BP: Stunt Lover’s Island

The guys at Criterion Games (.com) recently came out with a new and better than all their others DLC. The Island.

Previously shrouded in mystery, with hintings of only a single new vehicle. Now it's out. And it's awesome.

In General

When you first turn towards the Island, there's the big bridge. but instead of being blocked off, it's wide open. Right lane: Series of moderate sized jumps, but aren't big enough to be super jumps, are arranged in a pattern and appearence to continue the bridge's outward appearance of being "under contruction." However, it's permanently "under construction."

When you reach the island, there's a slightly curved main street that leads into the heart of the city sector of the island. There's a Smash Board off to your right about something-yards in. But after you start driving down the streets, you'll notice plently of entrances to buildings, alleys, and side streets that are littered with oppurtunity for fun.

I won't go into great detail, but the normal "Super jumps" aren't on the island. But no fear, there's something better. And bigger. "Mega Jumps." These jumps are huge. HUGE. The smallest are huge and the largest one offers over 4.5 seconds of air (which, if you get 4.5+ seconds of air, you get an Acheivement), and the only way to change how long you fly is speed, car type (aggression = heavy = not so long flight), and weight (toy car = very light. Very light = big air).

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When you first get the pack, you'll update. Wait for it to download. It's worth it. Now, choose "Big Surf Island" instead of 'Enter Paradise' or 'Start a Party.' You'll be happy you did.

You'll start out in the Dust Storm, a super charged buggy that goes fast and does stunts without much help from you (in the good way, not randomly flipping or overturning). Go down in the direction of the Stadium. About midway there, you'll find a new road to your left. What is it? The bridge is open! Hazzaa! But we're talking about cars now.

Near the entrance to the island (once over the bridge), you'll eventually find the Dust Storm burning route. After winning that, you'll get a black matte-colored supercharged x 2 (supercharged the supercharged engine), faster, crazier, Dust Storm Super Turbo. Yay you.

After about 50% Completion of Island events, you'll get the Olympus Governor. It's the same as the Online-only Olympus, but has boost, has army camo coloring, and is playable OFFLINE. Yay you again, now you can crush people with the strongest car in the game AND do barrel rolls over them. Without not completing the roll. Yay you again again.

After completing all events (more info can be found on CriterionGames.com, I'm not strait with all th's car's facts), you'll get the Street Rod (I think). It's the Annihilator, but with a cool new engine, a speed boost system, and the ability to do awesome wheelies (careful!).

After finding, going off, and landing all the mega jumps, you unlock the Toy Bootlegger. It's The Toy Cavalry, and Legendary Car: Bootlegger, combined. Still has the cool horn, the cool roof, cool front grill cover, and everything else the normal Bootlegger has. The Bootlegger is modeled after the Dukes of Hazard's trademark car. That I can't think of the name of.

After smashing through all Island Billboards or as I sometimes call them, Smash Boards, you'll get the Toy 88 Special. It's well worth it, especially after getting that stupid Billboard by one of the Mega Jumps in the dirt tracks area and by the ski jump. It's got everything the full sized Legendary Cars: 88 Special has, including one of this car's most unique features. Hover mode. Modeled after Back to the Future's very striking car, it hovers. It leaves trails of flame. Hovermode and flaming boost trails make you go faster, jump higher, and look cooler.

After Smashing all 75 smash gates (as of writing this I have 73, so damn close), you get the Toy Spirit. Inspired by Ghostbusters's car, it's got all the flashing lights and gizmoes of it's full-sized brother, Legendary Cars: Manhattan Spirit. Pulls some great barrel rolls in a half size Spirit now.

After beating all Time and Showtime Road rules on all of the Island's available streets, you'll get the Toy GT Nighthawk. Still fast as ever, still modeled after KIT (spelling?) from, I think, Knight Rider, and still has it's awesome glowing lights. You can link boost chains in half sized form, but in full-sized speed. It's fast.

ALL TOY CARS are exceptionally resistent to damage - they're like HotWheels toy cars: kind of hard to bend around a light pole.

After completing ALL 500 online challenges (the 10 or so on Big Surf Island and the 490 others in normal Burnout Paradise), you'll get the "most elusive car on Big Surf Island," the Diamond P12. I can't say much on this. It's just too hard to get for words.

For more information on Big Surf Island in Burnout Paradise (BP's newest, and best, pack), visit this link. The Podcasts #'s 33 and 34 on the Podcast page are also good. For more information on the Big Surf Island cars, click here to view the Podcast showing them, and how to get them.

I've nearly gotten the Toy 88 Special and Toy Spirit, I already have the Toy Bootlegger and both Dust Storm versions. They're worth taking the time to find their smashes/billboards/burning route, and Big Surf Island makes Burnout Paradise, in my opinion, twice as fun. And some more.