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= Notable Differences =
Since this demo was initially compiled 3 months before the retail game, it is quite different in several areas.
While the menu UI remains mostly the same, the demo does see a few changes here and there. The event locations in the Crash Nav have indicators marking different hazards or features that may have an effect on the player during races. The loading screen is also far different, and instead of featuring a picture and a caption, it just has the controller setup and a display for gameplay tips at the bottom.
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File:B3DemoLoadingScreen.png|thumb|The old loading screen, which can be seen up until E3.
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=== HUD ===
This HUD dates back very far within the game's development timeline, and was
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File:B3DemoRace.png|thumb|The HUD seen during a Race event.
File:B3DemoBurningLap.png|thumb|The HUD during a Burning Lap event.
File:B3DemoCrashMode.png|thumb|The HUD in a Crash Mode event.
File:B3DemoRoadRage.png|thumb|The HUD in a Road Rage event.
File:B3DemoCarCrash.png|thumb|The HUD during a car crash has less UI elements to feel more cinematic with black bars and very little text.
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=== Damage Model ===
Due to this being around the time the damage modeling was starting to be overhauled, this demo uses a combination of the chassis crumpling seen in earlier versions, and the bending/stretching of later versions. Deformation is very intense but to a degree realistic, with most parts rarely ever breaking free from the vehicle besides wheels, the hood, and bumpers not well hooked to the
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File:B3DemoCarFold.png|thumb|The "folding" that can be initiated at about 90MPH. Its strength is controlled per-vehicle in the Value Database.
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=== Early Vehicle Designs ===
While all other releases of this demo contain only three player vehicles, the NTSC-J release contains over thirty, many of them featuring designs that likely date to circa May 2004. Some vehicles feature early, completely different designs, and some also include LOD models based on even earlier versions of the vehicle's design. Many feature placeholder or, in some cases, never-before-heard engine sounds.
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While Downtown overall is not much different from retail besides lacking EA-sponsored or Axe billboards, maps themselves were met with some characteristics later removed. In the demo, there's a lot of spots on corners shortly after the barriers of which riding the wall will be met with instant death. It's possible this was introduced as a way to keep players off the walls with the removal of the wall speed penalty, but was later removed, only still present on select maps in distinct spots in the final game.
=== Car Combat ===
Unlike the retail game, combat behavior in this demo varies among vehicles, with some being better at combat than others. The demo's [[Value_Database|ValueDB]] contains per-vehicle masses and values for reactions to attacks, indicated very prominently by a select few vehicles that will barely
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File:B3DemoCarTip.png|thumb|The tipping mechanic in action. There is no unique takedown name for it, so it's usually called a wall takedown.
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=== Physics ===
Cars have a much different and more grounded sense of handling in the demo. Different cars can feel tighter or looser and heavier than their retail counterparts. The in-game crashes feel much lighter than in the final game, as vehicles are able to get insane amounts of air time and cover much larger distances even when making contact with the ground. The differing physics also likely has a part in the previously mentioned "tipping" mechanic.
=== Responsive AI ===
In split-screen modes and Championship events, the AI opponents are far more aggressive, so much as that they will try to take out the player even if it puts them in danger. Their average speeds usually exceed that of the player even in the same vehicles, and will rarely slow down until the final lap (A customary AI behavior in the Burnout games). The AI also have a tendency to crash more often, giving the player a minuscule time window to avoid them now and then. Taking down AI cars doesn't render the player invincible to their victim, as plowing through a car you've taken out will still kill you if hit with enough force. This also applies with aftertouch takedowns, as simply grazing passing drivers will not kill them unless they hit you with a major difference in speed. Opponents, when the player wrecks, take on a characteristic from Burnout 1 and 2 nicknamed the "Panic Effect" of which they may not hit the player, but instead the environment or nearby traffic due to being in a panic to avoid the incoming madness. This was removed sometime before E3 and was never seen in another Burnout title again.
=== Mode Changes ===
Every mode like Burnout 1 and 2 begins with a grid start, and the player is able to accomplish a '''Boost Start''' which works the same in both Burnout 2, and online modes for Burnout 3 and Revenge. The standing countdown is also presented in crash mode in the final game, but the player always starts rolling in every other mode.
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File:B3DemoBoostStart.png|thumb|The prompt received after getting a boost start.
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Road Rage in the demo is mostly the same on the surface, but it has a few differing mechanics. Instead of battling the same 3 vehicles the entire event, the player is now pitted against 4 other opponents. Upon taking them down, they are considered "Eliminated" and another car in the same class is supposed to spawn to take its place.
▲=== AI ===
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File:B3DemoTargetEliminated.png|thumb|An AI opponent is eliminated and should be replaced upon being taken out.
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Similar to Burnout Revenge Crash Mode, the demo features a crashbreaker that must be charged, although instead of getting a number of cars to crash or explode to fill it, the player must instead travel lots of distance and/or collide with vehicles. Since explosions are not present this early on, initiating it sends all nearby cars into an airborne stasis indicated by the same distinct sound and particle effect used when the player vehicle propels itself off the ground in a crash. Impact time tracks play in the demo Crash Mode but usually are cut off momentarily until crashbreaker is initiated.▼
▲Similar to Burnout Revenge, the demo features a crashbreaker that must be charged, although instead of getting a number of cars to crash or explode to fill it, the player must instead travel lots of distance and/or collide with vehicles. Since explosions are not present this early on, initiating it sends all nearby cars into an airborne stasis indicated by the same distinct sound and particle effect used when the player vehicle propels itself off the ground in a crash.
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The demo features a set of after-race cameras that aren't presented in the final game. As opposed to the camera sticking in place, it follows the player vehicle around shortly before sending you back to the start menu of the demo, and in split-screen it will initiate a replay.
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File:B3DemoReplayCam.png|thumb|One of the many camera angles seen in replays and after-race menus.
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File:B3DemoReplayCrash.png|thumb|One of multiple angles you would see during crashes in replays or post-race menus.
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=== Darker Undertones ===
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