called the Xbox 360 version a "perfectly average experience", but criticized its destruction mode as "dull".[7] Bryan Dupont-Gray of Hardcore Gamer said that the fact it was a party racing game was a "misstep".[6]

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