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