Blazingly-fast speeds, spectacular, gut-wrenching crashes, top-notch music and amazing multiplayer action. These elements define EA's Burnout series. These elements are also hardly ever used to describe mobile phone games, so I am a little wary when I hear EA announcing that Burnout is coming to the mobile platform . The as of yet untitled game promises all the speed and excitement of the console versions when it is released this August, though I cannot imagine it being anywhere near comparable. Then again my phone only plays Bejeweled, so what do I know?

"With Burnout in your pocket, you can tap into the adrenaline fuelled excitement of fast and reckless driving at the push of a button no matter where you are," said Javier Ferreira, VP European Publishing, EA Mobile™. "The game is incredibly easy to get into and enjoy, whether you're a racer at heart or prefer to stick to the Highway Code."

Now that he mentions it, Burnout: The Highway Code would make an awesome game for a mobile device. Try to stick to the rules of the road as prescribed by the Offical Road Safety Manual for the United Kingdom while racers on the much more capable platforms try to ruin your Sunday afternoon drive by acting like hooligans of the worst stripe. A game for anyone who has every spent hours playing GTA while obeying the speed limited and traffic signals. A game for me.

BURNOUT THE AWARD WINNING SERIES FAMED FOR HIGH-SPEED DESTRUCTION AND CHAOS IS COMING TO YOUR MOBILE

Chertsey, UK - 23 July, 2007 - The king of speed and destruction is back but this time it's a first for mobile! Electronic Arts (NASAQ: ERTS) today announced that a new Burnout™ game is currently in development for the mobile platform. Fans of the award winning racing game series are going to be able to take their dangerous driving experience wherever and whenever they are on the move when the game becomes available from all major operators this August.

Burnout has been tailor made for the mobile platform delivering speed, destruction and chaos never seen before on mobile. Fans of the franchise will be pleased to see features they enjoy from the console version of the game included but will also be delighted with new game modes exclusive to the mobile platform. Expect to see takedowns, supercharged boosts and much more, all taking place at break neck speed on your mobile phone.

"With Burnout in your pocket, you can tap into the adrenaline fuelled excitement of fast and reckless driving at the push of a button no matter where you are," said Javier Ferreira, VP European Publishing, EA Mobile™. "The game is incredibly easy to get into and enjoy, whether you're a racer at heart or prefer to stick to the Highway Code."

Current and new fans to the franchise are going to be surprised with features that have been implemented for the platform, ranging from high speed takedowns, multiple game modes, unlockable cars and regions but also at the sheer speed it's being delivered at, this is pure Burnout on your mobile.