Need for Speed Heat

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  • Summary: Hustle by day and risk it all at night in Need for Speed Heat, a white-knuckle racer that pits you against a city's rogue police force as you battle your way into street racing's elite. By day compete in the Speedhunter Showdown -- a sanctioned competition where you earn bank to customizeHustle by day and risk it all at night in Need for Speed Heat, a white-knuckle racer that pits you against a city's rogue police force as you battle your way into street racing's elite. By day compete in the Speedhunter Showdown -- a sanctioned competition where you earn bank to customize and upgrade your garage of high-performance cars. When your ride's perfectly styled and hyper-tuned, and you're ready to ramp up the intensity, drive out into the night where you and your crew take on the competition in illicit street races that build your reputation and grant you access to bigger races and better parts. But under the cover of darkness patrols a rogue task force looking to bring you down and swipe all you've earned. Take them on and risk it all for underground glory or head back to your safehouse and begin another thrilling day. The roads, the risks, and the rides never end in this street racer where your crew rolls deep, your garage is full of hot cars, and the city's your nonstop playground.… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 61
  2. Mixed: 34 out of 61
  3. Negative: 1 out of 61
  1. DarkStation
    Nov 22, 2019
    90
    When a game is genuinely good, it doesn’t feel like I’m playing it just for the sake of the review. Need for Speed Heat evokes that feeling as I’m simply having too much fun with it. Compared to its obvious role models, it doesn’t ramble all over the place but has a grateful focus to it. The game comfortably speeds along a yellow brick road that goes neatly between calculated appeal of Forza Horizon and the excess abundance of The Crew, and that’s why I liked it better than those two. In fact, I’m afraid that NFS Heat kind of spoils its genre. I need games with a human touch and after this, racing games without this much personality just won’t do anymore
  2. Power Unlimited
    Nov 11, 2019
    80
    NFS: Heat is kind of a best-of with the best elements from the previous NFS games, with the addition of day and night races. All of it isn't very innovative, but not less entertaining because of it.
  3. VGC
    Nov 21, 2019
    80
    Need for Speed Heat feels like a return to form for the franchise. There’s very little new here, but what is here is certainly a crowdpleaser for anyone who has dipped in and out of the 25-year-old racing IP.
  4. Slant Magazine
    Nov 12, 2019
    70
    To the game’s credit, the police presence on the track feels less like a gimmick than a genuine menace.
  5. Digitally Downloaded
    Nov 25, 2019
    70
    When Need for Speed: Heat is producing its promised fantasy, it’s a wonderful game which I’m always happy to keep coming back to. Ghost Games have improved their engine and systems to make the city and cars feel better than ever, and Heat’s core gameplay loop is designed to last. Occasionally there are the moments which require suspension of disbelief, and it’s possible for the more misguided elements to build tedium in an otherwise strong entry to the series. Heat is a marked improvement on the last few Need for Speed games, however, and I hope that further refinement will see the series better deliver on its legacy.
  6. Softpedia
    Nov 18, 2019
    70
    Need for Speed Heat is far from the revival of the series which fans have hoped for, and makes you wonder what happened to Criterion. Ghost games did a decent job steering back Need for Speed into safer waters, but it lacks the passion and the visceral fun which made Underground legendary. Need for Speed Heat is a decent game, but not a memorable one.
  7. DualShockers
    Nov 18, 2019
    30
    If Forza and Heat were in a boxing match, Forza would be Mike Tyson in his prime and Heat would be a toddler.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 195 out of 440
  2. Mixed: 80 out of 440
  3. Negative: 165 out of 440
  1. Spiner360
    Nov 8, 2019
    10
    i think story is nice and gameplay is much better than payback
    ghost games really cleaned their mess on payback
  2. Syfin
    Dec 1, 2020
    10
    EA наконец-то сделала отличную NFS! Разработчики взяли идеи NFS rivals и грамотно улучшили их. Довольно разный геймплей между днем и ночьюEA наконец-то сделала отличную NFS! Разработчики взяли идеи NFS rivals и грамотно улучшили их. Довольно разный геймплей между днем и ночью тоже очень понравилось.… Expand
  4. misterz1
    May 25, 2023
    9
    The game what brought back the gameplay from the arcade tuner racers from the 2000s. It simply just is a very good game, but it is alsoThe game what brought back the gameplay from the arcade tuner racers from the 2000s. It simply just is a very good game, but it is also lacking in terms of graphics, atmosphere and soundtrack.… Expand
  5. ActionWolf
    Jan 3, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Хорошая графика, неплохой автопарк, но унылый сюжет и плоховатое управление 3/5… Expand
  6. PGSz_Savage
    Nov 19, 2019
    4
    COULD be a good game if you guys didn’t make the police impossible to escape for no reason during a race and basically lose everything youCOULD be a good game if you guys didn’t make the police impossible to escape for no reason during a race and basically lose everything you earned during a night thanks for wasting my time just when I thought a good need for speed was coming out you guys make it dumb by trying to throw in all these new ideas. Might as well as go make a skateboarding game since you guys like throwing away progress anyways.… Expand
  7. Dead1991
    Feb 7, 2022
    2
    Cop is on nerves and so stupid thar can get you even with your high speed car
  8. Gouzixick
    May 31, 2020
    0
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#17 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2019