Need for Speed: The Run

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  1. BloodSaint
    Nov 15, 2011
    10
    From dazzling scenery to spectacular set pieces, this is a worthy entry in the need for speed franchise. The frostbite 2 engine makes the whole world just stuningly beautiful and there is only so much that words can describe. Intense white knuckled racing is absolutely addicting. The autolog helps you compete with your friends and makes the game so much more competitive. Multiplayer isFrom dazzling scenery to spectacular set pieces, this is a worthy entry in the need for speed franchise. The frostbite 2 engine makes the whole world just stuningly beautiful and there is only so much that words can describe. Intense white knuckled racing is absolutely addicting. The autolog helps you compete with your friends and makes the game so much more competitive. Multiplayer is splendid and is even more enjoyable with friends as winning gives you much bragging rights. A huge variety of cars to choose, from vintage muscles to modern supercars. This game gives you that adrenaline feeling that few games on todays market offer. A must have for any racing fan, be it arcade or sim fan. This game is absolutely fun and I have no idea why IGN gave it such a crappy score. The only thing I agree with their review is that this game is slightly short but that may perhaps be that Im enjoying myself so much and finished the game too quickly which leaves me craving for me. This game is a masterpiece.… Expand
  2. hideo
    Nov 18, 2011
    10
    amazing graphics @Frostbite2 + amazing tracks! one of the best racing tracks I have ever played, and I play a lot! and great cars! awesome weather effects! snow storms! this game is AWESOME! 10/10 everybody who likes cross-country arcade racing must buy this superb game! generally I don't like NFS series, but I love The Run and I hope there will be The Run 2 in the future :)
  3. idonteatmeat
    Nov 16, 2011
    10
    Lots of fun. I'm trying to understand all the hate for this game. I like the handling, like the audio, its just all around fun. Just give it a shot, I think you'll like it.
  4. arkadio666
    Nov 27, 2011
    10
    In my opinion this one is the best from all of them. Need For Speed The Run can really keep your attention for long time. Some says that game needs only 2 hrs for complete - it's not true. While playing i felt like i was taking part in movie. Great feeling. Recommended title! Must buy!
  5. Rete
    Jan 1, 2012
    10
    I played NFS: The Run over christmas and I really liked it. A lot of people thought the campaign was short, but I liked the length. I don't beat a lot of games anymore, and I don't think I've ever beaten a racing game until this one, so that in itself was a really nice bonus for me.

    Also, a lot of people don't talk about this, but each race course in the game is unique. It's not this    I played NFS: The Run over christmas and I really liked it. A lot of people thought the campaign was short, but I liked the length. I don't beat a lot of games anymore, and I don't think I've ever beaten a racing game until this one, so that in itself was a really nice bonus for me.

    Also, a lot of people don't talk about this, but each race course in the game is unique. It's not this tired tread of the game taking place in a city, and what ends up happening, is that you end up running down the same portions of streets a hojillion times over but they're called new courses, when they're really not.

    Also, the dynamic camera is redic awesome (pulls out on boosts, pulls in on brakes, or turns where you lose a lot of speed). It really is a million times better then the static camera's you see in every other racing game. Just saying that since no one seems to talk about that either. Not even the game critics.    … Expand
  6. Yaman
    Mar 29, 2012
    10
    Yaar yeh Jab Nfs The Run Kholta huun Yeh Side Me flickering sa hone lag jaata hai aur game stable
    rehti hai...
    Yeh agar inn behend ke loodo ko game nahi chalvani toh madharchodho ne game Torrent me kya apni maa chudvane ke liye daali hai .....
    Agar kisi Nek Insaan ke paas is problem ka solution hai toh Plz Mujhe reply kare....?
  7. martijn
    Apr 9, 2012
    10
    Great game. Very spectacular and exhilarating. Great music (Black Keys, Canned Heat ;) . Maybe short but you can replay the whole in a more difficult setting. I really like it. QTE and story basically boring (and cannot skip) but the racing is really nice.
  8. PitchedBlack
    Feb 14, 2013
    10
    This is the absolute best racing game I have ever played. The controls are a perfect mix between arcade and simulation where they feel like the real cars but can still be driven impatiently. You can really feel the difference in handling, weight, torque, etc. between the cars, and especially between the old and new cars. The 60s-era Shelby Cobra is small and nimble (but has troubleThis is the absolute best racing game I have ever played. The controls are a perfect mix between arcade and simulation where they feel like the real cars but can still be driven impatiently. You can really feel the difference in handling, weight, torque, etc. between the cars, and especially between the old and new cars. The 60s-era Shelby Cobra is small and nimble (but has trouble gripping in tight turns) where a modern Mustang is powerful but very heavy and slow to turn. There are two things that ruin the game. The first is the UI, which is horrendous. It wasn't just not designed for the PC, it wasn't designed for Humans to use. Getting stuck with a car not meant for a track on the hardest difficulty means game-over because you can't switch it out! This is more than a bit frustrating. There's no way to skip cutscenes and there's no reason for that besides to frustrate me after having lost or restarted a game. Long load times for restarting a race are also not needed, just stick my car back at the beginning! The second problem is, obviously, EA DRM. Better-tuned graphics may have been nice but the game is still pretty enough. I'd say that if you're at all interested in cars and racing, you must play this game! The road racing gameplay is the core of the game here and will take a patient player (and maybe someone will real race car driving knowledge) to get right on the harder modes. I'm still giving the game a 10 because the gameplay really is that good.… Expand
  9. hybridua
    Sep 9, 2013
    10
    Great game in all sense. The latest creation of the legendary Studio. I hope that the guys will make their separate project. Such a variety of weather and various trails never seen. And the story and race point much better than arrivals in a circle.
  10. akavegas
    Oct 21, 2013
    10
    This game is incredible. I play for 8 hours a day and cannot get enough. The most addicting game I own and ever played. Will always play no matter what
  11. HILBILY-TATTOO
    Oct 22, 2013
    10
    This is one bad ass game I love playing it online and off it is the best one I played so far and I would be lost if you took it away and that would be sad so please don't do that I ask of you
  12. ungained
    Apr 2, 2014
    10
    First of all it worked perfectly for me....I am a racer and I loved the manual shifting mode better than in any game so I was able to take turns with gear downgrade not just pressing the lame space break and then nitro i hate...the game is really short i hoped at the end that something else will happen but...anyway it was better than most of racing games
  13. andrey1990
    Oct 12, 2018
    10
    I wonder why this game has so bad rating. I am not the men who defends borring or failed games but **** - this the only game from NFS which i I went through twice. The only racing game in which the environment really lives and interacts with you. That was really unforgettably.
  14. suppe
    Mar 26, 2015
    10
    For me, one of the best NFS games! I like the graphics, level design an steering. The multiplayer is really fun. I played for more than 60h and now, 3 years later, i play it again.
  15. mahdi_dj
    Nov 21, 2015
    10
    This is Best game in my life . because of : when i play this game i feeling real driving and This is so cool ( i never real feeling driving in other games)
  16. Luka0101998
    Jun 25, 2016
    10
    It has one of the greatest cars,story,handling.
    Even if it has no customization,i won`t take that as something bad...the game just had that linear story from San Fran to NYC where you just need a fast car to finish first in a long race full of challanges.Speakin of challanges,i absolutely love them,they are really hard,make you try harder and harder if you fail.
    The handling is just    It has one of the greatest cars,story,handling.
    Even if it has no customization,i won`t take that as something bad...the game just had that linear story from San Fran to NYC where you just need a fast car to finish first in a long race full of challanges.Speakin of challanges,i absolutely love them,they are really hard,make you try harder and harder if you fail.
    The handling is just amazing,every car had their one feeling when driving,you know what you are driving.
    Muscles-hard handling
    Exotics-challenging
    Tuners-precise
    Amazing job,Black Box as always (R.I.P thank you for an amazing childhood and greatest of all-Need for Speed Underground-you will be missed ;( )    … Expand
  17. gold
    Dec 22, 2018
    10
    Прошёл игру залпом (за час). Концепция интересная, сюжет по типу "всё или нечего", музыка - 7. Мне очень понравилось.
    Итог: 10/10.
  18. Usermetacritica
    Oct 28, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. NFS The run: Это классная игра с хорошим сюжетом, интересным геймплеем, и она мне короч понравилась… Expand
  19. baltazaar
    Jan 19, 2021
    10
    Awesome game!! Love it! First try in 2021, and I totally love it. Great game
  20. Akadoo
    Sep 16, 2020
    10
    Лучшая во всем каждая трасса уникальная держит напряжение,проходил много раз одна из любимых нфс.
  21. Pusichka
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    я удивлён тем что у этой игры такие плохие оценки пользователей. на мой взгляд это лучшая гонка всех времён
  22. Alpha10
    Aug 15, 2021
    10
    Best racing game with intense action sequences with story makes it a short and sweet game .
  23. VeuxVIP
    Jan 25, 2023
    10
    The best story mode, no cringe style implementation, just a serious and simple story mode.
  24. ItaJohnson
    Dec 3, 2011
    9
    I dont see why so many people are down on this game really... the mechanics are solid and im pretty sure that is what matters most in a driving game. I suppose being the middle aged heterosexual male that i am i would HAVE to like it more than TDU2, and i totally do.

    I found it to be kind of an all american driving game, classic race across the country and take in all the great views    I dont see why so many people are down on this game really... the mechanics are solid and im pretty sure that is what matters most in a driving game. I suppose being the middle aged heterosexual male that i am i would HAVE to like it more than TDU2, and i totally do.

    I found it to be kind of an all american driving game, classic race across the country and take in all the great views kind of thing, real nice. Sure there are things i can nitt pick about, like the skin textures on the characters being over done, but its a console port and really im in it for the driving not to ogle character models! Also the scenery unfortunately kind of flies by too fast to really take it in, but its still quite clear that its great looking.

    The quick time events i could totally have done without, but i will give it +1 point (not only to offset the morons that give games 0's) JUST for using a Ministry song in a QTE where you get to kick a cop in the face.. pure class.

    I guess it comes down to what you are looking for in a driving game, i dont care for playing online because guess where you find the vast majority of cheaters.. also do not give a rats ass about linking to (or having) a face book account, playing dress-up, or what professional reviewers think of ANYTHING. I wanted an arcade type driving game with solid controls and it delivers. Not going to give it a 10 because there have been no games in the past year that deserve a 10.. NONE! But 8 for overall pleasure +1 for appropriate use of a Ministry song works, if anything i feel it should have cost a bit less but thats just mainstream video games in general.    … Expand
  25. makemealive
    Nov 22, 2011
    9
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  26. morfil
    Nov 1, 2013
    9
    Need for speed is like the call of duty of racing a new one each year you can look forward to. This time around we have the Run. is it a cross country epic or does it burn out in the first lap lets find out.

    Story wise there's not much here you play a driver of a fast car and you are trying to win a cross country race without being disqualified by the mob standard story fair with no    Need for speed is like the call of duty of racing a new one each year you can look forward to. This time around we have the Run. is it a cross country epic or does it burn out in the first lap lets find out.

    Story wise there's not much here you play a driver of a fast car and you are trying to win a cross country race without being disqualified by the mob standard story fair with no real twists or turns.

    What dose have twists and turns is the game play which is tight as ever you play across several maps mostly in a car but sometimes you have to get out of the car (Gasp), but only in an amusing QTE sequence every once in a while which are action packed and exciting and the tight game play is prevalent over to all modes.

    Graphically the game is great. a little more time on the human models would be good, but the cars look fantastic as do environments as you race across America to survive.    … Expand
  27. SpyderSeven
    Sep 30, 2015
    9
    Needed to get my mind off of the new Need For Speed reboot, and tried this because it's all I had left in the series. Boy, was I wrong to avaoid it.

    It's closer to the old NFS games like Hot Pursuit and NFS II SE than any of the other modern NFS games, The Run suffers from little more than terrible characters and plot, the combination of which are not enough to ruin an otherwise    Needed to get my mind off of the new Need For Speed reboot, and tried this because it's all I had left in the series. Boy, was I wrong to avaoid it.

    It's closer to the old NFS games like Hot Pursuit and NFS II SE than any of the other modern NFS games, The Run suffers from little more than terrible characters and plot, the combination of which are not enough to ruin an otherwise excellent game. The big stable of cars are a challenging and rewarding to handle - the driving model in The Run was a breath of fresh air compared to the sprint-car drifting style of most other modern NFSs. Braking in time for a tight corner is very satisfying, and each car feels believable and unique. I miss the lovely engine start sounds from Most Wanted 2, but Mustangs roar, Datsuns howl, and McLarens shriek with ferocious realism.

    One can't ignore the supporting star in this game: the tracks. Recreated in loving detail is an excellent approximation of a cross-USA race. Wooded state parks, narrow city streets, sprawling avenues, hilly and winding county trunks, and astonishing mountain ranges are all a blast to drive and the sheer attention given to the billion things you drive by brings you into the illusion of a continuous world larger than the new Most Wanted or Hot Pursuit could simulate.

    One of the biggest complaints I've read about the game is the length - I finished my first Run in 2:12, but that completely ignores the entire campaign of very entertaining challenge events, which are also played for time and are just as much fun while more functionally showcasing the game's many cars. Besides that, the Run is meant to be played more than once for competitive multiplayer high score - if it were very long, one couldn't do it more than a few times.

    Anyway, more story would showcase the game's weak spot - the plot. Yea, it sucks. It's kind of like the story for the first Most Wanted, but in that game it felt like EA was in on the big ridiculous joke and in the Run it seems like Black Box might take it seriously, and it just makes you cringe. That said, it's a racing game and the plot doesn't matter that much to me.

    As one more weak spot, the game has quick-time action-packed press-the-buttons-as-prompted instant-fun sequences. You've done it, we've all played Dance Dance Revolution. Some of them were pretty fun, some of them weren't. You beat up a lot of cops. Sometimes it doesn't show you the button to press, and you have to figure it out by trial and error. It never stopped me from continuing the game, but that can get annoying.

    At the end, I loved it. While I enjoyed the game's recent NFS contemporaries, I like this more. Lots of fun, great driving model. Will temporarily satisfy desperation for Need For Speed 2015 reboot.    … Expand
  28. nsa3679
    Mar 28, 2020
    9
    If you don't compare it with other NfS games The Run is a great action-oriented cinematic racing game. Multiplayer is dead because of cheaters though. Wonder why people don't like it that much.
  29. Kurva_blyat
    Jan 12, 2021
    9
    Это моя любимая игра здесь очень крутой сюжет и игра не затянута. Единственный минус это физика но на геймпаде она норм
  30. MDXV
    Jan 27, 2023
    9
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  31. Reuas2011
    Apr 20, 2021
    9
    I don’t want to go into detail, but I think this game is showing how arcade racing could have developed. It is a unique and beautiful experience. It is short, but it is designed to be. I like it a lot because in my opinion it still looks great and has a cool story with fun racing and and a close to perfect and today unseen diversity, perfectionism in, fun in and staging of Maps. The racingI don’t want to go into detail, but I think this game is showing how arcade racing could have developed. It is a unique and beautiful experience. It is short, but it is designed to be. I like it a lot because in my opinion it still looks great and has a cool story with fun racing and and a close to perfect and today unseen diversity, perfectionism in, fun in and staging of Maps. The racing maps are in my opinion the key buy argument for this game. If it was up to date and maybe a bit more story telling it would be 10/10.… Expand
  32. Jose458
    Sep 11, 2023
    9
    Es un juego bastante diferente a lo que nos tenía acostumbrado la saga y su historia aunque es muy poco profunda nos mantiene lleno de momentos de acción
  33. Lockie
    Nov 18, 2011
    8
    So, the run is finished. Too short, but breathtaking. I've spent only two hours to finish the storyline. Storyline could be better, but it's a race, so it's not so important. Graphics is great, but in battlefield 3 frostbite 2 looks a bit better. QTEs are awesome, but 3 QTEs during the game-that's not enough!!! Most of all i like physics of the car, you can feel weight and speed. But it'sSo, the run is finished. Too short, but breathtaking. I've spent only two hours to finish the storyline. Storyline could be better, but it's a race, so it's not so important. Graphics is great, but in battlefield 3 frostbite 2 looks a bit better. QTEs are awesome, but 3 QTEs during the game-that's not enough!!! Most of all i like physics of the car, you can feel weight and speed. But it's still arcade, so you will have no problems with driving. In my opinion, The Run is the best NFS since the time of Most Wanted. Autolog is still there and multiplayer as good as it was in HP. So, the main problem of The Run is that it's too short and sometimes a bit boring. 8/10.… Expand
  34. Alexbeav
    Nov 15, 2011
    8
    Tasty little racer. I have to say it's got more thrills than any game in its genre, and that alone is worth it its money. Its length is a problem, taking me about 4-5 hours to complete. Afterwards, there are challenges and you can replay The Run on extreme difficulty, and of course there's the multiplayer. Graphically, this game is for the most part impressive. The controversial QTEs areTasty little racer. I have to say it's got more thrills than any game in its genre, and that alone is worth it its money. Its length is a problem, taking me about 4-5 hours to complete. Afterwards, there are challenges and you can replay The Run on extreme difficulty, and of course there's the multiplayer. Graphically, this game is for the most part impressive. The controversial QTEs are few and far apart, and are packed with action. I had a good time beating the game, and I recommend it, especially if you can find the Limited Edition on a good deal.… Expand
  35. frast
    Nov 19, 2011
    8
    The new part of the nfs is completely something new. Finally, we have a chance to see the story in nfs or racing in general, to this beautiful artwork taken from the BF3 which performs superbly here, everything is great but the game is a little too short and has its wady.Moja rating 8 / 10
  36. JonnyC
    Nov 21, 2011
    8
    Two hours is wildly exaggerated, I have played it and its more like 5-6 hours on normal. The two hours comes from the in game clock which doesn't include restarting levels when you fail and cut scenes. Remember you never race on the same track/road twice. There's around 40+ road levels. I liked the first need for speed on the 3dO and this one.
  37. sirica
    Dec 11, 2011
    8
    This game play has definitely improved over the earlier versions of the games of this series. Run gives an awesome visual experience with a decent storyline. It could have been better if there was provision for customisation of the motos. However from the trailer of the game one will expect and demand a more thrilling experience..but it definitely is not a game to get 5.5
  38. BensJammin
    Dec 9, 2012
    8
    Just completed this. Definitely the best NFS game in a long time. Although criticised for the short singleplayer campaign, the story sets it apart from the previous games, making it feel more like it has a set goal, rather than a random set of races! I loved the fact that as you progress through the field you see a wide variety of cars - "ooh, thats a nice Supra", "is that really a MK1Just completed this. Definitely the best NFS game in a long time. Although criticised for the short singleplayer campaign, the story sets it apart from the previous games, making it feel more like it has a set goal, rather than a random set of races! I loved the fact that as you progress through the field you see a wide variety of cars - "ooh, thats a nice Supra", "is that really a MK1 Golf?".....Graphics and sound are great, runs perfectly when it works, but there are issues. Firstly, I couldn't get my Xbox 360 controller to work. I had to use a usb controller and Joytokey combination and although this worked, it wasn't flawless as in the QTE scenes it still displays Xbox controller buttons, which don't correspond to keyboard controls. However, I found that just mashing every button on my controller worked anyway!

    Secondly, it feels like no effort was taken to improve the 'port'. Visuals are quite poor in some ingame movies and sequences. However, I feel that a lot of the criticism is from people expecting too much from this game. Some people complaining that it isn't realistic enough..... Hello!... This is a Need For Speed game. If you want realism, buy Shift or GTR! Also, the story may be short, but the challenges and multiplayer make it last indefinitely.

    All in all, it's a fun game albeit with annoying flaws.    … Expand
  39. graverobber83
    Apr 17, 2013
    8
    Good racing, good visuals. i don't know why they keep insisting on plots. just make a racing game. nobody have to betray nobody. still better than the games by criterion because of the driving.
  40. dimike
    Jan 10, 2021
    8
    Graphics - great
    Handling - ok
    Music - great
    story - good
    gameplay - good
    this game is hated because of it's shortness. But other then that this is the most underrated NFS ever
  41. LifeHistory
    Jul 9, 2018
    8
    I know many hated this game. But I prefer it over all the other NFS games that has came after it the garbage OpenWorld-Racing thing. I prefer this and the original Most Wanted and the Carbon about all the new NFS games.
    The Run was a new cool Campaign idea. I drove around the world in the summer, snow, rain, mountains and many other beautiful roads. it had variations in its racing world    I know many hated this game. But I prefer it over all the other NFS games that has came after it the garbage OpenWorld-Racing thing. I prefer this and the original Most Wanted and the Carbon about all the new NFS games.
    The Run was a new cool Campaign idea. I drove around the world in the summer, snow, rain, mountains and many other beautiful roads. it had variations in its racing world and it had a story which was not that bad. The only bad thing about this game is the fact that its kind of short. I wish for another game like it but longer campaign.

    I DO NOT CARE ABOUT MULTIPLAYER CRAP........    … Expand
  42. reviewkid
    Nov 5, 2015
    8
    It pumped me up, with one of the best graphics of 2011, this game mind blown me. I felt like I was racing really across America, as I also joined up with my friends on Multiplayer, but there's some downsides too.
    Sometimes, you could glitch out the map (there's alot of these victims)

    But it's great, overall. The design is good, but the 2 hour gameplay was unexpected.
  43. XDavidX
    Nov 17, 2015
    8
    Need For Speed: The Run is very good game. The story is short but for me its amazing. Its have that exciting feeling when I play this. Car selection is positively varied. Only minus is the handling. Its always frustrating.
  44. CoKronakan
    Feb 12, 2018
    8
    Visually stunning game, with an interesting concept of a story, but repetitive game-play levels. But I guess it was due to the story. It's only fault was that the controls of the game shifted from realistic to arcade controls, and it was sad to experience. Overall the game was decent enough for a positive outcome.
  45. NotBanMePLZ
    Apr 20, 2019
    8
    Эта часть полностью отличается от всех других игр в серии NFS. Живой мир, огромный автопарк, хорошая графика при неплохой оптимизации (особенно если сравнивать с андеркавером). 8 потому что минусов то и нет, хотя есть один минус почему 10 я и не поставил, плюсов как-то мало, игра ничем не примечательна, но поиграть стоит.Эта часть полностью отличается от всех других игр в серии NFS. Живой мир, огромный автопарк, хорошая графика при неплохой оптимизации (особенно если сравнивать с андеркавером). 8 потому что минусов то и нет, хотя есть один минус почему 10 я и не поставил, плюсов как-то мало, игра ничем не примечательна, но поиграть стоит.
  46. Petepems7905
    Sep 14, 2019
    8
    I personally think that Need for Speed The Run is the better than Hot Pursuit 2010 and Most Wanted 2012. Yeah it is shorter but at least I felt like I was playing a Need for Speed game not a Burnout game because the physics are better here than those two other games
  47. r03vg
    Apr 17, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Довольно странно смотрятся заправки, на которых вы можете сменить машину и перекрасить выбранную ласточку. Игра подталкивает к тому, чтобы как можно быстрее доехать до конечной цели, но все эти штуки служат лишь препятствием. Отличная графика и сюжет достойный хорошего боевика.… Expand
  48. bar0yka
    Dec 10, 2022
    8
    modifiye olmadığı için biraz sönük kalmış ama onun dışında çok farklı bir boyut getirmişti nfsye
  49. izlee
    Dec 28, 2021
    8
    Gra jest naprawdę okej, straszliwie przeszkadza ograniczone fpsy na liczbie 30, gra jest zdecydowanie za krótka, bardzo podobał mi się koncept liniowej = fabuły
  50. Harthik69
    Jul 9, 2023
    8
    Very Good game. Can spend some time to play and exeprience it again. Download and give it a try again in future
  51. Vic
    Dec 3, 2011
    7
    I expected something different! In fact it seems they didn't add anything new!!! Same Undercover only different story! I thought the driving at least would be more realistic. It seems like you control a toy car!
  52. sinadoom
    Jul 9, 2012
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm going to start off with a list of everything that's wrong with this game. Ready? 1) Framerate is capped at 30 FPS with no anti-aliasing. 2) The game crashes throughout the campaign, particularly at stage 8, and resets your controls layout in doing so. 3) Checkpoints are as inconveniently placed as possible. 4) Facial expressions are non-existent. 5) You barely get to use more than 5 cars throughout the campaign. 4) The so-called 3000 mile race only lasts 2 hours. 5) Cars are copied + pasted for each tier, with BHP, top speed and acceleration statistics being completely wrong. 6) Tiers are pointless- you only use Tier 4 cars up until stage 9. 7) You can't possibly do the cinematic sequences (NOT QTEs but the avoiding of gunfire & explosions and oncoming trains) first time. 8) The story sucks hard. 9) Autolog is pointless if you don't have any friends that play the game. 10) There are massive gaps and much unused potential. The game is unfinished in the campaign. 11) Quick-time events and cheezy "seen it a million times" sequences 12) Hot Pursuit was better. 13) EA Black Box went downhill after Most Wanted. 14) They're charging the same price as a full retail game! 15) Origin, and online pass if you're on console. 16) If you try and install from disc it always gets stuck with 8mb to go at 99% so you have to download the whole 15.8 GB. 17) 3rd person camera is terrible/takes time getting used to. 18) No interior view. OK I'm finished. Now, allow me to justify my rating of this game. First off, 30 FPS is by no means unplayable- especially for a racing game. The crashes which occur during stage 8 only happen once, so it will not crash again if you decide to go back and play it. Although the game is short, it's intended to be, because it plays like a film, so they want the player to play it one sitting just as they'd watch a film in one sitting. The quick time events are clichés but they make a nice break and vary the gameplay. More crucially, the story provides a backing and links between each stage/event, and is by no means intended to simulate a feature-length film. Remember, Hot Pursuit didn't even have a story. The concept is credible, but the execution is flawed in many aspects. There's a lot more that could have been done, granted, but I'd rather have a 2 hour campaign (which is longer btw if you account for restarting events) which is short and sharp rather than long and tedious. It would be easy to copy and paste 3000 miles of open road, but that would be boring. Instead, The Run offers some of the best driving roads, with the latest cars and above all, the best graphics ever for any racing game. Frosbite 2, 1920x1080 and Ultra settings. Now that's a combination. If I'm honest, graphics are almost entirely what I'm crediting this game for. The variety in environments- from sun, sand, snow, grass, countryside, desert - everything is there. As you progress through the story, the graphics get better and better. Admittedly all you do is a cycle of 3 event types (overtake, checkpoint and random cinematics) through different scenery, but the simplicity of the game means that if it were any longer it would be boring. There's quite a lot of variety in the tracks, with 56 events in a series of 10 stages. What's more, you can go and replay these to beat your best time or even better, take the competition online with no waiting time to play! You literally join instantly in a playlist (of which there are 5 online modes). The great thing about the online is that regardless of your rank/level, skill or experience, you can still enjoy the game because there are plenty of objectives and accolades which earn you XP, so winning isn't everything (unless you're top rank of course- by which time you really should be going for wins instead). There are plenty of emblems (titles and icons as in CoD or Street Fighter) and 9 pages of mottos which you may actually want to use. The Run is a combination of Hot Pursuit, Heavy Rain, Test Drive Overdrive and NFS Undercover. Speaking of which, Undercover was way more buggy and had worse graphics, with a terrible story and copy + pasted roads. The Run is much better than people think. I only paid £10 for it, and bare in mind that although the campaign may be short, there's still online and the challenge series. No Other game comes close to delivering the same kind of experience- that special moment where you're taking each hairpin with perfectionist precision, with a beautiful car and fast graphics. In Hot Pursuit, there may have been a better line-up of cars, and tiers had a point. You could play as cop and racer. But The Run feels somewhat less arcade. You get manual transmission and there are no gadgets to mess about with- just simply nitrous as with other NFS games. It's the simplicity, combined with the awesome environments and simple but satisfying handling mean that the game is appealing to virtually anyone.… Expand
  53. alter_ego
    Nov 17, 2011
    7
    2 things describe this game: Cheap thrill & Fast food. The Frostbite engine is completely wasted on this game; every racing game this days should have 2 settings: Arcade (like now) and simulation, YES EA? This kind of game is ok for the Xbox or PS - for the PC this game is pointless. This game could have been great, unfortunately the story is very weak, Fast & Furious clisees omnipresent2 things describe this game: Cheap thrill & Fast food. The Frostbite engine is completely wasted on this game; every racing game this days should have 2 settings: Arcade (like now) and simulation, YES EA? This kind of game is ok for the Xbox or PS - for the PC this game is pointless. This game could have been great, unfortunately the story is very weak, Fast & Furious clisees omnipresent and we have seen it all in Hot Pursuit not so long ago. To sum it up - quick, cheap thrill.… Expand
  54. GPReS
    Dec 10, 2011
    7
    From one side - the game is quite cool and interesting, from another - bugs, laggy online, lots of cheaters, overestimated sys reqs and total inactivity from the devs for the moment kills the game itself for the moment.
    Will see if there will be a patch and how good it will be, otherwise the score can go down even lower.
  55. v00d00m4n
    Sep 6, 2013
    7
    I have mixed feelings about NFS Run, im missing features of NFS Underground 1-2, Most Wanted 2005, Carbon and game is very short, scripted and linear, but whole game was breathtaking and i really enjoyed it! I loved cinematic experience, whole game felt like 3-5 hours interactive blockbuster movie about racing across whole USA, i felt like if i was in cinema but was not just watchingI have mixed feelings about NFS Run, im missing features of NFS Underground 1-2, Most Wanted 2005, Carbon and game is very short, scripted and linear, but whole game was breathtaking and i really enjoyed it! I loved cinematic experience, whole game felt like 3-5 hours interactive blockbuster movie about racing across whole USA, i felt like if i was in cinema but was not just watching movie, instead i was able to control character (man and his ride), and i understand that game became so scripted and linear and that whole set of gameplay features, including customization, was cut to fit this cinematic experience to make game feel as seamless movie, for same reason QTE was added (i usually hate QTE in action games, but in movie-like games like this one, i really like interactive cut-scenes with QTE) and thats why i dont really complain about it, because it worked good. However it could be done a little better, game have some flaws and stupid moments even as cinematic expirience, for example the way you change cars is quite unrealistic and stupid, i would prefer to see character to call his friend and ask to drive car at some place or even 100% scripted change of cars in cut-scenes would work better for this game, also the way cops try to barricade road felt stupid, but thats small bits of game, the core of game DRIVING and RACING, done pretty well! Every race is quite challenging, even despite you have 5 checkpoints per level that simplifies game, cops trying to push you out of road, rivals can use shortcuts better than you, arcade physics and controls probably best in series after NFS SHIFT, tracks have really hard sharp turns, there a few racing modes (race, catch-up series, time trial, boss fights, loose cops from tail, and something else), and they are all really enjoyable, they give what i last saw in NFS Carbon (and that missing in other latest NFS games such as Most Wanted 2012 and Hot Pursuit 2010, Shift 1-2) A REAL TENSION! To win the race you should drive pretty well, you need to think and you need to think fast, otherwise you crash and restart checkpoint. Game would not give you a chance to relax, i would not bore you for a second (for example NFS HP 2010 and NFS MW 2012 just a pure boredom), you will finish playing it in the same breath, and whole play time, like i said before quite a breathtaking.
    So, yes, game not perfect, have not much gameplay to offer, but what it exchange everything for quite a solid coin it has to offer and its breathtaking cinematic experience. Stop treating this game like a realistic simulator, you have NFS Shift for this, treat it like an interactive movie and you will understand how enjoyable it is.
    Also this game have good gameplay value, you can replay it many times and enjoy. But there is one thing i really hate about this game LIMITED EDITION PRE-CUT DLC, i really hate the fact that some cars that present in game cant be selected and and tells you that you need limited edition of game, and that you cant upgrade you signature edition to limited without purchasing full game again, this is unfair EA business!
    But overall experience is solid good, not perfect, just good! So my score is 7 of 10!    … Expand
  56. ChoicestGames
    Aug 29, 2012
    7
    This isn't your typical NFS game and has more in common with games like Outrun than anything else. Cruising through the US was a great concept but unfortunately you
  57. Dvoraak
    May 28, 2012
    7
    I'm glad I bought this game. In some ways it's the best racing game I've come across in a very long time. The story line is bare boned but original and good. The graphics are INCREDIBLE! Driving through the desert in a sandstorm was an experience just because of the scenery. Unfortunately the lack of AA does show when you're looking at your car. You CAN choose between body kits and colorsI'm glad I bought this game. In some ways it's the best racing game I've come across in a very long time. The story line is bare boned but original and good. The graphics are INCREDIBLE! Driving through the desert in a sandstorm was an experience just because of the scenery. Unfortunately the lack of AA does show when you're looking at your car. You CAN choose between body kits and colors on your cars as your level increases but, so far, I've seen no engine mods (probably because every one of these cars runs like a scalded dog from the word go). The difficulty of the game is pretty much as expected from any race title. Playing on hard difficulty, I find a challenge in every third or fourth stage. I haven't unlocked Extreme difficulty yet so I can't comment on it. The major weakness in this game is the car's handling. The Run would be well suited as an arcade cabinet and that's the only reason I can't give it a 9 or 10 rating. In the end though, it's fun and looks awesome.… Expand
  58. JMoraes
    Aug 6, 2012
    7
    Yes, it is very short. Is not bad at all. It is a good racing game. The graphics are good, the music is good, the physics is almost good. But the thing is: this game is not so fun as other Need for Speed. EA should release it only for download and by half price. It is more likely a Demo. Is not the best NFS, but is better than Undercover and ProStreet
  59. PCcontroller
    Jul 14, 2013
    7
    First of all racing games play better with a controller, so all of you idiots that complain about the controls on keyboard are stupid! Secondly, the future of gaming is not keyboard the keyboard was not designed for gaming it was for typing data into the computer. I get sick and tired of pc fan-boy idiots complaining about games that play better with an xbox controller. Grow up, you willFirst of all racing games play better with a controller, so all of you idiots that complain about the controls on keyboard are stupid! Secondly, the future of gaming is not keyboard the keyboard was not designed for gaming it was for typing data into the computer. I get sick and tired of pc fan-boy idiots complaining about games that play better with an xbox controller. Grow up, you will see a lot more games that use an xbox controller, so get used to it.… Expand
  60. Marick
    Jan 29, 2015
    7
    Need for Speed The Run is the 18th title in the long series Need for Speed, developed by EA Black Box and published by Electronic Arts. The game has a great director, Michael Bay, who contributed a mod new to the game. The game puts you in the role of Jack, a street racer and mechanic very good, with a garage in San Francisco. He borrowed some money from a mob of town, and has finallyNeed for Speed The Run is the 18th title in the long series Need for Speed, developed by EA Black Box and published by Electronic Arts. The game has a great director, Michael Bay, who contributed a mod new to the game. The game puts you in the role of Jack, a street racer and mechanic very good, with a garage in San Francisco. He borrowed some money from a mob of town, and has finally unable to pay. He tries to hide but they find him and kidnap him. After his escape, in desperation, Sam Harper meets with his girlfriend, where he recommended to attend an illegal race across the USA, where it can earn 25 million dollars, but he gets only 10%. The story became louder after and gangs and police trying to stop him before he could finish the race… Expand
  61. MoonCanLight
    Feb 19, 2019
    7
    Too bad there was only few fine tracks with nice action that I really enjoyed. But this tracks (like in mountains) was so good that I must score it as a really good game.
  62. zNeverSleeping
    Jul 16, 2019
    7
    Não é ruim caso aceite a proposta do game. Gameplay scriptada e graficos medianos, historia que serve mais como um pano de fundo para que a volta no pais aconteça, audio e trilha sonora mediocres e ausentes, mas fora isso, da pra se divertir.
  63. grihajedy
    Mar 9, 2023
    7
    Probably the only game in the series that tried to at least slightly move away from the usual "conveyor" nfs concept, here the whole game is actually one big race, you have to drive all over the country and overtake 250 racers, without any additional garages, missions, just drive and drive, gameplay without revelations, but, in general, it turned out well, there are more or less diverseProbably the only game in the series that tried to at least slightly move away from the usual "conveyor" nfs concept, here the whole game is actually one big race, you have to drive all over the country and overtake 250 racers, without any additional garages, missions, just drive and drive, gameplay without revelations, but, in general, it turned out well, there are more or less diverse locations, the game is not very long, it takes 4 hours to pass. There are network functions in which you can evaluate the records of friends and even kind of drive in a co-op, but now this is all disabled, because the game has been withdrawn from sale. The funny thing is that this game would really need a Remake, firstly: rework this entire online system, because it looks unnecessary, or cut it out, and secondly: here even on a modern ssd there are very Long Loads between levels, which unsettles, I want to drive more and more, but, you constantly wait for downloads, also unsettles - cutscenes with the dumbest plot, and, qte-sections in which we run from the police or the mafia from car to car, but there are not so many of them.

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    Наверное, единственная, игра в серии, которая попыталсь хоть немного отойти от привычной конвеерной концепции, тут вся игра - это фактически один большой забег, вам надо проехать всю страну и обогнать 250 человек, без всякого дополнительных гаражей, миссий, просто гонишь и гонишь, геймплей без откровений, но, в целом - получилось неплохо, есть более менее разнообразные локации, игра не очень длинная, за часа 4 проходится. Есть сетевые функции, в которых можно оценивать рекорды друзей и даже вроде как-то в кооперативе гонять, но сейчас уже это всё отключено, потому что игра снята с продажи. Забавно то, что этой игре действительно бы пригодился ремейк, во-первых: переработать всю эту онлайновую систему, ато она выглядит ненужной, либо вырезать её, а во-вторых: тут даже на современном ssd очень Долгие Загрузки между уровнями, что выбивает из колеи, хочется ещё и ещё гнать, а, в итоге, постоянно ждёшь загрузок, также выбивают катсцены с наитупейшим сюжетом, и, qte-секции, в которых мы бежим от полиции или мафии от тачки в тачку, но их не так уж и много.    … Expand
  64. Nekellor_Met
    Aug 1, 2020
    7
    Довольно приятно-сложная, на высоких сложностях. А киношная эпичность в некоторых моментах и красоты природы в совокупности не раз заставят задержать дыхание от картины. Хотя в ней и есть проблемы ввиде иногда встречающихся невидимых стен и нескольких вылетов.Довольно приятно-сложная, на высоких сложностях. А киношная эпичность в некоторых моментах и красоты природы в совокупности не раз заставят задержать дыхание от картины. Хотя в ней и есть проблемы ввиде иногда встречающихся невидимых стен и нескольких вылетов.
  65. FRIST_008
    Jun 14, 2021
    7
    То с чего всё закончилось. То где было всё средне, от тюнинга до гонок, от музыки до сюжета и роликов. Тут пошло что-то не так
  66. gotterpotter56
    Apr 5, 2021
    7
    Если сравнивать Run с ранними частями то получается идет полная деградация, но а так неплохая гонка. Конечно у нее много недостатков, но поиграть рекомендую!
  67. karcael
    Jun 11, 2021
    7
    Çıktığı sene olan 2011'e göre gayet güzel grafikler, sesler ve oynanışa sahip. Hikayenin içinde geçen sinematikler ve oyun esnasında yaşatmayı hedeflediği gerilim gayet yerinde. Oyunda hoşuma gitmeyen tek şey, araba değiştirmek istediğimde karşıma çıkan ücretli arabalar ve o arabaları seçememek.

    DLC paketleri ve versiyon paketleri sebebiyle seçemediğim arabalar beni üzdü. Bunun dışında    Çıktığı sene olan 2011'e göre gayet güzel grafikler, sesler ve oynanışa sahip. Hikayenin içinde geçen sinematikler ve oyun esnasında yaşatmayı hedeflediği gerilim gayet yerinde. Oyunda hoşuma gitmeyen tek şey, araba değiştirmek istediğimde karşıma çıkan ücretli arabalar ve o arabaları seçememek.

    DLC paketleri ve versiyon paketleri sebebiyle seçemediğim arabalar beni üzdü. Bunun dışında güzel bir oyun.    … Expand
  68. BriTisH
    Nov 17, 2011
    6
    frostbite racing game :O sounds good a pc racing game well no its a console port all the way 30fps cap no aa (don't notice the lack of aa but im not very fussy about aa ).. that being said for what it is its not a bad game not a 60$ game but not a bad game.. The cars feel like they have Wight to them still feels real arcadey to . Nice selection of cars quite a few of repeats diff models ,frostbite racing game :O sounds good a pc racing game well no its a console port all the way 30fps cap no aa (don't notice the lack of aa but im not very fussy about aa ).. that being said for what it is its not a bad game not a 60$ game but not a bad game.. The cars feel like they have Wight to them still feels real arcadey to . Nice selection of cars quite a few of repeats diff models , the roads (tracks) are real nice looking nice scenery blasting by and you do feel like you are moving at a nice speed . The cops do get on your ass and the road block do catch ya now and again it has some challenge to it .. only things i dont like is how the lvls are slit up, you race for about 2 mins at a time(not finished the game yet) and have to overtake a number of opponents to win, keep in front of them for so long and time and check point races.. the story is as week as you would expect from a racing game (you cant skip the cut scenes is always a piss off ) the game seems to run easy .. Mp is meant to be a high light of this game i have not tried it yet . the game is diffidently worth one dollar for every fps you get ..… Expand
  69. lifexux
    Oct 30, 2012
    6
    After spending my afternoon playing need for speed the run, I realised how much i missed the older nfs games. This game strives to be what made nfs games so special, and it only delivers slightly. This is an obvious console port, having no difference despite changing the display settings. But it is filled with thrills which are rare in car games,as well as a wide variety of vehicles. TheAfter spending my afternoon playing need for speed the run, I realised how much i missed the older nfs games. This game strives to be what made nfs games so special, and it only delivers slightly. This is an obvious console port, having no difference despite changing the display settings. But it is filled with thrills which are rare in car games,as well as a wide variety of vehicles. The story is disappointing as it makes no sense though. Not the best nfs out there but still deserving of a pass.… Expand
  70. 1m2r3a
    Apr 8, 2016
    6
    I won't go there and say woaw this is not open world. I must admire the graphics they are flawless, speaking more about the cars. Also some reviews say that the game is capped but they did an update and if you turn Vsync off it won't be capped at 30fps.

    Why the bad score? -No upgrades for the car ( I don't know how you can downgrade a game) -Saving sucks, that checkpoint system is so    I won't go there and say woaw this is not open world. I must admire the graphics they are flawless, speaking more about the cars. Also some reviews say that the game is capped but they did an update and if you turn Vsync off it won't be capped at 30fps.

    Why the bad score?
    -No upgrades for the car ( I don't know how you can downgrade a game)
    -Saving sucks, that checkpoint system is so bad. e.g: In a race where you have to pass your oponent in a limited amount of time, the checkpoint kept restoring me behind my oponent like I had lost.    … Expand
  71. Tomle1202
    Mar 15, 2021
    6
    Need for Speed: The Run got better as its titular competition drew to a close, but by that time, it had already been too late.
  72. Demon2017
    Jun 16, 2022
    6
    Интересный эксперимент с сюжетным режимом, разнообразные трассы и экшн моменты радуют. Но при этом сам сюжет очень простой, неинтересный и без каких-то интересных поворотов. Хотя могло получиться очень недурно.
  73. Soullex
    Nov 15, 2022
    6
    Biraz kısa ama güzel bir macera sadece modifikasyon falan yok..............
  74. Spajry
    Aug 9, 2020
    6
    The story is pretty bad, u must do what the game says, although there is nice graphics and races feels really good but not reccomend buying it
  75. MrPajamas
    Mar 28, 2021
    6
    Need for Speed: The Run had great potential, which was quickly but damn swept off the table. Wondering why or what I mean? Already several parts of the series, this time with the subtitle The Run, went a little differently than the previous parts in terms of story. Surprisingly, everything worked from the beginning and actually works well all the time. Often there are cut-scenes that showNeed for Speed: The Run had great potential, which was quickly but damn swept off the table. Wondering why or what I mean? Already several parts of the series, this time with the subtitle The Run, went a little differently than the previous parts in terms of story. Surprisingly, everything worked from the beginning and actually works well all the time. Often there are cut-scenes that show us our character in full beauty, but the whole thing has one catch and that is the game length. The game is incredibly short. It's a DLC and we'll get to that, but it's not a DLC and it's a full-fledged sequel, which in my opinion just doesn't pay for the full price tag in those few hours. You have the game ready in about 4 hours. So this is such a longer film in which you have the opportunity to go to the races and it's a pity that there are just so few of them. In the game we can see beautiful locations in beautiful graphics, which, yes, is not much better than in Hot Pursuit, but it is still beautiful. When I played the game on my weak laptop at the time, it ran around 10FPS for me, at a higher speed, perhaps even 3FPS, and I'm not kidding. But after years I returned to the game with a more powerful machine and was able to finally enjoy the smooth 60FPS at full setup and that it was a beauty, which was, as I mentioned, too short. Look no further than the main story in the game. I can only think of multiplayer in which you can spend a few hours. Again, you can't tune cars here, and worst of all, you have to pay extra for the DLC. No, not really this. A game long for a few hours and I can't even enjoy all the cars yet? That seems really exaggerated to me. The soundtrack didn't work either, because the same dramatic music is often played here. Overall a great idea to take this part in a story and that it worked I dare say, but the whole thing is subsequently spoiled by the game length and DLC in the form of the best cars in the game. For me, an above-average game that I do not recommend.… Expand
  76. shArk87
    Nov 21, 2011
    5
    I am never going to buy a NFS game again until Shift 3 is out or underground 3. Let Slightly Mad do the NFS games, they know what we want.
    This game is one of the biggest disappointments over the past years. Reminds me of Undercover tho, beautiful but its a bunch of crap. And not to mention capped at 30FPS, no AA (Those aliasing are driving me nutz) Please, take mor care about the    I am never going to buy a NFS game again until Shift 3 is out or underground 3. Let Slightly Mad do the NFS games, they know what we want.
    This game is one of the biggest disappointments over the past years. Reminds me of Undercover tho, beautiful but its a bunch of crap. And not to mention capped at 30FPS, no AA (Those aliasing are driving me nutz) Please, take mor care about the handling, its getting worse and worse (Undercover)

    EA, if you want to fail again, just go ahead and continue what you're doing. If u don't want to fail, just listen to the gamer community and make something what we want    … Expand
  77. evanrm
    May 28, 2012
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. You get to travel across the US in about 2 hours. Pretty poor effort from EA here (as is becoming standard these days). Graphics are okay, but stuck at 2007 console level. Some good level designs, and some nice variety, but they're so frustratingly few and far between. There's also a distinct lack of innovation here. The only challenge is finishing the level. What would have been excellent is a dynamic game that pushes you to win - like a real race. For instance, there are multiple "Gain 8 places" levels, where you have to beat 8 other cars over a set distance/time. Would have have been better is a "Gain as many places as you can" and the better you do here means the more time/advantage you have in later levels (obviously with adjustments since you don't want the game to be impossible if you're not all that good). But alas, EA couldn't innovate themselves out of a wet paper bag. They've been pushing the Need for Speed franchise for years, and it's becoming stale. It's very, VERY short. Anyone who purchased this at full price got ripped off. A $15 game at best, it would have worked well as an add-on pack to a longer game. I've not even finished it yet, and already I'm wishing there was more races. As for the gameplay, it's very easy. Cars are unrealistic (which isn't bad - it's quite fun), but coupled with the extreme shortness, it's unsatisfactory. And yet the damn thing is a 15GB download! What the hell is taking up all that space? It's also ho-hum in terms of "achievements". I despise the feel-good, lack of ability, lack of innovation, modern "achievements". For instance, you get "unlocked" profile icons just for playing the game. What. The. Hell.? Where's the fun in that? How is that an "Achievement"? "Achievements" used to be something that you had to strive to complete, an actual challenge (and not everyone got them), rather than just freebies given away for playing the game as normal. Steam does it too. You get "Achievements" just for completing a level. That's insulting. Overall, 5 out of 10. What racing there is (and it's in short supply) is fine. There's just not enough of it, and the game is so linear and controlled that it's just not as much fun as it could have been.… Expand
  78. kindzadza
    Jun 20, 2012
    5
    THis is second time i review the game, and i have to admit there unlike the first time - i got really frustrated with physics. gosh you can enjoy this game on easy, but if you put the difficulty on hard or extreme, you just get pissed with how unrealistic physics of the games are. the cops drive as if they have jetengines and their tires are sticked to glue.
    the Muscle care overtakes    THis is second time i review the game, and i have to admit there unlike the first time - i got really frustrated with physics. gosh you can enjoy this game on easy, but if you put the difficulty on hard or extreme, you just get pissed with how unrealistic physics of the games are. the cops drive as if they have jetengines and their tires are sticked to glue.
    the Muscle care overtakes porsche, as if it was stationary and turns sharply without drifting.
    Seriously wt heck    … Expand
  79. robalaquio
    Jan 26, 2013
    5
    The game is fine, graphics are awesome, but you cant change them while playing, the idea is really good and there are several awesome races, but the lack of free roam ends up becoming boring.
  80. dandalis
    Oct 29, 2016
    5
    Probaly worst NFS that ive played and actually finished. Only thing going for it are the for the time amazing first time out of Battlefield games used Frostbite engine graphics which make roads and scenery look amazing, but from there it just goes down hill at break neck speed.

    Driving first of all feels just awful, no matter which car you drive they all feel like boats on 4 wheels with    Probaly worst NFS that ive played and actually finished. Only thing going for it are the for the time amazing first time out of Battlefield games used Frostbite engine graphics which make roads and scenery look amazing, but from there it just goes down hill at break neck speed.

    Driving first of all feels just awful, no matter which car you drive they all feel like boats on 4 wheels with abysmal handling. Also pretty much all cars sound like vacuum cleaners. Idea of panUSA race is a great one, but poorly executed. Racer AI is insanely rubber banded and scripted not letting you pull ahead if youre a good driver. Narrative is just cringe worthy and stupid action out of the car QTE segments just kill it. Youre also faced against mafia hit squads in Cayennes that can keep up and over take your Audi R8 V10 and other super cars making the gameplay even more frustrating and to top it all off throw machine gun mounted helicopters at you.

    All that makes me think whether EA wanted to make a Call of Duty game or NFS. In the end it seems they made an ugly love child of both of them.    … Expand
  81. vova22379
    Jan 23, 2022
    5
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  82. xcale
    Mar 6, 2023
    5
    Great concept (really great) and beautiful graphics. However very short game and very much wasted opportunity.
  83. adhamhany
    Jul 21, 2014
    4
    The NFS game i liked the most was Most Wanted (the one released in 2005). It was challenging, had great customization options, and even the story wasn't half-bad. It was developed by Black Box, the same developers who made this game. So i expected something similar to that title.

    Unfortunately, it doesn't come close. It's not very challenging. The races are fairly easy and the cop    The NFS game i liked the most was Most Wanted (the one released in 2005). It was challenging, had great customization options, and even the story wasn't half-bad. It was developed by Black Box, the same developers who made this game. So i expected something similar to that title.

    Unfortunately, it doesn't come close. It's not very challenging. The races are fairly easy and the cop chases aren't that difficult either (just roadblocks; no spikes or the other crazy stuff that was in Hot Pursuit). It has a very short single-player campaign (like 3 hours at most). It has absolutely no customization, and a very very weak story.

    The only redeeming qualities of this game are the diversity in the environments, the very good graphics and great visuals, as well as the gameplay that happened outside the car. That was a nice touch, though nothing groundbreaking.

    Also, a final thing that i liked in this game is the races when there would be a mountain collapsing, or stuff exploding, and you have to evade this stuff while trying to win the race. I know it was done before; but still, it added a certain degree of excitement to an otherwise stale racing experience.

    Some people are bashing this game, because the driving doesn't feel real. While that's true, it didn't bother me. I know that this is arcade-style racing, so i didn't expect it to mimic reality. But i at least expected the game to be longer in duration, have some car customization in it, and more exciting cop chases. I was very disappointed that it has none of these.

    I'll probably be ignoring Black Box from now on, and just stick with the good folks in Criterion Games.    … Expand
  84. Ansatsu83
    Mar 1, 2013
    4
    It is average at best. The storyline is average, the cliches are average, the controls are... bad compared to a game like nfs hot pursuit. The game is very linear and if you can get past the average and overused concept then it can be moderately enjoyable with a bit of a lengthy story mode. The game suffers from terrible controls, lack of a lot of different cars, and as many people haveIt is average at best. The storyline is average, the cliches are average, the controls are... bad compared to a game like nfs hot pursuit. The game is very linear and if you can get past the average and overused concept then it can be moderately enjoyable with a bit of a lengthy story mode. The game suffers from terrible controls, lack of a lot of different cars, and as many people have said, very linear. I do not mind these things but its just not as good as other racing games. 4 out of 10… Expand
  85. uah
    Nov 17, 2011
    4
    Pros: - Scenery is nice
    - Racing is fast and reliable
    - Overall graphics are good (but expected better) - Feels like NFS Cons: - Game is capped at 30 fps - No AA options - Can't use custom game-pad - The Plot is trash, who would pay 25 million $ to the winner of an illegal race? - Cut-scenes are boring like hell - Can't change controls while in a game - No fast race option just "story" -    Pros: - Scenery is nice
    - Racing is fast and reliable
    - Overall graphics are good (but expected better)
    - Feels like NFS

    Cons:

    - Game is capped at 30 fps
    - No AA options
    - Can't use custom game-pad
    - The Plot is trash, who would pay 25 million $ to the winner of an illegal race?
    - Cut-scenes are boring like hell
    - Can't change controls while in a game
    - No fast race option just "story"
    - They didn't give PC users a demo (guess why?)

    Overall: 4/10    … Expand
  86. stiwen
    Nov 18, 2011
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As it is conversion from consoles the only things which Frostbite 2 achieves is The Run are higher requirements and low performance. Only few locations look really good, but I'm sure this could be done with old engine. You can't even change your car when you want, you have to drive into a gas station (and by the way lose few positions) which sometimes is even in the end of race. And this police Nissan GTR - WOW. It has to be an AMS Alpha 12 version with 1500bhp as it goes from 200-300km/h faster than my McLaren MP4-12c with nitro. Racing is enjoyable, but even on hard difficulty the game is easy. Whole The Run is about 300 miles not 3000 as game can be finished in 2 hours. I've had Xbox buttons in qte, but as I removed my gamepad there are keyboard keys. Generally game is not worth buying.… Expand
  87. feroz
    Jul 17, 2012
    4
    It's the worst game of the Need For Speed franchise. Totally disappointing story and game-play. Graphics quality isn't that good either! They only focused on the cinematic scenes not in the game. Total disappointment to me!
  88. kroflin
    Mar 2, 2014
    4
    The surroundings and the effects of nature playing a role is pretty nice (also I think I fell in love with the girl at the beginning - but don´t tell my mom!). What makes this title mediocre is the rubber band AI and the feeling that you aren´t really connected with the street but rather hover over it. This game on normal mode is way way longer than 2 hours. People who pretend that theyThe surroundings and the effects of nature playing a role is pretty nice (also I think I fell in love with the girl at the beginning - but don´t tell my mom!). What makes this title mediocre is the rubber band AI and the feeling that you aren´t really connected with the street but rather hover over it. This game on normal mode is way way longer than 2 hours. People who pretend that they made it in about 2 hours are just bragging with fiction. For an average Gamer like me (and I play the nfs series since the 1998 nfs hot pursuit came out) this takes for 2 hours only to finish the first stage. Maybe because I encountered a terrible sand-glitch near to the beginning ... basically the car begins to jump backwards and all you can see for seconds is a sandy-colored screen...then for a short period of time you see some cars...and so on. They also could´ve left out the scripted action-elements where you just klick a key several times and that´s it - you don´t even need to do it hastily...plenty of time...even if you´re about to get crushed in your car (as in the very first scene of the game). Of course I could overlook all these errors if the AI wouldn´t be rubber-bandy... And: don´t even try it without having a cntroller.… Expand
  89. Leo4211
    Jan 11, 2014
    4
    Well, this game is not exactly as bad as I thought then I played this game for the second time.

    To start with something new, the gameplay is actually fun somehow. Not counting other aspects like going off the road or whatever, it's not really dull. Moreover, the graphics are fine for me. However, that's all what I can say about the good things. I guess everyone agreed the main    Well, this game is not exactly as bad as I thought then I played this game for the second time.

    To start with something new, the gameplay is actually fun somehow. Not counting other aspects like going off the road or whatever, it's not really dull. Moreover, the graphics are fine for me. However, that's all what I can say about the good things.

    I guess everyone agreed the main problem in the game is the physics. It's too ... awkward (you'll definitely know if you play the game). Muscle cars have boat turnings while some of the exotic cars are drif... well, slidy. It's so hardcore to drive some of the cars probably.

    There are also some bad things about the game, like the "story". You can just treat it as a background information of what the main character Jack is doing. Besides, if you watch the locations closely, you'll find some places in different stages really familiar (if you know what I mean). Another point is that the game is kinda fast food that you simply have no intention to play the second time when you have completed the game. The cars are so ridiculous and repetitive that you can see some cars in tier 1 actually appears in the higher tiers. Moreover, you can literally change your controls but practically it will reset every time you shut down the game. Why?

    Overall, it's not exactly really boring but it's not definitely good.    … Expand
  90. jack_the_beast
    Jul 4, 2019
    4
    probably worst NfS ever. IA is terrible and uses rubberbanding in the most devious ways, tracks are uninteresting, race modes (which could have been really unique given the setting) are boring, there's no real difference between different cars (240sx are holding performance to paganis....), handling is all the same, police is useless even the audio is terrible. a total waste of your time/money
  91. ValeryFreerider
    Jan 4, 2021
    4
    Единственное достоинство игры - сюжет классный, на этом всё
    Графика приемлимая, но оптимизация храмает, однако это не основная проблема игры...
    Управление автомобилем ужасное как на клавиатуре, так и на руле, абсолютно не возможно относится серьёзно к машинам в игре, потому что ну не ощущается что ты управляешь настоящей машиной. 4 балла - чисто за сюжет    Единственное достоинство игры - сюжет классный, на этом всё
    Графика приемлимая, но оптимизация храмает, однако это не основная проблема игры...
    Управление автомобилем ужасное как на клавиатуре, так и на руле, абсолютно не возможно относится серьёзно к машинам в игре, потому что ну не ощущается что ты управляешь настоящей машиной.
    4 балла - чисто за сюжет
  92. awdrifter
    Nov 16, 2011
    3
    One word can describe this game, bullsh&t! The race structure is bs, you can't change cars at the beginning of each stage unless there's a gas station. The rubberband AI is bs, I'm driving 150mph and the police catches up at 300mph in their Ford Taurus, wtf?! The story is bs, this has a worse story than Undercover. The car's handling is bs, they are either on rails or slide all over theOne word can describe this game, bullsh&t! The race structure is bs, you can't change cars at the beginning of each stage unless there's a gas station. The rubberband AI is bs, I'm driving 150mph and the police catches up at 300mph in their Ford Taurus, wtf?! The story is bs, this has a worse story than Undercover. The car's handling is bs, they are either on rails or slide all over the place, even fwd and awd cars.The only reason it got a 3 is for the graphics, the graphics is amazing, and it runs well on the PC. I would say this game is not even worth a rental. Just avoid.… Expand
  93. hexaae
    Jul 6, 2019
    3
    It totally sucks:
    - poor controls (especially keyboard)
    - most of the time spent on watching bad (un-skippable) cutscenes sometimes with stupid multiple QTEs - slow loading times even with SSD and NVMe, and the game reloads the same level EVERY time even if you just abort the race and restart it - slow car feeling, where AI cars can always pass you in a straight even if using turbo.    It totally sucks:
    - poor controls (especially keyboard)
    - most of the time spent on watching bad (un-skippable) cutscenes sometimes with stupid multiple QTEs
    - slow loading times even with SSD and NVMe, and the game reloads the same level EVERY time even if you just abort the race and restart it
    - slow car feeling, where AI cars can always pass you in a straight even if using turbo. This makes you feel like driving with handbrake on
    - AI is drunk, especially police is crazy
    - it's like watching a bad movie 70% of the time, not playing a game. The driving sessions are just 20%. Last 10% is bad wording
    - some badly designed tracks with crazy hair pin turns all the time
    - excessive drifting and bad controls
    The first racing game I uninstalled and stopped playing because it really sucks.
    The game also suffers bad bugs like keyboard controls randomly resetting when you relaunch the game.    … Expand
  94. qasa
    Nov 15, 2011
    3
    first of all, the pc version is capped at 30 fps
    secondly, there is no AA
    thats what we get for the "exclusive pc version" ea and black box - hello? frostbite engine in dx 11 with 30 fps cap and no AA? you call that 3 years of development? at the start of the game it tells you to press LT & RT on the keyboard. where is that on my keyboard? i cant find it. OH wait its on the controller. how    first of all, the pc version is capped at 30 fps
    secondly, there is no AA
    thats what we get for the "exclusive pc version" ea and black box - hello? frostbite engine in dx 11 with 30 fps cap and no AA? you call that 3 years of development?
    at the start of the game it tells you to press LT & RT on the keyboard. where is that on my keyboard? i cant find it. OH wait its on the controller. how are we meant to press controller keys on the damn computer keyboard???

    and last but least, the singleplayer is 2 hours short, including cutscenes and retries 3 hours

    2 hours singleplayer and **** console port and asking us for $60 ($90 for aussies)?    … Expand
  95. xdustx
    Nov 22, 2011
    3
    Well, First of all the level design look great, it would be veeeery nice if they will let you free roam it, it's amazing how you can get a glimpse of USA in game. The selection of cars also much much better than in other NFS titles.
    BUT ... If you consider this a racing game that's more inclined towards arcade, why put that idiotic reset function, what was wrong with pressing R like in    Well, First of all the level design look great, it would be veeeery nice if they will let you free roam it, it's amazing how you can get a glimpse of USA in game. The selection of cars also much much better than in other NFS titles.
    BUT ... If you consider this a racing game that's more inclined towards arcade, why put that idiotic reset function, what was wrong with pressing R like in the old times. Let me explain, you are racing through a village and you have 250km/h and you hit a bump in the road, you jump straight into a telegraph pole, reset from 2km back. You are racing at high speed and a police car pushes you into incoming traffic, reset again... that is incredibly annoying and i can't understand why no one is saying that here. You take a wider curve and you go off-road, if you stay there for more that 1 second you get reset again. You have a limited number of resets per race (5 or 10 depending on difficulty) Also you can't modify your cars at all performance wise. You can change color and you have 3-4 tuning kits BUT (again yes) you can only change your vehicle while visiting a gas station during the race and there are gas stations only on certain tracks (you don't know in advance which). So if you can seldom change your car why such a big selection of cars ? Another thing that i find it incredible is that you can't see the track shape before the race. Of course there are the regular things for NFS titles like opponent catch up, police targeting only you and while computer drives cars they are faster than while you're driving them but i got used to that.
    About the story there is nothing to say (from me) same old bad acting and 3d actors that have no message. ( i really liked Maggie Q in Undercover).
    My advice is try it at a PC store or at a friend, no idea if a demo is out.    … Expand
  96. Shionsan
    Nov 28, 2011
    3
    Another hard-scripted console crappy game-like movie with lame plot and a bunch of unexplainable idiocity. The parts where you had only push one button, when asked, were done fine. Everything else is just a train-racing game. There are invisible rails for opponent cars, there are rules that apply only to the player, and never to opponents, there are trees you can fly through, and there isAnother hard-scripted console crappy game-like movie with lame plot and a bunch of unexplainable idiocity. The parts where you had only push one button, when asked, were done fine. Everything else is just a train-racing game. There are invisible rails for opponent cars, there are rules that apply only to the player, and never to opponents, there are trees you can fly through, and there is a constant line 3 meters away from the road that forces a "rewind" action, no matter what the situation. Everything is hard-scripted, just like the COD:MW3, but there it was done correctly. Here it is nothing more but an obvious idiocity and lazyness of game developers. And so this review would not an all-talk, here's few things that prove my point. The reason this game could not be called a racing game is that no real racing rules apply to it. Every event is timed. Be it an opponent move or some cutscene, whatever. And to run all those events correctly a lot of things gets ignored. Opponents position, speed, situation, player's actions - none of it matters. The game will show you an awesome opponent crash scene, and won't give a f*ck if you already wrecked him into a cargo container 100 meters before. The cop on some low-tier car with a 304kmph top speed WILL get before you the moment your 350kmph nitro ends and will do an instant-stop in your face. The game will reset you if you go more than 3 meters into the flat field, and won't give a f*ck to the fact that you can easily go back to the track and keep going. The game will show a nice "WRECKED" message for *scraching* your car to pedestrian side walk or another car, but the same time will completly ignore some street poles and even trees. And this only applies to the player's car. Opponents are TANKS ON RAILS. They don't care. Even if those rails leat to obstacles. The game is confined into simple rules, that make everything in a game nothing more than a decoration behind a "press ENTER to win" text, thus making player nothing more than a dumb ape. Another half-assed arcade racing console game that puts NFS series into deeper sh*t than it already is. But I'd still give this game a mark of 3 for nicely done "on-foot" scenes and "good-enough-for-a-console-port" graphics. "Most Wanted" is still the best.… Expand
  97. Fragems
    Dec 5, 2011
    3
    Pretty simple but fun arcade racer. Been plowing through the campaign all day and its been pretty fun or at least it was. For the first 2/3rds of the run I had no issues and it was a pretty smooth ride for the first 2000 or so miles. However after hitting Chicago the game goes to crap. The reason its gone to crap is my game dies on me 4-5 times every race. It seriously takes me about 30-40Pretty simple but fun arcade racer. Been plowing through the campaign all day and its been pretty fun or at least it was. For the first 2/3rds of the run I had no issues and it was a pretty smooth ride for the first 2000 or so miles. However after hitting Chicago the game goes to crap. The reason its gone to crap is my game dies on me 4-5 times every race. It seriously takes me about 30-40 minutes per race now before i manage to get all the way through it without crashing. Game is also a complete port feels horrible without a 360 controller and there are very few graphical options. On another note for anyone wondering about the on foot sections they are cut scenes with mediocre quick time events and they don't really add much to the game. Finally this has to be activated through Origin which is extremely touchy and will crash your game anytime you lose internet connection. Altogether this game has issues and im glad that i only paid $20 for it.… Expand
  98. Grabuss
    Jun 22, 2023
    3
    Horrible game with short storyline, TERRIBLE DLC CARS, terrible engine noises (literally all cars sound like a vacuum cleaner) graphics in some cutscenes look like from 2006, bad soundtrack, handling felt like riding a train. The only good things about the game is the car list, pursuit themes, open world graphics and that's pretty much it.
  99. buzer
    Nov 16, 2011
    2
    I would love to for once buy a ea game and don't feel being scammed after I've done with it. It took 2 hours to finish main story, cant modify cars-even colors ... enough said. Driving is fake, it seems nothing like in reality.
  100. rentbox
    Nov 29, 2011
    2
    What was everyone expecting?

    So here's what you get in this game - NFS:HP with a awful story and quicktime events. Like most EA published games, this is nothing more than a cash grab on a popular series. Using a Xbox controller on PC, the game is playable even on more moderate PCs. The graphics are average, but that's about the only static part of this game. Everything else is    What was everyone expecting?

    So here's what you get in this game - NFS:HP with a awful story and quicktime events. Like most EA published games, this is nothing more than a cash grab on a popular series.

    Using a Xbox controller on PC, the game is playable even on more moderate PCs. The graphics are average, but that's about the only static part of this game. Everything else is constantly changing - the controls are responsive, then the game won't even let you downshift. The AI is typical EA/BB fare, with rubberband competition to make the game "exciting". What's exciting about dominating an event to have a VW Golf GTI pass me .6 seconds from victory? Or to have a cop magically alter the laws of physics to turn a tap into a punt?

    I haven't completed the story and I probably won't, its simply not worth the frustration. There are a few fun moments ingrained in a sea of awful aggravation. I'd say rent it, but that would support the company that bought the game, so I can't even recommend that.

    Save your money, avoid unless you're a masochist.    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 19, 2012
    60
    Innovation at all cost doomed NFS The Run – for every good idea comes a terrible one, and even the best ones are buried by technical issues. [Christmas 2011]
  2. PC Gamer
    Dec 27, 2011
    53
    Tiresome racer that only takes two hours to complete, yet somehow feels longer. That's both impressive and depressing.
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  3. PC Games (Russia)
    Dec 24, 2011
    70
    Shows how you can bury even the most original idea with lack of either bravery or fantasy. [January 2012, p.69]
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