2007 · Paradigm Entertainment · Racing
Stuntman: Ignition
Stuntman: Ignition is the next installment in the Stuntman franchise. The game plunges gamers into the adrenaline-fueled role of a Hollywood stunt driver, challenging them to pull off the most breathtaking, death-defying stunts ever filmed. Players showcase their skills in a wide variety of big-budget action films, commercial shoots and tournaments while commanding more than 25 unique vehicles, including exotic sports cars, motorcycles and hovercraft.
- Released
- 17 September 2007
- Platforms
- PlayStation 2PlayStation 3Xbox 360
- Genres
- Racing
- Developers
- Paradigm Entertainment
- Publishers
- THQ
- Modes
- MultiplayerSingle-player
- Perspective
- Third person
- Themes
- Action
- Country
- United States
- Age ratings
- PEGI 16ACB MGRAC 12+CERO CESRB T
- Composers
- Cris Velasco
About
Stuntman: Ignition is the sequel to the video game Stuntman for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, and mobile phones. The Xbox 360 demo was released on the Xbox Live Marketplace on July 12, 2007. A sequel, Stuntman: Hollywood, was announced on June 2, 2026.
Keywords
- burnout
- street racing
- achievements
- online
- sequel
- instant replay
- explosion
- motorsports
- voice acting
- bink video
- polygonal 3d
- ragdoll physics
Media
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
The game features six fictional films:
Aftershock is a disaster film in the vein of Dante's Peak and Volcano. This film is set in present-day British Columbia. Directed by Richard Langston. The plot: A volcanic eruption has hit the town.
Development
At the 2005 Tokyo Game Show, Atari confirmed to an IGN reporter that a sequel to Stuntman was in the works for the then-upcoming PlayStation 3. On February 17, 2006, the company announced they would sell off their development studios, with IGN revealing that Paradigm Entertainment would be developing the Stuntman sequel. On May 10, 2006, during the E3 2006 expo, THQ announced they would purchase the Stuntman franchise and Paradigm Entertainment from Atari, officially confirming that the sequel was indeed being developed by Paradigm.
On September 29, 2006, THQ spoke about the game to Xbox 360 Gamer, who also ran an exclusive preview of the game in issue 16 of the magazine.
Reception
The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions received "generally favorable reviews", while the PlayStation 2 version received "average" reviews, according to video game review aggregator website Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave the Xbox 360 version a score of one seven, two eights, and one six, for a total of 29 out of 40.
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Platform libraries
- Xbox 360 games (M–Z)
- Xbox 360 System Link games
- Backward-compatible games for Xbox One and Series X/SList of compatible titles from Xbox 360
- PlayStation 2 games (L–Z)Games list (L–Z)
- Downloadable PlayStation 2 gamesList of games
- PlayStation 3 games (Q–Z)
Genres
- Racing gamesList › 2000s
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