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. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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?
  11. 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.
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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.
  16. 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
  17. 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.
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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.
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. fucjtyou
    Apr 29, 2015
    0
    unskippable cut scene. in the trash. not worth the toorrent..........................................33333.........................................33333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333
  30. 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
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76

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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