Game Modes:

• World Tour
• It’s the main game mode of the game.
• Race through 173 different events in six different racing categories spread over three continents.
• Single Event
• For a quick race challenge, you can enter a single event.
• Race – A simple race against five opponents through city streets.
• Time Attack – No opponents, just traffic and the clock. Try to beat the tracks best lap time.
• Road Rage – Try to beat the “takedown” record for a specific track.
• Crash – Try to set the record for most damage on a crash track.
• You can only enter a single event for those tracks already unlocked.
• Multiplayer
• Play with up to 8 people offline in a variety of multiplayer modes.
• See the multiplayer section for more.
• Xbox Live
• Take your skills online in a variety of modes.
• See the multiplayer section for more.

Gameplay:

• Most of the events in Burnout 3 involve you racing against up to five opponents. But what makes the game so fun is the adrenalin rush you get from speed, revenge, and crashing.
• All of the race event’s use some combination of three basic skills:
• Boost
• This is your typical turbo, or nitrous system that you can use to reach insane speeds.
• You earn boost, by driving recklessly.
• Driving on the wrong side of the road.
• Grabbing air.
• Drifting.
• Narrowly missing traffic.
• Banging into opponents.
• Tailgating opponents.
• Wrecking opponents.
• Boost used at the right time can be a huge advantage.
• Takedowns
• When you cause an opponent to wreck, you will score a takedown.
• At special spots on the courses, you might score a “Signature Takedown”. These are special takedowns that can unlock a special car if you collect them all.
• One way to score a takedown is by using “Aftertouch”.
• Aftertouch
• Anytime you wreck or get airborne, you can slow down time by holding the “A” button.
• Once time is slowed, you can adjust your cars direction, by using the left thumb stick.
• This will allow you to aim your car into a nearby opponent.
• If successful you will score an “aftertouch takedown”.
• You’ll spend most of your one-player time, trying to complete all the events in the World Tour.
• To win an event and thereby unlock more events, you must earn a bronze, silver, or gold medal.
• There are five different types of events that you will have to compete in.
• Crash Junctions
• Make up over half of the 173 events.
• The goal of a Crash Junction is to drive a pre-selected car though a small section of a course and then crash into as much traffic as you can to cause huge damage.
• Race through a “Boost” icon to add some speed to your car.
• You can pick up coin icons to add some dough to your total.
• Better yet, pick up multipliers (x2, x4) to boost your final damage total.
• Stay away from the “Heartbreaker”. That will nullify any multipliers and cut your score in half.
• Each course has a set number of cars that must wreck before you earn a “Crashbreaker”. Once you earn a “Crashbreaker” you can explode your car and cause massive damage to other nearby vehicles.
• Some courses have an additional “Crashbreaker” icon that you can hit to cause an additional explosion.
• Use “Aftertouch” once you wreck or go off a jump to aim your car into more traffic or bonus icons.
• If you cause enough damage you will win a medal.
• Race
• Compete against five opponents in usually a 1 to 3 lap race through city streets.
• Avoid traffic, takedown your opponents, and use “Boost” to come in first.
• Coming in first, second or third will win you a medal.
• Eliminator
• A race where you compete against five opponents.
• After each lap, the last place car is eliminated.
• Use “Boost” and “Takedowns” to stay out of last place.
• Coming in first, second, or third will win you a medal.