On May 1, 2003 Acclaim released Burnout 2: Point of Impact Developer's Cut exclusively for the XBox. The Developer's Cut version was crammed full with exclusive extra features and really concentrated on ensuring that Xbox gamers got a version that played to the strengths of their machine. This is what the press had to say about the Developer's Cut version:
For reference purposes we have collected all the original press releases for Burnout. These are mostly useful for checking out where and when the game was first released and for getting the details about the differences between the various console versions of the game. Probably not very interesting reading to anyone but a true BurnoutAholic :-)
Burnout 2: Point of Impact got lots of attention from the press and we have tried to collect some quotes that should give a good picture of what the press thought about Burnout. "Bottom line is that I see myself playing this game for a long time to come. I can almost guarantee it for you too." - NL Gaming - 95/100 "
This game came out of left field, but it smacked a grand slam right out of the ballpark!" - Console Gold - 91% "
...This game just may be the best "real racing" game the GameCube might ever have..." - Game 2Xtreme - 9.1/10
Around the time of the release of Burnout 2: Point of Impact another great racing game was released from one of Acclaim's competitors. EA Games released Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 on October 2, 2002.
To meet the competition Acclaim put together a comparison of the two games and used quotes from the press to prove their point. At this point in time there was a lot of focus on the technical specifications of the games and that the games ran at 60fps. Here is one of Acclaim's slogans that was used in marketing:
"Burnout 2: Point of Impact satisfies your need for speed better than the competition (and doesn't drop below 60 fps trying)".
This is what the press had to say about the Developer's Cut version:
Technical Improvements to the original Burnout
"Bottom line is that I see myself playing this game for a long time to come. I can almost guarantee it for you too." - NL Gaming - 95/100 "