Reviewers felt the game had an excellent sense of speed, and praised the open world gameplay, a first for the Burnout series. The game won several awards in 2008, with Spike TV, GameTrailers and GameSpot all awarding it Best Driving Game.

The game was very well received upon release, with aggregate score sites GameRankings reporting an average score of 88% and Metacritic reporting an average score of 88 out of 100. The game also features paid downloadable content in the form of new cars and the fictional 'Big Surf Island'. Several free game updates introduce new features such as a time-of-day cycle and motorcycles. Players can also compete online, which includes additional game modes, such as 'Cops and Robbers'. Paradise 's gameplay is set in the fictional 'Paradise City', an open world in which players can compete in several types of races.

It is the first game in the Burnout series to be released on Microsoft Windows. It was later added to the libraries of Greatest Hits and Platinum Hits titles and was made backward compatible with the Xbox One in November 2016. It was also released on the PlayStation Store and via Xbox Live Marketplace's Games on Demand. Burnout Paradise is a 2008 open world racing video game developed by Criterion Games and published by Electronic Arts for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows.

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