Need for Speed: Rivals

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3.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 674 Ratings

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  1. wakara
    Jul 26, 2023
    1
    Игра залочена на 30 фпс. Играть в такое может только одноглазый и заторможенный инвалид, либо консольщик.
  2. Naked_Snakee
    Apr 7, 2023
    2
    Just text (crutch) to save the game to the list. Such things. Maybe I'll do a review later.
  3. xcale
    Mar 6, 2023
    1
    No idea who gave internal approval to this game allowing it to be released. A should-have-never- existed game.
  4. bar0yka
    Dec 10, 2022
    5
    titreşimi kapatamadığın oyun mju olur amina .
  5. Grabuss
    Nov 26, 2022
    9
    I had a very amazing time playing Rivals, spend over 1500 hours since the premiere of this game and I'm still not bored. The personalization is much better than in MW 2012 or OG HP 2010, The cops are top-notch (best cops in the series), the Story is edgy but in a good way (yes there is a story In this game), Graphics are also top-notch (best looking NFS game plus the weather is dynamic,I had a very amazing time playing Rivals, spend over 1500 hours since the premiere of this game and I'm still not bored. The personalization is much better than in MW 2012 or OG HP 2010, The cops are top-notch (best cops in the series), the Story is edgy but in a good way (yes there is a story In this game), Graphics are also top-notch (best looking NFS game plus the weather is dynamic, and i don't count 2015 because it has only night cycle, and at the day it literally looks like payback but with wet roads), this game has the best handling in a Ghost Games era. Now let's talk about the downsides... 1st the car list in the racer side is too short (with DLC, Overwatch & Updates only 44 cars) 2nd Bugs, there are bugs that may some people to break the fun of playing this game (freezing issues is the best example), 3rd is locked 30 FPS, but gladly you can use the command to unlock your FPS to 60 or even higher, 4th is Pursuit Tech and AI difficulty, what do i have to say? The ai is just too easy and the pursuit tech damage is badly optimized (they definitely take to much damage) and because of these downsides my score is 9/10 (if there wasn't any FPS fix i would lower my score to 7/10), very amazing game but sadly it was rushed and developers didn't have much time to make the game in a much better state, the same situation is in MW 2012, but this is EA we are talking about... People should stop crying and be happy that we actually got an amazing pursuit system & nice personalization that is much better than in 2010-2012 criterion NFS games.… Expand
  6. The_D4RknesS
    Nov 16, 2022
    0
    The worst NFS, anything you do the game bugs and the worst and they are not funny bugs but bugs that disrupt the gameplay experience. Even the graphics are ugly, not even that saves
  7. hileger
    Oct 19, 2022
    3
    это говно скучное убили полностью игру трасс нихуя нет на онлайн все завязано хотя кататься приятно
  8. TabalugaDragon
    Oct 3, 2022
    0
    Incomprehensible controls. Unskippable intro. Too much tutorial. The game says "press page up to start the race" but when I press it it does nothing! Horrible game.
  9. SerhatUsername
    Jul 18, 2022
    5
    I gave a 5, but actually i don't wanna rate it because it's not finished. I mean, you can't see the way at all. Camera is too low, it looks the cars roof instead of way. I'm actually surprised people are able to play this and giving low rates lol.
  10. StarkAgentos
    May 14, 2022
    4
    Оптимизация на ПК плоха. Стоит лок на 30 фпс. Графика плоха для своего времени, особенно, сглаживание. Открытый мир пуст и мёртв. В нём нет ничего интересного.
  11. vova22379
    Jan 24, 2022
    5
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  12. defenz
    Aug 10, 2021
    1
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  13. Gorbunov2004
    Aug 10, 2021
    3
    Игра почти не чем не отличатся от прошлой, такое же ужасное управление машиной как будто ведёшь 20-тонную фуру. Также блокировка на 30 кадров бесит, а и в игре нет паузы и меню вообще допустим вам надо идти в магазин а вы на сложной гонке и что вы будете делать? Разработчики подумали за вас заново проходить гонку классно правда! Но графика хорошая но можно было и лучше.Игра почти не чем не отличатся от прошлой, такое же ужасное управление машиной как будто ведёшь 20-тонную фуру. Также блокировка на 30 кадров бесит, а и в игре нет паузы и меню вообще допустим вам надо идти в магазин а вы на сложной гонке и что вы будете делать? Разработчики подумали за вас заново проходить гонку классно правда! Но графика хорошая но можно было и лучше.
  14. Robims
    Aug 8, 2021
    3
    The idea of the game is good, you can switch between racer and cop. But its technical aweful.

    Good:
    -world great desinged
    -good graphics (for 2013)

    Bad:
    -30 FPS lock
    -boring missions
    -i often fall through the map
    -bad performance
    -no Long-term motivation
  15. PeakTop
    Feb 24, 2021
    7
    Пожалуй, за десятилетие после Most Wanted 2005 это лучший продукт франшизы. Очень приятная графика, динамичный и нелинейный геймплей. Открытый мир с несколькими "биомами": город, пустыня, лес, заснеженные горы, автобан, обычная трасса. Есть несколько десятков авто от спорткаров типа Порше Кайман до гиперкаров Макларен и Пагани. Автомобили управляются по-разному, есть 5 уровнейПожалуй, за десятилетие после Most Wanted 2005 это лучший продукт франшизы. Очень приятная графика, динамичный и нелинейный геймплей. Открытый мир с несколькими "биомами": город, пустыня, лес, заснеженные горы, автобан, обычная трасса. Есть несколько десятков авто от спорткаров типа Порше Кайман до гиперкаров Макларен и Пагани. Автомобили управляются по-разному, есть 5 уровней тех-прокачки, плюс навыки дорожной борьбы: глушилки, мины, тараны, турбо, шипы и т.п.

    Основная идея стара как мир: гонщики против копов. И тут игра отдаленно, но все же напоминает дух MW2005, но с одной поправкой: в MW мы - неуязвимый снаряд, но при этом копы агрессивнее и мощнее. В Rivals у нашей машины есть полоска здоровья, поэтому водить здесь придется крайне аккуратно и точно, иначе КУСЬ, ну то есть арест. Игра в меру сложная, без ультра-брутал челленджей, но и без откровенного лайта.

    Ругать Rivals есть за что. В основном, это по технической части. На лицензии больше багов! Поэтому мне пришлось скачать торрент эдишен и удалить стим-версию, ведь она может намертво зависнуть посреди гонки из-за того, что кто-то стал оффлайн. Есть плавающий баг со скоростью, когда машина не может разогнаться до высшей передачи. То снова может, то не может... Хотя визуально скорость такая же...

    В целом отличная оптимизация, просадок и фризов нет, красивые визуальные эффекты, приятная музыка, огромные скорости. Можно снять кап в 30 фпс командой в ярлыке. ВАЖНО: при снятии лока фпс могут стать непроходимыми некоторые ивенты (я насчитал 3 таких). Чтобы их пройти, уберите временно команду из ярлыка, иначе из-за бага вас будет выкидывать из гонки.

    Игра заслуживает твердую четверку, то есть около 7/10    … Expand
  16. norhh
    Jul 27, 2020
    0
    You have two modes, racer and cop.
    It's unplayable as a racer because cops are practically everywhere and if you want to do something urgent and need to pause it you can't because of NO PAUSE BUTTON. And a racing game capped without 30fps is a joke(Thanks EA).
    You can somehow play it as a cop because you won't be arrested when you want to take a bath and don't want to quit the game for a    You have two modes, racer and cop.
    It's unplayable as a racer because cops are practically everywhere and if you want to do something urgent and need to pause it you can't because of NO PAUSE BUTTON. And a racing game capped without 30fps is a joke(Thanks EA).
    You can somehow play it as a cop because you won't be arrested when you want to take a bath and don't want to quit the game for a few minutes.
    Pros:
    - You will be giving EA 20$ so that they will make better game in the future
    Cons:
    It's almost unplayable (No pause, 30 fps cap and no steering wheel compatibility)    … Expand
  17. RetroPirate
    Jul 13, 2020
    2
    The good:

    +Open world and soundtracks.
    +Car handling.

    The bad and fugly:

    -Native locked 30 FPS and technical issues with upper mid-range PC.
    -Still broken AI.
    -RPG like speedboost grindfest.
    -Gibberish plot.
    -Limited vehicle roster.
    -Sponge physics (apart from handling).
    -Poor man's Hot Pursuit sequel that doesn't introduce anything new to the table.
  18. FreakinGuy45
    Apr 24, 2020
    9
    The graphic is awesome, mechanism, control is really great but when you need to do something you have to park your car because you can't pause. Overall i like this game!
  19. r03vg
    Apr 15, 2020
    5
    Сойдет на пару вечером, не более. Почему злодея зовут Зефир? Десертами решили напугать?
  20. Shimmeywill
    Mar 9, 2020
    4
    Despite the overwhelming special effects that make the game look pretty, stale gameplay and bland open world hinder this experience.
  21. MaxmilianKohler
    Dec 15, 2019
    6
    No way to pause the game because it's that type of multiplayer game where people can join in any time. You have to quit the whole game to get back to the main menu.

    Can't use mouse in the menus. Looks nice, but there's very little that's fun about the gameplay. There's not really a story, but rather short commentary clips that are pretty corny. Maybe young children would think    No way to pause the game because it's that type of multiplayer game where people can join in any time. You have to quit the whole game to get back to the main menu.

    Can't use mouse in the menus.

    Looks nice, but there's very little that's fun about the gameplay. There's not really a story, but rather short commentary clips that are pretty corny. Maybe young children would think they're cool. It has some cool gadgets like shockwaves, but the campaign just feels so uninspired, uninteresting, and fairly pointless.

    It's very difficult to compare stats on the different cars.

    The on-screen info text is quite badly designed. It both significantly hinders visibility and also does a poor job at identifying what it's supposed to. The navigation system isn't great either. It's inconsistent, and you have to constantly look at your minimap, which can get you in trouble during high speed races/chases.

    When you complete an objective it shows these messages accompanied by a flash that is really hard on the eyes.

    There are lots of various buggy things and/or poor design things about the game that make it frustrating.

    I'm giving it this good of a rating primarily because it looks nice - nice scenery, etc.. The cars also handle well enough (using keyboard), sounds & effects are fine/good, and the gadgets are nice. The bad gameplay aspects are -4 stars.    … Expand
  22. Genek13
    Nov 20, 2019
    6
    Game had some charm back then.
    Visuals were very good, with similar mechanics of Most Wanted.
    Once finished is forgettable.
  23. gold
    Jul 28, 2019
    8
    С одной стороны, смотря на предыдущие части Criterion Games, то эта пока что лучшая часть, но с другой стороны присутствие багов при долгой игре (при сильном нагреве ноутбука). баги графические и связанные с управлением. графические - это мигающие текстуры и тени, а управление перестаёт реагировать - спасает перезагрузка, но даже если ты просто выключил игру количество денег в задачеС одной стороны, смотря на предыдущие части Criterion Games, то эта пока что лучшая часть, но с другой стороны присутствие багов при долгой игре (при сильном нагреве ноутбука). баги графические и связанные с управлением. графические - это мигающие текстуры и тени, а управление перестаёт реагировать - спасает перезагрузка, но даже если ты просто выключил игру количество денег в задаче уменьшиться и придётся заново собирать их - это подбешивает. Да и отсутствие паузы разочаровывает. мне игра понравилась: приятная карта, присутствие годных треков, но из-за минусов (багов) я снижаю оценку до 8.
    Итог: 8.676/10    … Expand
  24. DesNukem
    Feb 8, 2019
    7
    I felt compelled to write a review of this game to counter the many misleading opinions of other posters. Let me start off by saying that whatever technical issues the game had when it was first released seem to have been fixed now. It barely skips a beat on my system: X64 OS, i7 processor, 16 GB RAM and GTX570 graphics card. Other complaints are (now) equally unfounded as you CAN skipI felt compelled to write a review of this game to counter the many misleading opinions of other posters. Let me start off by saying that whatever technical issues the game had when it was first released seem to have been fixed now. It barely skips a beat on my system: X64 OS, i7 processor, 16 GB RAM and GTX570 graphics card. Other complaints are (now) equally unfounded as you CAN skip most of the annoying cutscenes and immature story (by pressing A on the controller or Enter on the keyboard) and Events CAN be restarted.

    Make no mistake -- this is an above-average game. The writing is probably the biggest downside in an otherwise class act and the 'sexy' female instructor voice is getting a bit old. However, everything else -- from the slick menus to the environmental effects -- has obviously had considerable thought and effort applied to it. All of the little touches -- like the realistic accumulation of dirt on the vehicles -- clearly show how much pride Ghost Games has taken in their work.

    Apart from NFS: Hot Pursuit (2010), this game is probably closer to Burnout Paradise (2009) than any other since and -- for me -- that's a huge plus. In fact, in many ways it actually improves on the original formula as you would expect. The learning curve is relatively steep but it's a highly intelligent and rewarding game for those willing to put the effort in. It doesn't all gel straight away. You have to play it a while to 'get it' and appreciate its nuances. I had mixed feelings in the first hour or so but now I have to stop myself playing to go to bed. That's the sign of a good game!    … Expand
  25. SpeedracerJed
    Nov 5, 2018
    10
    The perfect combination of cops vs. racers from hot pursuit, and the multiplayer/open world from most wanted make this game one of the best need for speed games around. While the 30 fps lock sucks, the game overall makes more than up for that in gameplay.
  26. ustun3672
    Jul 16, 2018
    1
    You can turn off the 30fps lock via startup commands but the game is super boring overall.
    Like it ain't a real need for speed man, it's like a mix of flatout and burnout just with pursuits.
  27. Luka1998010
    Jul 10, 2018
    0
    The title that sent Need for Speed into S*itsburg.
    It is the game that almost killed our beloved franchise!
    The worst racing game of all time -FPS Issues -Very buggy -Cars flying in the air after hitting something -Car damage -Only supercars -No real customization,whatsoever -Very bad physics -Weapons -Cops are too aggressive,which makes the problem with the car damage even    The title that sent Need for Speed into S*itsburg.
    It is the game that almost killed our beloved franchise!
    The worst racing game of all time
    -FPS Issues
    -Very buggy
    -Cars flying in the air after hitting something
    -Car damage
    -Only supercars
    -No real customization,whatsoever
    -Very bad physics
    -Weapons
    -Cops are too aggressive,which makes the problem with the car damage even bigger!
    -The map,its so boring
    -Racer tutorial "Page Up" bug
    -Sound lag
    -Rubber Banding AI
    +The story is the only good thing about this piece of trash.    … Expand
  28. Davek183
    Jul 6, 2018
    0
    This game actually DOESN'T SUPPORT ANY RACING WHEEL. Wow. How can anyone make a racing game without supporting a racing wheel is beyond me. And I loved the previous Most Wanted by Criterion, even with it's flaws. This game may have a great personality, but is disabled.
  29. ALEJOCIUS
    Jan 26, 2018
    0
    The Worst Support I've ever seen.! No G27 Support On Pc, 30 Fps Capped and no Answers on the support Site since 2014. Awfull Buy for my Brand New G27.!
  30. AnRo
    Jul 23, 2017
    1
    Hey, EA devs. is "police cars appearing out of thin air right in front of your nose and rubber-banding AI" your definition of a fun gameplay?!! Stop being lazy and make an attempt to create an AI that would at least seem fair! Do you hate NFS?! Well, I sure do now.
    RIP NFS. You're dead to me!
  31. Ploter
    May 18, 2017
    0
    Do not buy (not even on sale). While the gameplay can be fun, it is riddled with bugs.
    PC version of the game regularly locks up (car freezes in place and game must be force closed via task manager), and this is a widespread problem among many many players. Only supports xbox controller, no other controller is supported by the game (can use controller key mapping via 3rd party    Do not buy (not even on sale). While the gameplay can be fun, it is riddled with bugs.
    PC version of the game regularly locks up (car freezes in place and game must be force closed via task manager), and this is a widespread problem among many many players. Only supports xbox controller, no other controller is supported by the game (can use controller key mapping via 3rd party controller config software which removes any variable control - such as partial steering/brake/gas). Some of the cop cars are absolutely ridiculous being able to take cars from 100% to 10% in a single hit. Client based game hosting causes incredible lag at times. Significant number of map issues where cars go airborne for no reason.
    Absolutely terrible quality control from EA.    … Expand
  32. CheeseLord
    Mar 7, 2017
    6
    *sigh*
    I actually enjoyed this game, I didn't mind the graphical downgrade that the PC version sadly recieved. BUT.....
    I don't see how I couldn't play the game on the absolute lowest and wasn't able to keep constant 30 fps(note that my PC meets the minimum requirements, sure the PC version is awfully optimized even today but the game plays amazing but looks meh in this PC port.    *sigh*
    I actually enjoyed this game, I didn't mind the graphical downgrade that the PC version sadly recieved. BUT.....
    I don't see how I couldn't play the game on the absolute lowest and wasn't able to keep constant 30 fps(note that my PC meets the minimum requirements, sure the PC version is awfully optimized even today but the game plays amazing but looks meh in this PC port.

    Nevertheless if you want to play the PC version for the gameplay and not looks get it.
    Till then this receives a 6 out of 10    … Expand
  33. Phenotypex
    Feb 23, 2017
    5
    This game constantly hijacks your gameplay with unskippable tutorials. It takes about 45+ minutes of intros and tutorials before you can actually play they game on your own. Then the game cheats like crazy. For instance, youll be racing someone and they will get in an accident or be forced off the road and crash and they will disappear from your radar and you think you're winning. The gameThis game constantly hijacks your gameplay with unskippable tutorials. It takes about 45+ minutes of intros and tutorials before you can actually play they game on your own. Then the game cheats like crazy. For instance, youll be racing someone and they will get in an accident or be forced off the road and crash and they will disappear from your radar and you think you're winning. The game will wait until you get near the finish line and will spawn the enemy racer on a side road right before the finish line and the guy will nitro out in front of you faster than he ever drove before and steal the win. They will spawn him literally 5 seconds before the finish line, unbelievable! If you want to deal with this kind of cheating go ahead, but I cant stand it.… Expand
  34. OmarRamo
    Jan 3, 2017
    2
    Other than the awful 30 fps frame rate lock and the lack of PC optimization, this game takes so many steps backwards regardless of what console you play on! It seems to take the worst from all of the previous EA NFS titles and jam them all together! Muted and terrible graphics from The Run, an even smaller open world than Most Wanted, the bland soundtrack of Nitro, and the spoon-feedingOther than the awful 30 fps frame rate lock and the lack of PC optimization, this game takes so many steps backwards regardless of what console you play on! It seems to take the worst from all of the previous EA NFS titles and jam them all together! Muted and terrible graphics from The Run, an even smaller open world than Most Wanted, the bland soundtrack of Nitro, and the spoon-feeding linear progression of Hot Pursuit all combine to form this trash dump of a game. Don't buy this game! You will regret it! If you need to satiate your Need for Speed, play Most Wanted, because this game should be left in the garage.… Expand
  35. dandalis
    Oct 29, 2016
    5
    One of the most ruched out games with one oft he worst PC ports ive even experienced. To get good things out of the way, game looks pretty sweet on maxed settings and cars sound almost as in real life, but one thing about the sound that angers the hell out of me is that devs were so lazy that they put Porsche Panamera V8 sound samples and applied them on Carreta GT which suppose to have aOne of the most ruched out games with one oft he worst PC ports ive even experienced. To get good things out of the way, game looks pretty sweet on maxed settings and cars sound almost as in real life, but one thing about the sound that angers the hell out of me is that devs were so lazy that they put Porsche Panamera V8 sound samples and applied them on Carreta GT which suppose to have a V10, Considering thats one of my dream cars i was pissed off quite a lot. Theres finaly some customization options back, but you cant change body parts or anyhting, just mostly decals, vynils, more body paint and performance.

    On the bad side game runs like a$$ with a 30 fps lock and modding it to unlock it can mess up the game. Driving doesnt feel nearly as good as it did n Hot Pursuit or Most Wanted, it feels too stiff and driving physics can take a nose dive nd overall feel very poor. If youre driving too fast game can even freeze for several seconds in certain game world areas. YOU CANNOT PAUSE THE GAME !!! Even if youre playing solo and offline game cannot be paused, in an arcade game like this just doesnt make any sense. Cops are overly agressive and overpowered, like youre going down highway in a Veyron at 400 kmh but cop in Gallardo catches up out of nowhere and gives your car major damage. Oh yeah damage system really sux, you got way too little hit points before you go down making you an easy prey for 5-0 and safe houses can be way too scattered leaving you screwed. Also whole cops avs racers narrative is cringe enducing. Theres also lots of sound bugs.

    Unless you can get this for 5 $ or less, dont bother with it, even if youre a die hard NFS fan.    … Expand
  36. jelikey
    Sep 19, 2016
    9
    This installment of Need for Speed is exactly what you are looking for if you are a fan of the franchise. It stays true and consistent with its dynamic gameplay seen in preceding NFS games while delivering a surprisingly interesting backstory of racers and cops. If you enjoyed Most Wanted (by Criterion), this game is a worthy successor and definitely a must for fans of racing games.
  37. dugazoid
    Feb 13, 2016
    7
    I played the PC version once it was released, and, to be honest, it looked amazing, but at 60 fps, the experience would have been muuuuch better... Anyway, fun game with amazing graphics.
  38. Lilmanike
    Nov 19, 2015
    9
    This game is my favorite out of the entire series. A verity of weapons, 2 careers, an array of cars, one huge open world, and a serious but dark story and when you mix all of these it is incredible.

    The game revolves around a cop story mode and a racer mode. They are both heavily different with each perspective being different with racers seeing cops nothing more than little dogs    This game is my favorite out of the entire series. A verity of weapons, 2 careers, an array of cars, one huge open world, and a serious but dark story and when you mix all of these it is incredible.

    The game revolves around a cop story mode and a racer mode. They are both heavily different with each perspective being different with racers seeing cops nothing more than little dogs chained up on a fence trying to chase the mailman, while cops see racers as a menace of society and it works out too.
    There is over 80 cars in the game and with a frame rate almost with a solid 720p30FPS the game runs very well.

    Weapons are also very unique with some being reused only for a different task. Such as the EMP and EMP Mine. They can reach up to levels as high as 4 and that's actually pretty decent. Cars look almost realistic but however it contains a sad story in customization zone. You can only customize car paint, wheel paint, some wraps and decals and that's it.

    The story mode is separated in to categories that are distinct from other categories in the respected faction. You can rank up to 61 in the game. After beating a rank you will be able to unlock cars or wraps (racers only). Cops get cars for free while racers have to buy them.

    The game's multiplayer however is blended in to the single player. That doesn't mean it's online only. Pausing in NFS Rivals is impossible especially when in single player which is kind of a boner killer if you ask me. The game also features easydrive again but it feels better than most wanted '12 with the U.I. on the screen still.

    Since this is an EA game lets talk about the glitches. Whenever you are driving at a fast paced rate, the game will sometimes automatically stop you in your tracks while it is going on still. But this doesn't happen to often. There is also quick respawn glitch which doesn't happen often either. Getting stuck out of the map doesn't happen to often either so thank goodness but when you do you're forced to restart the game because what happens is (one situation) you're stuck, that's it. Then, you can move outside the map but the only way to get out is by *coughs x2* killing yourself if you know what I mean.

    The cops in the game are aggressive and will do whatever they can to bust you if your on the opposite faction. The game also comes with a multiplier which increase as up are out in the open. Deviation. More points, more money. Speedpoints count as your currency and used to buy upgrades and such.

    Easter eggs are also in the game as well.    … Expand
  39. Ottomic
    Oct 16, 2015
    4
    How can you make a game, let alone one where you're driving super fast cars, without a pause button? How can you make a game where you can't skip cinematics? How can you make a game where YOU CAN'T SKIP THE MOST PATRONIZING **** IN THE WORLD SAYING THE MOST OBVIOUS, STUPID, UNNECESSARY EXPLANATIONS FOR ANYONE WHO'S PLAYED A VIDEOGAME AT LEAST ONCE IN THE LAST 40 YEARS!?

    ...AND HOW PRAY    How can you make a game, let alone one where you're driving super fast cars, without a pause button? How can you make a game where you can't skip cinematics? How can you make a game where YOU CAN'T SKIP THE MOST PATRONIZING **** IN THE WORLD SAYING THE MOST OBVIOUS, STUPID, UNNECESSARY EXPLANATIONS FOR ANYONE WHO'S PLAYED A VIDEOGAME AT LEAST ONCE IN THE LAST 40 YEARS!?

    ...AND HOW PRAY TELL DO YOU FORCE ME TO SIT THROUGH THE SAME EXTREMELY PATRONIZING EXPLANATIONS A SECOND TIME?!!

    Look, game looks half alright. Control is hardly stellar. But the absolute TRASH design of the whole game as a product makes it an infuriating and retarded exercise in frustration.    … Expand
  40. K2mil
    Sep 28, 2015
    1
    Let me start with saying that I'm a huge NFS fan since the very first PC game. Unfortunately NFS RIVALS short. Let's begin with this is a very very poor port of a console game. PC gamer gets the game read port with very poor cap of 30 FPS, Very limited graphics settings, NO SLI, no option of adjusting the controls, and a controller rumble that is annoying and can't be turned off, and lastLet me start with saying that I'm a huge NFS fan since the very first PC game. Unfortunately NFS RIVALS short. Let's begin with this is a very very poor port of a console game. PC gamer gets the game read port with very poor cap of 30 FPS, Very limited graphics settings, NO SLI, no option of adjusting the controls, and a controller rumble that is annoying and can't be turned off, and last but not least directX error that pops out out of nowhere like BIGFOOT. Now some of these problem can be fixed with command lines but it will take a toll on multiplayer, EA as a company is a joke. I could say much more negative stuff but I'm done. Thanks… Expand
  41. JJthis
    Jun 16, 2015
    0
    This is why I cannot trust professional reviewers.
    Look at the difference in score between people who paid money for this and those who didn't.
    Rivals is a terrible game. The controls are locked for the controller. There is no manual transmission. Videos are unskippable. It's locked at 30FPS. Frankly, there is nothing to like about it apart from the way it looks. Bought it on special and    This is why I cannot trust professional reviewers.
    Look at the difference in score between people who paid money for this and those who didn't.
    Rivals is a terrible game. The controls are locked for the controller. There is no manual transmission. Videos are unskippable. It's locked at 30FPS. Frankly, there is nothing to like about it apart from the way it looks. Bought it on special and I still wasted my money. I will never buy EA games again.    … Expand
  42. fucjtyou
    Apr 29, 2015
    0
    unskippable cut scene. in the trash. not worth the toorrent..........................................33333.........................................33333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333
  43. ToastiMan
    Jan 8, 2015
    0
    Honestly, this Game does not even deserve one point at all. First the positive things:
    - Nice Graphics
    - Good Handling - Nicely Sounding And now to the Important part, the bad things. It is now 2015, there was no Need for Speed title in 2014. This game is utter **** Despite the unbelievable frustating mechanic of "If you crash into a Car that is not a Racer or a Cop you need to wait    Honestly, this Game does not even deserve one point at all. First the positive things:
    - Nice Graphics
    - Good Handling
    - Nicely Sounding
    And now to the Important part, the bad things. It is now 2015, there was no Need for Speed title in 2014.
    This game is utter **** Despite the unbelievable frustating mechanic of "If you crash into a Car that is not a Racer or a Cop you need to wait 10 seconds until you can drive again", which almost everytime is a definitv loss in whatever sitation you are.
    No that is not even the worst part. Getting disconnected every time you achieve something or crashes which occur frequently, these are the most annoying things about this game. What was EA thinking? Is it In to give People Stuff that doesnt work? Honestly this game is a waste of money.
    Bugs everywhere
    ****ty Gamemechanics such as, Crashing into Traffic brings you to a full 10 sec stop, jumping over a ramp and landing outside of the street is also a crash
    - horrible "matchmaking"
    - Outrageous Lag, making driving against other players nearly impossible

    I could go on and on about how bad it is, Just don't buy it    … Expand
  44. H3-M4N
    Jan 2, 2015
    0
    DO NOT BUY!

    Although there is a working fix for 60FPS (without doubling the speed of the game), this will break the multiplayer. If you encounter other players, who play on 30FPS the game will glitch or even crash. So for single player or playing with friends, who also game on 60FPS, it runs flawlessly. But nevertheless avoid at all costs: A) Impudence of developers to not care    DO NOT BUY!

    Although there is a working fix for 60FPS (without doubling the speed of the game), this will break the multiplayer.
    If you encounter other players, who play on 30FPS the game will glitch or even crash.

    So for single player or playing with friends, who also game on 60FPS, it runs flawlessly. But nevertheless avoid at all costs:

    A) Impudence of developers to not care for proper 60FPS support on PC
    B) There are enough other racing games out there: while having some decent features and gameplay, this game isnt good enough to overcome its flaws.

    Dont give them your money for such poor technical efforts on PC!    … Expand
  45. GPReS
    Dec 14, 2014
    1
    Ghost games - the NFS is not the game you should develop:
    - fps locked to 30
    - controlling is not that bad as in NFSMW2012, but yet really sucks - most of the time you'll end up crashing into smth - Criterion's hand is felt very much - stupid "crash banner", "ride faster from intersection to intersection" and other useless and boring features from Burnout series - the game is another    Ghost games - the NFS is not the game you should develop:
    - fps locked to 30
    - controlling is not that bad as in NFSMW2012, but yet really sucks - most of the time you'll end up crashing into smth
    - Criterion's hand is felt very much - stupid "crash banner", "ride faster from intersection to intersection" and other useless and boring features from Burnout series
    - the game is another badly ported console trash with lack of adequate post processing and so on
    - cops will start to hunt you for any useless reason and kick your ass in 2-3 touchings... NFSHP2010 had much better Cops VS Racers events
    - cars crash mechanics suck    … Expand
  46. 005K4R
    Dec 5, 2014
    0
    This game has the best racing experience I've ever encountered! Though the idea of only allowing multiplayer completely destroys the game.
    I've been playing it for around 10h and I can't count the numbers of crashes and host-disconnects that has caused me to have to play the mission again.
    The game is also limited to 30fps but it's really simple to make it run at 60, simply google nfs    This game has the best racing experience I've ever encountered! Though the idea of only allowing multiplayer completely destroys the game.
    I've been playing it for around 10h and I can't count the numbers of crashes and host-disconnects that has caused me to have to play the mission again.
    The game is also limited to 30fps but it's really simple to make it run at 60, simply google nfs rivals 60fps fix.
    +Most intense and epic racing game I've played
    -A LOT of bugs, glitches etc. that causes the game to crash or forces you to restart it.
    -No singleplayer makes it really hard to play longer races because it's really uncommon to end up on a stable server. The disconnects makes you have to replay the race most of the times.    … Expand
  47. banzaigtv
    Nov 19, 2014
    8
    This game is fun to play if you like goofing around in the world map. The career modes are a bit of a challenge, but do not take too long to complete. I choose to play in single-player mode because when the game is in online mode, the server keeps resetting during gameplay, which takes away from the multiplayer experience. But it's quite entertaining to play as a cop and take down racersThis game is fun to play if you like goofing around in the world map. The career modes are a bit of a challenge, but do not take too long to complete. I choose to play in single-player mode because when the game is in online mode, the server keeps resetting during gameplay, which takes away from the multiplayer experience. But it's quite entertaining to play as a cop and take down racers at your own leisure. I can run the game properly by running in single-player mode, disabling Origin In Game, and unlocking the frame rate using a command prompt. I can now run the game at 60 fps maxed at 2560x1440 resolution. My PC is running an Intel Core i7 @ 4.4 GHz and a GTX 970 and it does not break out a sweat running this game on those settings. Nice game to play once you configure it to run properly, but Ghost Games could have put a little more effort into the career modes. But overall, a solid game.… Expand
  48. tehace
    Oct 8, 2014
    0
    as for PC game its utter trash, even if you skip the 30fps lock, the game is a crappy broken shade of what it could be. I still cant change the default controls without game crashing... the support just doesnt know whats up as their suggestion was to reinstall the whole system and install the game in its default directory c:programfilesetc. otherwise they can deny further support which isas for PC game its utter trash, even if you skip the 30fps lock, the game is a crappy broken shade of what it could be. I still cant change the default controls without game crashing... the support just doesnt know whats up as their suggestion was to reinstall the whole system and install the game in its default directory c:programfilesetc. otherwise they can deny further support which is retarded in itself.… Expand
  49. nukemdukem3d
    Aug 13, 2014
    0
    Pain to play on PC - terrible optimisation. My pc can run crysis in 60 fps but in this game I cant get 30 fps! About gameplay: Cops are OP. Its more fun to play as cop then racer. Don't forget this is NFS. You cant pause game in single-player! WTF! Visual tuning is terrible.

    Only thing I liked in this game is driving model.
  50. Dzoki
    Aug 13, 2014
    5
    I think this game is really maded just for the fans of the series. This game miss something important, graphic from engine works pretty, but its sooo boring on first look. You cant even skip cutscenes, tons of boring moments and even coops do sometimes really weird job. As i say, try this game if you are really big fan, not even hardcore gamer or gamer, what likes taste of great game..I think this game is really maded just for the fans of the series. This game miss something important, graphic from engine works pretty, but its sooo boring on first look. You cant even skip cutscenes, tons of boring moments and even coops do sometimes really weird job. As i say, try this game if you are really big fan, not even hardcore gamer or gamer, what likes taste of great game.. Because this is dissapoiment.… Expand
  51. erfanbasket
    Aug 2, 2014
    6
    the FPS was awful and i didn't enjoy the game but visuals was perfect and give me a real sense of driving and i prefer that i didn't bought it because it was so boring
  52. xShad0w
    Jul 19, 2014
    5
    this game have no story u just drive a car not do anything else and on pc this game hard locked at 30 FPS !! but graphics and gameplay is great !! if this game have story well be a great game
  53. BossFord
    Jul 5, 2014
    0
    F$&% this GAME! Tried to stay patient throughout the game because I spent money on it. There are certain goals that require you finish a route under a certain time. It's basically impossible! My friend and I played it for HOURS and HOURS trying to finish one stupid task and it was absolutely impossible! One day I actually managed to beat it, but there's same task once you reach anotherF$&% this GAME! Tried to stay patient throughout the game because I spent money on it. There are certain goals that require you finish a route under a certain time. It's basically impossible! My friend and I played it for HOURS and HOURS trying to finish one stupid task and it was absolutely impossible! One day I actually managed to beat it, but there's same task once you reach another level. Now I have been stuck again for SOOOO long! I must've tried one level hundreds of times trying to beat it! I love a challenge, but this is just plain stupidity and really tested my patience. F$*% this game! NOT Fun! Will Piss you off!… Expand
  54. dannycz
    Jun 19, 2014
    0
    I am not surprised with the EA poor results anymore experiencing Simcity 2013 ,NFS is the last game I bought from this mafia. Considering this game, It should have been called NFS countryside/grand canyon rally because those are the only regions I've seen so far driving for 4 hours on a highway that leads to nowhere.
    Police department looks like a chicken coop with two lousy cop trucks    I am not surprised with the EA poor results anymore experiencing Simcity 2013 ,NFS is the last game I bought from this mafia. Considering this game, It should have been called NFS countryside/grand canyon rally because those are the only regions I've seen so far driving for 4 hours on a highway that leads to nowhere.
    Police department looks like a chicken coop with two lousy cop trucks not mentioning the whole racing world looking like a one big construction site .The map size is pathetic for 2013 gaming. Oh and where are all the players If I ever see them during the game that's only If one passes through me with the speed of light but you may as well made it a single player game since I get to barely interact with those 6 random players.
    Yea sure it carries nice graphics, cars etc. but the complexity of this game is poor, dumb assignments are a waste of time, Creativity = 0, Navigation and Menu is too confusing, can't even manage to save the damn game, I mean where are we? I want to drive in big cities with people around, trains passing through and pretty much a live surrounding, and I am not going into the whole frame rate dilemma which puts this game in the lowest level possible.    … Expand
  55. dougmacbeth
    Jun 2, 2014
    4
    There's nothing i can add that hasnt already been said. It's broken, broken badly from the very beginning. No attempt has been made to patch this disaster up. This is poor work, totally unprofessional, not to the standard of the franchise. It was so close to being a fantastic game but between them, they blew it. All concerned in the release of this game owe the gaming community a massiveThere's nothing i can add that hasnt already been said. It's broken, broken badly from the very beginning. No attempt has been made to patch this disaster up. This is poor work, totally unprofessional, not to the standard of the franchise. It was so close to being a fantastic game but between them, they blew it. All concerned in the release of this game owe the gaming community a massive apology.

    No NFS title is to be released this year; which is good, for they need to get their act together and make sure that the next title is a jaw-dropper .. however long it takes.    … Expand
  56. ausierob
    Jun 1, 2014
    0
    crap... doesn't support wheels. low end game I wasted my money Don't waste yours... I thought EA was a leading game manufacturer... I was very wrong. DON'T BUY IT
  57. Cheeky_Chris
    May 25, 2014
    0
    Genuinely the worst game I have ever played, please for god sake use your money doing something better like putting it into a blender. Everything is somehow worse than the last game, and I don't really understand how they've managed that. Utterly horrific.
  58. Errorr
    May 23, 2014
    0
    The PC version i broken and awful
    Intros and cut-scenes that goes on forever that cannot be skipped, problems saving Progress meaning you'd have to start from scratch all the time.
    And then there is the 30 FPS locked frame rate and a lot of missing gfx settings for PC. It is nothing but a sloppy half-assed port to PC. One of the absolute worst I have seen. Right up there with Fifa. May    The PC version i broken and awful
    Intros and cut-scenes that goes on forever that cannot be skipped, problems saving Progress meaning you'd have to start from scratch all the time.
    And then there is the 30 FPS locked frame rate and a lot of missing gfx settings for PC.
    It is nothing but a sloppy half-assed port to PC. One of the absolute worst I have seen. Right up there with Fifa. May be more broken than Sim City.
    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!!!!

    EA should refund everybody that has bought it for PC...    … Expand
  59. harry939
    May 17, 2014
    2
    NFS Rivals tries very hard to be an engrossing and interesting game but fails miserably. The graphics are OK, but what troubles me the most is the piss poor handling, and the possibility of running over a cliff. The car gets wrecked almost every time, which makes you lose all the SP. Some races are almost un-winnable, unless you have th patience to retry a 1000 times before getting lucky.
  60. Nathaya
    May 7, 2014
    10
    Moin , besser als Most Wanted 2013 ! aber leider 30 FPS Lock , ansonsten ein gutes und grundsolides spiel wie ich finde .

    Jedoch haette ich mir mehr Grafikeinstellungen gewuenscht , will nich sagen das sie schlecht ist die Optik , aber besser geht immer .
  61. gesi
    Apr 16, 2014
    0
    Cant play the game my gamepad is not supported, why the hell only work xbox controller. seem they are not supporting the gamers anymore,i am done with nfs their last releases are crap anyway.
  62. abugroza
    Apr 10, 2014
    4
    this game is having good gamplay, and good graphic even in lowest setting (not res though), but that'll be waste if you can't enjoy it, there're more game with almost exactly same quality that i've played and at least i still touched 30-50 with no problem in high last year, so compared to that i'm very disappointed with this game, but if they made the optimization they would be receive athis game is having good gamplay, and good graphic even in lowest setting (not res though), but that'll be waste if you can't enjoy it, there're more game with almost exactly same quality that i've played and at least i still touched 30-50 with no problem in high last year, so compared to that i'm very disappointed with this game, but if they made the optimization they would be receive a good rating from me… Expand
  63. gurv75
    Apr 7, 2014
    6
    Yes you have to do a little tweaking to make the game actually work decently but it can work in the end.
    Just add -GameTime.MaxSimFps 60 -GameTime.ForceSimRate 60.0 to put it in 60 fps (but you need a really high end PC).
    If you have a monster of a PC, you can even add " -Render.ResolutionScale 2.0" to render in 4k and downscale to full hd. You can even remap gamepad button by editing    Yes you have to do a little tweaking to make the game actually work decently but it can work in the end.
    Just add -GameTime.MaxSimFps 60 -GameTime.ForceSimRate 60.0 to put it in 60 fps (but you need a really high end PC).
    If you have a monster of a PC, you can even add " -Render.ResolutionScale 2.0" to render in 4k and downscale to full hd.
    You can even remap gamepad button by editing Ghost GamesNeed for Speed(TM) RivalssettingsPROFILEOPTIONS_profile under your my documents folder.

    What bothers me though is that the driving is awkward. Sometimes the car just won't turn, like if it were on a railroad. Though not completely frustrating, it gives way less pleasure then driving in NFS Hot pursuit.

    It's a pity because the game is otherwise enjoyable and has stunning graphics.
    Decent purchase for less then 30$/€ but if you don't have NFS Hot pursuit (2010) I'd suggest you buy it instead.    … Expand
  64. voiders
    Mar 21, 2014
    0
    First, dont buy it, is a very bad port!
    Second, how can I buy a racing game that dont have 2 players split screen? I have to buy 2 consoles and 2 games to play with my brother?

    Is that it? REALLY? These developers, they've been much better, long time ago.

    Today we live on a very ironic time, you can use 4 joysticks, but even a racing game allows play with 2.

    EA GO HOME, YOU ARE DRUNK.
  65. smuel
    Mar 18, 2014
    10
    The game seems fun to me. I went into the game expecting another Most wanted, I got something different. The cap on 30 FPS has not effected my gameplay at all, and not being able to pause it can be annoying sometimes. Almost all the reviews are saying how its not as good as Most Wanted and comparing the two. Games dont develop if developers dont try new things. If you are going into thisThe game seems fun to me. I went into the game expecting another Most wanted, I got something different. The cap on 30 FPS has not effected my gameplay at all, and not being able to pause it can be annoying sometimes. Almost all the reviews are saying how its not as good as Most Wanted and comparing the two. Games dont develop if developers dont try new things. If you are going into this game expecting more than Loud Car noises, Awesome soundtrack and wicked graphics then you have come to the wrong racing game.… Expand
  66. beefcake124
    Mar 16, 2014
    0
    This game is unplayable on pc and the developers ghost whatever refuses to acknowledge that there is even a problem. They say 30fps is ideal for gameplay and looks beautiful but they dont even mention that if your computer gets more or less than 30fps the game speeds up or slows down and is impossible to play
  67. eskawl
    Mar 3, 2014
    1
    A no go for pc enthusiasts. The game is horribly ported to pc.. downpour of performance issues. The only thing good about the game is the alldrive feature that takes interactivity to a whole new level
  68. thegameon1
    Feb 26, 2014
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. more like need for better programmers and creative game writers, what happened to those need for speed games that u could do some drag races and drifting or building your car instead of a **** 3 hours game play and u use jus "fancy cars". this game has no **** wheel options i have a g27 wheel set.
    whats the point of having open world but no wheel support that u cant cruise around? there is no story in the game u jus race 4 or 5 times and a minute of some retard talking and tellin that cops are getting madder and **** like that come man mobile racing games do bettter job than you guys.
    graphics somewhat good but ur locked to 30fps and and their explanation is that people doesn't have fast computers? they did the same **** for fifa 14, by using older engine. if people dont have fast computers they can lower the settings and still can enjoy the high fps smoothness not 30 fps bull****.
    fifa 14 runs at 130 fps on my laptop it has gt650m gpu like thats pretty much lowest u can get it i7 3630qm processor so people dont have slow computers u guys have slow programmers and minds.

    i have been buyin nfs series each time hoping that they did good job but no last 4 games were garbage i wont buy again doesnt even worth to pirate this game    … Expand
  69. Meganubis
    Feb 24, 2014
    0
    It boggles the mind how designers thought that teh state of the game was acceptable. Racing games are trigger games with a need for quick reactions, so why a developer though a 30 fps cap was a good idea is insane. The Multiplayer feels forced and honestly should not be the focus. EA seems to be trying to make everything mutliplayer. Not being able to Pause is a HUGE problem, I cannotIt boggles the mind how designers thought that teh state of the game was acceptable. Racing games are trigger games with a need for quick reactions, so why a developer though a 30 fps cap was a good idea is insane. The Multiplayer feels forced and honestly should not be the focus. EA seems to be trying to make everything mutliplayer. Not being able to Pause is a HUGE problem, I cannot tell you how many times Ive gone to pause only for my car to fly into a wall. I usually dont wish ill of any hard worker, but Ghost deserved the layoffs, if you don't know the number 1 rule of developing, "Make sure you main mechanic works", then you have failed and should not be allowed to continue developing in this industry.… Expand
  70. Tyler2121
    Feb 10, 2014
    1
    Oh, and one other thing, why do the cops have so many more cars than the racers? You run out of cars for the racing career very quickly, the cops have a much bigger selection and much cooler cars. I also don't like that they went strictly to luxury and super cars, what happened to being able to buy Evo's and STI's and cars like that?
  71. c3p
    Jan 22, 2014
    6
    It would be nice if you could pause when you are only playing with bots.
    FPS is not that bad, but it is worth 1 point in my opinion.
    What i dislike most is that the map is pretty useless, i would like to zoom it out much further.
  72. rqr
    Jan 18, 2014
    0
    This game is a complete disaster, does not even have a hood camera, and the 30 fps BUG..., Ghost Games should try harder next time, I can hardly believe that the "Pro" critics are honest.
  73. GeniusMind
    Jan 18, 2014
    0
    Don't believe all the reviews,They are paid dicks out there,know nothing of NFS,nor racing or they are console whores..Look,this is the stage of describing this game.This is an utter mess,dunno whose idea was this,but EA intentions are clear,TO DROWN THIS FRANCHISE !
    Where can I start with the cons;
    1.No creativity whatsoever,a poorly designed map that tries its best to inforce false    Don't believe all the reviews,They are paid dicks out there,know nothing of NFS,nor racing or they are console whores..Look,this is the stage of describing this game.This is an utter mess,dunno whose idea was this,but EA intentions are clear,TO DROWN THIS FRANCHISE !
    Where can I start with the cons;
    1.No creativity whatsoever,a poorly designed map that tries its best to inforce false Openworld.
    2.New Gen ....My ass,Creating a game with nothing special,No PAUSE MENU,What does that mean!Are we no supposed to have a break!So stupid,Only to find that after a while your'e busted with reset speedpoints.The gameplay is horrible trash,I fell so good after finishing that game.
    3.Cars list!Its **** up!Only 24 cars in racer and another 20 in cop..Appreciate the new inclusion of new latest cars and Ferrari,But that's the only good thing I can think..Leave that Customization,It's nothing good..A few gadgets are good and few tech....But nothing like Create YOUR OWN PERSONAL CAR!
    4.Flaws and bugs:As reported,its a 30fps **** on high end PC it does not run without stuttering
    (GTX 680)..It is supposed to be a racing game that does not Support GAMEPADS or WHELLS!WE are compelled to play with Keyboard that too with semi-customisable controls..*&^*&^ you!!!

    VERDICT: People trying to sell this game are SMART WHORES! Denting your Pockets.....C'mon seriously its not even worth more than 1/1000000000.......of its price!    … Expand
  74. clarky
    Jan 17, 2014
    0
    I am forced to watch tutorials, I played it for like 20 minutes, and I will still forced to watch tutorials. I could not skip them. This is a sin again gaming, like telling someone they cannot fast forward a movie. You MUST watch it. Also I have an outstanding gaming rig and this looked slow. I just read here it is locked to 30fps. Avoid. PS Never trust reviews other than from Users.I am forced to watch tutorials, I played it for like 20 minutes, and I will still forced to watch tutorials. I could not skip them. This is a sin again gaming, like telling someone they cannot fast forward a movie. You MUST watch it. Also I have an outstanding gaming rig and this looked slow. I just read here it is locked to 30fps. Avoid. PS Never trust reviews other than from Users. These websites are paid.… Expand
  75. kilemal
    Jan 16, 2014
    8
    3.0 ... This is what happens when you let the 12 year old **** review stuff in here. Havent played much NFS for a few years, but after watching CGR's review on this game I decided to buy it and ...It's fun. Beautiful graphics, great cars, cop chases, online all the time, instant challenges.. **** look at the water drops on the cars **** AMAZING. All those 11 year old internet warriors who3.0 ... This is what happens when you let the 12 year old **** review stuff in here. Havent played much NFS for a few years, but after watching CGR's review on this game I decided to buy it and ...It's fun. Beautiful graphics, great cars, cop chases, online all the time, instant challenges.. **** look at the water drops on the cars **** AMAZING. All those 11 year old internet warriors who think they know how games should be made should go lock em in a room and ****ing jerkoff or whatever the **** they do whole day. This game is fun.
    /thread    … Expand
  76. NauqLe
    Jan 14, 2014
    10
    I like EA & NFS but bad Rivals ? :( Senaryo berbat , hikaye yok modiye ekleyerek yapmıssınız ama bir amaç yok o yarıstan p yarısa yani seri 2006'dan sonra kötüye gidiyor 2011'de The Run ile bira iyilesti geri kötülesti tavsiym bir amaç koyun.
  77. shArk87
    Jan 1, 2014
    6
    My eyes started bleeding when i saw that 30cap... Thats it, last game from nfs series i'll ever buy!!
    It has good graphics but that handling arghhh! I'm def gonna buy a ps3 and stick to GT series or Codemasters games.
  78. masterx1234
    Jan 1, 2014
    0
    quite possibly the worst console port yet, the game is a complete disaster on PC, the game locked at 30fps and you cannot change it or the game becomes unplayable, For a AAA title i expect more, this is why EA will remain the worst company in the world and i will never purchase another EA title, and they wonder why piracy is so rampant, its this that makes people pirate your games, soquite possibly the worst console port yet, the game is a complete disaster on PC, the game locked at 30fps and you cannot change it or the game becomes unplayable, For a AAA title i expect more, this is why EA will remain the worst company in the world and i will never purchase another EA title, and they wonder why piracy is so rampant, its this that makes people pirate your games, so save your money and avoid this game at all cost!!!… Expand
  79. mattywre
    Dec 30, 2013
    5
    No Steering wheel support is the clincher for me. You can't seriously enjoy a driving game with out a wheel IMO. The new PS4 controller feels a bit sluggish to me. A good race car should have tight, precise steering. But the controller seems to float a bit like a boat with some cars.
    I have played through both story lines and think NFS:R could be an awesome game were it not for the No    No Steering wheel support is the clincher for me. You can't seriously enjoy a driving game with out a wheel IMO. The new PS4 controller feels a bit sluggish to me. A good race car should have tight, precise steering. But the controller seems to float a bit like a boat with some cars.
    I have played through both story lines and think NFS:R could be an awesome game were it not for the No Wheel Support issue.
    The graphics and cars are great with minimal lag issues. Physics are totally arcade but many people like that. It is quicker to drift a tight hairpin at 220 kph than to brake and corner like a simulator. Unrealistic but fun all the same.
    You will finish the story and even unlock the Platinum trophy pretty quickly. The real fun is PVP taking down other Players, especially hunting in a pack with friends. Although you will search a bit as there are only 6 people allowed per session, but you can quick travel to any event/base once you have located your prey on the world map.
    I would give this game an 7 if there was Wheel support, so until then it gets a 5.    … Expand
  80. GetTheJojDone
    Dec 29, 2013
    0
    There are two statements I want to consider. First, is that my score is the only reason to up vote my review. Second, is that arguing with me and down voting my review will only make me LMAO. Clicking "No" will give me pleasure. Clicking "Yes" will simply mean that you agree with a score. Make a right choice from now
  81. xplosneer
    Dec 28, 2013
    3
    I created an account just to write a review for this game. It is that bad, but not from a "fun" standpoint. Getting into the game is fun, the world is decently sized and there's enough mayhem to be had. However, the implementation on PC is very buggy. Not only do you get a lack of options as many reviews have pointed out, you get a game that somehow breaks DirectX, causes shutdowns,I created an account just to write a review for this game. It is that bad, but not from a "fun" standpoint. Getting into the game is fun, the world is decently sized and there's enough mayhem to be had. However, the implementation on PC is very buggy. Not only do you get a lack of options as many reviews have pointed out, you get a game that somehow breaks DirectX, causes shutdowns, "Not enough RAM" crashes, etc. I've crashed on average once an hour.

    The kicker is the frame rate, but NOT how everyone is complaining about it. The game locks the speed of the game to the frame rate. This causes silly issues if you want a higher framerate. However, IF YOU DROP BELOW 30FPS YOU SLOW DOWN, BUT THE CLOCK DOES NOT! I'm playing on a 650M OC'ed, with 2GB's video RAM, 8GB general RAM, and an i7 Ivy Bridge Quad mobile processor, and the game falls below 30fps on minimum options. It's ridiculous.

    In addition, the P2P online play is buggy even directly connections across fast fiber have opponents bouncing around and in different places depending on the player.

    Other quibbles: unskippable, obscenely self-important cutscenes. Ridiculous menu design that has you scrolling for days, panning across maps with the arrow keys (no mouse) with no zoom. No organization in "easy drive" menus.

    Crazy rubber banding and AI design sometimes the racers turbo away at 200+ mph when you have a car that drivers 140, and other times you literally have the ENTIRE pack of racers in a hot pursuit stop and wait for you to catch up (they don't even speed up as you approach, you can ram them at full speed...).

    Ridiculous physics problems I've been stuck in a rock and had to restart.

    Known bugs such as "not having the correct number of cars in a hot pursuit, leading to automatic failure of event," with official solution by EA being "restart the even until the correct number of cars appears."

    Another fun one if you miss a jump in a pursuit, the game respawns cars back on the side you jumped from at 0mph, but the AI keeps trying (in vain of course, see 0mph issue) and eventually the game spawns the computer car on the other side. Never for you though! Insane!

    And then there are faulty helicopters that drop spikes on police, EMPs and other weapons that just decide to fail for no reason, roadblock cars that MOVE INTO THE WAY OF POLICE, roadblocks that don't have any cars...

    I usually don't do all caps: this is an exception.
    Good concept, terrible PC implementation.    … Expand
  82. Munkkimake
    Dec 26, 2013
    0
    DO NOT BUY THE GAME!!!

    The game is totally broken for PC!!!
    And here are the reasons for you to not buy the game!!!
    -30 fps lock
    -Everything are connected to some network
    -You get points when winning races etc. and then, when you have a lot of points, that are painstakingly acquired, YOU LOSE THEM WHEN YOU CRASH OR GET BUSTED
    -Buggy as
  83. Leo4211
    Dec 23, 2013
    4
    I cannot rate it 0 because the game's not ultimately bad but it's not good either. Well, there are actually some good things about the game (obviously not much) but overall the game is like an insincere product produced by Ghost.

    The game actually do have story and characters (yes the dump cut-scenes that I could not skip even I wish to). It's about a racer name Zenphyr (not sure if the    I cannot rate it 0 because the game's not ultimately bad but it's not good either. Well, there are actually some good things about the game (obviously not much) but overall the game is like an insincere product produced by Ghost.

    The game actually do have story and characters (yes the dump cut-scenes that I could not skip even I wish to). It's about a racer name Zenphyr (not sure if the spelling is correct) having reckless driving activity and a cop who wish to bust the racer. I think the story is actually a main concept of the game (if not why name the game "Rivals"?), but the story is executed badly. It's just like some story background you see in NFS14 and there's nothing strong related to both sides. I can't feel the "Rivals" in the game.

    Talking about the gameplay, it really annoys me sometimes. When I was racing and I want to answer the phone or go to the toilet, the game simply can't. It only opens a map when you click Esc and it's really inconvenient when you cannot pause the game. There're numerous bugs in the game like you automatically crash for the second time without reasons after you crashed once. Also, when you're in a pursuit, if you think you earn enough, you can simply drive to a safehouse and bank it even you have not escaped (I wonder if it's a bug or the game setting). There're also some stupid problems like when you successfully escape a pursuit and you drive a bit slower, the cops will be back with a really high speed. Seriously?

    The cars are probably the best thing about the game. The reappearance of Ferrari is actually good. There're more new cars which I could try. Unfortunately, the bad thing is that I simply cannot drive all the cars. There're some cars that I would like to drive but unfortunately they're on the other side so I cannot use them in the side I want to play, which I hate. Not only that, I don't understand why the cars know how to sweat. You can simply just see water droplets on your car in a sunny day. What?

    The control is the worst nightmare for me in the game. The feel is like you want the car to drift when you brake but it do not. The car drifts when you don't want to. I rather want a easy-drift control like NFS14 or unrealistic-cornering like NFS9, but not the NFS16 style.

    The map is simply just boring. It's just like importing NFS14 into the game with the roads changed. Meanwhile the graphics are not spectacular. Graphics are not a main problem for me but I find graphics in NFS14 more appealing. The only good thing I can think of about the map is that there are new weather changes.

    If I have to find the worst thing of the game, it will be the concept of the game. It's basically nothing new when compared to NFS14. Same map structure, Cops and racers, Sports cars and exotic cars...... The idea is almost the same. The main difference should be speedpoints, which I could simply ram into a safehouse and bank it during pursuit. Speedpoints are nowhere near pink slips in NFS4, so don't compare both two.

    Again, as a NFS fanboy since NFS2, I'm not saying this game is rubbish. It still has some excitement I can get from NFS14 when I was driving in highway with an Aventador. However, if this game is supposed to be a better version of NFS14, I would say EA have failed. Don't tell me this game is going back to the roots of NFS because the older NFS (NFS2-6) are still memorable to me and I still feel excitement when I look at some videos in Youtube, but definitely not this game.    … Expand
  84. MVoorhees
    Dec 18, 2013
    1
    Fun game, unless you want the multiplayer experience they think exists. AllDrive is a useless feature in a "world" that features only 6 other real drivers (which might be great for console).. which you would think would mean no lag, but with no server choice, you just get player cars that teleport everywhere. The game might as well be offline and single player. Playing with friends is ok,Fun game, unless you want the multiplayer experience they think exists. AllDrive is a useless feature in a "world" that features only 6 other real drivers (which might be great for console).. which you would think would mean no lag, but with no server choice, you just get player cars that teleport everywhere. The game might as well be offline and single player. Playing with friends is ok, but not when you're up against jerky opponents who can go into a hideout with cops all over them, or just benefit from a random server migration.

    That on top of all the other issues... It's another good concept that has be killed by EA's laziness.    … Expand
  85. qbnmichael
    Dec 15, 2013
    7
    1) to play this game properly on pc you need a directx11 compatible GPU.
    2) you need to install the directx update.exe
    3) net framework for game most recent 4) and all the visual c++ 2005 to 2012(86) and the 2012(64) update When i first installed the game it looked very poor and the pop up was unbelievably terrible (unplayable) after installing what i needed from the above list,    1) to play this game properly on pc you need a directx11 compatible GPU.
    2) you need to install the directx update.exe
    3) net framework for game most recent
    4) and all the visual c++ 2005 to 2012(86) and the 2012(64) update

    When i first installed the game it looked very poor and the pop up was unbelievably terrible (unplayable) after installing what i needed from the above list, the game ran very well with no pop up and better graphics quality.

    My system is an i7 2nd gen 16mb ram asus gtx560ti 433cores 1.28gpu (mediocre) directx 11 compatible. And the game runs very well.

    The 30fps is an issue because it makes the game hard on the eyes and after playing grid2 the 30 fps rate was a deal breaker for me. It does detract from the enjoyment a lot.

    A lot of the scores are unfair on this page, because I believe most of the problems people are getting with this game are because they have not set up their computer properly to play it.    … Expand
  86. XentriX
    Dec 11, 2013
    1
    The 30 fps cap problem is one of the least problem I think. Worst problem with this game is the game does not pause at all.....when "esc" is pressed, the game still runs.....Worst...u cannot restart any race from the beginning...that means if you make mistake u have to race the entire track....Weapons were great addition in 2010 "Hot Pursuit" but in this game, weapons controls are ****The 30 fps cap problem is one of the least problem I think. Worst problem with this game is the game does not pause at all.....when "esc" is pressed, the game still runs.....Worst...u cannot restart any race from the beginning...that means if you make mistake u have to race the entire track....Weapons were great addition in 2010 "Hot Pursuit" but in this game, weapons controls are ****

    The Frostbite 3 engine used in this game is total waste as the graphics are nowhere near Battlefield 4, though the genre of both of this game is totally different.    … Expand
  87. arthur666
    Dec 7, 2013
    0
    Another horrible need for speed game. same as last year. why they doing like that? what their problem? if you will make need for speed game like this again then DONT DO IT. DOOOONNNTT DOO IITTT.
  88. trelocubed
    Dec 7, 2013
    4
    No wonder how everybody hate this title so much,
    FPS locked at 30, completely unoptimized PC Version ,Not able to pause the game when offline (witch brings me to frustration all the time)

    though the game features some pretty fun gameplay all the cons mentioned above are gamebreaking!
  89. vovaka331
    Dec 6, 2013
    2
    Do not like the game! Neither the plot nor of any start at all! If only half an hour to sit idly chase and more from this game is nothing to wait for! Price her 200r NOT BUY
  90. Chrisracer8903
    Dec 6, 2013
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ok, I have played/ collected every NFS game ever since the first NFS in 1996. Aside from NFS Undercover, this game is one of the worst I've played in the series. The FPS is locked at 30 so dense areas slow-down the game, no AA, and no other controller support, making this a very bad PC port. The cut scenes are annoying and cannot skip them.

    Graphics: Let me get this clear, I do not like the Frostbite engine! It looks great in certain environments, but it doesn't work well with racing games and has many glitches as seen from NFS: The Run and is still present Rivals. NFS: Hot Pursuit and NFS: Most Wanted's engine was much better looking and ran better for a racing game.

    The soundtrack is bland, the gameplay is ok, but the map is very boring after awhile which is my next issue: The map. The map (Redview County) in this game is extremely disappointing compared to Fairhaven (Most Wanted) and Seacrest County (Hot Pursuit) from the last 2 NFS titles. EA kept praising that the Redview County map in Rivals was to be a similar and better experience to what was in Hot Pursuit's Seacrest County. Let me tell ya, it is not! Except for driving down Interstate 4, Sun Valley Run, and the town on the coast (I think it's Gullwing Beach) the Redview County map is BORING and lifeless. Nothing but woods, desert, and rock cliffs, and no gimmicks or landmarks that gives a "believable" and lively world to drive in. There are no "places" to see in the map compared to Seacrest County that had many landmarks, gimmicks, and eye-popping sights on any road in the game. Seacrest County also was a MUCH LARGER map that made every road an exciting variety. Many of the road paths/ mappings in Redview County doesn't make any sense (T-junctions everywhere and loops back to the same roads!). Overall the map is too dark/ bland and lifeless and not as bright and eye-popping as the last few NFS titles.

    The cars: The car variety and list is very limited compared to HP or even last year's MW. The Ferrari license is great, but mad it was wasted on this game. The cop cars are nice, but there is very little overlap on the car lists between cops and racers. I don't care for customization as for these cars look amazing as is so anyone's opinion on the customization options.

    The gameplay: 6 players in the open world is useless. The online experience is only as good as the players that are thrown into your session. It just seems very cheaply done. Some of the players will either help your career or actually hurt your progress (Which can be frustrating) and is not how a game should play. I don't like having constant online connections (The single player option is not what they describe it to be, you still need to be online). I miss my online lobbies and menus to set-up races and events (Like in HP 2010), it was a better structure to play with friends and this game's career progression lacks structure where your thrown into an open world with painfully easy objectives that repeat over-and-over again without any variables in the events (Such as certain cops chasing you, choice of cars, etc.). Everything just gets really old quickly. Also, why can't I pause my single player game?! Don't get me started with how many times I have lost my speed points because of that.

    Overall, this game was really disappointing in many ways. The graphics are "ok", the map is smaller, not well-designed, and unexciting compared to HP and MW's maps. The car list is disappointing with the exception of the Ferraris. The gameplay is repetitive and boring with no new gimmicks.

    I was so disappointed with Rivals I actually bought NFS Hot Pursuit (2010) for my PC and that game looks better, runs better, and having way more fun with that than Rivals! If your new to NFS, this maybe a fun game for you, but stay away from the PC version. If your an NFS fan that played the last 3-4 years of NFS games, you will be disappointed like I was. Go pick-up Hot Pursuit (2010) instead, Seacrest County is way more exciting and a better online experience.

    My Score is a 3 (2 points for the Ferrari License, and 1 point for having cops).    … Expand
  91. R6ex
    Dec 5, 2013
    0
    EA did it again!
    First, they cut out the gamepad support for the Mass Effect series for the PC.
    Now, they cap a high-speed racing game at 30 fps!

    I'm done with EA!
    Total disregard for PC gamers!!!
  92. umairaziz
    Dec 5, 2013
    4
    First of all, I`ve been a big fan n expert racer on all good nfs games. I couldn`t bear comments from some ugly fan guys giving this game high rating. One of them says it`s similar to MOST WANTED 2012. I would say this does`t even touch foot of MW-2012. or HOT PURSUIT 2010 or BURNOUT PARADISE U Box. I realize that i did a little injustice by giving 4 but as it does n`t come under the flagFirst of all, I`ve been a big fan n expert racer on all good nfs games. I couldn`t bear comments from some ugly fan guys giving this game high rating. One of them says it`s similar to MOST WANTED 2012. I would say this does`t even touch foot of MW-2012. or HOT PURSUIT 2010 or BURNOUT PARADISE U Box. I realize that i did a little injustice by giving 4 but as it does n`t come under the flag of worth playing then i guess it does n`t matter. I was annoyed when i tried to change settings during a race and it din`t pass my race and by the time i was done with settings, i wan`t at point where i left it. huh, lost it. I anxiously waited but got desperately disappointed.… Expand
  93. Toad_004
    Dec 4, 2013
    7
    If PC gamers ever want to shake their stereotype as wealthy spoiled brats, they need to stop posting poorly written, whiny reviews.

    If you read the hordes of trolling reviews (not recommended), you'll see almost every last one of them mentions the same two things and do not talk about the gameplay, story, multiplayer, or even graphics at all. If you are the kind of person that can make    If PC gamers ever want to shake their stereotype as wealthy spoiled brats, they need to stop posting poorly written, whiny reviews.

    If you read the hordes of trolling reviews (not recommended), you'll see almost every last one of them mentions the same two things and do not talk about the gameplay, story, multiplayer, or even graphics at all. If you are the kind of person that can make a decision based SOLELY on an FPS cap and unskippable cut-scenes, then you don't want this game, stop reading here.

    For the 5 of you still reading, Need for Speed Rivals is basically Hot Pursuit 4 it draws as much as possible from the 2010 game while thankfully avoiding last year's disaster. This means that like the 2010 title, it's all fun and no substance. Most of the same types of events are here race, interceptor, hot pursuit, etc.

    However, the focus of Rivals isn't what's the same, but rather what's different. The mere presence of cut-scenes MUST mean there's a story, right? Well... no. There is no story. There are no characters, no rival gangs, no crooked cops, and none of the awesome story from Most Wanted (2005) or Carbon. Just a narrator giving background information about a feud between cops and racers that is never seen in game.

    The funny thing about this game is it has no multiplayer. It also has no singleplayer. When you start a game while on the internet, you are connected to a room with up to 5 other people. While you are progressing as a cop or racer, so are the other players as well as AI cops and racers. Basically, every player in the room is playing a 1 player game at the same time. If player 3 starts a race, that race also exists for the other players any cop, human or AI can bust not only player 3, but also their opponents. Your race checkpoints might take you right though another racer's interceptor, and you might wind up helping or hindering other players and vice-versa. I have personally shutdown every racer in a hot pursuit event without actually busting any of them myself, because another player and two AI cops got them all for me. Also, I once crashed head on into a racer during a rapid response while they were in an interceptor. The crash both wrecked me and busted him, costing both our events.

    This concept is awesome, and it works quite well. But it has two main flaws first, AI are not allowed to repair. If you're chasing a group of racers or being chased by a group of cops, there is little reason to bust/wreck anyone but the human first, as they are the only ones that can refill their health and items. Most Need for Speed titles let the AI do things players cannot (*cough*rubberbanding*cough*) but this title does the reverse. The other flaw is that in each 'room', one player is the 'host'. When that player quits, the room is reset and any objectives you completed must be done again. UGH.

    Overall, Need for Speed Rivals is a very fun game, but it's not too deep. You will be entertained, but don't expect longevity from this title.    … Expand
  94. reaper3893
    Dec 2, 2013
    8
    NFS Rivals Breaks the rules of stereotype driving arcade games.
    The game presents an any of new cars with reasonably good handling. All cars ar fully customizable from performance hardware to outlooks. The races are good and enjoyable, added with a new feature of instant head-to-head challenge mode, that allows you to randomly challenge any passer-by racer. The game puts an end to the    NFS Rivals Breaks the rules of stereotype driving arcade games.
    The game presents an any of new cars with reasonably good handling. All cars ar fully customizable from performance hardware to outlooks. The races are good and enjoyable, added with a new feature of instant head-to-head challenge mode, that allows you to randomly challenge any passer-by racer. The game puts an end to the old lobby based multiplayer system allowing the players to challenge each other in a head-to-head battle or group race directly by spotting each-other in-game. The game takes alot from its ancestors: Hot Pursuit (2010) and Most Wanted (2012) by clubbing up the best of both games. What still lacks is the presence of a strong story, which just like its predecessors it lacks to copme up with. One last and very important thing Being capped on 30 FPS is just a NOOB's excuse to dislike such a marvellous game, because any simulation below 24 FPS is considered jerky or laggy above 24 fps, the smoothness just rises. So please think logically before offending unreasonably. Thank You    … Expand
  95. 1ManAndHisDroid
    Dec 2, 2013
    7
    I love this... look at all the zero scores saying all the ten scores are fake, and yet just as many zero scores are one login, one review people (simply signing up to sl@g EA off)

    In a nutshell... EVERY version of this game is 30FPS next gen consoles included not ideal but hardly the woeful game-breaking issue everyone is crying about.. Graphics are lovely, controls are arcadey    I love this... look at all the zero scores saying all the ten scores are fake, and yet just as many zero scores are one login, one review people (simply signing up to sl@g EA off)

    In a nutshell...

    EVERY version of this game is 30FPS next gen consoles included not ideal but hardly the woeful game-breaking issue everyone is crying about..

    Graphics are lovely, controls are arcadey as ever it's basically a revamped Hot Pursuit (the one before the horrible Most Wanted and The Run) no bad thing at all...

    It is what it is fun, glossy, disposable a perfect little arcade racer to get you through the festive season... just don't expect it to last much longer after that!    … Expand
  96. Godangel
    Dec 1, 2013
    9
    Adrenaline fast arcade racing game to be compared only with Burnout Paradise and Split/Second. Or NFS Most Wanted 2005.

    NFS Rivals DO NOT HAVE: [–] technical problems (v1.1.0) [–] bad or unoptimized graphics (GTX 670, 1080p on Ultra no lags) [–] bad UI or annoying cut-scenes like in Most Wanted 2012 [+] destructible environment (it's not needed thou) [+] cities and vast open world    Adrenaline fast arcade racing game to be compared only with Burnout Paradise and Split/Second. Or NFS Most Wanted 2005.

    NFS Rivals DO NOT HAVE:
    [–] technical problems (v1.1.0)
    [–] bad or unoptimized graphics (GTX 670, 1080p on Ultra no lags)
    [–] bad UI or annoying cut-scenes like in Most Wanted 2012
    [+] destructible environment (it's not needed thou)
    [+] cities and vast open world

    NFS Rivals DO have:
    [–] pretty long tutorial (something like 15 minutes) with unskippable intro cut-scene
    [+] no need for mouse
    [+] challenging gameplay (no "press X to win", but also not really hard)

    Game is adrenaline fast: very high speed, limited non-regenerating HP, most time in pursuit by cops, open world with no finish lines (there are ones, but they do not end pursuits), gambling scores (higher heat level higher money income and more cops; BUT you get money only if you manage to get to one of your garages otherwise you get NOTHING) and NO PAUSE (at all!! you can't open map and look for best root, you can't stop and relax a little, you can only drive forward hoping to get to garage or gas station before your HP gets to zero). It's the core of this game.

    Concerning other details (as they are not really important)... Mid-sized open world with dynamic daytime and vast variations of zones (plains, canyons, dense forests with narrow roads, snowy mountains, wide highway etc). Zones are pretty short so they're changing very rapidly. Roads are no straight even of highways and traffic present too, but can't say it's too hard driving. As for races they are hard enough: you can lightly get 1st on easy race, but on medium and hard it will be challenging enough: to get 1st the first time you ride particular route is very fortunate.

    What else?.. Tuning is simple: you buy cars and weapons (emp, shockwave, turbo, jamming etc), standard upgrades (acceleration, top speed etc) plus customization for each one. Car are not numerous (it's a plus!) and different enough. Career progression (you choose tasks among "races", "pursuits" and "freeride") and EXPing are really nice. To be short just enough for arcade racing game.

    And last, but not least: cop career is also fun and with different gameplay.    … Expand
  97. JamesTheThird
    Nov 30, 2013
    1
    I have no idea what EA were thinking making this game. Fixed 30 fps and no joy-pad (apart from Xbox controller) or wheel support is enough to say that the game gets disqualified for me. There are much more negatives, but these two are enough to say a big NO! There are better racing games to waste my time with.
  98. shamon
    Nov 29, 2013
    0
    The pc version is totally busted...pop up textures, lack of AA, crappy 30 fps lock, slowdowns...basically another epic failure. can't say i'm surprised.
  99. Cyprene
    Nov 28, 2013
    0
    This is a bad game. You shouldn't buy it. If you look to the left, you'll see a number of professional reviewers telling you how much fun it is. I see one, in particular, saying "Need For Speed ​​Rivals is fast-paced, convincing and fun above all." I cannot speculate as to the motives of someone who would write a statement like this. Perhaps he received a different version of the gameThis is a bad game. You shouldn't buy it. If you look to the left, you'll see a number of professional reviewers telling you how much fun it is. I see one, in particular, saying "Need For Speed ​​Rivals is fast-paced, convincing and fun above all." I cannot speculate as to the motives of someone who would write a statement like this. Perhaps he received a different version of the game I did. Perhaps the creators are bribing him somehow. Perhaps he is simply an idiot.

    This game has no pause button. In the abstract, that sounds like it wouldn't be too big of a problem. In reality, it is a huge problem.

    I was just playing it five minutes ago, and a song came up on the soundtrack I liked. The engine noises are really loud in this game, so I wanted to turn down sound effects so I could hear it better. I hit start to go to the audio menu, and the overlay came up just in time for me to slam into a wall. So much for that race. There's also no "restart race" button, as far as I can tell, so if I wanted to do it again I'd have to drive back to the starting point. How many times in a racing game, or in any video game, have you made a minor error that required you to restart the stage? Imagine that each time you did, you had to drive all the way back.

    The graphics are unimpressive. If you look at the promotional screenshots, you'll be very impressed. Some of them look as good as professionally produced real-life photographs. These screenshots are lies. I am running the game on maximum settings, and it looks like a late-generation PS3 game. I am not a technical person, so I can't speak to the 30FPS issue that other reviewers are complaining about, but the game feels jerky and I see a lot of anti-aliasing problems. The city the game takes place in is boring. It's just a generic California city. There's nothing fun or amazing to see, or at least, I haven't seen it.

    The soundtrack is mediocre. I haven't found a song I like; it's simply an undifferentiated mass of generic techno and rock. I say this as someone who enjoys techno and rock, and listens to quite a lot of it in his spare time. This stuff is no good.

    Possibly the worst part of the game is the cars. They all feel the same, and they're no fun to drive. What makes a car "fun to drive" is an interesting question, and unfortunately it's one I don't have an easy answer to, but I can tell you that I don't see a difference between one car or another. Everything seems to drive like a Honda Civic. Civics aren't bad cars; but they're certainly not exciting.

    The entire game is built around a multiplayer experience. Unless you unplug your computer's ethernet cable, you'll be placed in an open-world with 8 or so other players. (This, coincidentally, is why you can't have a pause menu.) Multiplayer racing with friends is fun and exciting. Head to head races, where you test your skills against other players, are challenging and suspenseful. Driving around a small city with a bunch of people you can't communicate with, who are mostly ignoring you as they try to work their way through what is essentially a single-player game, is no more thrilling a daily freeway commute to work. Unless you're unfortunate enough to come across a griefer who likes to ram you. Then it's even less fun.

    I am not a big racing game player, and this is actually the second modern racing game I've purchased. The first is Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit, which you can buy in a pack with Burnout Paradise for about 7$ on Amazon this week.

    It is a final, damning indictment of this game that Hot Pursuit, a three year old title, and one that can be purchased for less than 20% of the price of this game, is better than it in any way. Before I fired up Rivals a few minutes ago, I was playing some Hot Pursuit. I was driving an F1, a five million dollar sports car that FEELS like a five million dollar sports car, as opposed to Rivals' blocky, boring sedans. I was driving along a beautiful coastline, stopping to look out and enjoy the view. I was speeding through turns and blasting nitro, and listening to excellent music (Travis McCoy's Superbad 11:34, in case you were curious.) I had a huge smile on my face, and I honestly can't remember the last time I was having so much fun with a game.

    Go buy Hot Pursuit, and give this piece of trash a pass.    … Expand
  100. mmuhagam
    Nov 28, 2013
    7
    Amazing Gameplay,Graphics,and all you'd expect from a racing game. though it lacks of gameplay (only 4 available) and such a big pack of bugs came with this game. Fps lock to 30, Vehicle Debris still messed up,etc. but the graphics amazing with the frostbite 3, the dynamic weathering system *nerdgasm*. but it still needs development, until then i'd give this game a 7
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. PC Gamer
    Jan 31, 2014
    71
    One good idea--the racer's scoring system--spoiled by a thuddingly dull cop campaign and dumb design decisions. [March 2014, p.68]
  2. CD-Action
    Jan 10, 2014
    80
    EA managed to end the bad run of Need for Speeds released in odd years. But even if it’s the best NFA in a long time, it could have been better. Rivals looks and plays really good but it could use a properly working multiplayer or a real single player mode. And if you remember Most Wanted, Rivals looks quite familiar. [01/2014, p.38]
  3. Games Master UK
    Dec 19, 2013
    85
    A scintillating return to form that's all style...and no little substance. Blistering arcade racing. [Jan 2014, p.76]
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