When it comes to keeping their game alive, Criterion are doing a great job in terms of content. Continuing this trend is the upcoming ‘legendary cars’ pack. This pack will consist of four cars – the Cavalry Bootlegger, Manhattan Spirit, GT Nighthawk and the Jansen 88 Special which pictured above. The Jansen is the first of these four to be revealed and holy shit does it sound awesome, if the other three are anywhere near as epic then count me in.
The Jansen 88 Special leaves a trail of flames when you’re cruising at high speeds, and upon clicking the left stick you can transform your vehicle to hover in the air; like another certain vehicle many of you may recall from back in the day. The vehicle can’t change altitudes from what Criterion are saying, but I wonder if it will hover high enough that most small vehicles won’t actually be able to collide with it. I assume the handling of the vehicle will most likely change when transformed, if not then that’ll just be disappointing in my eyes.
There is a catch of course. Unlike most of Criterion’s treats for Burnout Paradise, this one will cost you some cash. You can buy each vehicle separately as they are released, or buy the whole set at a discounted price. No details on when exactly these cars come out or how much they will cost. Assuming the rest of the vehicles are equally awesome and the bulk price is fair, I’ll most certainly be picking this up.


November 12th, 2008
11:16 am
Depending on the price I’ll 100% get the Jansen. Still, I miss the free stuff, but hell, we can’t complain.