Burnout 3: Takedown

Burnout 3: Takedown

Burnout 3: Takedown Region NTSC-U: Serial numbers: SLUS-21050 Release date: September 7, 2004 CRCs: BEBF8793 Windows Status: Playable Linux Status: unknown Mac Status: unknown Region PAL: Serial numbers: Release date: September 10, 2004 CRCs: Windows Status: unknown Linux Status: unknown Mac Status: unknown Region NTSC-J: Serial numbers: Release date: October 14, 2004 CRCs: Windows Status: unknown Linux Status: unknown Mac Status: unknown

Developer(s): Criterion Games
Genre: Arcade Racing
Wikipedia: Link
Game description: Burnout 3: Takedown is the third game in the Burnout series of video games. Released on September 7, 2004, developed by Criterion Games and published by Electronic Arts (the first Burnout game EA published), the game drew critical acclaim and a large fanbase.

Test configuration on Windows:

PCSX2 version:	r5179
Graphics by GSDX:	r5179 0.1.16
Sound by SPU2-X:	r4945m 1.4.0
Pad plugin is LilyPad:	r4510 0.10.0
DVD plugin is CdvdGigaherz:	0.8.0

Comments:

• Works great, check known issues for a workaround for the sky

Test configuration on Linux:

PCSX2 version:	untested
Graphics by ZZogl:	untested
Sound by SPU2-X:	untested

PC specs used to test the game:

CPU:	Intel Core i5 2500K @ 4.3 GHz
GPU:	nVidia GeForce 9800GTX+

Known Issues

Shader Issues in Multiplayer

• Type: Major
• Affected Game Versions:
• Description: In multiplayer, bars of white obscure much of both split screens.
• Workaround: Enable shade boost in GSdx settings, change 'Brightness' to anything lower than 50 (49 works), enable Texture Filtering. Not sure whether both are necessary but this works.

Black Sky

• Type: Minor
• Affected Game Versions: All
• Description: Sky is rendered black
• Workaround: Boot the game using software mode of GSdx, get in a race, exit back to menu then switch back to hardware renderer by pressing F9. Until you restart PCSX2 again, the sky will be blue, albeit a bit bugged :)

Missing blur effects

• Type: Minor
• Affected Game Versions: All
• Description: Blur effects when moving fast are missing
• Solution: Use software mode of GSdx

Purple windows/textures

• Type: Major
• Affected Game Versions: All
• Description: Bugged textures when booting the game via System->Boot CDVD (full) (most probably due to the game trying to run at 16:9 mode)
• Workaround: Use System->Boot CDVD (fast), although this way you cannot get the game to work in wide screen mode

This article has been partly taken from Wikipedia