Need for Speed Heat

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  1. gyrate
    Dec 6, 2020
    10
    As far as Need for Speed games go this is the best one to date. It has beautiful graphics and you feel like you are going insanely fast. The handling of the cars is excellent and the drifting mechanic is pretty simple. The story is really cheeseball it definitely won't have characters you remember like Most Wanted. That game had terrible rubber banding which isn't found here so this isAs far as Need for Speed games go this is the best one to date. It has beautiful graphics and you feel like you are going insanely fast. The handling of the cars is excellent and the drifting mechanic is pretty simple. The story is really cheeseball it definitely won't have characters you remember like Most Wanted. That game had terrible rubber banding which isn't found here so this is actually better as far as racing goes. For a casual racing game it can't be beat. The characters are not as goofy as FH4 but the music is worse. The sound track is my biggest critique of the game. There is not a station worth listening to. Racing is a 10, the graphics are an 8, and the rest is a 5. I'll give a 10 because of EA hating.… Expand
  2. SoulSeekerUSA
    Dec 10, 2019
    10
    I got the game free on origin premier and think it is one of the best NFS ever and I am enjoying playing. The only thing that I don't like about the game is the music, not into hip hop so it leaves a lot to be desired and it would have been nice to change to a different format.
  3. Skillzaa135
    Nov 14, 2019
    10
    The game is really good. It is an extremely fun racing game with lots of potential. This bad reviews are just haters hating on a good game basically. The game has both day/night mode, good car handling, great graphics and the physics of driving has always been arcad-ish which I have no problem with. The story mode is interesting and the customization is amazing. Players wanted day/night-The game is really good. It is an extremely fun racing game with lots of potential. This bad reviews are just haters hating on a good game basically. The game has both day/night mode, good car handling, great graphics and the physics of driving has always been arcad-ish which I have no problem with. The story mode is interesting and the customization is amazing. Players wanted day/night- they got that, they wanted amazing competitive cops->now some players complaining about the cops being actually good, talk about the irony.. If you actually look at the reviews and decides to play this game, then you're missing out on something that is really amazing. This nfs throughout the years is the closest title that got close to mw(2005) and u2, and pro street in my opinion. I had amazing times with my friends in this game like setting up a party and had a car meet, had few runs in the highway.. This bad reviews are seriously from haters and it's because some people just can't accept the fact that (EA) actually published a good game after all these recent backlashes the company facing without realizing that GHOST GAMES's effort in this game.. Look at LP-RIPPER24 (a youtuber's view) on the nfs heat's bad review.. Just ignore this reviews and try it out, I'm telling you, this is an entertaining racing game that gives you the feel of underground 2, pro street, carbon, most wanted all combined..… Expand
  4. Tubiagola
    Nov 10, 2019
    10
    Absolutely amazing! Best NFS to date. You need to play it for a while and with friends.
  5. oceansoul1987
    Nov 8, 2019
    10
    Its a very good Need for Speed so far. I love the settings and gameplay. The plot is ok - but not more. it not so **** like NFS 2015 or Payback! The World is beautiful but ..a bit empty. Weathereffects are outstanding. Heat does have its problems - but nothing that can't be fixed with a patch. Performance is very good with High Framerate. I love it so far!
  6. Thatguy1254
    Jun 13, 2020
    10
    I'm putting a 10 because of all the edgelords putting zero. It's a solid 7.5. Easly the best NFS I've played since hot pursuit. It's arcadish and I like arcade racing. If you don't go play Assetto or forza. Lot's of cars, fun tuning with great customization options. Pretty game. I think they may have improved the chases as I find it relatively easy to evade the police in my current starterI'm putting a 10 because of all the edgelords putting zero. It's a solid 7.5. Easly the best NFS I've played since hot pursuit. It's arcadish and I like arcade racing. If you don't go play Assetto or forza. Lot's of cars, fun tuning with great customization options. Pretty game. I think they may have improved the chases as I find it relatively easy to evade the police in my current starter car with minimal upgrades (try hitting jumps).

    No technical issues running it at 3440x1440 (80-100 fps) on Ultra with a ryzen 3600 and a GTX 1080.    … Expand
  7. kevinlim512
    Jan 29, 2021
    10
    An absolute joy to play. Stunning graphics, tons of customisation, great handling, on par or if not better than Forza Horizon 4. Highly recommended when it's frequently on sale on Steam or Origin.
  8. predator_9
    Nov 8, 2019
    10
    First of all, I just wanna say I created this account to say that this game is an emotional return to the glory days of need for speed series. It captures every good aspects taken from the great nfs titles like most wanted (2005), underground 2, pro street and carbon. The game doesn't get boring by no means. Of course just like any other previous nfs titles, you have to participate inFirst of all, I just wanna say I created this account to say that this game is an emotional return to the glory days of need for speed series. It captures every good aspects taken from the great nfs titles like most wanted (2005), underground 2, pro street and carbon. The game doesn't get boring by no means. Of course just like any other previous nfs titles, you have to participate in different types of races to win money. This is really different from payback as the city is more living, the story is more interesting and of course the cops level is really competitive. The ai level is ok, if your car rating is more than the recommended rating in any specific race you're selecting, you're good. The driving physics is of course arcade and I'm loving the new drifting physics. The customization is outstanding with loads of options available to customize your car and FINALLY NO SPEEDCARDS from payback. The graphics looks great. Now, I would want EA to kinda tweak the photo mode a little bit because it's kinda tricky and annoying to work with but other than everything is good. If you just wanna have fun and race with your friends and hang around and wanna host car meets and stuff, this game is a way to go, it gives more pro street, underground 2, and carbon as in general. Also, I like one of the most important of the game is that you can play offline and people who don't want to multiplayer can play offline. The customization was good considering I ran this game on my 1050 ti, and i5 6600k, 8gb on ultra settings except v-sync, motion blur disabled and shadows set to high (not ultra) on 1080p, compare to extremely high end rig like 1080 ti with i990k.. I achieved constant 50-60 fps throughout the game and only rarely I dropped under 50 fps..… Expand
  9. triplemxreviews
    Nov 8, 2019
    10
    It is really good and is becoming one of my loved nfs games. Hope it stays that way.
  10. vabyo11
    Nov 12, 2019
    10
    Best racing game in 2019. Feel like Pro Street + Most Wanted 2005 + Underground..
  11. ChiefRobber
    Nov 8, 2019
    10
    Новая heat при солнечной погоде выглядит просто офигенно,очень приятная и дружелюбная кратинка... Дождя в игре много и он и правда красив, намного лучше чем в nfs 2015. В игре много шероховатостей, скомканных анимаций, таких как сминание кустов или как машина сносит столб на скорости 0,5 км/час. Но в остальном выглядит отлично.

    Ночные гонки вообще преображают игру. Начинается такой    Новая heat при солнечной погоде выглядит просто офигенно,очень приятная и дружелюбная кратинка... Дождя в игре много и он и правда красив, намного лучше чем в nfs 2015. В игре много шероховатостей, скомканных анимаций, таких как сминание кустов или как машина сносит столб на скорости 0,5 км/час. Но в остальном выглядит отлично.

    Ночные гонки вообще преображают игру. Начинается такой настоящий nfs с полицией. Кстати, время суток можно выбирать в любое время прямо на карте. Копы в игре такие настоящие и с юморком в переговорах, типа "Тут один чмошник решил что ему все можно". В общем постоянно прикалываются на до мной по рации. Гонка кстати не прекращается если на копов нарвались.

    Управление машиной действительно стало лучше, намного лучше чем в payback. В новой nfs не утюги, это точно. Прокачка идет за счёт гонок. При чем чтобы открыть новое сюжетное задание надо докачаться проходя гонки на карте. И игра все таки живая между прочим. Еду по дороге, любуюсь и вдруг голос по рации ехидно спрашивает, чего это ты не на гонках? Главный герой - как догадалась? А девушка - голос у тебя спокойный!. В общем сплошной стеб и приколы. Игра к тому же современная - все ходят со смартфоном с двойными и тройными камерами, постоянно все снимают на них, монтируют ролики. И даже полиция в теме. Я ушел от погони, а диспетчер копам - упустили! Ну не удивляйтесь тогда если вас засрут утром в соцсетях!

    А ещё в игре просто тонны брендов одежды - главного героя можно одеть как хочешь - есть найк, адидас, каппа и другие. Как оденешь (обувь, штаны, верхняя одежда, прическа, кепка, очки, маска) так и будет он выглядеть в гараже, за рулём и в кат-сценах. Круто! В гараже тоже одни приколы и перепалки с механиком. В общем молодцы EA, вот от души. Такой срез современности в формате гонок.

    В игре много пафоса, самолюбования, всякие крутые экраны загрузки. И музыка. Очень понравилось. Наконец-то в nfs не бездушный ost, а запоминающиеся композиции. При чем они разные. Днем это такие как будто испанские мелодичные мотивы и романтичные мелодии. А ночью такой жесткий прогрессив и рэп, крутой музон, похожий на ost из NFS 2015.

    Уверен что игру ещё будут патчить и много. Потому что сносить деревья как будто они из бумаги - это не правильно. Две раза игра у меня вылетала. Кстати она работает без интернета и в любой момент можно поставить гонку на паузу. В общем, я ее беру однозначно. В игре совместили nfs 2015 и payback, прокачали и добавили много нового, чего раньше не было в серии. После 4 часов в heat, payback стал выглядеть как бета-версия этих гонок.

    Сейчас по моему мнению, именно у этой части Need for Speed есть все шансы стать культовой гонкой в рамках NFS и вернуть любовь фанатов.

    P.S. очень понравилась поведение камеры при столкновениях. Выглядит круто и современно.    … Expand
  12. KOTHA
    Nov 8, 2019
    10
    Графика. Графика в этой игре ничем особенным не выделяется,но и плохой ее не назовешь,в 2к19 играть можно.Днем игра может вам показаться блеклой,но вот ночью игра выглядит просто сасно.
    Музыка. Это абсолютно на любителя,но наверное это тот случай,когда nfs действительно по музыке слабый,если вы не любите что-то окололатинское,то лучше сразу выключайте
    Сюжет.Начало действительно может    Графика. Графика в этой игре ничем особенным не выделяется,но и плохой ее не назовешь,в 2к19 играть можно.Днем игра может вам показаться блеклой,но вот ночью игра выглядит просто сасно.
    Музыка. Это абсолютно на любителя,но наверное это тот случай,когда nfs действительно по музыке слабый,если вы не любите что-то окололатинское,то лучше сразу выключайте
    Сюжет.Начало действительно может вас выбесить.Но сюжет раскрывается и затягивает уже по ходу игры.Огромный минус игры в том,что вы играете вроде как и за себя,но на протяжении всей игры у вас будет чувство,что вы второстепенный персонаж.Кат-сцены,а точнее,анимация лиц персонажей на уровне Sims 4,что идет игре явно не в положительную сторону.
    Физика.Над физикой в этой части явно поработали и теперь она действительно другая,так что к ней вам снова придется привыкать.Стоковые тачки это просто дичь:очень тяжело трогаются,и вообще они мне не нравятся,НО ДОЖДИТЕСЬ МОМЕНТА,КОГДА ВЫ СМОЖЕТЕ ТЮНИНГОВАТЬ ТАЧКУ!
    Гонки. Здесь ничего нового не завезли:спринты да кольцевые гонки,в общем классика жанра.
    Полиция. С этого пункта пойдут большущие плюсы игры.Начнем с того что полиция здесь действительно отличная без преувеличения.Она присутствует в мире и без сюжетных скриптов,в отличие от Payback.Эта полиция заставит вас по сложности словить флэшбек с Most Wanted,так как здесь также есть 5 уровней погони,и так же,как и в той игре,копы на первом уровне разыскиваемости будут кретинами,но чем дальше,тем интереснее.В этой части также есть носороги,заграждения,но всему этому придает абсолютно новые эмоции один параметр-РАЗРУШАЕМОСТЬ.Поверьте мне,если в вас влетит носорог,то для вас ночь считай закончится.Поверьте мне,ради полиции стоит купить эту часть.
    Открытый мир.Сам мир огромен без преувеличений,смена дня и ночи прямо из карты выглядит интересно.В самом открытом мире развлечения почти такие же,как и в Payback,с различием лишь в том,что теперь вы можете искать стрит-арты,которые потом вы сможете нанести на свою машину.Минус игры-в городе так же мало трафика,как и раньше.
    Тюнинг. Если сравнивать со всеми предыдущими частями,то в этой игре есть все,ну разве что гидравлику не завезли.Отдельно порадует внутренний тюнинг,так как убрали эти дурацкие карточки,вернулся этот принцип:поставил-поехал.
    ГРИНДИНГ. СПЕЦИАЛЬНО ЭТОТ ПУНКТ ПИШУ БОЛЬШИМИ БУКВАМИ.В ЭТОЙ ИГРЕ НЕ НАДО ГРИНДИТЬ,МОЖНО ПРОЙТИ ВСЮ ИГРУ БЕЗ ЕДИНОГО ПЕРЕПРОХОЖДЕНИЯ,.(одно но,что при этом надо проходить все гонки почти идеально,но вы это не видели).
    Вердикт:эта игра действительно хороша,если ее ставить,по крутости,то она будет на уровне Carbon и Hot Pursuit,но она не дотягивает до Most Wanted и Underground 2.Направление взято верное,но Ghost Games еще есть,что улучшать,чтобы мы получили "тот самый нфс"    … Expand
  13. Neo84
    Nov 8, 2019
    10
    This Need for Speed is after long Time and much bad Need for Speed before, the best i Have played.
    Ghost Games have do good work with this, and i think is a reborn of the NFS Series!
  14. Waterfront
    Nov 10, 2019
    10
    The best part of the game in recent years. The game combines the best ideas and emotionally returns in the days of "the same NFS"
    Ghosts, great job
  15. Atag0
    Nov 10, 2019
    10
    I played the Game 40 Hours straight and i must say it was awesome. The Day and Night dynamic was truly engaging and the risk of losing it all drives with me every time. The Cop chases are no joke and really fun. I love that you can unlock cars from older games so you can truly feel at home as a need for speed fan!
  16. Habarung
    Dec 6, 2019
    10
    Что тут сказать? Новая Need for Speed - это нечто. Неужели за 5 лят, вышло достойная игра? Heat - это лучшее что случилось с NFS за последние 5 лет, после удачного Rivals, вышла Need for Speed (2015), хоть и смотрелась круто, но к сожалению была неудачной, после чего вышел Payback, если бы не та донатная система, вышла бы интересная игра, но нет. Heat - это Need for Speed (2015) + PaybackЧто тут сказать? Новая Need for Speed - это нечто. Неужели за 5 лят, вышло достойная игра? Heat - это лучшее что случилось с NFS за последние 5 лет, после удачного Rivals, вышла Need for Speed (2015), хоть и смотрелась круто, но к сожалению была неудачной, после чего вышел Payback, если бы не та донатная система, вышла бы интересная игра, но нет. Heat - это Need for Speed (2015) + Payback в одном. Красивая графика особенно ночью, крутая кастомизация и прокачка, и в целом всё выглядет болеем чем круто. Новая NFS лучше чем NFS (2015) и Heat.… Expand
  17. Marisiano
    Dec 6, 2019
    10
    Превосохдная игра, неужели EA сделали наконец-то гонку?. Крутая кастомизация, графика больше открывает себя в ночное время, сами гонки конечно и атмосфера. Единственынй минус это музыка - испанские мотивы не подходят драйвовай и аркадной гонке. Игра реиграбильна, её можно пройти несколько раз, если каждый раз не прокачивать одну и туже машину. Так в целом лучшая Need for Speed за последниеПревосохдная игра, неужели EA сделали наконец-то гонку?. Крутая кастомизация, графика больше открывает себя в ночное время, сами гонки конечно и атмосфера. Единственынй минус это музыка - испанские мотивы не подходят драйвовай и аркадной гонке. Игра реиграбильна, её можно пройти несколько раз, если каждый раз не прокачивать одну и туже машину. Так в целом лучшая Need for Speed за последние 5 лет.… Expand
  18. Yattanisha
    Dec 6, 2019
    10
    An open world, tuning, graphics, it all looks amazing. For 5 years, the best of NFS (2015) and Payback. Unfortunately, the soundtrack leaves much to be desired, although the plot was not the main one in NFS, but still it was not so boring. In general, the game looks worthy.
  19. withinmyself
    Jan 1, 2020
    10
    TL;DR: After putting up with over-hyped and essentially worthless NFS games since Carbon, that streak of disappointment has come to an end. I have around 20 hours into Heat and I'm pretty sure this is my favorite Need For Speed game ever made.

    Need For Speed: Heat isn't going to change the world of gaming, usher in a new era of racing games or even bring redemption to the NFS    TL;DR: After putting up with over-hyped and essentially worthless NFS games since Carbon, that streak of disappointment has come to an end. I have around 20 hours into Heat and I'm pretty sure this is my favorite Need For Speed game ever made.

    Need For Speed: Heat isn't going to change the world of gaming, usher in a new era of racing games or even bring redemption to the NFS franchise. And from reading some of the reviews I'm pretty sure even devoted fans of NFS aren't even giving NFS: Heat the chance that it deserves.

    NFS: Heat is an open world playground in a Florida-esque city called Palm City. The metropolitan area, downtown and surrounding suburbs are incredibly well thought out. Some of it actuallly feels like places I've been before. So they nailed the open world. Which is good because you're going to spend a lot of time there. There are many bonus tasks to do while you cruise towards your next event. From running over lawn flamingos to jumping through billboards and even finding graffiti to add to your collection of art that you can adorn your car with. As you finish these tasks throughout different areas of Palm City you can unlock even more customization options for your car.

    One thing that grabbed my attention instantly was the plethora of customization, upgrades and cool gadgets that you can get for your car. I could be mistaken but I'm pretty sure this NFS has more customization options than any other NFS before it. You can even add a sound system. Which is insane and I have no idea what the point of that is but... Isn't that neat???

    NFS: Heat runs on two things. Money and Reputation. You can't get those cool new upgrades if you don't have enough money. But even if you do have enough money, some of those cool new upgrades are locked until you've reached a certain level. And you gain levels by, you guessed it, aquiring reputation. This brings us to one of the core mechanics of NFS: Heat. When you participate in events during the day, you earn money. When you participate in events during the night, you earn reputation. But don't worry. You aren't constricted to the confines of pesky time. You can simply switch to night or day anytime you want. There are a few idiosyncrasies to how that actually works but I'm writing a review not a guide book.

    The story so far is about as interesting as you'd expect. Rival gangs. Pissed off cops. Something about "Crossing the line.." or "...Going too far!!" Good news though. The game never pushes you in a direction that feels like you're forced to actually take part in the main story line. You can easily just grind to your hearts content. I've got 20 hours in and I've only done 2 of the main "quest" missions. So the game truly does let you play however you want to play.

    And while we're on the subject I just want to point out something that another reviewer on here actually pointed out first. There are no Micro-Transactions whatsoever. Actual grinding in an EA game. Who'd have thought it possible.

    The real reason I love this game so much. It's so much damn fun. I find myself smiling and laughing quite a bit. Sometimes if I'm trying to smash through a billboard that is like almost impossible to get to and then sure enough I go sliding off the edge of something and hit something else. Complete and utter failure. And it makes me laugh. It makes me want to keep playing.

    The races are fast paced and can be quite challenging. So frustration creeps up quite a bit too. But that's OK. I like to be challenged. Especially when I know that the reason I didn't win wasn't because it was something the game was lacking but something that I knew I should have done better.

    It's actually quite beneficial to have custom builds for different races. Each race will have a chart showing you if you'll need to have more gear towards drifting or maybe there's more areas that go off the track so some off road tires would be useful or if you have a long straight away then maybe having that 7-gear transmission might just be the difference.

    Now.... This is not Forza or Gran Turismo. You won't be getting that greasy. But that's the point. This is the sweet spot in between those games and straight up arcade style racing. That's always where Need For Speed needed to be and they've finally come back to that realization. I just hope they stick with this formula. Because if there's one constant in the history of Need For Speed it's that they'll never stop making games. Good, bad, great, terrible. We can always count on them to keep pumping them out.

    Alright... review over. I gotta get back to NFS: Heat.

    EDIT: I saw a couple of reviews saying something about having performance issues. Nvidia GTX 970 with i-5 6400 and 32G RAM It runs it so very smooth with no dropped frame rate at all with graphics at Ultra    … Expand
  20. mishely12
    Jan 9, 2020
    10
    Best game! An open world, tuning, graphics, it all looks amazing. For 5 years, the best of NFS (2015) and Payback. Unfortunately, the soundtrack leaves much to be desired, although the plot was not the main one in NFS, but still it was not so boring. In general, the game looks worthy.
  21. k1ba
    May 12, 2020
    10
    Очень приятная графика, супер затягивающий сюжет, овер дофига классных тачек и неплохие саундтреки. Звуки, разрушаемость, атмосфера - все впечатляет в этой игре. Локация тоже неплохая, интересно исследовать, гонять по ней, еще есть немало красивых мест. Физика очень сильно понравилась, напоминает чем-то андеграунд 2.
    В общем я считаю что nfs heat - самая лучшая и удачная часть из всех нфс    Очень приятная графика, супер затягивающий сюжет, овер дофига классных тачек и неплохие саундтреки. Звуки, разрушаемость, атмосфера - все впечатляет в этой игре. Локация тоже неплохая, интересно исследовать, гонять по ней, еще есть немало красивых мест. Физика очень сильно понравилась, напоминает чем-то андеграунд 2.
    В общем я считаю что nfs heat - самая лучшая и удачная часть из всех нфс которые с современной графикой.    … Expand
  22. Afrizal007
    Dec 14, 2020
    10
    Good Customize,Graphic,& Gameplay .police chase action adds to the fun of night mode racing
  23. Alpha10
    Oct 20, 2022
    10
    Intense racing game with storyline and graphics makes it complete package .
  24. VerTiZt
    Aug 8, 2021
    10
    Возможно, я слишком примитивен, ведь я совсем не хочу придираться к управлению, окружающей среде и тому подобному. Одним словом, мне всё понравилось :)
  25. k1erx
    Feb 27, 2023
    10
    игра очень хорошая саундтрек очень крутой геймплей хороший сюжет прикольный машины очень хорошие а тюнинг это шикарно
  26. Nalosi7769
    Jan 23, 2023
    10
    After playing unbound, safe to say that my gaming experience is better with heat. I feel like unbound is a cheap copy of heat.
  27. Alejo_silver
    Nov 9, 2019
    9
    Nicely done. If ghost games follow this path, they will make nfs great again.
  28. Vexjel
    Nov 22, 2019
    9
    Best NFS in years. I played most of them. If they add drag races and more music (but better) it will be much better than Underground 2.
  29. Skillet852
    Feb 1, 2020
    9
    Вроде как и не плохо, относительно прошлых частей
  30. Solorax
    Nov 9, 2019
    9
    It is a good game! After multiple hours of playing it the game is still surprising me with new mechanics and good races. Worth the money!
  31. Zefir0485
    Nov 9, 2019
    9
    NFS Heat is much better than payback. Tuning has become more diverse, the fleet is much larger, and the cops are even meaner. For me, NFS Heat was the game of the year!
  32. Haganu
    Nov 10, 2019
    9
    The feeling you get when escaping a max heat pursuit in this game is something not a single racing game I have ever played comes close to. And that's not even talking about the multiplier.
    It's way different than Most Wanted and Carbon did the police chases, but the way Ghost Games did it in this game is equally good.
    The optimization could be better, but aside from that I'm satisfied    The feeling you get when escaping a max heat pursuit in this game is something not a single racing game I have ever played comes close to. And that's not even talking about the multiplier.
    It's way different than Most Wanted and Carbon did the police chases, but the way Ghost Games did it in this game is equally good.

    The optimization could be better, but aside from that I'm satisfied with what Ghost Games delivered.
    More so than with Payback, for sure.    … Expand
  33. Nikita66055
    Feb 6, 2020
    9
    Игра мне дико зашла но есть и свои минусы конечно ест однообразные гонки по типу кольцевые но если это происходит ночью то за этим приятно наблюдать за неоновыми фонарями которые почти на каждом углу.Днём другая ситуация гонки очень скучные и однообразные но всё таки иногда приятно смотреть на растительность за городом,но если это происходит в городе то извините он очень пуст.Но есть иИгра мне дико зашла но есть и свои минусы конечно ест однообразные гонки по типу кольцевые но если это происходит ночью то за этим приятно наблюдать за неоновыми фонарями которые почти на каждом углу.Днём другая ситуация гонки очень скучные и однообразные но всё таки иногда приятно смотреть на растительность за городом,но если это происходит в городе то извините он очень пуст.Но есть и свои плюсы,очень большой авто парк,разнообразный тюнинг,огромный открытый мир,также есть разные машины из прошлых частей NFS.Но как по мне самый большой плюс это полиция,здесь она прям пипец какая сложная,мне вот порой кажется если взять другие части NFS то в Heat здесь полиция прям псы они тебя зажимают в коробку и даже подрезают.Кто муже их вообще наконец то добавили.Как по мне самый огромный минус это управление оно здесь немного хуже чем в The crew 2.Это всё что я хотел сказать я надеюсь что серия NFS станет в будущем гораздо лучше.… Expand
  34. FuhrerUberAlles
    Mar 15, 2020
    9
    Cops.Just Cops..Everything is really good but cops are really annoying.They are not hard the are nearly impossible to beat.Like I said everything is really good(btw story is good,not perfect but good)They really nerf the cops.
  35. JnaiKe
    Aug 24, 2020
    9
    Cons~
    Graphics are quite not optimised.
    Story feels short, should have a little more after, like knowing better other league members and taking personal challenges for new commers (with cars of their choice for example). Pro~ FUN, good crew system and rewarding! Customization is on point, some cars feel a little lack on it but with the paiting and decal system it's very fun creating    Cons~
    Graphics are quite not optimised.
    Story feels short, should have a little more after, like knowing better other league members and taking personal challenges for new commers (with cars of their choice for example).
    Pro~
    FUN, good crew system and rewarding!
    Customization is on point, some cars feel a little lack on it but with the paiting and decal system it's very fun creating art!

    Overall, very worth!    … Expand
  36. KukiKris28PL
    Aug 10, 2020
    9
    Very good gamę. Like a Old NFS. I play all time. An f*cinkg amaizing soundtrack!
  37. Frankeyowski
    Feb 22, 2021
    9
    Jak dla mnie 3 najlepsza część NFS. (prawie) Realistyczne zniszczenia, klimaty Miami, jedyne co mnie wkurzało to styl wypowiadania się postaci. To było naprawdę dobre
  38. Iamacarguy
    Jun 23, 2022
    9
    This game is so amazing, and I absolutely love it. It had decent physics, amazing graphics and the one feature that mostly stands out, Ultra rice mode. By that, I mean that you can customize cars with ANY type of body kit you want. Plus, You can literally ENGINE SWAP hypercars. Like imagine a Ferrari hypercar swapped with an SUV'S V8 engine. It would be so cool and funny at the same time.This game is so amazing, and I absolutely love it. It had decent physics, amazing graphics and the one feature that mostly stands out, Ultra rice mode. By that, I mean that you can customize cars with ANY type of body kit you want. Plus, You can literally ENGINE SWAP hypercars. Like imagine a Ferrari hypercar swapped with an SUV'S V8 engine. It would be so cool and funny at the same time. Some bonus points, storyline is amazing. I do wish that they improved the physics, specifically like forza but hey, its still good.… Expand
  39. Skptc
    Nov 22, 2020
    8
    Ребята, это не плохой нфс, по сравнению с раздражающим платиназад, это прям старый добрый нфс! Будьте снисходительны, дайте шанс, погрузитесь!
  40. Miczelov
    Nov 8, 2019
    8
    Best game in NFS series from years. Driving model is much better than in NFS2015, or Payback. Performance tuning now is looking like it should be - similiar to NFS2015 (in which tuning was great in contrary to other aspects of the game), and no more speedcards from Payback (which was the worst way to make performance tuning in any game ever).

    I'm still in middle of the game, but story    Best game in NFS series from years. Driving model is much better than in NFS2015, or Payback. Performance tuning now is looking like it should be - similiar to NFS2015 (in which tuning was great in contrary to other aspects of the game), and no more speedcards from Payback (which was the worst way to make performance tuning in any game ever).

    I'm still in middle of the game, but story is "not bad" - in contrarty to last 2 instances of series, now its pretty convincing, and making player even more eager to play more, so he can upgrade his car, so he also can move story forward.

    Character customisation is also nice addition, but when you looking forall available options of haircuts, clothes, etc, you'll immediately see that it was made mostly to please LGBTQ+ environment... If you'll choose 4ex. male character, you'll quicly notice that you have many options of haircuts,and clother are... for female. Ofc, male character also can wear tham, and i don't have problem with it, but as straight male I'm disappointed a bit, that my avatar can only wear hoodies, skirts or bras, but there's no any suit. (and I just like suits!).

    Overall my score is 8/10 - graphics are nice, sounds either, gamplay is fun, story not bad, and physics much better than in last 2 instances of the series (which was also greatest drawback of both of them)..    … Expand
  41. Nickolababaiko
    Sep 5, 2021
    8
    Забегая вперед, скажу что эта часть NFS мне понравилась не смотря на её многочисленные минусы!
    К которым отнесу:
    -Странную физику которая проявляется сильнее на огромных скоростях. -Скучные дневные заезды(ночные огонь))) Днём полиция словно сонные мухи!)) Днем очень много гринда денег чтоб купить апгрейды для машины! А если вы любитель покупать много машин то прийдётся много гриндить!!!    Забегая вперед, скажу что эта часть NFS мне понравилась не смотря на её многочисленные минусы!
    К которым отнесу:
    -Странную физику которая проявляется сильнее на огромных скоростях.
    -Скучные дневные заезды(ночные огонь))) Днём полиция словно сонные мухи!)) Днем очень много гринда денег чтоб купить апгрейды для машины! А если вы любитель покупать много машин то прийдётся много гриндить!!!
    -Музыка самая отстойная в серии.....у меня есть спец плей лист где собрана музыка из всех частей NFS начиная с NFS 5 Porshe!!!(с удаленными треками которые мне не нравятся, не могут же все нравится)))) Так вот, в NFS Heat меньше всего треков которые мне понравились по сравнению с остальными частями! Это латиноамериканская муза на любителя и не подходит к происходящему на экране! Конечно есть треки хорошие, бодрые и заводные но очень мало!!!
    Плюсы перевесили минусы:
    + Отличная мотивация участвовать в онлайн заездах других игроков и приглашать на свои заезды всех т.к при гонке хотя бы с одним живым игроком действует бонус 40% к заработанным деньгам днем и репутации ночью! Даже если вас все игроки обгонят вы всё равно будете в большом плюсе! Я постоянно гонялся с другими игроками! В начале игры это очень помогает!
    + Хороший разнообразный тюнинг! Часами сидел в гараже и ковырялся с машинами делая из них пушку-гонку!)))
    + Неплохая графика но только в ночных заездах(в дневных заездах думаешь что настройки графики снизились!:-D)
    + Ночные погони крутые! В максимальном розыске удрать от копов реальная проблема! Особенно если у вас медленная машина(с копами на максимальном уровне розыска гоняться лучше с уровнем машины 300+) В игре нет явных способов ухода от полиции как например в Most Wanted 2005(за исключением водички но это недоработка разрабов без которой было бы жестко совсем))) У меня было пару адреналиновых погонь в которых я чудом скрывался на последнем издыхании с улучшениями прочности, потратив все возможные ремонты!!! Отбив по эмоциям те деньги что я на игру потратил на распродаже!! За полный прайс NFS Heat к сожалению не стоит своих денег!
    По итогу спорная часть NFS получилась! В общем она не хорошая и не плохая.... NFS Heat НОРМАЛЬНАЯ!    … Expand
  42. rBose
    Nov 16, 2019
    8
    Solid 8 out of 10, fantastic musical playlist, great graphics and awesome cars! In my opinion it is far better than payback, its worth a try
  43. venomtail
    Nov 17, 2019
    8
    A fun new enjoyable NFS and a great successor to NFS MW and NFS 2015. The biggest improvement out of everything when compared to the last few NFS games are the new cops. They provide a nice difficult challenge at the higher heats that carry certain risk, such as losing progress. This gives the chases much more meaning and adrenaline when you have the last 30 minutes of racing on the line.A fun new enjoyable NFS and a great successor to NFS MW and NFS 2015. The biggest improvement out of everything when compared to the last few NFS games are the new cops. They provide a nice difficult challenge at the higher heats that carry certain risk, such as losing progress. This gives the chases much more meaning and adrenaline when you have the last 30 minutes of racing on the line. This is exactly what the community wanted and what Ghost got wrong in Payback. Because of this these are just as intense cop chases as they were back in the day in Most Wanted in your M3.

    The story is much better than what was in Payback, and there are certain voice dialogs between the characters in the open world that have purpose and give them dept. Is it as good as 2015's? No, but very close.

    Music is 50/50. Some of the Latin tracks are really good where as some are hard techno and just seems way out of place.

    The biggest issues would be the world. Not as empty as the one in Payback but could do some work. There's lots of great potential here.

    And also on launch day there is no (speedlists) PvP racing lobbies like there were in 2015 and Payback. I have been told this is a later update however.    … Expand
  44. player99
    Dec 1, 2019
    8
    The best NFS game in a long time. It’s not perfect, but on the other hand I wasn’t expecting it to be.
    First of all the story is great compared to NFS Payback. Payback’ story was really childish and immature, whereas Heat has a more serious and credible storyline. However, it’s way too short and felt ’unfinished’.
    The gameplay is pretty enjoyable when you get a hang of it. You drive    The best NFS game in a long time. It’s not perfect, but on the other hand I wasn’t expecting it to be.
    First of all the story is great compared to NFS Payback. Payback’ story was really childish and immature, whereas Heat has a more serious and credible storyline. However, it’s way too short and felt ’unfinished’.
    The gameplay is pretty enjoyable when you get a hang of it. You drive mostly on asphalt roads and very little off-road, which I also consider a great improvement from the last game.
    The game also look good and runs rather well, in spite of occasional crashes.
    Heat is a step in the right direction in the NFS franchise.    … Expand
  45. inspireBreaker
    Nov 14, 2019
    8
    I am 5h into the game and after payback, this is a really good game.
    Once they fix the ugly ultra water reflections, and som texture loading issues on a PC, I will definitely change the score. I like the progress style, customization of car and avatar. It just really feels like a game and not an eShop :-) - which is a gigantic step for EA into right direction. Not this f*****g game as    I am 5h into the game and after payback, this is a really good game.
    Once they fix the ugly ultra water reflections, and som texture loading issues on a PC, I will definitely change the score. I like the progress style, customization of car and avatar. It just really feels like a game and not an eShop :-) - which is a gigantic step for EA into right direction. Not this f*****g game as service s**t, which ruined the Ghost Recon franchise and The Crew 2 as well....    … Expand
  46. zupsonsfc
    Jun 11, 2021
    8
    Fun to play. A lot of grinding though. Don't know why but I feel like there is something missing in the plot. Cars could be extended (lots of them missing). But in overall it is really nice to get when on promotion
  47. asdfasdf12456
    Aug 13, 2022
    8
    I quite enjoy the gameplay, comparing to forza horizon 5. It is much more enjoyable for playing it because it has more things to unlock, police cars chase, etc. The cars in this game can perform differently if I apply different parts. Unlike forza horizon 5, I get the best car, tune it to 10 on most parts, thats it. I can use it in my entire gameplay to go through the content, because itI quite enjoy the gameplay, comparing to forza horizon 5. It is much more enjoyable for playing it because it has more things to unlock, police cars chase, etc. The cars in this game can perform differently if I apply different parts. Unlike forza horizon 5, I get the best car, tune it to 10 on most parts, thats it. I can use it in my entire gameplay to go through the content, because it is very rare to find another better car that can outperform the current one. As for the driving controls, I like this one because I can drift and it's easier to control than Forza Horizon 5.

    The downside is the game only has a few good soundtracks, some of them are quite annoying to listen to.    … Expand
  48. Luka1998010
    Nov 13, 2019
    8
    Need for Speed Heat is so far the best recent title in the series BUT there are things that i, personally do not like at all.
    First, the good things.
    +Car list +Very improved handling +Customization +Weather +Graphics +Activities +Soundtrack And now, the cons -Health bar. I absolutely hate this feature. For me, it ruins the whole thrill of smashing cops like in MW for an    Need for Speed Heat is so far the best recent title in the series BUT there are things that i, personally do not like at all.
    First, the good things.
    +Car list
    +Very improved handling
    +Customization
    +Weather
    +Graphics
    +Activities
    +Soundtrack
    And now, the cons
    -Health bar.
    I absolutely hate this feature. For me, it ruins the whole thrill of smashing cops like in MW for an example.
    Sure, it gives you a andrenaline rush but its not really great when your health is half gone and you got Heat 5 coming after you with 0 repairs left.
    -BUSTED METER
    Yes, the busted meter. You are probably wondering why ? Well, because it is possible to get busted while driving at a decent speed.
    I was caught multiple times that way and it is really annoying.
    Hopefully it gets patched in the first update because its just stupid.

    Overall, i love the game, its very fun, addictive and gives you a lot.    … Expand
  49. FaceMace87
    Nov 12, 2019
    8
    Firstly I want to say that anyone giving this game a 0 are just morons that either a) haven't played the game or b) are just terrible at it.

    This game is not perfect (hence the 8) but it is very good and is a massive step in the right direction for the franchise after the last few entries. The good: Graphics Car variety Customisation The race scaling The driving physics The    Firstly I want to say that anyone giving this game a 0 are just morons that either a) haven't played the game or b) are just terrible at it.

    This game is not perfect (hence the 8) but it is very good and is a massive step in the right direction for the franchise after the last few entries.

    The good:
    Graphics
    Car variety
    Customisation
    The race scaling
    The driving physics

    The mediocre:
    The world
    The story

    The bad:
    Characters
    Police chases

    Need for Speed was always meant to be the relationship between you and your car, taking it from an old **** to something to marvel at. This has returned in Heat, you can do so much with your cars that you can easily take something ordinary and make it extraordinary.

    Anyone complaining about the story are just idiots, this is a racing game, not The Last of Us.

    The driving physics are good for what the game is, if you wanted simulation level physics, go and play a simulation racer.

    Money is easy to come by so it never feels unattainable to get those parts onto your car. The level of customization is thankfully very good, I am glad they have a community feature for paintwork, decals etc. I appreciate a nicely presented car but I have the artistic flair of a baboons arse so I never manage to get the look I want. With the community option however I can make use of the work of people far more artistically talented than myself.

    Sure I have put down a few things as mediocre but they are things I expected to be mediocre so I cannot and will not hold that against the game. My only real gripe are the police chases. They are far too difficult when you get to heat level 3 or above, I understand things are meant to get more difficult but it gets to the point of being insurmountable regardless of the car you have, you never feel like you have any change of getting away when you get to heat level 4 and 5. I think if EA scale back the difficulty of the police chases slightly in heat levels 3+ I would find this game even better and it would merit a 9 in my eyes.

    Performance is also good, i can get 80+ fps at 1440p all ultra on a 6700k, 32gb ram and 2080.    … Expand
  50. zNeverSleeping
    Jan 6, 2020
    8
    Deixando a nostalgia de lado, esse talvez seja um dos melhores NFS já feitos, e acredito eu que seja o melhor jogo da franquia nessa década.

    Há muito o que falar sobre. Primeiro falando sobre os pontos positivos, temos a Gameplay, que pega uma base do NFS 2015 e a deixa mais solida. A jogabilidade varia muito do carro, sendo pesada ou muito leve e responsiva - tudo depende do quanto    Deixando a nostalgia de lado, esse talvez seja um dos melhores NFS já feitos, e acredito eu que seja o melhor jogo da franquia nessa década.

    Há muito o que falar sobre. Primeiro falando sobre os pontos positivos, temos a Gameplay, que pega uma base do NFS 2015 e a deixa mais solida. A jogabilidade varia muito do carro, sendo pesada ou muito leve e responsiva - tudo depende do quanto você souber tunar seu carro. E falando de tunagem, aqui há uma variedade enorme de mudanças que você pode fazer, sendo que cada uma delas altera a jogabilidade do seu carro. A customização é insana e merece sua atenção, sendo parte fundamental do jogo. Eu joguei 90% do game na câmera de ação (aquela do NFS 2015), e eu acho que mantê-la é uma boa adição visto que deixa as coisas mais orgânicas.

    O jogo é sub-dividido entre Dia e Noite, sendo que no dia se ganha dinheiro e na noite se ganha reputação. Amei essa nova mecânica, pois elas se complementam e o jogo não fica monótono tão facilmente. De dia temos mais corridas de circuito, com torcida e a pista modificada para a mesma. Já a noite que as coisas ficam serias. As corridas em suma maioria são sprint - de um ponto ao outro -, há transito e a policia intervirá caso estiver por perto. E serio... escapar da policia pode ser um fardo caso não esteja preparado e não tinha paciência.

    Podemos adicionar junto a discussão anterior os gráficos. Heat me lembra muito o Drive Club: Só é bonito mesmo na chuva.
    Os gráficos são medíocres ao dia, ficando mais aceitáveis quando chove, já a noite é onde a engine mostra todo seu potencial. Os reflexos são impressionantes e a chuva parece muito real. A textura dos carros é muito bem feita, mas o mundo aberto decepciona, e muito.

    Talvez esse seja o ponto mais negativo do jogo: Sua otimização. Apesar de jogar a 60fps na maior parte do jogo, em diversos momentos havia quedas para a casa dos 40. O frame time era completamente instável, fazendo com que 60fps tivesse a sensação de 50. Havia engasgos o tempo todo, e principalmente quando encontrávamos a policia numa corrida a noite, deixando tudo inavegável. Os loadings eram demorados e as texturas demoravam muito para carregar, deixando até minecraft mais bonito. O uso a CPU ficava nas alturas e o jogo exigia um uso injustificável da minha GPU padrão padrão dos gráficos apresentados. Ao que tudo indica, a engine Frostbite está defasada ou, no minimo, é muito difícil de se trabalhar.
    Meu Hardware: RTX 2060 + Ryzen 5 1600 stock + 16gb ram 2400mhz

    Por fim, algumas observações: O áudio do carro está bem feito. Não é nada de outro mundo mas não incomoda. A trilha sonora foi bem medíocre, mas achei interessante mudarem o estilo de acordo com o tempo - se estava dia ou noite. A dificuldade do jogo é mal feita, desequilibrando muito as coisas - hora pra ti, hora para a IA.    … Expand
  51. PizzaSubCombo
    Nov 8, 2019
    8
    Though I could do without the cringey story, and the cops get a bit redundant once you've built a 1,200hp land missle, Ghost have somehow managed to make a hybrid of Underground 2, Pro Street, and Rivals that is incredibly enjoyable. The game is packed with content and most importantly, stays far away from any greedy monetization tactics EA has been known for in the past. Easily the bestThough I could do without the cringey story, and the cops get a bit redundant once you've built a 1,200hp land missle, Ghost have somehow managed to make a hybrid of Underground 2, Pro Street, and Rivals that is incredibly enjoyable. The game is packed with content and most importantly, stays far away from any greedy monetization tactics EA has been known for in the past. Easily the best NFS game since the series' jump to the PS4/X1 generation of consoles.… Expand
  52. App1elele
    Nov 9, 2019
    8
    Physics are arcade-ish, but quite enjoyable;
    Story is OK for a racing game;
    The city and the map are nice but they feel kinda dead; Tuning is incredible; AI overall is a bit stupid but can't say the same about cops AI; Pursuits are entertaining af but without lovely features that were in previous games (Pursuit breakers in MW, spikes, EMP in HP 2010); Music..... eh, it makes you    Physics are arcade-ish, but quite enjoyable;
    Story is OK for a racing game;
    The city and the map are nice but they feel kinda dead;
    Tuning is incredible;
    AI overall is a bit stupid but can't say the same about cops AI;
    Pursuits are entertaining af but without lovely features that were in previous games (Pursuit breakers in MW, spikes, EMP in HP 2010);
    Music..... eh, it makes you wanna puke. Worst soundtrack in the entire NFS series IMO;
    Graphics are nice.

    Well, the game overall is really enjoyable. And it's finally a GOOD NFS! I still wish for better but at least developers got the right (almost) view on Need For Speed series.    … Expand
  53. Keph
    Nov 9, 2019
    8
    Seit lange mal wieder ein relativ gutes NFS also eins der bessern die letzten waren ja eher so meh
  54. JoshuaHolloway
    Nov 9, 2019
    8
    Although it's obviously not the second coming of christ it is finally a step in the right direction that has been missing for NFS for the last decade. Unlike almost EVERY aaa racer this gen, Heat has CHARACTER! it has an actual theme, an actual atmosphere, an actual art style. It felt like the people designing this game really had a vision. And it shows in the gameplay of racing aroundAlthough it's obviously not the second coming of christ it is finally a step in the right direction that has been missing for NFS for the last decade. Unlike almost EVERY aaa racer this gen, Heat has CHARACTER! it has an actual theme, an actual atmosphere, an actual art style. It felt like the people designing this game really had a vision. And it shows in the gameplay of racing around this very nice world with improved but not yet perfect handling (way better than previous ghost games). The cops can be pretty unforgiving at low levels, but if you be patient and practice and wait until youre truely ready to take on high heat levels, you will have some of the most intense fun ever in a racing game! Of course there are problems like a eh performacne that i hope will be fixed soon and a map that should really have more ai drivers to make it feel more alive, but through post game support i hope this can be a new beginning for NFS.… Expand
  55. HOOTwheelz
    Nov 27, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have 80+ hours in Heat, if only because the night racing is just so much fun. I've build a 1992 NSX with a Mclaren 838T engine, hooked up to a 4 gear transmission, and it just works. The story is great but feels quite short. I love Ana and Lucas, and Officer Shaw is one of the best characters in the game since Lieutenant Cross. I also lost my head with excitement when Roshni called me to ask if Ana was single! I just wish it had more basis in the story, because as it stands it's just flavor text.

    I was extremely hesitant walking into this game. I didn't pre-order it, and I had to watch my favorite streamer (MrAeroHD on Twitch) play it before making up my mind. There are a few small issues I have with this game, but I think it's excusable considering how fun this game is to me in spite of those flaws. The only major complaint I have is lacking crossplay. Me and my friends are split between PC and Xbox, so I'm stuck showing off my cars through screenshots.

    TL;DR: Heat is a return to form. Ghost Games finally figured out how to make Frostbite work for an NFS game, and it has me extremely excited to see where GG goes next with the series.    … Expand
  56. Lunasta
    Jan 14, 2020
    8
    I dont understand why so many peopl hate this game the only thing that doesnt fit my style is the music and this " pop " thing, but i think im just getting old. the game is great! the story is REALLY short but its also great!
  57. Artahnis
    Feb 27, 2020
    8
    I want to be very clear. I made an account just to review this game. I apologize if it's confusing, but you're also getting the ramblings of someone who grew up playing Need for Speed Underground, Underground 2, Most Wanted, and Carbon. I didn't touch the series again until 2012, when I bought the remake of Most Wanted for like 10 bucks. I returned to the series (and was an active memberI want to be very clear. I made an account just to review this game. I apologize if it's confusing, but you're also getting the ramblings of someone who grew up playing Need for Speed Underground, Underground 2, Most Wanted, and Carbon. I didn't touch the series again until 2012, when I bought the remake of Most Wanted for like 10 bucks. I returned to the series (and was an active member in the Need For Speed community) when the self-titled 2015 reboot that Ghost Games made was announced and released.
    I bought 2015, and while I appreciated the customization capabilities and what they game did, I found the handling pitiful, the gameplay very unrewarding, and ultimately pointless; everything was so expensive, but races gave me so little money. I had to do like three races just to get a Rocket Bunny kit. As someone who pretty much exclusively drives Japanese cars, this upset me. My BRZ looked the same as everyone elses.
    I bought Payback way after the release date, and while I found the Speed Card crap irritating, I found the gameplay incredibly fun and rewarding, and actually found the story of the game to be quite interesting, enough to make me want a story sequel to that game.
    So, now that we have my biases out of the way, Need For Speed: Heat.
    This game is fantastic. The driving and handling in this game, from all 100 hours I've played and in all the cars I've tested, is fantastic. Cars feel like they should. If they're heavy, they feel heavy. If they're light, they feel light. Each car is unique, and has it's own unique tendencies. A full drift build RX-7 does not feel the same as a full drift build 240Z, or a full drift build Mustang. A full grip build Mustang will NOT outcorner a full grip build Ferrari F40. They're all unique, and each car has it's own purposes. You can attempt to tailor the car to what you want it to do, but it might not be as good as other cars that are specifically built for that event. Going 200 mph in this game is bowel-loosening, and more so in cars that were not meant to go that fast; 200 in a Ferrari is quick, but 200 in a 1969 Dodge Charger is TERRIFYING.
    The cops are... strange. Initially, they were impossible. So much so that I legitimately refused to do night races for a while, and just did daytime challenges to earn rep (the game's form of experience) instead. But... then I got an Evo X. I don't know if the Evo X is secretly a jesus car, or maybe if I'm just particularly good with it, but cops could not keep up with me. I would hit fourth gear, and start flying past cops. It was insane. But, when they got to a higher level as well to keep up with my car, this game truly started to shine: the cops were trying to pit me, use rolling roadblocks, box me in so that a heavy hitting Rhino could have a head-on collision with my car. It was intense. Getting my car back up to speed again, I was able to start fending a few of the cops off, while sacrificing a fraction of my own health to ensure that the cop stayed down. The risk and reward throughout the game was very enticing, and encouraged me to both play more and try and push myself to do more challenging events and get in more intense pursuits, despite the occasional absurdity of the AI, both police and street racer.
    Speaking of racers, I dunno how to rank them. Some people have had challenges like where the car in first is just insanely faster than you and you just cannot catch up at all, but every time I did a circuit race, I often ended up lapping at least 3 other drivers. I can honestly say I don't think I did a single race without either lapping or having a minimum of a mile lead.
    Music in this game is trash, personally. There are a few songs that fit (and a few personal faves, like el Diablo), but for the most part it's just trendy trap rap. If you like it, fine, but I don't. I just listen to my Spotify playlist.
    And, my final point. Customization. Dios mio, the customization. If you played Payback, or 2015, it's similar, but even better. Unlike those games, where certain parts were locked behind experience walls, or crappy forced interactions with the world, you just... do. You craft cars into your own personal works of art. Different performance parts (these, unfortunately, are locked by experience walls) allow you to not only create unique cars visually, but mechanically. It's not just anyone's Porsche at the starting line; it's YOUR Porsche.
    What Need for Speed: Heat did wasn't necessarily original. In essence, it's a blend of the features from their previous Need For Speed titles. The risk & reward system from Rivals, the customization from their 2015 reboot, and the improved handling & physics from Payback. It hasn't done anything new. Ghost just let us off the leash, and let us go crazy. And I think they deserve all the credit in the world for that.
    Also, there's gonna be car packs and a map unlocker DLC. That's it.
    So, if you like street racing games, and miss Most Wanted or Carbon,
    Buy this game.    … Expand
  58. Alexb1096
    Jul 24, 2020
    8
    ITALIAN: breve recensione
    Questo secondo me è quello che dovrebbe essere Need for Speed, magari leggermente affinato e basta.
    Il comparto tecnico è davvero ottimo, specialmente l'illuminazione nelle parti notturne. Altro aspetto che personalmente mi sta a cuore è il ritorno di una trama abbastanza importante ai fini del gameplay e personaggi che, anche se ci riescono solo in parte,    ITALIAN: breve recensione
    Questo secondo me è quello che dovrebbe essere Need for Speed, magari leggermente affinato e basta.

    Il comparto tecnico è davvero ottimo, specialmente l'illuminazione nelle parti notturne.

    Altro aspetto che personalmente mi sta a cuore è il ritorno di una trama abbastanza importante ai fini del gameplay e personaggi che, anche se ci riescono solo in parte, cercano di essere iconici e abbastanza riconoscibili.
    Questo aspetto è stato pressoché assente dopo Carbon ma secondo me è un aspetto importantissimo perchè giustifica tutte le azioni senza appiattirle a semplici gare da vincere, anzi creando a volte modelli di riferimento (come la celebre BMW M3 di Most Wanted o la Nissan 350Z di Underground 2). L'unico problema è che la EA ha aspettato davvero troppo per rimettersi in carreggiata e questo può aver compromesso l'opinione pubblica sulla serie, oltre ad aver fatto cambiare il pubblico che lo apprezza.

    Dal punto di vista del gameplay invece si ha una guidabilità ottima, arcade ma in cui si percepisce il peso e la fisicità delle auto rendendolo quindi semplice nei controlli ma appagante nel risultato.
    Ottimo parco auto, buona dimensione della mappa anche se non troppo varia, finalmente una buona personalizzazione estetica (oltre che meccanica) dei veicoli e presenza della polizia, cui non sono fan ma permette di diversificare il gameplay.

    A questo aggiungo quello che veramente mi ha colpito del gioco.
    Questo infatti è sviluppato in due fasi, il giorno e la notte, che ci metteranno di fronte a corse di auto legali e altamente remunerative di giorno oppure a corse illegali che aumentano l'esperienza di notte.
    Questo dualismo è davvero interessante e permette di progredire in maniera varia ed omogenea.
    Inoltre, è una cosa semplice ma sempre piacevole, sono presenti piccole sfide e oggetti collezionabili in giro per la mappa e questo ci costringerà ad esplorarla per ottenere delle ricompense.

    Una nota negativa è che secondo me il gioco in single player dura troppo poco e il sistema di sblocco delle auto è basato sul multiplayer. Questo garantisce una progressione anche per molto tempo dopo che si è finita la storia, ed è una cosa positiva, ma allo stesso tempo porta a finire questa in maniera troppo facile dato che supereremo facilmente le specifiche minime consigliate per vincere le gare.

    Infine l'ampio parco auto è un po' fine a sé stesso in quanto molti veicoli sono inutili ai fini competitivi, come ad esempio tutte le auto d'epoca (nettamente inferiori e senza neanche gare dedicate, che avrei apprezzato).

    Per concludere è un ottimo gioco, finalmente un Need for Speed con spunti interessanti dopo tanti anni a rincorrere uno stile quasi da action movie che aveva snaturato la serie e fatto perdere caratteristiche utili per rendere il gioco divertente anche nel lungo periodo.

    Voto: 8.5/10    … Expand
  59. omega_king
    Jun 25, 2020
    8
    This is the first NFS game I've played in a long time. I could say that the cosmetic customization is great. The cosmetic customization is really great and if you like making your car look unique, than you will love the cosmetic customization. The story was ok, the game has a short story which kinda sucks. The graphical requirements is kinda asks for to much. The game doesn't have enoughThis is the first NFS game I've played in a long time. I could say that the cosmetic customization is great. The cosmetic customization is really great and if you like making your car look unique, than you will love the cosmetic customization. The story was ok, the game has a short story which kinda sucks. The graphical requirements is kinda asks for to much. The game doesn't have enough races and when you level up more the less races you unlock which is not great. The cops are to overpowered and could be frustrating to escape. The soundtrack is not really for driving fast. The ingame map doesn't really feel alive and sometimes look like a ghost town. The car list is really great and there are cars from older NFS games like the BMW M3 from most wanted. Overall its just a good game.… Expand
  60. AgentLvi
    Jun 18, 2023
    8
    Great game. The story is decent. The scoring is great, visual is really amazing, the voice & sound is also amazing
  61. VyseHD
    Nov 20, 2022
    8
    damn it made fun the police chases where very action gaining! but some of the repetitive challanges
    went boring with the time, but after 40 hours i think for my first real RACING game it was a good start!!!
  62. ThePercival
    Dec 21, 2022
    8
    Honestly the best instalment in a long time, Hot pursuit was probably the last time I enjoyed any NFS game, Heat offers a balanced gameplay that merges both Sim and Arcade into one flawless component, the entire city feels alive and ambient, night time is my favourite, The graphics are incredible, the UI is simple and eye-catching, the only negative point was the lack of cars, I mean aHonestly the best instalment in a long time, Hot pursuit was probably the last time I enjoyed any NFS game, Heat offers a balanced gameplay that merges both Sim and Arcade into one flawless component, the entire city feels alive and ambient, night time is my favourite, The graphics are incredible, the UI is simple and eye-catching, the only negative point was the lack of cars, I mean a racing game with only 120-ish cars ? Come on. Overall, I will definitely recommend Heat to anyone that wants a good racing game. 8.5/10… Expand
  63. sharky0456
    Jan 8, 2023
    8
    at first the game started off slow but once i started to get used to the game and how it worked i was quickly hooked and i loved it up untill the post game which was a huge letdown as i was forced to grind for all the cars i really wanted and i just kind of gave up once unbound was announced and i found out they had the same roster

    i think the story was a fine length but the progression    at first the game started off slow but once i started to get used to the game and how it worked i was quickly hooked and i loved it up untill the post game which was a huge letdown as i was forced to grind for all the cars i really wanted and i just kind of gave up once unbound was announced and i found out they had the same roster

    i think the story was a fine length but the progression should have been faster or the story should have been longer so you actually went from rags to riches and not from rags to a pretty nice car    … Expand
  64. Giero
    Jan 4, 2023
    8
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  65. gameplayhdpc
    Nov 12, 2019
    7
    Best NFS in this generation. Still far behind Forza Horizon series and old but great Test Drive Unlimited.
  66. Konsti19
    Nov 14, 2019
    7
    This game needs optimization. It runs like crap on my PC which has an AMD 3700x and 2x 1080Ti in it. And the settings don't do much if you turn em down, it just looks worse and plays with the same framerate. Apart from that, Need for Speed Heat, finally, after all those years, we get a good game. It,s good except when you reach Heat level 3, then the cops really want to murder you´ andThis game needs optimization. It runs like crap on my PC which has an AMD 3700x and 2x 1080Ti in it. And the settings don't do much if you turn em down, it just looks worse and plays with the same framerate. Apart from that, Need for Speed Heat, finally, after all those years, we get a good game. It,s good except when you reach Heat level 3, then the cops really want to murder you´ and they will. Grind is a bit repetitive but is to be expected.… Expand
  67. Crackfarmer
    Feb 16, 2020
    7
    First things first - i can relate to ratings from 5 to 8 but this Game is defo not above an 8 nor below a 5. Anyone rating this game below 5 and above 8 should get their mind fixed cuz' they're obviously not able to actually rate a game correct.

    Not as bad as i expected. Since Most Wanted (both verions), this one is another good NFS Game. Story is kinda whatever but alright in the end.    First things first - i can relate to ratings from 5 to 8 but this Game is defo not above an 8 nor below a 5. Anyone rating this game below 5 and above 8 should get their mind fixed cuz' they're obviously not able to actually rate a game correct.

    Not as bad as i expected. Since Most Wanted (both verions), this one is another good NFS Game.
    Story is kinda whatever but alright in the end. Rewards are decent although the collectibles are hideous. You gotta admit that this Game is fully playable offline - not all Games nowadays allow that what's kinda sad. The only thing that really bugs me and annoys me every time are the fccking cops - they keep up with you regardless of what car you are driving also they spawn randomly infront or behind you. They are just meant to be exhausting for no obvious reason. Not sure who on EU's side came up with that stupid idea.

    If you didn't play the last couple NFS Games after Most Wanted 2012 you'll be pretty well off with this one. Im actually enjoying it as long as the cops don't cheat.    … Expand
  68. Hamster726
    Apr 3, 2021
    7
    Давно не играл в NFS, но тут решил вспомнить былые времена. Если вкратце, то графон хорош, гонки интересные, тюнинг топ, карта большая, есть где погонять. Сюжет тут реально ниочем, сделали абы было. Ах да, особенный респект тут за саундтреки, тут сделали как надо. Игра дух не захватывает, но и не полный кал. Можно поиграть на досугеДавно не играл в NFS, но тут решил вспомнить былые времена. Если вкратце, то графон хорош, гонки интересные, тюнинг топ, карта большая, есть где погонять. Сюжет тут реально ниочем, сделали абы было. Ах да, особенный респект тут за саундтреки, тут сделали как надо. Игра дух не захватывает, но и не полный кал. Можно поиграть на досуге
  69. gold
    Nov 29, 2021
    7
    Сюжет очень короткий и прям никакущий, графика не поменялась, несколько треков годных имеется, а в целом один реп. Собирать трофей и задания выполнять не интересно.
  70. Nightmare1911
    Nov 14, 2019
    7
    As a car guy i can say there is many things i like about the game: Car sounds , engine swaps , customization , exhaust pops , the map at night is gorgeous..
    Now there is bad things too: map in daytime looks dull / don't like the handling of the car feels like it will slide off at any moment , drifting is bad i would like a drifting with using the handbrake and the gas combined like in    As a car guy i can say there is many things i like about the game: Car sounds , engine swaps , customization , exhaust pops , the map at night is gorgeous..
    Now there is bad things too: map in daytime looks dull / don't like the handling of the car feels like it will slide off at any moment , drifting is bad i would like a drifting with using the handbrake and the gas combined like in forza 4 , cops are like tanks at heat lvl 4 and 5 , the story is not as big and i think it can be improved much more. This is a good way in the right direction keep going.    … Expand
  71. zianmaulaya
    Nov 8, 2019
    7
    A modern Need for Speed done right. Big applause for EA. Far better than their last Need for Speed.

    Graphics is your usual 2015-ish game, but still looks good. Customization is just awesome, you can swap engines, you can mix and match your performance part of your car, anything, you name it. The only problem is.. their Frostbite engine. Seriously, I can run any latest game with 60    A modern Need for Speed done right. Big applause for EA. Far better than their last Need for Speed.

    Graphics is your usual 2015-ish game, but still looks good. Customization is just awesome, you can swap engines, you can mix and match your performance part of your car, anything, you name it.

    The only problem is.. their Frostbite engine. Seriously, I can run any latest game with 60 fps easily but this game runs at average 40 fps. There is stutter and minor freeze but nothing game breaking, more stable than NFS Payback. But still, the performance could be really, really better than this. The cops.. ah.. some ppl says that the cops is really savage, and hard to escape, while some of them enjoys being criminal. I'm on neutral on this tho. All in all, is this a good racing games? Yes. Is this a good Need for Speed game? Hell yeah.    … Expand
  72. GapingVageta
    Dec 9, 2019
    7
    Incredibly fun driving and an average sized car catalog. In-depth visual customization that can be lacking on some cars. Lots of options to tweak handling from different degrees of grip, drift, off-road, and on-road capability. Traffic challenge can be 50/50 at higher speeds with many crashes being unavoidable but other times leading to satisfying dodges. Career progression feels prettyIncredibly fun driving and an average sized car catalog. In-depth visual customization that can be lacking on some cars. Lots of options to tweak handling from different degrees of grip, drift, off-road, and on-road capability. Traffic challenge can be 50/50 at higher speeds with many crashes being unavoidable but other times leading to satisfying dodges. Career progression feels pretty shallow with a mediocre story and characters as well as having to grind high sums of money through the same races. Story characters repeatedly call you saying the same lines of dialogue in relation to where you are in the story. Even after everything story related is completed, they still call and pester you with repeated dialogue (hopefully will be addressed in a future patch), so I would turn off speech in the settings at that point The map is 90% open with some restrictions on where you can go, leading to disrupting black loading screens to reset your car. Map would be great if it was twice its size but is reasonably decorated with trees and fences to crash through (most of the time) and several buildings and props to liven up the atmosphere. The map is filled with several speed traps, jumps, and drift challenges to keep you busy, as well as many hidden collectibles for unlocking more visual customization. Physics are surprisingly good with often amusing crashes and thrilling airtime through bumpy hills and mountain descents. Graphics are very good but not outstanding for 2019 standards. Car and rain reflections + detail are stunning and lighting can look pretty damn good at times. Clean draw distances and shadows add to its immersion as well. Aside from poor texture streaming at times, the game looks great in motion. Nighttime is where the graphics and police AI shine the most. As the heat level goes up, cops become increasingly aggressive and harder to avoid, leading to some fun chases. Level progression to buy better cars and performance upgrades is done at night through racing and gambling with higher heat levels for faster rep (or experience). To me, it felt like leveling up went too fast. More variety in rep building with increased rep requirement for leveling would've made this a great system instead of a good one. Lastly i'll mention the audio. Engine sounds (also customizable), car scrapes, destruction, and even the "whoosh" passing by another car, are designed well and make it enjoyable to explore the world. Soundtrack is very hit or miss. Daytime and nighttime have different track lists and can get old fast but there are a few standouts. I recommend turning off the music after 5-10 hours just to feel the mood the game is shooting for.
    First and foremost, this is a driving game, and it does that extremely well. Several things hold it back from being consistently entertaining, but any arcade racing fan will seriously appreciate what they've accomplished here.    … Expand
  73. bar0yka
    Dec 5, 2022
    7
    yağmur yağdığında güneş açıyor amina bir de playlist çok sığ insan sıkılıyor yarış pistleri ise baya kolay ve kendini tekrar ediyor
  74. delaware80
    Feb 28, 2022
    7
    NFS Heat shows a similar problem to me like NFS Payback: the story is no good.
    The NFS Franchise has still a lot of potential - arcade racing is fine - but a better story with serious RPG elements is required.
  75. Nekorystar
    Aug 16, 2021
    7
    overall a fun game to play, good car customization but the story is kinda dry and the cops get funny sometimes
  76. ErixKing
    Sep 3, 2023
    7
    Aunque parezca raro siento después de mucho tiempo que me gusta un NFS. Tiene sus falencias mas que nada al entrar en persecución, ese creo es su punto mas flojo
  77. The_D4RknesS
    Jun 29, 2022
    7
    The last game in the series that still had fun and the first payback is horrible
  78. TURBO0-0
    Jul 29, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Играл я без UNITΞ.
    Физика.
    В принципе хорошая. Не симулятор конечно, в shift 2 и prostreet мне нравилось больше. Дрифт как по мне слишком лёгким получился. Даже за самые короткие заезды я получаю по 100-350к очков (состязания не в счёт ибо есть состязания где и 15к получать это целое событие). Остальное неплохое. 6,5/10
    Сюжет.
    Такое себе. Вся лажа в сюжете происходит только по тому, что Ана придумывает хуйню, а гг молча, как болванчик, ей поддакивает и за ней следует. Если была бы возможность выбора в миссиях сюжет, как по мне был бы лучше. Закончился сюжет, как по мне странно. Тип не понятно, что нам дала эта Лига. Я считаю, что в сюжете что-то получила только Торрес. Она скинула Мёрсера и получила звание, а тима гг так и осталась ни с чем, что с Мёрсером, что с Торрес. 6/10
    Графика.
    Хорошая но местами мне не нравиться цветовая гамма. 7/10
    Автопарк и тюнинг
    Тюнинг я считаю лучшим среди последних нфс (начиная с The Run). По кол-во машин не Forza Horizon 4 конечно, но их достаточно. 8,5/10
    Карта.
    Верх и низ карты хорошие, но цент можно было вырезать игра бы ничего не потеряла бы или сделать центр просто плоским, без гор, чтобы можно было разогнать машину на максимум. 7/10
    Музыка.
    Не шедевр, но некоторые треки заслуживают внимания. 7,5/10    … Expand
  79. Needforspeedfan
    Nov 20, 2022
    7
    Pros:
    + A lot of cars
    + Eddie's R34, Rachel's 350Z and Razor's M3! + Customization options + Exhaust tuning + KS Edition cars + Pursuits can be tough Cons: - Story is too short, could've been longer - Soundtrack (day and night) are kinda boring except for the garage music - Same repetitive dialogues post-story - Only modders made graphics better Short summary: Too short    Pros:
    + A lot of cars
    + Eddie's R34, Rachel's 350Z and Razor's M3!
    + Customization options
    + Exhaust tuning
    + KS Edition cars
    + Pursuits can be tough

    Cons:
    - Story is too short, could've been longer
    - Soundtrack (day and night) are kinda boring except for the garage music
    - Same repetitive dialogues post-story
    - Only modders made graphics better

    Short summary: Too short story but many cars and tuning options.    … Expand
  80. Triblue
    May 22, 2023
    7
    Gameplay un peu simple cependant le jeu est quand meme tres cool de quoi bien s'amuser pendant quelques heures
  81. Squeze
    Nov 20, 2019
    6
    Need for speed made a good comeback with this solid title. Very similar to most wanted but with new city and new cars, literally for any taste and purpose. Right climax since the very beginning but a poor story, a decent arcade driving game. Night and day races are a nice addition even if the difficulty overally it's quite low especially after few hrs into it with stronger cars- There'sNeed for speed made a good comeback with this solid title. Very similar to most wanted but with new city and new cars, literally for any taste and purpose. Right climax since the very beginning but a poor story, a decent arcade driving game. Night and day races are a nice addition even if the difficulty overally it's quite low especially after few hrs into it with stronger cars- There's not many people online and most of them are at very high level and this means that without a crew it's kinda unplayable online and you will find yourself playing offline mostly and few people will harm or join your race.
    Overally a nice game, good for a few hrs of easy gaming without any big expectation.    … Expand
  82. dimike
    Jan 10, 2021
    6
    Graphics - ok
    Handling - bad
    Music - nightmare
    story - bad
    stability - normal
  83. Jano29
    Nov 28, 2019
    6
    Esperaba un poco màs , gráficamente esta bien , lo que ciento es que le falta mayor profundidad en la historia , añoro los tiempos de need for speed mostwanted , underground 2 .
    EA a dejado de lado està hermosa franquicia. Yo soy amante de need for speed , pero este me desepciono un poco
  84. Sepherim
    Apr 24, 2021
    6
    Need for Speed: Heat es un juego que está bien aunque no es increíble. Su acción se divide en dos modalidades principales: día y noche. Durante el día tenemos carreras y demás cuyo resultado es darnos dinero con el que comprar coches y piezas. Por la noche tenemos carreras y otros eventos, con la posibilidad de que aparezca la policía, que nos proporcionan reputación, que permiteNeed for Speed: Heat es un juego que está bien aunque no es increíble. Su acción se divide en dos modalidades principales: día y noche. Durante el día tenemos carreras y demás cuyo resultado es darnos dinero con el que comprar coches y piezas. Por la noche tenemos carreras y otros eventos, con la posibilidad de que aparezca la policía, que nos proporcionan reputación, que permite desbloquear nuevos coches, piezas y eventos. Añade a eso la existencia de diversas pruebas en el mapa (saltos de longitud, radares de velocidad, etc.) y una buena cantidad de coleccionables, así como las misiones de trama que son únicas. El resultado es un juego que está bien de contenido aunque no es inmenso, pero que tiene un problema en que favorece demasiado el hacer cosas controladas, y como no hay límite al coche que puedes llevar a cada evento y ves el nivel de los coches oponentes, es extremadamente fácil dedicarse a farmear carreras que no tienen ningún reto.

    Gráficamente el juego está bien, aunque no es la vanguardia más puntera. El sonido cumple también bastante bien, aunque a mi personalmente no me gusta su banda sonora. Y, al menos en mi experiencia, no he tenido ningún bug, aunque si que es cierto que los tiempos de carga del juego son relativamente altos.

    Por todo ello, es un juego de carreras que está bien, aunque no resulte increíblemente apasionante. Un 6.    … Expand
  85. Rapture96
    Jun 28, 2022
    6
    The Story is Filler. The Game itself halfway optimized for Pc but has good Visuals, the Tuning works fine and the City looks nice but doesent really feel big and alive.
  86. SrimpMajor
    Mar 21, 2021
    6
    The game is boring in the later stages of the game.And veerrryyyyyy bat plot
  87. sinadoom
    Dec 29, 2020
    5
    NFS Heat is a somewhat more modern version of NFS Undercover. It is open-world, with various collectibles and activities like drifts, jumps and speedtraps that you'd expect from a standard open-world game nowadays. It's also got a story mode, which is bog-standard and nothing special. There's also a decent choice of cars in terms of variety (for a Need for Speed game anyway), with a goodNFS Heat is a somewhat more modern version of NFS Undercover. It is open-world, with various collectibles and activities like drifts, jumps and speedtraps that you'd expect from a standard open-world game nowadays. It's also got a story mode, which is bog-standard and nothing special. There's also a decent choice of cars in terms of variety (for a Need for Speed game anyway), with a good customisation system. The driving mechanic is centred on a 2-dimensional scale: On-Road vs Off-Road and Drift vs Race. Upgrade parts allow you to tailor any car to be anywhere on this graph. That's about as complex as it gets, which for an arcade racer is fine, but if you play serious racing games the handling is a complete joke; though it's a nice change I suppose.

    The game is basically structured as an RPG, where to upgrade your car with the best parts and get higher-tier cars, you need to level up and gain "Rep"; the currency earned from night-time driving. Cash is best earned during daytime races, where there are no police to worry about. Whilst this is fine in theory, in practice cash is almost useless, since it's much easier to earn than rep, especially early on. The game is severely imbalanced because early on it's much harder at night as you don't have fast cars but the police do, and it's very easy to get your Heat level up to a point where it's impossible to escape without using glitches. Later on once you've maxed your car, it becomes trivial. Unfortunately, the police chases are the worst aspect in this game; the AI is horrible and it's mostly rubber-banding, and I don't recall a single time when a spike strip hit me. It's just inconsistent and random, which takes away a huge aspect of what an NFS game should be like. This is very far from being 2005's Most Wanted.

    Another huge problem is that races are not restricted by performance tier; the top tier is 400+ and bottom is 100. But nothing stops you from entering a 120 event with a 380 performance level, for example. This basically means newcomers who choose to do events against other players instead of the AI are severely disadvantaged; this is more a game of grind rather than skill. They really ought to have placed restrictions on events.

    The game is also poorly optimised. It is by far the most demanding racing game I've played, and also one of the worst looking. The car models and especially characters lack the level of detail you'd expect from a modern game, especially one that's so demanding, and there really isn't anything spectacular about the graphics; it's all a bit of an acid trip at night with lots of colour but not very high quality.

    Something else that's inexcusable is the fact that you can't change the controls when playing with a controller: forget rebinds, there aren't even presets! And although there is an option to play with manual gearbox, the shift up and down buttons conflict with interactions, so it's a pointless option. Clearly this game was rushed, judging also by the number of glitches which remain many months after launch.

    There is only one redeeming feature of this game, which is why it's not getting a lower rating: the cross-platform play. I started playing this game after that update (and precisely for that reason), and it's something that I hope future NFS games (and hopefully other racing games) incorporate.

    In conclusion, NFS Heat is built on a solid blueprint, but executed poorly. It was a rushed game and it could be a very good NFS game with a few tweaks, but when you compound together all of the major issues, it's difficult to recommend.    … Expand
  88. Talbis
    Nov 8, 2019
    5
    Another Need For Speed game without wheel support and cockpit view. Seriously, I don't sit on the roof of my car when I drive, EA! It plays well with a controller, but why would you bother? You see, they've played it safe this time, there's no crazy gimmick, no good writing, no good acting, it's Need For Speed. Car customisation looks good, the visual customisation is easy to understandAnother Need For Speed game without wheel support and cockpit view. Seriously, I don't sit on the roof of my car when I drive, EA! It plays well with a controller, but why would you bother? You see, they've played it safe this time, there's no crazy gimmick, no good writing, no good acting, it's Need For Speed. Car customisation looks good, the visual customisation is easy to understand and use, the tunning of cars however is lacklustre and just a number game - something gives you a 0.2% more horsepower, just install it. The biggest problem is in a variety of races. There's less here to do than in games from well over a decade ago making Need For Speed Heat boring after but a handful of races. Cars are given to you relatively fast and they look amazing, but this game is way, way too easy. Not to mention that most racing games these days look impressive and while Frostbite can look really, really good... even indie projects look better these days. Among good looking games, this one is somewhere below the first 5 that come to your mind. The good thing is the damage model, you can actually damage a car you're driving, but it has no impact on handling or speed, so... pointless.

    I'm sorry to say, but it's not worth the full price. Wait for a price drop.    … Expand
  89. EpicSurvivor
    Jan 27, 2020
    5
    Game is lame honestly. Big step back from the last good NFS game in 2015. Its a little better than Payback but Payback was trash anyway. I honestly feel like I wasted $15 on my Origin subscription. RIP NFS 2015 last good NFS game.
  90. elolugo
    Dec 12, 2020
    5
    Good game but the handling is a crap. The game shows you poorly how to handle corners. Also the AI drives perfectly. If you hit hard on a surface, you better just restart the race. You won't be able to catch the one that is in first place
  91. GoodMorningAss
    Aug 19, 2020
    5
    This game has the worst graphics of all and was not optimised for pc at all. Getting only 20-30 fps. Sometimes bushes and foilage aren’t processed at all instead of leaves are all boxy. Game has no story just racing like last 2-3 installments. Last game from nfs was worth buying was nfs run.
  92. unluckyalways
    Nov 18, 2019
    5
    В игре убогий саундтрек, лишь пара треков подходят для гонок. Трассы ощущаются одинаково. Не знаю что по реалистичности вождения и дрифта, но я не в симулятор зашел, чтобы получить реалистичное, так что управлению, в особенности дрифту, доволен. По-началу игра заходит, в гараже хороший кастомайз тачек, но позже все, абсолютно все в игре наскучивает. Может просто гонки уже не в моде?В игре убогий саундтрек, лишь пара треков подходят для гонок. Трассы ощущаются одинаково. Не знаю что по реалистичности вождения и дрифта, но я не в симулятор зашел, чтобы получить реалистичное, так что управлению, в особенности дрифту, доволен. По-началу игра заходит, в гараже хороший кастомайз тачек, но позже все, абсолютно все в игре наскучивает. Может просто гонки уже не в моде? Пятерочку лишь за начальное влечение к игре.… Expand
  93. thatbusch
    Nov 24, 2019
    5
    I've played various NFS titles over the past 15 years, and NFS Heat is sadly not a good one. I'd go so far and would not put it into my top 5. (1. Underground 2, 2. Most Wanted (2005), 3. Hot Pursuit (2010), 4. Carbon & 5. Hot Pursuit II)

    Not talking about story, but it is really short (11h) and very generic and bad. Even for NFS. NFS Heat has a wide selection of cars, ranging from    I've played various NFS titles over the past 15 years, and NFS Heat is sadly not a good one. I'd go so far and would not put it into my top 5. (1. Underground 2, 2. Most Wanted (2005), 3. Hot Pursuit (2010), 4. Carbon & 5. Hot Pursuit II)

    Not talking about story, but it is really short (11h) and very generic and bad. Even for NFS.

    NFS Heat has a wide selection of cars, ranging from nice Japanese tuners to American muscle cars, over to Italian exotics, as well as pick up trucks and old timers.
    But i have to say, there are many many useless cars, and cars that in my opinions don't belong into such a game, which you don't even get to play throughout the story, because it is so short. You can of course get these cars and play with them after the Story is over, but thats something i don't really find interesting.

    Some of these cars are good and offer quite a few optical tuning parts, such as bumpers, spoilers, hoods, rims and so on. Unfortunately there aren't many parts, and these that are there, don't always look good.

    Comparing it to NFS Underground 2 (U2), Heat lacks a lot when it comes to spoilers, body kits and such. While in U2 you had sometimes up to like 20-30 different spoilers for your car, in Heat you can be lucky if you have 8. Whom of which don't really look that good.
    Most body parts in Heat are realistic ones, from real manufactures, which is nice to see, but sadly every car looks the same due to that. For example, there are very few rear spoilers in Heat, that are low profile, compared to U2, where you had a huge list to pick from for your car. Also most parts look / are the same for every car in the game, you can be lucky if a certain car has different ones.

    Overall the customization is lacking a lot of things and is way behind U2 and Most Wanted.
    Things that are missing, which i like to see:

    Custom HUD (Speedometer), more body parts, especially carbon parts (Spoilers made out of carbon, hoods, roof spoilers, more custom mirrors, window tints, neon lights, different exhausts, more and better looking vinyls / stickers and a few more things.

    Performance tuning is good, you can bring your car really up to speed, and the options are way beyond what NFS U2 was capable of, but it still lacks some stuff that U2 had. For example Setups, better NOS and some smaller, not so important things. Engine swaps are a nice addition though.

    The map is kinda big, but while playing the Story, you won't see much of it, since you are basically only in the south or west of the map. You go to the north near the end of the Story, but the west is really lacking.
    It's an okayish map, but i hugely prefer Bayview (U2) over it. One of the reasons for that is, that games these days try to bring everything into one map... City, Forests, Off roads, mountains and so on. It's not even that well implemented here, some things just feel so much out of place. I prefer a city like map, or a map like Rockport from Most Wanted (2005).

    Talking about the tracks etc. they are okay, but nothing special. Kinda look and feel the same.
    They don't even really offer shortcuts like they did in older titles. And when there are shortcuts, some of them slow you down, because they are off road, and you car is unable to go over 90mph when taking a 20m shortcut, unless you are driving an off road car. In most cases you will loose more time than you gain.

    There are different race classes, but you can beat the game with only one class easily. Kind of a missed opportunity, since you get off road cars, drift cars etc. but you don't have that many races for them. You only need to do like 3 drift races for the Story to continue. I remember in U2 you actually had to do the SUV class to continue the Story, and you had a few of them in each part of the town. Same goes for the drift races in U2. But what i really missed was something like the Underground Racing League, which were good races, and you always had to do these. You can't compare them to the "Day" (normal) races in Heat at all.

    Overall the races, tracks etc. felt generic in Heat, you had more variety and options in U2.

    The technical part of the game is actually pretty bad. The racer AI is either so bad that you lead a race by over 1 mile, and lap some cars, or one single driver is driving like a god and leads you by 300m and you can't catch up. Really, you can't.

    Escaping the police is sometimes so easy you'd think you stole a toddler his candy, and sometimes you think you are getting beat up in prison. You drive a Corvette with 220 mph? Too bad. That Dodge Charger, which is 100m behind you is launching his turbo and catches up to you in 5 seconds and overtakes you with 250 mph.

    Crashing or damaging the cops is broken. Sometimes you take 30% of his life, sometimes you ram him with 200 mph and he takes no damage. Also lacks things that you can destroy, which then destroys the cops. (Think of Most Wanted and the donut shops etc.)

    Also annoying bugs.    … Expand
  94. Kenix157
    Jan 18, 2020
    5
    (Opinion in russian language)

    Худшая часть, в которую я играл из серии NFS, спустя 2 часа я удалил игру. Плюсы: Большое кол-во машин Красивая графика ночью (именно) Управление лучше чем в предыдущих частях. Саундтрек ночью более менее. Красивый дизайн UI. Звуки двигателя На этом собственно всё. Минусы Скучные однообразные гонки, которые спустся несколько заездов    (Opinion in russian language)

    Худшая часть, в которую я играл из серии NFS, спустя 2 часа я удалил игру.

    Плюсы:
    Большое кол-во машин
    Красивая графика ночью (именно)
    Управление лучше чем в предыдущих частях.
    Саундтрек ночью более менее.
    Красивый дизайн UI.
    Звуки двигателя

    На этом собственно всё.

    Минусы
    Скучные однообразные гонки, которые спустся несколько заездов полностью надоедают. Не видел режима драга или каких-то других как это было в NFS Underground 2.
    Графика днем это просто ад, постоянно прогружаются модели и внезапно появляются перед тобой.
    Деревья сделаны из кортона, они никак не останавливают игрока.
    Сама карта однообразна за пределами города, нету чего-то уникального.
    При смене детали в тюнинге видно как прорисовывается модель, выглядит ужасно каждый раз это видеть
    Ужасный саундтрек в дневных гонках, она больше подходит для пляжа, но никак не для игры в гонку.
    Сам город маленький, можно проехать за пару минут, делать там нечего.
    Сюжет никакой, нету какой-то глобальной цели у игрока как это было в NFS Most Wanted.
    UI не дружелюбен к пользователю, не сразу всё поймешь как куда нажимать, в предыдущих играх было лучше.
    Погони от полиции это самый большой провал, я пробовал уйти от полиции, делал разные резкие повороты в подворотни и т.д, но меня все равно смогли поймать,
    нету никаких препятствий как это было в NFS Most Wanted в виде разрушающихся конструкций, там были самые настоящие погони.

    Под конец стало так скучно, что я решил просто удалить игру.

    (Opinion in english)
    The worst part that I ever played in the NFS series, after 2 hours I deleted the game.

    Pros:
    A large number of cars
    Beautiful graphics at night (only)
    Handling is better than in the previous games (2015, Payback).
    Soundtrack at night more is good.
    Beautiful UI design.
    Engine sounds.

    That’s all.

    Minuses
    Boring monotonous races that go down several races are completely annoying. I did not see the races mode like drag racing or other as it was in NFS Underground 2.
    Graphics during the day is just hell, models are constantly being loaded and suddenly appear in front of you.
    The trees (palms) are made of corton, they do not stop the player.
    The map itself is monotonous outside the city, there is nothing unique.
    When changine parts in tuning, you can see how the model is drawn, it looks awful to see it every time
    A terrible soundtrack in the daytime races, it is more suitable for the beach, but not for the game of racing.
    The city itself is small, you can drive in a couple of minutes, there is nothing to do there.
    There is no plot, there is no global goal for the player as it was in NFS Most Wanted. UI is not user friendly, you won’t immediately understand how to click where, in previous games it was better. Chasing from the police is the biggest failure, I tried to get away from the police, made various sharp turns in the gates, etc., but they still managed to catch me, there are no obstacles as it was in NFS Most Wanted in the form of collapsing structures, there were real chases. In the end it got so boring that I decided to just delete the game.    … Expand
  95. Kelen
    Oct 13, 2021
    5
    5.5/10 - Average game.
    (after 28 hours of playing & completing the game)

    A typical corporate product. Everyone is ugly, uninteresting and trying to be forcefully cool. Very arcade, average driving model. Poor plot
  96. mollycoddle
    Apr 1, 2020
    5
    Ниче не поменялось со времен пейбека. Какие-то микрофишки добавились да и только... Сюжет в игре отсутствует. Когда-нибудь мы увидим нормальный нфс...
  97. ChesterField
    May 7, 2020
    5
    This franchise have to make a serious change in everything. The competence is hitting hard and this game is not at the level of other racing/arcade games. If you are looking a good need for speed with an air of underground like the ps2 ones, this is not one. Not recommended.
  98. yeezymane
    Apr 1, 2021
    5
    Графика - 7/10
    Игровой процесс - 5/10
    Сюжет - 3/10
    Музыка - 6/10
  99. NyanFish
    Mar 25, 2022
    5
    Скучная гриндилка без сюжета
    В целом грустно понимать что НФС скатывается с каждой игрой
    Ездить вроде как классно, но понимаешь что тебе надо гриндить запчасти, ибо с недобором ты не можешь никого догнать как бы ты не старался, а с перебором тебе никто не соперник Просто спасибо за визуал и разнообразие машин    Скучная гриндилка без сюжета
    В целом грустно понимать что НФС скатывается с каждой игрой
    Ездить вроде как классно, но понимаешь что тебе надо гриндить запчасти, ибо с недобором ты не можешь никого догнать как бы ты не старался, а с перебором тебе никто не соперник
    Просто спасибо за визуал и разнообразие машин
  100. wolfgr
    Feb 22, 2020
    4
    Looks like a (very) cheap copy of Forza Horizon 4... It has many things to tune your car and dress your character, but overall the game is boring and repetitive (doing the same races again and again). Also, the car handling is really bad, it feels like playing on your smartphone! The Level Design is good, but the graphics quality and the lighting are soooo ugly! The soundtrack is also badLooks like a (very) cheap copy of Forza Horizon 4... It has many things to tune your car and dress your character, but overall the game is boring and repetitive (doing the same races again and again). Also, the car handling is really bad, it feels like playing on your smartphone! The Level Design is good, but the graphics quality and the lighting are soooo ugly! The soundtrack is also bad (mostly in the night). In general, this game looks like was made pretty fast in 3-4 months, instead of 2 years... Horrible game, horrible game engine (Frostbite), waste of money...… Expand
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  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Jan 14, 2020
    77
    Lots of side-activities, barebones story and music that’s very unsuitable for driving – Heat is basically Payback without some of the latter’s shortcomings. [Issue#242, p.40]
  2. CD-Action
    Jan 10, 2020
    80
    It’s a festival of good and interesting ideas that were drowned in boring grind, features borrowed from Forza Horizon, and reggaeton. [01/2020, p.60]
  3. InsideGamer.nl
    Dec 21, 2019
    79
    Although the story makes no impression, Palm City feels lifeless and the police are sometimes frustratingly powerful, there is a lot of fun to be gained from this game, which offers more than many of the previous parts.
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