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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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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 New Need for Speed details revealed in Xbox Games Store listing

New information on Electronic Arts' (EA) Need for Speed reboot appear to have been revealed in the game's placeholder listing on the Xbox Games Store marketplace. According to the product info (since removed, image pictured sourced from GamesRadar+), the upcoming Need for Speed game will allow players to "carve [their] own unique path via 5 […]

News Need For Speed Trailer Impressions

EA recently announced their next Need for Speed game, developed by Ghost Games, which is said to be a reboot of the long-running series. It promises to have “deep customisation” and an “immersive narrative” which helps to drive the game onwards. EA also say the game has an open-world and takes place at night. Along […]

News New Need for Speed announced as series reboot, car customisation confirmed

As promised, EA have officially announced the next Need for Speed game. And…it’s not Need for Speed Underground, as has been widely speculated – at least not in name. Simply called “Need for Speed,” this year’s entry is being touted as a series reboot, with the aim to deliver what long-time fans of the series […]

News First Need for Speed 2015 screenshot released

Ahead of its reveal tomorrow, the first screenshot for the next Next for Speed game has been revealed. The teasing screenshot depicts a green car sporting a "Speedhunters" wheel – presumably this is the same Porsche secretly shown in the last teaser. Speedhunters is a community of car enthusiasts owned by EA. Whether or not […]

News Possible Need for Speed Underground sequel to be revealed this week

Following the release of Need for Speed Rivals, EA Ghost have been working on the next entry in the long-running Need for Speed series, which has been rumoured to be a long-requested return to the beloved Underground series. Ahead of E3, EA has announced on the Need for Speed FaceBook page that all will be revealed […]

News Need for Speed No Limits will be limited by microtransactions

In news that will probably surprise absolutely noone, Firemonkey's upcoming Need for Speed mobile spin-off No Limits will be limited by in-app purchases. Oh the irony. As is common in all-too-many mobile racers, progression will be constantly hampered with wait times unless you're willing to fork out cash to skip ahead. In the case of […]

News Need for Speed No Limits gets first gameplay glimpse

For the first time in 12 years, Need for Speed missed its annual slot last year, as Ghost Games UK were allotted an extra year of development time for the next full entry in the series due this year. So, to plug the gap EA announced Need for Speed: No Limits, a new mobile spin-off […]

News Need for Speed No Limits speeding onto smartphones next year

This year was the first time in 12 years that Need for Speed missed its annual November slot (although that was probably wise considering how clogged the later half of this year has been with new racing releases), in order to give developer EA Ghost extra time to polish up their unannounced sequel for last […]

News Ghost Games to release next Need for Speed in 2015

Ghost Games has confirmed that the next installment of Need for Speed will not be released this year, despite it traditionally being an annual series. But before you get too worried, no, the series hasn't been written off – you can expect to to see the next Need for Speed game in 2015 according to […]

News Need for Speed movie’s Ford Mustang going to auction next month

The Ford Mustang used in the recently-released Need for Speed movie will be going under the hammer next month. Having miraculously survived the stunt sequences of the video game tie-in blockbuster, the Ford Mustang featured in the film will be bartered for at Barrett-Jackson's 12th annual Palm Beach auction, which runs from April 11th to […]

News Need for Speed Movie tie-in DLC released for Need for Speed: Rivals

Yet more downloadable content has been unveiled for Need for Speed: Rivals, this time focusing on the Need for Speed blockbuster film that makes its debut in cinema theatres today (12th March 2014). For players who wish to use both car types in Need for Speed: Rivals, the two packs have been bundled together in […]

News Koenigsegg One:1 supercar available as free DLC for Need for Speed: Rivals

The new Koenigsegg One:1 supercar makes its racing game debut in Need for Speed: Rivals, as a free add-on to the police pursuit arcade racing game. As with every other car that's been featured in Rivals, the Koenigsegg One:1 is available in two separate guises: the standard 'Racer' road car spec, and the 'Cop' police […]

News Need for Speed UK movie poster confirms 3D release, new Muscle Car featurette

The UK poster for the forthcoming Need for Speed movie adaptation has been revealed by Yahoo Movies, and it makes its intentions very clear indeed: forget Aaron Paul – the cars are the real stars here. Several of the film's central cars take pride and place on the poster, such as the Bugatti Veyron and […]

News ‘Need for Speed’ movie full length trailer released

DreamWorks has released the full length feature trailer for the upcoming inspired-by-the-games car chase action film, "Need for Speed". Starring Aaron Paul of Breaking Bad fame as the lead character of Tobey Marshall, a man convicted and imprisoned for a murder he didn't commit, the new cinematic showcase for the DreamWorks/Electronic Arts co-produced blockbluster flick […]

News Need for Speed: Rivals Hands-On Gameplay – Part 1 of 3

After our initial hands-on sessions with EA Ghost's Need for Speed: Rivals at past gaming conventions this year, we've been invited to try out a new build of the game. And, at last, we've been allowed to bring the video cameras! In the first of our three-part collection of direct-feed videos, Alan shows us his […]

News Need for Speed Rivals’ AllDrive feature showcased in latest gameplay trailer

One of the more interesting aspects of EA Ghost's Need for Speed Rivals game – the online-centric AllDrive feature – has been flaunted in the title's latest trailer. Dubbed by the developers to be a "revolutionary" new addition to the Need for Speed franchise, the AllDrive component claims to allow gamers on both the single-player […]

News Need for Speed Rivals “Progression & Pursuit Tech” trailer released

EA has released a new trailer for Need for Speed: Rivals, shedding some more light on the gameplay mechanics of the upcoming arcade racer. Though mostly focusing on cinematic shots of slidey-slidey action and OTT collision effects a la Michael Bay style, the trailer does showcase at moments what appears to be bonafide gameplay. There […]

News Need for Speed: Rivals detailed at E3 2013

Having been confirmed a short while ago, the first major details on Need for Speed: Rivals have emerged at this year's E3 gaming expo. Revealed in action during the EA press conference, Ghost Games and Criterion appear to have taken Rivals down a similar route to Evolution Studios' Driveclub and Ubisoft Reflections/Ivory Towers' The Crew, […]

News EA will unveil new Need For Speed game at E3 2013

Electronic Arts has confirmed it will be showing off an all-new Need For Speed game at next month's E3 gaming expo. Announced earlier on EA's news blog, the new (presumably developed by EA Gothenburg) Need For Speed title will be announced at the company's "The Download: EA 2013 Preview" at E3 on June 10th, along […]

News Criterion boss says studio will abandon racing games, and “make something new”

In a shock announcement, the head of Criterion Games – the developers of such critically-acclaimed games like Burnout: Paradise and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit – revealed that his studio won't be making a new racing game any time soon. As stated in a series of tweets, Criterion boss Alex Ward revealed that – in response to a […]

News Video: was Need for Speed: Most Wanted’s universal praise undeserved?

Last week, our review of Need for Speed: Most Wanted was published on this very website, which prompted VVV's resident chief Alan Boiston to take it out for a spin to see what all the fuss was about. It seems he wasn't quite as enamoured with the game as I was, however, finding fault with […]

Reviews Need for Speed: Most Wanted Vita Review

Need for Speed Most Wanted on Vita is something of a rarity. While many high profile games are handed over to alternative developers who then churn out a shoddy handheld port that disgraces the franchise (*cough* Call of Duty: Declassified *cough*), Criterion Games decided to buck the trend and develop Most Wanted for Vita entirely […]

Reviews Need for Speed: Most Wanted Review

EA should be thankful to Criterion for pulling Need for Speed out of the ditch it wedged itself into. For years, the series was veering dangerously off course as EA: Black Box attempted to steer it in erratic new directions, churning out annual releases that depleted in quality with each passing iteration. Clearly, this was […]

News Three new DLC packs available for Need for Speed: Most Wanted

Following on from the momentous Speed pack, EA has announced a truckload of DLC for Need for Speed: Most Wanted which will be spread across three separate packs adding numerous new cars, game modes and a new play area for Fairhaven City. Check out this new announcement trailer before our breakdown of each DLC […]