Burnout Dominator for PlayStation 2 Video Review

[@BSpitzification]

My favorite thing about Dominator is that it contains Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend" in like 6 different languages and they are all enabled by default. So, you could be in the menus listening to the English version, then when you start a race, you are listening to the French version. Always baffled me. I just googled why this could be and apparently this was the song's world premiere. The "Girlfriend" world debut was through Burnout: Dominator.

[@raresmacovei8382]

And then the song was present in Paradise as well, while being the only tolerable song in that game. Paradise's OST is so horrendous, lol.

[@brantgarratt9873]

That’s so bizarre lol. I hate that song with a passion but it would give me a chuckle to listen to those different versions

[@Shotgunky]

@@raresmacovei8382 Paradise has a couple of bangers. Beautiful Ruin was an incredible song to blast at 200mph. But I will say Revenge definitely had the best overall soundtrack, several songs that would end up becoming iconic rock tunes you'll hear on the radio today.

[@shady9044]

Just like how Madden 05 was the world premiere of Green Day’s American Idiot

[@shady9044]

@@raresmacovei8382 I thought archers and electable were solid tunes

[@travosk8668]

Hey looks like youtube is actually recommending you.

[@stefanstenroos6344]

I really enjoyed the difficulty in this title. It was really meant as a mega-arcade version of an already arcade racer and it always challenged you to race harder and better. Not everyone's cup of tea but it's been in my library since 2010.

[@Alvarito205]

Difficult? It's more difficult Revenge and 3. Maybe the last challenge but that's it

[@CrabHead501]

a small note: crash mode for dominator was planned, but it was cut.

[@ChaseMC215]

Must of been for the PS2 port, but no, this is straight up a port of the PSP version. It's not even due to limitations, Burnout Legends has crash mode in full, and even the with amount of cars reduced, it's still fun than this fucking game!

[@CrabHead501]

@@ChaseMC215 it got very far in development (crash mode), so it probably was a last minute change. i think grandtheftaero made a video on it.

[@punisha4032]

@@ChaseMC215 PS2 is not port, it was developed as a PS2 game and ported to PSP with a bit more content

[@ChaseMC215]

@@punisha4032 But this and the PSP port were released the same day in the United States back in March of 2007. No mention of the PS2 port being made first was documented on the Wikipedia page for the game. MotorStorm Arctic Edge was released on the PSP then ported to the PS2, and it was originally made for the PSP with things edited out for the PS2 release. Burnout Dominator was NOT a PS2 game first then got ported to PSP with extra content, it was made with the PSP in mind before EA made the PS2 port with less content.

[@punisha4032]

@@ChaseMC215Again PS2 is NOT a port, you literally couldn’t note the gameplay footage off from the PS2 version in the tutorial cutscene, the PSP version itself had an exclusive content compared to the console version, PSP has inferior graphics compared to PS2

[@TheMahin95]

Only Burnout game I played. And most beloved racing game of mine till this date. Love it.

[@IVSAKENSOUL]

This is top quality content!

[@travosk8668]

Well it's a review

[@IVSAKENSOUL]

@@travosk8668 not just ANY review. A top quality review.

[@TnD_BigJax]

Here's what everybody remembers from Burnout Dominator: The incessant use of *Girlfriend*

[@bloodedge1528]

I didn't even know that song was even in this game. The first Burnout game I've heard it in was Paradise.

[@tropixx_xlr1549]

I honestly would turn the soundtrack off and play my own stuff.

[@esotericmissionary]

I'm not positive, but I believe the lack of Crash Events is due to the creator (of them) dying while _Revenge_ was in production. If you remember, there is a "In Remembrance of ..." screen at the start of _Revenge,_ and I think that was the dude who created them, and that's why there were less of them and more repetitive ones in that game, too.

[@migueeeelet]

True, I recall the "in remembrance of" panel. However, at this point they had 5 releases with crash events. Could noone else take over?

[@lukeisbored8607]

You are talking about Dr. Rabin Ezra who died in 2005 due to hypothermia shortly after leaving criterion. The dude didn’t invent crash mode, instead, he discovered how to use renderware in a more accessible way to program games on the PlayStation 2.

[@esotericmissionary]

@@lukeisbored8607 Oh...! I don't remember if I had heard that somewhere, read it on the internet or in a magazine, or if I just came to my own conclusion, so that's good to know. Huh, I wonder why skipped so hard on Crash Mode after _Revenge_ then.

[@califaern3sto]

@@lukeisbored8607 ps2 games were hard to program for, xbox and gamecube was easier

[@gamemonster7]

I 100% this on my PSP!! I remember the avril lavigne song lol in the game

[@carver_butcher4092]

Same😂what shortcute hard you to get? Me..I not remember that place..but damn hard

[@noideac]

The lack of crash events was a plus for me. Always hated that mode and got annoyed having my progress in revenge blocked by them.

[@michaeldasilva1752]

You can tell that Dominator was developed mainly for PSP and then ported to PS2 (like GTA Liberty City Stories), that's why it feels abit regressive compared to its predecessor.

[@punisha4032]

Except it really isn’t, this game was originally for PS2 with better graphics just SVR 2006, PSP has online mode but no split screen

[@Blueflag04]

The soundtracks selection are mediocre

[@damienhh288]

I still don't get why Burnout 3 doesn't get a remaster. No need for something groundbreaking, the graphic engine from Paradise would be fine enough. This would be easy money for EA. About Dominator... Well, I played it two hours and got back to Takedown right after. Great video by the way, as usual ;)

[@luissantiago106]

music licenses are problematic. also these games are made with renderware and ea probably does not want nor have the right people to mess with that engine

[@PSXDRIVERPLAYERBSTH]

With a [remakester], some of the magiks would be gone I'd say as it wouldn't be the same game anymore (more literally - it's just something new that looks sort of familiar). Also, there's a chance of it being bad (and also good, but still). The original is there, why not just play that. I dunno, it feels like people are degrading some games by saying they're awsum [sic] and then refusing to play them for whatever reason.

[@AchiragChiragg]

@@PSXDRIVERPLAYERBSTH remaster as in just porting it to PC and newer consoles. The problem with not being able to play these games is accessibility.

[@PSXDRIVERPLAYERBSTH]

@@AchiragChiragg It wouldn't be THE SAME GAME if they do even that (unless a re-relase as-is happens). And I still wonder what's stopping peoples from getting older consoles and game stuffs used or keeping them around when they get new stuffs. Cash can't be the issue, especially if new stuff gets bought (and the emulation things on PC side usually sound hypocritical when I hear things about that as new stuff is fine to buy, but all things old must be free somehow - though I'm fine with getting a legit copy and then emulating using that). I've kept all the same game stuff I have for 20 years, and also gotten new stuff for those consoles to play. Also, still have a CRT for maximum enjoyment. If a re-release has to be done, I'd say "a digital store re-release as-is" and that's that if people won't bother with the other method everyone used back in them days. Would be awesome to actually get physical re-prints of PS1 and PS2 games these days.

[@vivejk4443]

@@luissantiago106 it is possible. GTA SA got a remaster and it has more songs than this game.

[@K9unit37]

Honestly hated vehicle checking. I get its an arcade game, but it just seemed too far fetched.

[@markdebruyn1212]

i also din't like traffick checking that much, it made the races too easy

[@dirpi]

6:02 Maybe its because the game was made for the psp and the ps2 still was relevant at the time so for a extra money they ported the game to the ps2.

[@punisha4032]

The PS2 isn't, you can definitely tell that in the tutorial cutscenes in the PSP are actually from the PS2 version, it’s originally for PS2 with better graphics

[@Goomies]

What? Someone reviewing retro games from my childhood? You got a sub my friend.

[@AJ-po6up]

Ouch seeing someone call PS2 games, _retro games_ hurts my soul.

[@ThunderShot66]

@@AJ-po6up they are

[@vivejk4443]

@@ThunderShot66 Actually sony and microsoft are bringing back many old PS2 titles as remastered versions. Burnout dominator may not be back yet but there are many titles like God of war 1 and 2, Need for speed most wanted and GTA series.

[@zZiL341yRj736]

The problem with Dominator is the level designs, since the main trick to this game is constant boost, the levels are less interesting compared to Revenge.

[@prla5400]

Massive fan of Burnout who never played Dominator. Looks awesome actually.

[@fereydunharifi6618]

i love this game they should remaster it

[@Vamdua]

from someone who played the crap out of takedown and revenge on ps2 as a kid in the mid-2000s, there was just something about dominator that didn't grip me as those two did. removal of crash junctions? no traffic checking? whatever it was, dominator is the only BO i've never finished nor really cared about

[@Do_not_at_me_bro]

It might be because it was made by EA Europe and not Criterion Games.

[@tanishnevatia]

Omgg i miss this game so much!! One of the best games i've played in my childhood, nostalgia just hit me like a truck

[@emulation2369]

It was meh...

[@seannnxk8403]

this is by far one my favorite ps2 games i came home from school every day from sometime in elementary till like 8th grade just playing this game. so much setimental value and just pure enjoyment. i remember i got this only bc burnout paradise was sold out and i couldn't be more glad that game was sold out at the time. i still have my disc just wish i still had a ps2.

[@loser3655]

0:51 Maybe not but that woman narrator in the introduction video was totally into something . "LET THE DOMINATION BEGIN"

[@thebarawy]

She sounded hella promiscuous 😂

[@masshysteria9657]

This man singlehandedly dosed me full of nostalgia. Subbing immediately.

[@markdebruyn1212]

I really liked the game, i was never a great fan of Crash mode and was in to the racing part of the Burnout series

[@MiyaTakamura]

That game introduced me to Burnout Chaining and it pained me to remember driving like a maniac to keep the Burnout Chain going till X50. I'm still stuck at Total Maniac (the last event of the World Tour) though.

[@PSXDRIVERPLAYERBSTH]

That event took a while to do, especially Gold on that one. It was a bit of a pain, but I've managed it.

[@carver_butcher4092]

I got that on psp and ps2..but on ps2 damn hard..on psp to easy

[@danyaprosto5125]

Right now i play psp version on my phone

[@Bluberyline827]

Thank god finally someone reviews this game. Everyone seems to forget this game exist. But this is one of my favorite burnout games

[@ElViperr408]

I loved it. It was fun and great but not amazing. If they had crash it would of been dope but still a worth playing title

[@mrsnippysnoopa8300]

Last time I was this early, Burnout was still made by criterion.

[@ChaseMC215]

Clearly EA didn't know that when this game was being made!

[@tropixx_xlr1549]

Any burnout game is a great one.

[@MikeRox83]

Been enjoying your Burnout coverage ^_^ as to why Dominator didn't come to the current gen at the time, Burnout Revenge was a few years earlier. It was mainly a PSP game that also got a PS2 version.

[@punisha4032]

It's not, this game was for the PS2

[@MikeRox83]

@@punisha4032 PS2 got a few ports of PSP games. Dominator was one. The reason I say mainly PSP is the PS2 ports wouldn't exist if they weren't making the PSP ver. Digital Foundry done a few comparisons.

[@punisha4032]

@@MikeRox83 It was released on both platforms with PSP having more content

[@MikeRox83]

@@punisha4032 doesn't stop the PSP being the lead platform. Same with the likes of Motor Storm Arctic Thunder.

[@punisha4032]

​​@@MikeRox83Again PS2 was not a port of the PSP, if you couldn't look at the tutorial cutscenes you'll realize all gameplay videos are from the PS2 version

[@robrmaytry]

Dominator > Revenge, just needed Crash and Pursuit modes, loved the Aesthetic feeling.

[@raymxslappedyall3660]

worst,they removed what was the best of burnout for....this?

[@M4theusss55]

this channel deserves more

[@pippo17173]

Rubber band AI is the most annoying element in any game.

[@Do_not_at_me_bro]

Rubber banding in Dangerous driving was the worst lol. I literally won a rival race event because rival got stuck and I was like 110 seconds ahead lol. I also believe they removed it in an event called "heatwave" think burnout event but it's a race.

[@sly4293]

I know alot of people did not like it compared to 3 and revenge. But this is also worth your time i had both ps2 and psp versions... Soooooo amazing! Especially playing this on psp during a power cut had lots of fun with this and burnout legends psp. That feeling when you keep chaining the boost bar in dominator ⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@TruxstonJones]

This was great on psp but personally I didn’t like it. My favorites are revenge, 3 takedown, legends. My least favorite is paradise

[@brunovladares9714]

3:16 Amazing sound

[@sukamadik5983]

With so many reviews when we think you'd burnout by now. I'll let myself

[@slothyone]

Are you going to review dangerous driving and danger zone?

[@Gamingpastime64]

Eventually.

[@Sqdlow]

Why did they release this on PS2 in 2007? Even Revenge came out for the 7th gen consoles

[@nerdodragonnerdpl4167]

I don't know why peoples hates this entry Crash modes was glorryfied mix of golf and puzzle...i'm glad they absent Otherwise it's your typical burnout with loots of goodies such as new awesome car designs And it's simply more burnout...why fandom had to be like that?

[@llLoWangll]

Can you even imagine how disappointed I was after playing 1 hour of this game back then? I mean we all played Revenge and it was a peak Burnout experience because there was no such thing as traffic checking in any other game. It made gameplay dynamic and every race felt different. I don't see a reason why anybody would go 5 steps back instead of taking what you already have and improve on it. But hey it's EA and they're still doing this with any other major franchise.

[@TheRageLivesOn]

i mean was anyone really expecting a masterpiece from a burnout not developed by criterion, and with a big focus being the PSP?

[@markdebruyn1212]

I felt Traffic Checking made evnts in Revenge too easy

[@lasarousi]

This is only acceptable as a mobile title. Hence the PSP version convinced me it was an ok game

[@mopeybloke]

This footage lookds pretty blurry. Is it like this in person?

[@RockNRollaMAC]

It looks really sharp, particularly for the PSP. This and Motorstorm were one of the best looking racers on PSP

[@GoezThex]

Because of youtube I guess, the action are too much so it get blurry, this is the best burnout in graphic on ps2

[@grindsmore]

@@GoezThex The graphics certainly were impressive but Dominator was almost too busy for my eyes sometimes.

[@SecretlyStarscream]

Kinda cool that they brought back chain boosting from the first two burnout games

[@pamelaerinibis]

Chaining x30 on the final event feels great tho

[@danielegalizzi8562]

Burnout chaining in this game is amazing. Paradise instead is boring as hell.

[@emulation2369]

Please, review Def Jam series... 😳

[@yogabudiwidiantoro3762]

Actually this game isn't published and developed by EA, it's published by EA and developed by EA UK, just for your information. 😉

[@dragon47mobile]

I remebr having this on my ps2 and always aying it

[@JohnDoe-pk8lc]

0:45 Burnout Dominatrix ( ͡◉◞ ͜ʖ◟ ͡◉)

[@jeremybriggs6951]

4:21 I will say that’s factual

[@NomadicSouldier]

Love this game

[@robrmaytry]

Try the Xenosaga games, Bloody Roar 3 JP ps2 is the best version, and Jak X, underrated gems.

[@Fuuntag]

You have to love these PSP to PS2 ports.

[@ChaseMC215]

Supposedly the PS2 port was done first, according to one commenter I encountered after I made my reply about Crash Mode being for the PS2 port of the game, but I don't believe them since this and the PSP port came out the same day in the United States.

[@punisha4032]

Actually, it was mainly developed for PS2, all the gameplay videos in tutorial on PSP are from the PS2 version

[@Fuuntag]

@@punisha4032 can you link me to a source? All the articles I have read with producers & programmers have indicated this was either developed concurrently on both platforms or due to the response to Burnout Legends on the PSP.

[@Fuuntag]

@@ChaseMC215 from what I have read with producers it was a concurrent development for both so I suppose I was technically inaccurate when stating it was a port so to speak despite it kind of being not a port? From my take the interviews imply/directly state the PS2 just made sense due to existing market and tech so making the use of assets for the PS2 just made sense and PSP title made sense due to progress made since legends, new market, response to legends etc. I see the logic, making the PSP version was let’s say 65% of the effort and then it is a no brainer to roll that into doing a PS2 sku with little to no real overhead. I’m guessing some assets would have been generated for the PS2 primarily in some instances and then maybe vice versa for the PSP in other instances.

[@punisha4032]

@@FuuntagPSP version was released at the same as the PS2 version and it was literally originally for PS2, no online mode but split screen and better graphics, PSP doesn’t have split screen nether

[@antoniojorge1590]

Quero jogar esse jogo aí

[@tahmid5051]

The part about the music lmao. ngl I actually enjoyed some of the music in it. But this review has made me want to play the others I missed. This was my first burnout game, and I loved it a lot!

[@DannyBenS94]

It's always been hard for me to get into this game. I think I've had a hard time understanding the mechanics cause I didn't know how to build up the boost and the fact that Crash mode wasn't in it kind of killed it for me lol

[@thesousa37]

I actually not a huge fan of crash mode. I like the racing. I would love a burnout revenge and dominator HD remaster pack on ps5 and Xbox series x.

[@markdebruyn1212]

What about a Burnout 3, Revenge and Dominator remaster pack

[@scatered1]

I remember when I got this game around the day of release as a little kid and being really excited to play it but it was so dissapointing and boring compared to the others that it is the first game I ever actively tried to return and I've only done that 1 other time since.

[@hemangchauhan2864]

My first Burnout game.

[@qazifaran]

dominator > revenge > takedown > paradise

[@TreelyTheTree]

I miss playing this game

[@ChaseMC215]

If it was devrloped by Criterion, it would of been fun, but nooooooooo! EA decided the make this without remembering who made the series before hand

[@RockNRollaMAC]

This was the same team that worked on Legends afaik, which was released around the same time as Revenge. They might have been consulted, but they were working on Paradise which came out the following year.

[@markdebruyn1212]

At the Criterion was busy woroking on Burnout Paradise

[@ChaseMC215]

@@RockNRollaMAC No, Criterion did Legends.

[@tharusthedragon9480]

THE FUCKING NOSTALGIA BRO!! 💖

[@bobbuilder155]

I miss this game and burnout revenge

[@antfrancis9941]

Loved the burnout games but maaaan they made my eyes bleed.

[@GoezThex]

After playing burnout3 and revenge, this game feel depressing, I never completed it

[@Chrdwight]

felt the same way too

[@carver_butcher4092]

I complete 100% on psp but ps2 still 97%

[@vivejk4443]

its a very difficult game. the handling was so difficult as the speed was too much

[@Bloody-cj2qv]

maybe one day I will buy a ps2 with burnout 1, 2, 3, and dominator. Not revenge or paradise since I already own them.

[@Bloody-cj2qv]

Hey me from the past, great news! Your cousin is giving his ps2 to you soon, and you have enough money for the games! Happy racing.

[@vivejk4443]

@@Bloody-cj2qv you buying ps2 in 2022? LOL, i own ps2 and want to sell it so bad. most of the discs have gone bad. the only game i can play is need for speed most wanted and the graphics looks so bad after playing games on my modern pc.

[@Bloody-cj2qv]

@@vivejk4443 I bought it in 2021, and I don't regret a single thing. I like older games, and I don't care if the graphics are bad. The games I got are like brand new, so I really don't care that you want to get rid of yours.

[@jordanskibicki4095]

Grew up with this game, and it’s by far my favorite. Tried revenge and paradise and idc for them

[@אדריאןבת]

I played this game more than the others, yup but lately revenge has become by far my favorite, paradise can go fuck itself, it's bad, big time

[@ShadowMark3_]

Huh. Never heard of this one. _Made by EA_ I see why.

[@ianlancaster4045]

Best racer eva!

[@marketingauthority1823]

the game that made me realised - NFS IS NOTHING

[@nick-pu4zae]

I miss this game

[@overcastskyline1747]

Review wreckfest

[@Canadian_Gamer]

I have this game, it's terrible! Might as well be whips and chains in it! 😭

[@AkiRalcolf]

Nah you bugging

[@HYP3M0D368]

I like dominator better thab revenge due to it actually containing some form of a "single race" mode like burnout 3 had abd the game is much brighter than revenge like i can finally choose freely if i wabt to play road rage or not wich is nice

[@DJBV]

On psp it was brilliant

[@error4159]

6:41 - The record labels must have changed by quality cause EA Trax selection was always bottom of the barrel. I'll never forget the Snoop Dogg remix, cover, fuck up of Riders On The Storm, lol. It's was so god aweful it became funny, lol.

[@carver_butcher4092]

But that song from nfs underground 2?

[@Do_not_at_me_bro]

​@@carver_butcher4092 yeah but the comment is about eatrax in general, it's been featured in ssx, NFL, FIFA, NFS, burnout ect.

[@AkiRalcolf]

That is absolutely bullshit.

[@zxbryc]

Dominator is best enjoyed as a sort of 'refresh' after beating 3 and 4. Kind of like going back to older games in a series when having been spoiled by the best in the series. Arguably Dominator is better than Burnout 2. Wish it made it to the OG Xbox, because the PS2 port at least seems more capable than the PSP version.