Need for Speed: The Run

 PlayStation 3
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6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 218 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 96 out of 218
  2. Mixed: 73 out of 218
  3. Negative: 49 out of 218
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  1. snowsnows85
    Dec 21, 2011
    4
    Going from Gran Turismo 5 and Hot Pursuit to "The Run." This is the problem with Run: Controls, Changing vehicles. Those two huge aspects make this game not worth buying. I would go with Gran Turismo 5, way more deepth more of a challenge and fun at that. This is a game to rent at the very most and if you get past the loading times and everything else that holds this game back...not worthGoing from Gran Turismo 5 and Hot Pursuit to "The Run." This is the problem with Run: Controls, Changing vehicles. Those two huge aspects make this game not worth buying. I would go with Gran Turismo 5, way more deepth more of a challenge and fun at that. This is a game to rent at the very most and if you get past the loading times and everything else that holds this game back...not worth the time or the money!… Expand
  2. librster
    Oct 13, 2014
    0
    Need for Speed The Run got a good concept, I love the cross state racing rather than underground type kind of race, however, the car handling is way too difficult, the cops are too much and the gameplay is a bit unrealistic. I just could not feel the excitement of a real-life driving like Need for Speed Most Wanted. If I visualized it in a real life driving, I would have died multiple of times.
  3. pratik
    Nov 18, 2011
    0
    a horrible horrible game!!Like most nfs games the much hyped nfs:the run is a stupid game with a lacklustre story.Want to buy a racing game??? go with forza if you have a xbox or gran turismo for ps3 both are better than the run!!
  4. blackheart
    May 19, 2012
    0
    This game is F*&%(*& HORRIBLE!!! The cars dont turn when you want them to! Drifting is basically controlled by the computer itself! You cant change the controls! NFS: most wanted was the last NFS that was any good!!!!! Whoever the person was that was in charge of creating this game needs to go and jump off a bridge with this game shoved up their ASS!!! because this game is S*&T!!! ForThis game is F*&%(*& HORRIBLE!!! The cars dont turn when you want them to! Drifting is basically controlled by the computer itself! You cant change the controls! NFS: most wanted was the last NFS that was any good!!!!! Whoever the person was that was in charge of creating this game needs to go and jump off a bridge with this game shoved up their ASS!!! because this game is S*&T!!! For anyone who is thinking about going to get this game DONT!!! It is a wast of money! The cars are all the same when it comes to driving skills! They dont reach max speed and when you are in a turn the cars in front of you have no problem with sliding into the walls but yet you crash almost everytime!!! Recreate Most wanted and UPDATE the graphics but leave the game play part the same! i can almost garantee that people will love it… Expand
  5. Reverz
    Jan 20, 2014
    1
    I don't know how they managed but this game is even worse then Need for Speed Undercover: the entire "position in the run" system is useless and pointless because, the story is boring, there's massive frame drops when there's more then 3 cars on your screen, the graphics are nothing more then average and worst of all: the handling of the cars is absolute **** Steer clear of this one, it'sI don't know how they managed but this game is even worse then Need for Speed Undercover: the entire "position in the run" system is useless and pointless because, the story is boring, there's massive frame drops when there's more then 3 cars on your screen, the graphics are nothing more then average and worst of all: the handling of the cars is absolute **** Steer clear of this one, it's just not worth your time...… Expand
  6. 11mac11
    Feb 1, 2012
    2
    So when is EA going to do what they did with Fight Night Champion? As in drop in onto PSN and sell it in $5 increments. Because five bucks is about the total worth of this pile of scrap.
    BlackBox really dropped the ball on this one. A mere 2 hours will see you through the campaign, and that includes weirdly implemented QTE scenes. And after that, meh. Just meh.
    If you buy racing games you    So when is EA going to do what they did with Fight Night Champion? As in drop in onto PSN and sell it in $5 increments. Because five bucks is about the total worth of this pile of scrap.
    BlackBox really dropped the ball on this one. A mere 2 hours will see you through the campaign, and that includes weirdly implemented QTE scenes. And after that, meh. Just meh.

    If you buy racing games you obviously like cars. My advice is to get into yours, drive to GameStop and trade in this junker. Or throw it at the cashier and run. Run! Who needs QTE's.    … Expand
  7. KillerTomato
    Dec 11, 2012
    3
    Wowee! This game rocks like Michael Bolton. Shazaam! What can I say about Need For Speed: The Run? I take my reviews way too seriously so I'm going to stay away from jaded cynicism and give my honest, objective opinion. I hate this game. I have had some fun with it... all of my favorite makes and models are there... with some sweet looking aesthetic upgrades I might add. Unfortunately thatWowee! This game rocks like Michael Bolton. Shazaam! What can I say about Need For Speed: The Run? I take my reviews way too seriously so I'm going to stay away from jaded cynicism and give my honest, objective opinion. I hate this game. I have had some fun with it... all of my favorite makes and models are there... with some sweet looking aesthetic upgrades I might add. Unfortunately that isn't near enough to keep me playing this game. Picture if you will, a racing/driving game from your past. One that seems to spawn traffic according to where you are. Can you picture it? Now, frame it with the caption; Need For Speed: The Run underneath because that's exactly what we have here. Inexplicably, that age old trope is fully intact in The Run despite how far video games have come this generation. I suppose most games use this method to keep you challenged but in a game where failure is frequent and catastrophic it is unacceptable. If the load times were less excruciating it would be worth it to stick it out but alas, they are horrible. Even the limited checkpoint reset feature takes way too long. The on foot sections were a welcome idea but end up being less interactive than Heavy Rain and about a quarter the quality and imagination. I wish I could say I enjoyed this game because some sections made for white knuckle racing that stands with the best of them. A low quality bar ruins NFS: The Run for me but maybe it will grow on you while you wait for all those restarts to load.… Expand
  8. kwijibo
    Dec 26, 2011
    3
    Wow, are Blackbox giving all the positive user reviews? Most of them read like the press release issued by any media company that's just released their product to reviewers.

    Horrible story line, only 'checkpoint' racing to make up a set number of places (the premise of cannonball style race sounded good until you realise you can only make up a certain amount of places per race). Horrible    Wow, are Blackbox giving all the positive user reviews? Most of them read like the press release issued by any media company that's just released their product to reviewers.

    Horrible story line, only 'checkpoint' racing to make up a set number of places (the premise of cannonball style race sounded good until you realise you can only make up a certain amount of places per race). Horrible reset boundry lines that are overactive (oh, I strayed one car width off the track time to reset). The Blackbox Autolog reports incorrect times sometimes. Lost 35 seconds to my closest rival in one of the horrible quick time events, how can you loose 35 seconds (bear in mind, all my previous stage times were ahead of my Friend) from just pushing some buttons in a horrible cliche scripted scene? Very poor and makes it difficult to even want to continue playing. Oh online is really stupid, who thought that only racing via 'playlists' was ever a good idea? Maybe I only wanted to race one or two quick races on tracks that I and my friends like? I don't want to be shoehorned into racing some tracks that the producers decided would be good. To top this all off, the first time I started playing though, the game hung on the very first quick time event, so I didn't even get into a car. I had to reboot the system so I could even get into a race.

    All in all, this is a pretty bad game, it might look nice (but that's thanks to DICE and Frostbite) but it is an overall poor experience, with poor performance (spotted in the first races on San Francisco), seemingly long loading times for everything, poor reset mechanics (and load time, it's so fun waiting 30 seconds for your car to be reset only a few hundred meters behind where you crashed) and a horribly bad storyline.

    The only positive I can think of is the real time update of friends comparisons in Autolog during the race. (oh and maybe Frostbite actually making this Blackbox NFS effort look nice compared to Undercovers blandness).    … Expand
  9. gui2310gBR
    Apr 23, 2015
    0
    i love nfs most wanted but this not worst game of nfs I played so far **** who created this terrible story not **** and open world so I make a game go stay a great disappointment that the franchise had stopped playing until this garbage that should not even exist :(
  10. CrispyBanana
    Jan 20, 2014
    2
    Second worst NFS Series.
    not much grip too much drift sequel of the NFS undercover. I bought this when it's came out but still sucks I don't know how to control car stability even now
  11. KingJailson
    May 10, 2018
    0
    Pior need for speed de todos, depois do incrível hot pursuit, só veio jogo ruim
  12. Cccatch
    Sep 29, 2022
    0
    The Run doesn't have the structure or production values to carry off its concept. Even if it did, its successes would be smothered by a procession of awful technical flaws. Lacking charm and polish, only the Need For Speed name will sell the game – which will no doubt mean that it fares well enough. But in a year that has seen gaming's biggest franchises one-upping each 
other andThe Run doesn't have the structure or production values to carry off its concept. Even if it did, its successes would be smothered by a procession of awful technical flaws. Lacking charm and polish, only the Need For Speed name will sell the game – which will no doubt mean that it fares well enough. But in a year that has seen gaming's biggest franchises one-upping each 
other and demanding players' attention like never before, The Run simply doesn't cut it.… Expand
  13. JrDouble
    Jun 24, 2023
    4
    This is a horrible racing game. Graphics are great and cars are cool, but the the AI, rubber-banding, and controls are awful. Do not play this game or you will be sorry you did.

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64

Mixed or average reviews - based on 48 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 31 out of 48
  3. Negative: 3 out of 48
  1. Console Monster
    Apr 28, 2012
    70
    In summary, The Run provides yet another aspect to the NFS series and with its Hollywood-like cut scenes and storyline, easy to pick-up-and-play driving; The Run is definitely one to run out for, however I wouldn't run a marathon for the game. If you're not a NFS freak, a simple rent will keep you occupied for more than enough time.
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  2. Play UK
    Jan 9, 2012
    63
    So long as you can get behind the odd handling and the deceptive setup, The Run offers some top-end racing thrills tucked in among some cheap, scripted and downright annoying moments. [Issue#213, p.84]
  3. games(TM)
    Jan 9, 2012
    50
    Fleeting fun and a mild distraction it may be, but The Run finishes this particular race upside down in a ditch. On fire. [Issue#117, p.112]
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