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Need for Speed

Platform

PC, PS4, XBox One

Genre

Publisher

Electronic Arts

Steering wheel compatible

No

Developer

Ghost Games

UK Release Date

03/11/2015

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Need For Speed Gameplay Gamescom 2015
Need For Speed Trailer Impressions
Need For Speed Preview Gameplay Part 1
Need For Speed E3 Trailer and Chat
Need For Speed - Porsche 911 GT3 RS Race
Need For Speed, Preview - Loco Motive Speed Challenge
Need for Speed Payback Story Trailer
Need For Speed EA E3 2015 Conference Gameplay

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Our Review

6 /10

Summary

Need for Speed is slowly steering in the right direction for future games to follow. The exceptional car customisation has helped redefine the series and the five career paths offer a variety of driving experiences to suit multiple tastes, but it’s not the spectacular return to form it should have been. Need for Speed has plenty of good ideas let down by poor design decisions: its flashy exterior can’t mask the fact it’s a severe case of style over substance.

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News A Need For Speed add-on you never knew you didn’t need

News on Need for Speed Heat is gradually leaking through and with that in mind, many YouTubers are delving into the history of the series, while eagerly awaiting the next iteration. One recent video, in particular, caught our eye from Lazy Game Reviews (LGR). ‘We All Need Extra Speed’ is an unofficial expansion pack for […]

News Need for Speed Payback heist gameplay teaser unveiled

EA has released a new Need for Speed Payback gameplay trailer teasing one of the new features: heists. The short gameplay video gives us a look at one of the heist missions which sees multiple characters working together to chase down a truck all while being chased by the sinister looking black cars of "The […]

News New Need for Speed will be playable offline; dirt racing and location teased

A persistent Internet connection won't be required when playing the upcoming Need for Speed game, developer Ghost Games has confirmed. Stated on the official Need for Speed website, the new game's singleplayer offerings can be accessed without the need of an Internet connection. According to Ghost Games, this decision was made in light of the […]

News New Need for Speed to be playable at upcoming EA Play 2017

Electronic Arts has confirmed the new Need for Speed game will be showcased in a playable state at the upcoming EA Play event. Set to run from 10th June to 12th June 2017, the Hollywood-based EA Play event is the first venue at time of writing where attendants will be able to "get hands on […]

News New Need for Speed will be “the most exciting and best-looking ever”

Electronic Arts has surprised no one by announcing that the very next Need for Speed title will be coming in the next fiscal year (April 1 2017 – March 31, 2018), still it's always nice to hear confirmation even of the inevitable. With the announcement came some juicy tidbits on the new title expected to […]

News Need for Speed Deluxe Bundle available now for PS4 & Xbox One

Electronics Arts has released their Need for Speed Bundle on the Xbox One today which joins the PlayStation 4 version released earlier this month. The bundle includes 2015's Need for Speed reboot along with Need for Speed Rivals from 2013, both titles were of course developed by Ghost Games. That's not all though as the […]

News EA registers a “Need for Speed Arena” trademark

Electronics Arts has filed a trademark for “Need for Speed Arena”. Looking through the application, which was filed on November 7, we can see under “goods and services” that the trademark applies to computer game software and “entertainment services, namely, providing an on-line computer game”. Whether or not this is actually the full blown Need […]

News Need for Speed 2015 to be added to EA Access

Electronic Arts have announced that Need for Speed 2015 will be added to their ever expanding list of games for their subscription-based service EA Access. The Need for Speed reboot will launch for EA Access on July 9. EA Access members will also be able to take advantage of Need for Speed's Living Game updates […]

News New Need for Speed title releasing in 2017

Need for Speed will continue its new two-year development cycle with the confirmation today that the next title will indeed release in 2017. “We are now building upon the foundations that have been laid with Need for Speed and delivering our next game in 2017. “ Said Ghost Games in their very latest blog update […]

News New Need for Speed Speedlists update goes live

The very latest Need for Speed update is now available across the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC platforms. Chief among the new additions are the “Speedlists” which are a series of five events where you compete against others online. The Speedlists events take on the form of a championship, so you'll earn points at […]

News New Need for Speed update adds manual gears, drag racing and more

Need for Speed has received its latest patch update, and it's a pretty substantial one adding many fan-requested features. As promised, manual transmission has finally been added to Need for Speed as part of the March update. A new drag racing mode inspired by classic Need for Speed games has also been added, where players […]

Reviews Need for Speed Review

As one of the longest running racing game series spanning over 20 years, Need for Speed has often had to reinvent itself to stay relevant. It’s no surprise, then, that the series has started to suffer an identity crisis: over the years we’ve seen Need for Speed transform from a realistic road racer, to an […]

News Recommended PC Specs & wheel list unveiled for Need for Speed PC

Electronic Arts have released the recommended PC specs along with the list of supported wheels for Need for Speed one month ahead of its launch on the PC, March 17. The PC version of Need for Speed boasts manual transmission (which will be patched into the console versions at some point), racing wheel support, 4K […]

News Need for Speed PC will have manual gears & wheel support, coming March 17

Electronic Arts have confirmed that the PC version of Need for Speed will release on March 17. However players with an Origin subscription can get their hands on the game as early as March 10. The PC version will come with some rather tasty updates, chief of which is the option to have manual transmission […]

News Need for Speed’s Showcase update includes photomode, wrap sharing and more

Need for Speed is set to get its next major update on February 3. Entitled the “Showcase” update, it will see the addition of a photomode, online wrap sharing, 100+ new customisation items, three new achievements/trophies and more. We run through all of the updates below. The new photomode, known as Snapshot Pro , can […]

News Huge Need for Speed: Legends update coming tomorrow

Electronic Arts (EA) will be releasing their new “Legends Update” for Need for Speed tomorrow, December 9. The new update will see the return of one of the game's historic characters “Eddie” not seen for around a decade. Accompanying Eddie is Melissa who'll be contacting you about a new series of knock-out events which will […]

News New details revealed for Need for Speed Icons update, coming Nov 25

Electronic Arts (EA) have shared more details on their upcoming update for Need for Speed will release on November 25. One of the new updates, revealed today, are the “Community Events”. These are split into three different categories, Bonus cash events will give players an increase in money, Discount events will offer discounts on “various […]

News The Crew: Wild Run vs Need For Speed visual comparison

We put The Crew: Wild Run and Need for Speed together in our latest comparison video. The comparison video highlights just how far The Crew's visuals have come thanks to the recently released graphical update. While it still falls short of the beauty of Need for Speed it certainly doesn't embarrass itself. We compare night […]

News Need for Speed’s first update will fix the AI rubber banding

Since its launch last week, EA Ghost Game's Need for Speed reboot has received mixed reviews to say the least, with critics citing its empty environments, sloppy handling and blatent AI rubber banding as its main drawbacks despite its pretty exterior. >We'll be delivering our own verdict in due course, but EA Ghost Games has […]

News Need for Speed steelbook announced for US

A Need for Speed steelbook listing has emerged on the North American Amazon site recently which is strange considering the game has been out for almost two weeks now. The Need for Speed steelbook edition, available for both the Playstation 4 and Xbox One, currently has a price tag of $59.99 and is an Amazon […]

News Need for Speed: Porsche 911 GT3 RS circuit race

We continue our Need for Speed coverage with a look at a race in the Porsche 911 GT3 RS. The race is circuit-based and consists of two laps and we're up against six other AI drivers. We select the bonnet cam and put the pedal to the metal to quickly eat up the 9 miles […]

News Need for Speed: Loco Motive speed challenge gameplay

We are currently busy working our way through Need for Speed's career mode and decide to showcase one of the game's missions. The Loco Motive speed challenge mission is basically a sprint race against 6 AI drivers. It's worth noting that we are using a fairly low-powered car for this video and so you can […]

News Official Need for Speed launch trailer released

Electronic Arts have released the official launch trailer for Need for Speed as we draw ever closer to its release. The trailer features dramatic in-game action to the backdrop of quotes and a mostly instrumental rendition of Coolio's Gangsters Paradise. The trailer does a decent job of whetting people's appetite for the game's release it […]

Previews Need For Speed preview gameplay part 1

We once again get access to a preview version of Need for Speed mere days before its final release and give it a spin in part 1 of our preview. We are first greeted with a scene at a party where we catch a brief glimpse of all of the game's icons who have a […]