Need for Speed
Genre
RacingPublisher
Electronic ArtsSteering wheel compatible
NoDeveloper
Ghost GamesUK Release Date
03/11/2015
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Need For Speed Gameplay Gamescom 2015
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Need For Speed Trailer Impressions
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Need For Speed Preview Gameplay Part 1
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Need For Speed E3 Trailer and Chat
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Need For Speed - Porsche 911 GT3 RS Race
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Need For Speed, Preview - Loco Motive Speed Challenge
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Need for Speed Payback Story Trailer
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Need For Speed EA E3 2015 Conference Gameplay
Our Review
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.
Articles
News
Need for Speed Most Wanted live action TV ad burns some serious rubber
Need for Speed has a history of big budget promo videos. 2010's Hot Pursuit started the trend with an intense live action cineamtic chase shot on the twisty Italian Alps, featuring a Zonda Cinque outrunning a Lamborghini Murciélago police car – both of which were custom-made specifically for the project. Its follow-up, The Run, upped […]
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Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul to star in Need for Speed film
Since its initial announcement earlier this year, we've been drip-fed paltry portions of information regarding the new Need for Speed film. But, slowly but surely, the pieces are starting to come together. So far, we know that Dreamworks are behind it with a tentative release planned for 2014. It's also being directed by Act of […]
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Marussia announces partnership with Need for Speed World
For most people, the name 'Marussia' springs to mind thoughts of the relatively new Formula One team. However, Marussia is also a maker of high performance sports cars, and has just announced a new partnership with the free-to-play online racer 'Need for Speed World'. As part of this deal, Marussia's latest supercar, the B2, will […]
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EA Gothenburg working on next Need for Speed
Criterion may be about to release their sophomore Need for Speed game Most Wanted, but, being an annual franchise that makes EA copious amounts of cash, speculation on what's next for Need for Speed will always be rife. It therefore comes as no surprise that confirmation of yet another installment in the never-ending series has […]
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Dreamworks to release Need for Speed film in 2014
We already knew it was in the pipeline, but it's now official: a film adapation of Need for Speed is coming, but we now know the project will be backed by Dreamworks for a 2014 release, with production starting next year. The film is being written by brothers George (She's Out of My League) and […]
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Interviews
VVV interview Need for Speed Producer Jesse Abney
The Need For Speed is a long-term stable of EA’s core franchises but its testament to the creative drive of the developer that they continue to push the series into new directions. Earlier this year EA surprised the gaming community yet again with the announcement of Need For Speed Shift. This taking the franchise away […]
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Features
Needing More Speed
The Need for Speed first released the 3DO console is still fondly remembered by many who played it as one of the greatest driving experiences ever offered by a console format. Now 14 years after this original release we see the latest vision of this franchise success story. So how has it changed in its […]
Features
Previews
Preview – NFS Shift: First Hands-on
Editor's Note: The handling model was changed between the time we tested this pre-release version and the finished game. As a result, our comments on the way the cars drive isn't representative of the version you could buy in the shops. I have to admit, I didn’t really know what to expect of Need For […]
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