Racing game fans constantly lament the absence of the Burnout franchise.
While the remastered edition of Burnout Paradise has satiated some, the rest of its fanbase miss the excellence that is Burnout 3: Takedown. The high-speed racing and crashing thrills of the series made it one of the most memorable racers ever released on consoles.
The former development team known as Evolution Studious knows a thing or two about chaotic racers. During their tenure under Sony, they produced four amazing games in the genre – Driveclub and three MotorStorm entries. After being shuttered by Sony, the team aligned themselves with Codemasters to create a new racing gam experience. And by the looks of things, it looks to be the game that gives Burnout fans a new arcade racer to be floored by.
Here’s a complete breakdown of Codemasters’ upcoming summer blockbuster racer, Onrush.
Onrush Release Date
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The Onrush release date is slated for Summer, specifically June 5, 2018.
Onrush Reveal Trailer
Onrush Platforms
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Codemasters announced that Onrush will be playable on PS4 and Xbox One. A PC release is slated to launch at a later date. The developers behind the game offered the statement seen below as to why Onrush isn’t coming to Nintendo Switch:
We are all BIG fans of the Nintendo Switch – in fact, most of the guys here spend their lunchtimes collecting moons! But, right now, bringing Onrush to the Switch is not something we’ve looked at in too much depth. Onrush is a fast, chaotic, adrenaline filled arcade racer and we wanted to focus on bringing that madness into your living room via Xbox and PlayStation.
Gameplay Mechanics
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Onrush is a racing game made in the vein of arcade racers. Players are able to take control of cars, motorcycles, and off-road vehicles and navigate massive tracks of varying environmental themes.
In order to acquire boost for one’s vehicle, players must perform death defying feats. Those feats include smashing into other racers to cause them to crash and performing stunts while your vehicle is airborne. These mid-air stunts involve using your ride to pull off flips, jumps, and even barrel rolls.
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What separates Onrush from other arcade racers is its ability to place a huge pack of vehicles on a single track at one time. 12 player-controlled and 12 AI-controlled vehicles will all be racing on a track simultaneously (this mechanic has been referred to as “The Stampede” by the game’s developers). With 24 vehicles all tearing up the track at once, it’s easier to smash into whoever’s close in order to rack up more boost.
The devs have made respawning less of a headache, too – getting back into the race after crashing is always a quick affair. When you do wipe out, your vehicle will leave a Tombstone in the exact spot you crashed it at. It’s even possible to smash into these tombstones and gain boost for doing so.
Vehicle Classes
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Onrush’s vehicles have been split into eight classes – Blade, Outlaw, Vortex, Charger, Interceptor, Dynamo, Titan, and Enforcer. Each class comes with their own unique style, handling and special abilities. It’s even possible to change the type of vehicle you’re controlling mid-race. In an interview with Engadget, game director Paul Rustchynsky spoke on the game’s implementation of vehicle classes:
All the abilities and vehicles are going to be controlled by us We want it to be like a lineup of heroes in Overwatch. We want to be able to balance them so that they’re perfectly optimized and everyone has an equal opportunity of having fun and success in every single class.
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When more information about each vehicle class becomes available, we’ll make sure to detail them here.
Modes
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Surprisingly, Onrush’s races don’t focus on a player winning by coming in first place. There are two main modes of play – Countdown and Overdrive. Countdown divides 24 vehicles into two competing teams. Both teams are tasked with keeping their countdown clock full by racing through gates, which adds more time to it. A team becomes victorious if the other team runs out of time and leaves the winning team with some time still left on their clock.
Overdrive is another 12v12, team-based mode. Both teams must acquire a set number of points in order to win. This is done by chaining together moves that award you with extra boost and Rush (a more powerful version of boost that builds throughout a race). Both modes are played with best out of three rounds rules.
Onrush Single-Player and Multiplayer
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Upon launch, Onrush will feature a full single-player campaign. It’s also possible to complete any of the campaign’s challenges with an online friend. Codemasters has made it clear that this mode will come with close to 100 individual events. As for the competitive multiplayer suite, Onrush will feature online 6v6 challenges in Countdown and Overdrive. Along with the 12 human vehicles placed on the track during these online competitions, 12 extra computer-controlled vehicles will also participate in the festivities.
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Local splitscreen, VR support, and steering wheel support won’t be included at launch. Codemasters has made it clear that there won’t be any presence of microtransactions on day one. There will be a crate system included in the game that helps unlock new cosmetic items for your avatar and vehicle.
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Onrush Pre-Order
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Onrush is available as a physical release through Amazon, GameStop, Best Buy, and other retailers. It can also be obtained digitally as a Standard Edition or Deluxe Edition through the PlayStation Store or Xbox’s Microsoft storefront. Pre-ordering the physical/digital Standard Edition means you’ll gain access to a Day One Edition unlock of the “Vortex” Buggy vehicle design.
As for the pre-order bonuses that the Digital Deluxe Edition offers, it also comes with the “Vortex” Buggy design, eight exclusive vehicle designs with gold & black liveries, extra Crashtag artwork, and additional Track Tombstones. If you pre-order the Digital Deluxe Edition on PS4, you’ll get early access to the Onrush beta that’ll arrive in May 2018.
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