Dangerous Golf is Burnout's Crash Mode with balls

Admit it. Burnout's Crash Mode was pretty much the best part. Barrelling from car to car, just waiting for that perfect moment to trigger another explosion, watching tyres and lorries fly through the air in slow motion and then doing the whole thing again.

If you haven't already had the pleasure, Dangerous Golf is ex-Criterion founders 'spiritual successor' to Burnout and, joyously, it's just Crash Mode. You steer a flaming explosive golf ball, trying to cause as much destruction and chaos as possible while words such as 'smashbreaker' appear on the screen and a satisfying tally tots up the cost of the madness.

The full game is out on PS4, Xbox One and Steam on June 3 and has a world tour of explosions and even co-op golf fun. Between this and 100ft Robot Golf, it's enough to make the sport actually entertaining.

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Louise Blain is a journalist and broadcaster specialising in gaming, technology, and entertainment. She is the presenter of BBC Radio 3’s monthly Sound of Gaming show and has a weekly consumer tech slot on BBC Radio Scotland. She can also be found on BBC Radio 4, BBC Five Live, Netflix UK's YouTube Channel, and on The Evolution of Horror podcast. As well as her work on GamesRadar, Louise writes for NME, T3, and TechRadar. When she’s not working, you can probably find her watching horror movies or playing an Assassin’s Creed game and getting distracted by Photo Mode.