Unfortunately, I didn’t have a chance to play any of the previous parts. But I can firmly say that Burnout: Paradise and Hot Pursuit 2010 are the best creations of the Criterion Games team.
Complete freedom of action - from the very beginning the entire city is available for exploration, where you can find a lot of entertainment for yourself, ranging from ordinary accidents to unique jumps with subsequent photos, as well as the destruction of billboards and ordinary fences.
Independence. After NFS, it was very unusual to realize that the race can start from any traffic light and you go to the finish line as you see fit, because there are no arrow barriers that guide you from start to finish. Scattering opponents, with whom you can fight and slam them into the walls at every opportunity, as always, dynamic music - the game gives a lot of positive emotions!