Need for Speed: Rivals

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3.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 674 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 395 out of 674
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  1. Reptyl
    Nov 27, 2013
    0
    30 FPS LOLOLOL FIX GAME PLS
    This is that big game companies ACTUALY gets to do this and earn a lot of cash doing it! It makes okay sense with frame locks and simple options on console, but this is just sad.
  2. ipaul_kn3
    Nov 26, 2013
    4
    F***ing spamers a 0? c'mon it's the game pitch black?
    cap at 30fps at least you can play it most of people who have not high ended GPUs runs this at 15 OR 10 FPS.
    I have an HD card but min setting says that you can run this with 512MB? what is this? 2004? at least don't lie.. people with 4k graphics cards are mad because they can run this at 240fps.. NFS fan since 1994.. guess the 0's    F***ing spamers a 0? c'mon it's the game pitch black?
    cap at 30fps at least you can play it most of people who have not high ended GPUs runs this at 15 OR 10 FPS.
    I have an HD card but min setting says that you can run this with 512MB? what is this? 2004? at least don't lie.. people with 4k graphics cards are mad because they can run this at 240fps.. NFS fan since 1994.. guess the 0's are from.. that's all I hope they fix it with a patch    … Expand
  3. fireblue7
    Nov 25, 2013
    1
    Awful console port. The last Most Wanted was at least a little bit bearable, are they even trying anymore? Hopefully Assetto Corsa or Project Cars will save this genre.
  4. titannet
    Nov 25, 2013
    6
    I believe there may be a good game hidden somewhere inside, but it's hidden by all the BS:
    30 FPS, in theory should be enough for the human eye, but in practice it is not, especially if you have a normal "work & game" PC setup and are sitting close to the monitor. It's Headache time gents.
    Next comes the tutorial. An unskippable tutorial with unskippable cutscenes that tell me things a    I believe there may be a good game hidden somewhere inside, but it's hidden by all the BS:
    30 FPS, in theory should be enough for the human eye, but in practice it is not, especially if you have a normal "work & game" PC setup and are sitting close to the monitor. It's Headache time gents.

    Next comes the tutorial. An unskippable tutorial with unskippable cutscenes that tell me things a five yeat old could have figured out by himself. Except for the Keyboard controls, of course, "Page up"?? Are you f**ing kidding me? Btw. in the tutorial videos it is constantly referred to as "the button". I don't know if I should call that cheap or annoying. Probably both.

    Anyway, back to the game. Car handling feels good, except for the fact that the tires where apparently stolen off of a Prius or something. If I wanted crazy drifing I would play Dirt or something.

    So lets head to the garage and install better tires. Oh I can't, i can only buy a "handling" upgrade. Seriously? This may sound nitpickingish, but why for heavens sake can't I buy new tires or a new engine? I could do that in Street Rod I, 25 years ago! But apparently the guys at EA want do destroy the immersion as much as possible. To drive the point home they also included EMP weapons and more such nonsene as well as ridiculous amounts of nitrio.

    One thing they chose to give more realism is car strength. So the police can get you really quickly, especially with the help of all the crazy toys. I guess this makes sense, given the multiplayer nature of the game, but being a single player fan myself I find it rather annoying.

    Well I guess I'll leave it here: Rivals is not a bad game, but it does nothing new and some things rather badly so I don't see a reason you should pay full price for it. Wait a bit or just stick with any NFS game you already enjoy.    … Expand
  5. BSim500
    Nov 25, 2013
    0
    Yet another example of "paid shill reviews" with a ridiculous gaping chasm between 76% "professional" review vs 28% actual gamer reviews averaged over +200 scores (a dead giveaway). Out of all the genres which require consistently high FPS, racing games are right up there with "twitch" FPS. This game is hard-coded (locked) at 30fps and the "fix" to run at 60Hz is basically to speedYet another example of "paid shill reviews" with a ridiculous gaping chasm between 76% "professional" review vs 28% actual gamer reviews averaged over +200 scores (a dead giveaway). Out of all the genres which require consistently high FPS, racing games are right up there with "twitch" FPS. This game is hard-coded (locked) at 30fps and the "fix" to run at 60Hz is basically to speed everything up 2x so it ends up unplayable. It looks a joke. Almost like the devs are going out of their way to mock fans of the franchise. It really does redefine the word "pitiful". The last PC game I can remember being locked at 30fps was made in 1996...

    Low FPS aside, you've also got surprisingly poor GFX filled with aliasing ("jaggies"), blurry textures, lengthy unskippable cut scenes (people actually want to PLAY racing games, not sit and watch some weak B-movie backstory). If this is "next gen", then I prefer "last gen" games which were actually fun to play. In years to come this game will be remembered for being the "new benchmark" in disastrous consolized PC ports.    … Expand
  6. osoyogui
    Nov 24, 2013
    0
    I saw someone list this, and it appears to work, so you can try this and see if it runs at 60fps while playing at a normal speed. -GameTime.MaxSimFps 60 -GameTime.ForceSimRate 60.0
  7. mupet0000
    Nov 24, 2013
    0
    Don't buy this game, it's capped at 30fps. A good PC can do so much more, EA don't deserve any sales when they disrespect PC gamers like this.

    Seems like it could be a decent game, it's just a shame that EAs attitude towards PC is so bad.
  8. Ursadorable
    Nov 24, 2013
    0
    This is the worst console to PC port I've ever encountered. I thought SimCity was an embarrassment for EA, this game is even worse! Thank gawd for EA refunds.
  9. Thompson555
    Nov 24, 2013
    3
    Another fail from EA...dont buy their games.
    **** graphics, i cant believe that this is frostbyte 3
    **** control and car physics

    Only one good thing in this game soundtrack.
  10. pbmpbm
    Nov 24, 2013
    0
    30 fps max on a 2013 PC game is unacceptable. If you unlock it to 60 fps, the game is unplayable. This is ridiculous. Played the very first NFS games, this is a big disappointment.
  11. fearmear
    Nov 24, 2013
    0
    FPS capped to 30. I won't even bother playing this piece of crap.
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  12. akuloff
    Nov 23, 2013
    1
    30fps for PC is a joke, 30fps for PC is a joke, 30fps for PC is a joke, 30fps for PC is a joke, 30fps for PC is a joke, 30fps for PC is a joke, 30fps for PC is a joke
  13. Squishy05
    Nov 23, 2013
    1
    So...SOOOO tired of this social seamless crap, where are the days where you could customize you car completely ...speakers... suspension jumping up and down...sigh, and the NIGHT races....aw well... and yes this 30fps thing is not nice, I usually don't care for fps but in a racing game its necessary
  14. idh530
    Nov 23, 2013
    5
    Great game.

    Play it on a console if you can, because it's capped at 30 fps. In my opinion, that's the only thing holding it back from being the best PC racing game to come out in years. Gameplay is incredibly addictive, story is okay and could be better, cops are aggressively fun, cars rule.
  15. Omga4000
    Nov 23, 2013
    2
    A racing game which doesn't support a gaming wheel.. Who's the GENIUS at EA who came up with this?

    There are way way too many pursuits by the cops, which takes a whole lot of time to get rid of. 1 pursuit took me 30 minutes, and then I got wrecked and lost it all. 30 minutes wasted. You should have made "hiding spots" or at least limit the time at which the cops are chasing you.    A racing game which doesn't support a gaming wheel.. Who's the GENIUS at EA who came up with this?

    There are way way too many pursuits by the cops, which takes a whole lot of time to get rid of.
    1 pursuit took me 30 minutes, and then I got wrecked and lost it all. 30 minutes wasted.
    You should have made "hiding spots" or at least limit the time at which the cops are chasing you.

    Gave it a 2 just because you brought "upgrades" to the game. And even that isn't the same.

    When will you listen to the people who pay you? NFS: Underground 3!    … Expand
  16. BAPACop
    Nov 23, 2013
    0
    Racing games aren't exactly a complex genre, but any company that isn't even competent enough to properly implement a pause menu shouldn't be trying to make one.
  17. Jackan08
    Nov 23, 2013
    0
    30 fps lock year 2013? And how hard would it be to fix so we could use a fu**ing mouse in the game. I'm sick of EA treating PC-players like crap.

    Do not buy this game!
  18. DeAnt
    Nov 23, 2013
    9
    Okay, the game is capped at 30fps. So what? On top settings, low settings, I cannot see how it would be better at 60fps. Its fast, responsive, looks amazing, and is one of the most satisfying racing games I have ever played.
    My only gripe is that there are only 6 human people on a map at a time.
    The game is NOT broken. It is being broken by people trying to run the game at 60fps.
  19. NeoVirusOfficia
    Nov 23, 2013
    0
    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME INTENTIONALLY INSERTED DUNG INTO THIS PC PORT. No Mouse support for menus, No AA. I can live with those draw backs BUT Artificial 30 frames per second cap just RUINS the game completely. This game should be rated minus 10 as PC gamers have been robbed. EA should of put a warning sticker on the game "EA INTENTS TO SHAFT YOU OVER" So people can make informed decisionDO NOT BUY THIS GAME INTENTIONALLY INSERTED DUNG INTO THIS PC PORT. No Mouse support for menus, No AA. I can live with those draw backs BUT Artificial 30 frames per second cap just RUINS the game completely. This game should be rated minus 10 as PC gamers have been robbed. EA should of put a warning sticker on the game "EA INTENTS TO SHAFT YOU OVER" So people can make informed decision before buying.
    I though limiting to 30 FPS would be a stupid business decision.    … Expand
  20. antoniovassen
    Nov 23, 2013
    0
    The game does not support steering wheel and pedals! I'm in indescribable confusion. Play the keyboard or gamepad when i have gaming chair and steering wheel, it is beyond my understanding. Mouse in the menu and on the map also does not work No dithering and can not be included, my eyes of the blood Multiplayer dull. Graphics middle, I think because it limited the console OnThe game does not support steering wheel and pedals! I'm in indescribable confusion. Play the keyboard or gamepad when i have gaming chair and steering wheel, it is beyond my understanding. Mouse in the menu and on the map also does not work No dithering and can not be included, my eyes of the blood Multiplayer dull. Graphics middle, I think because it limited the console On restriction of 30 frames per second for many who have written I will not repeat .
    Not highly recommend this game to the PC version very curve of the port from consoles.
    Sorry for bad english.    … Expand
  21. Zevro
    Nov 23, 2013
    4
    30 fps capped of laziness. The game is basically the countryside version of the previous one. Graphics are OK and it's just it. Game modes are boring, and the fact there are no tracks makes it even worst.
  22. Koreenium
    Nov 23, 2013
    0
    Beautiful graphics, boring gameplay...

    FPS CAPPED TO 30 on PC...

    Just don't buy this game as it is not worth it. A typical console port blablablabla....
  23. Orthodox
    Nov 23, 2013
    0
    DO NOT BUY THIS ****

    This game does not support any driving-wheels. I lost my 20$ on this I will never buy again your driving NFS seria. POSITIVE REVIEWS ARE FAKE HERE. It is EA marketing.
  24. FUEA
    Nov 22, 2013
    0
    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME

    INTENTIONALLY INSERTED DUNG INTO THIS PC PORT. No Mouse support for menus, No AA. I can live with those draw backs BUT Artificial 30 frames per second cap just RUINS the game completely. This game should be rated minus 10 as PC gamers have been robbed. EA should of put a warning sticker on the game "EA INTENTS TO SHAFT YOU OVER" So people can make informed    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME

    INTENTIONALLY INSERTED DUNG INTO THIS PC PORT.
    No Mouse support for menus, No AA. I can live with those draw backs
    BUT
    Artificial 30 frames per second cap just RUINS the game completely.

    This game should be rated minus 10 as PC gamers have been robbed.
    EA should of put a warning sticker on the game "EA INTENTS TO SHAFT YOU OVER"
    So people can make informed decision before buying.
    I though limiting to 30 FPS would be a stupid business decision.

    Any business of course wouldn't do that. Silly me £35 straight into the toilet    … Expand
  25. perky7
    Nov 22, 2013
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Love the new weather system, especially when raining and single player mode not the best but cop career is more fun then racer. If technical issues are fixed then it will be great.
    Personally I liked most wanted 2012 more because of finding cars instead getting them by rank.    … Expand
  26. Moe-of-MOSHOW
    Nov 21, 2013
    0
    Hard Capped 30 FPS, 30. PC gamers invest tons of money into their Gaming machines to achieve the highest FPS they could and you cap your game at 30.

    I not sure if the game it self is any "fun" but its not worth the time and money which is apparent after 5 minuets of gameplay.

    I think TotalBiscuit said it best "Avoid like the plague"
  27. Duyari
    Nov 21, 2013
    0
    30fps do not buy do not buy do not buy do not buy
    nice graphic, nice game play, nice car
    BUT!!! BUT!!! pc 30 fps stupid mind
    30fps do not buy do not buy do not buy do not buy
  28. leafspring
    Nov 21, 2013
    3
    I am somewhat conflicted about this.

    You know, I'd really like to complain about the idiotic 30 FPS limit and the horrible decision to lock the simulation to the FPS and all that but I can't, because that would require me to actually be able to play the game for a reasonable amount of time. Which I can't because it crashes every couple of minutes and usually so hard that I have to hard    I am somewhat conflicted about this.

    You know, I'd really like to complain about the idiotic 30 FPS limit and the horrible decision to lock the simulation to the FPS and all that but I can't, because that would require me to actually be able to play the game for a reasonable amount of time.
    Which I can't because it crashes every couple of minutes and usually so hard that I have to hard reset my machine. (running an i7 GTX 660 Ti, nothing out of the ordinary)

    What I did see of the game seemed pretty fun, though. Nice driving, nice graphics. Nothing spectacular (I'd even say that Most Wanted actually looked better at times) but it's reasonable. Can't complain about the UI either as I'm using the 360 controller to play but I can imagine M+K users to be somewhat annoyed by it.

    Also, the AllDrive idea seems pretty intriguing. Not that I actually experienced it as the game never ran long enough for me to engage with other players, but I can see the potential.

    Overall I'd say I'll really enjoy this game once it is fixed (rumor has it they'll patch the 30 FPS limiter out as well). Problem is that I want to play it now and I can't (three days after release). And even if I could I wouldn't enjoy it to the full extend because of the unnecessary limitations.

    Verdict: A solid 8 for the actual game, -2 for the state it is in (can't play at all, crashes the entire machine), -3 for the incredibly moronic idea to put a 30 FPS limiter into a friggin' racing game on the PC.

    Fix this nonsense, EA, and we're looking at a pretty nice game here.    … Expand
  29. iToast
    Nov 21, 2013
    4
    Boring game with thousand of bugs, useless engine (for racing games), minimum innovations and max. 30 fps. The only good thing is Graphics. This game looks nice and cars look just fantastic! Anyway, good graphics is not important if gameplay sucks. Do not buy if you already own good old Undercover, Most Wanted (good old version, not the new and other NFS games.
  30. shamittomar
    Nov 21, 2013
    10
    Amazing graphics and very easy to use interface. No sluggishness. The game looks and feels awesome. The roads are made somehow so that my car crashes very less times.

    Although cars fly sometimes that looks amusing. 10/10. Love it.
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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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