Need for Speed Heat

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  1. Stig499
    Jan 7, 2020
    5
    Some cool features from nfs 2015 like visual styling make this game good, but there are a lot cons like:
    -terrible drift, -game looks even worse than 2015, -cops chases broken and unbalanced (like you car get a tons of damage when cop easily touched you)
    -stupid storyline -terrible ost (only has stupid rap and latinos music)
  2. Dave1234567890
    Feb 21, 2020
    5
    This game is ok. The customisation is fantastic, the selection of cars is excellent, the story is pretty good for a racing game, the day mode is a little dull but overall it’s good, the open world is pretty good, the night mode is terrible-the races are enjoyable and the fact that it’s night is quite good, but the police are ridiculous. There are 5 heat levels. Heat level 1 is easy toThis game is ok. The customisation is fantastic, the selection of cars is excellent, the story is pretty good for a racing game, the day mode is a little dull but overall it’s good, the open world is pretty good, the night mode is terrible-the races are enjoyable and the fact that it’s night is quite good, but the police are ridiculous. There are 5 heat levels. Heat level 1 is easy to escape, heat level 2 is ok, heat level 3 is nearly impossible to escape. Over never successfully evaded past that level. The police will stop you dead, they remove half your health bar with one hit, and if you hit them then you deal almost no damage. It is broken. It’s makes the night mode incredibly stressful rather than enjoyable, and it is necessary to complete in the day mode. They were so close to making an excellent game but they messed it up by making the police unstoppable.… Expand
  3. Russian_criticb
    Mar 6, 2020
    6
    Я играю в nfs из-за сюжета, но тут он слишком приземлённый. Текстуры не успевают погружаться и больно смотреть как во время тюнинга у тебя всё это прорисовывается. Загрузочный экран прям 10/10 ничего больше не скажешь. Графика ночью вроде бы и красивая, но утром она куда хуже. Саундтреки ужасные, кроме рэпа ничего больше нет. Тюнинг отличный, но бесит когда текстура прогружается. МалоЯ играю в nfs из-за сюжета, но тут он слишком приземлённый. Текстуры не успевают погружаться и больно смотреть как во время тюнинга у тебя всё это прорисовывается. Загрузочный экран прям 10/10 ничего больше не скажешь. Графика ночью вроде бы и красивая, но утром она куда хуже. Саундтреки ужасные, кроме рэпа ничего больше нет. Тюнинг отличный, но бесит когда текстура прогружается. Мало машин, в городе пусто хоть и ночью он красочный. Жду новый nfs с топовым сюжетом.… Expand
  4. Nekohd
    Nov 14, 2019
    5
    Graphics are good but the playfun is boo, play it, see it agree it, but at least have fun
  5. Kostas_Spirou
    Dec 29, 2021
    6
    In many ways, it's similar to the old school Need for Speed games, which I like, but there are some questionable mechanics that make the game frustrating to play.

    Drifting is very bad, so the best way to play the game for most of the time is to use a grippy car. The police is very aggressive, and I really despise the fact that you gain REP only during night time, it's very annoying to    In many ways, it's similar to the old school Need for Speed games, which I like, but there are some questionable mechanics that make the game frustrating to play.

    Drifting is very bad, so the best way to play the game for most of the time is to use a grippy car.

    The police is very aggressive, and I really despise the fact that you gain REP only during night time, it's very annoying to grind levels while getting wrecked by the police.

    On the bright side the car customization is fantastic, probably one of the best in the series, buying cars and customizing them is very fun.

    Also I really like the "street racing" vibe, recent Need for Speed games lacked this but Heat brings it back.

    Final Rating: "Decent" ~ 6/10.    … Expand
  6. 17_Big_boss
    Nov 8, 2019
    7
    Its not perfect but at least its better than "NFS payback"
    The customize is the most intresting part of this NFS
  7. Seitori
    Apr 11, 2020
    5
    Weak as usual.
    EA just can't do anything right. They don't care about anything except quick money. This could be a good game. like NFS (2015) but they just don't care and don't support both products and users.
  8. Codeninja676
    Nov 30, 2019
    7
    The game is not bad at all but the Frostbyte engine is a blight that EA needs to stop pushing into non-shooters.
    It plain glitches and breaks at random causing the game to crash, plus it made a game that could have been a return to form for NFS since the handling and racing is the closest to pre-2010 NFS since the rivals into an barely above average racing game.
    Here's hoping the devs    The game is not bad at all but the Frostbyte engine is a blight that EA needs to stop pushing into non-shooters.
    It plain glitches and breaks at random causing the game to crash, plus it made a game that could have been a return to form for NFS since the handling and racing is the closest to pre-2010 NFS since the rivals into an barely above average racing game.
    Here's hoping the devs can patch out major bugs.

    PS: The soundtrack is mind numbingly boring and could have used some metal or old school rap to spice it up.    … Expand
  9. Mpghelli
    Nov 21, 2019
    6
    I do not recommend if you dont have a ps4 pro. The loading time is huge, and the multiplayer mode did not work.
  10. jacobsmith14433
    Nov 9, 2019
    7
    I would probably score this game an 8, but there are two things that are spoiling it for me so far, one small thing and one large. The first small thing is the mini map, the scale of the car on the minimap is way too big, which means you are spending a lot longer trying to work out which turn you are taking relative to the map. This issue could be alleviated if there was a racing line, orI would probably score this game an 8, but there are two things that are spoiling it for me so far, one small thing and one large. The first small thing is the mini map, the scale of the car on the minimap is way too big, which means you are spending a lot longer trying to work out which turn you are taking relative to the map. This issue could be alleviated if there was a racing line, or the option to put one, on the road in front of you like many racers have. But unfortunately, no such option exists.
    The second, more frustrating complaint for me is the drift mechanic. Drifting feels as good as it did in NFS rivals, however, the button combination to drift is simply the worst choice they have made this instalment. Double pumping the gas, if you double pump too quick, NO Drifit and you go first to last. If you double pump too slow, NO drift and you go first to last. If you have an S-bend, you have to double pump around the S bend, and it is highly likely one drift won't work.

    They absolutely nailed drifting in NFS rivals, where you just tapped the left trigger when you wanted to initiate drifting. I have no idea why they don't give us the option for that, or why in every instalment since they have tried to fix what wasn't broken. It is really annoying because you can be going seriously fast, try to drift at the perfect moment, in first place, and the race is just over, because it didn't work. And you are resetting, sometimes it happens a few times. Racers need to make drivers feel satisfied, not screwed over.    … Expand
  11. HArS11iTGupta
    Dec 5, 2019
    7
    Need for Speed Heat is one of the absolute best Need for Speed games yet. After so many years, Need for Speed is back on the right track and NFS Heat is a fantastic comeback and a triumphant return to form for the series. But this game is not as good as NFS Hot Pursuit 2, NFS Underground 1 and Underground 2, and the iconic NFS Most Wanted (2005).
  12. Devi1S1ayer
    Nov 30, 2019
    6
    There's no option to turn on/off the music tracks of the game, and there's so many bad musics.
    The Police its surreal and kinda forced.
  13. AmerAlblooshi
    Nov 8, 2019
    5
    The game was not at the required level, the control of the car is bad and there is no development in the game, cars are few and modification is limited.
  14. Lushen1212
    Nov 8, 2019
    5
    Tienen q reinventar la saga. Ojala vuelvan a la calidad de antaño. Juegos como el carbono.
  15. LancerPelican
    Nov 12, 2019
    6
    The customization is still the strongest factor for NFS and the arguably the best in any racing game. The cops are better but are frustratingly cheating a lot of the time. You can be driving casually and for no reason the cop wants to hunt you down. You can be in a 1000 HP Ferrari FXX K and a Dodge Charger cop car will keep up with you like what LMAO???

    The graphics are average. It looks    The customization is still the strongest factor for NFS and the arguably the best in any racing game. The cops are better but are frustratingly cheating a lot of the time. You can be driving casually and for no reason the cop wants to hunt you down. You can be in a 1000 HP Ferrari FXX K and a Dodge Charger cop car will keep up with you like what LMAO???

    The graphics are average. It looks strange and unrealistic as hell in the day time. Night time it looks pretty good. Car sounds are great and the models are amazing too. The handling system is, well, NFS handling and its had minor improvement over Payback. But it’s still clunky and strange. You have to try it to really get what I mean. It feels very Crew 2 like and Payback. I’d give it a 6/10 at max for the handling. Overall Heat has a a few good factors but the rest of the game is just mediocre at best. I don’t know how people think this game is better than Forza OVERALL when that series does a lot more things way better. Customization and sound design are the only things NFS does better. Everything else is average at best    … Expand
  16. Handheld_Gamer
    Nov 9, 2019
    7
    Nice and fantastic racing game.. hopefully to see good NFS games come back like before..
  17. 145gaming
    Nov 9, 2019
    6
    This is a great racing game but the problem I have with is you have to pick night or day racing
  18. ThisGameSuckz
    Nov 8, 2019
    7
    This game would be way better if the game didn't crash every 5 seconds you play. I have experienced 9 blue screens in less than 12 hours. Soundtrack is okay. Its just background noise. I wish they just remastered NFS Carbon already
  19. Fe2k10
    Nov 9, 2019
    5
    Best NFS game in the last 9 years, im loving it! New handling, awesome graphics (even on PS4 Slim), slow progress (im at 5 hrs and still with the 1st car, barely upgraded), lots of races and events, absolutely great!
  20. OnlyOneHere
    Feb 29, 2020
    5
    The graphics in this game could have been better, but they are still good. The main story is too short and poorly written. The game has decent driving mechanics. I know that it is an arcade racer, but they could have made the handling of the vehicles more satisfying. That being said, the racing can be fun, especially in multiplayer. There is a great selection of vehicles to choose fromThe graphics in this game could have been better, but they are still good. The main story is too short and poorly written. The game has decent driving mechanics. I know that it is an arcade racer, but they could have made the handling of the vehicles more satisfying. That being said, the racing can be fun, especially in multiplayer. There is a great selection of vehicles to choose from with great customization. The map is nicely designed.

    The cops in the game are extremely annoying. I don't mind the cops being difficult, but the developers were clearly lazy to design good AI. So they just made the police overpowered taking you out easily. I recommend you get this game for like $10-$15.    … Expand
  21. Mcgillacuddy
    Feb 9, 2021
    7
    While it pales in comparison to the likes of something like Forza Horizon, which it is obviously trying to replicate, it still packs plenty of features to make it a worthwhile play, from its solid driving mechanics to its marvelous car customization. Inarguably the best NFS the entire 2010 decade had to offer.
  22. dingobreath
    Nov 21, 2019
    6
    1 step forward 2 steps back. This game seems incomplete. While it has over 120 cars and decent graphics and gameplay, the developers seem to have let the true potential of this game to slip though their fingers.

    The main story is so short, it really leaves you nothing to do once you finish the game. I was playing it, then it suddenly ended. Its as if the good guys ran rings around the    1 step forward 2 steps back. This game seems incomplete. While it has over 120 cars and decent graphics and gameplay, the developers seem to have let the true potential of this game to slip though their fingers.

    The main story is so short, it really leaves you nothing to do once you finish the game. I was playing it, then it suddenly ended. Its as if the good guys ran rings around the bad guys without much effort at all. Even PAYBACK had a better story.

    While they did bring back free roaming cops, they also took away free roaming racers which is a huge let down.

    + many nice cars
    + solid game play

    - uninspiring empty world
    - no free roam racing
    - day/night modes suck (no point to it)
    - very short story
    - unlocks/progression are uneven (why unlock slow cars mid way through the game?)
    - color in the level appears dull. Its either, raining or cloudy.
    - Zero drag events, but has drag upgrades. WHAT????
    - No personality
    - Gets repetitive
    - Can't play as the police!

    Missed out on being a great game. I wish they would stop taking out all the great features that was included in the previous games and just build upon them instead of making an uninspired and boring game.    … Expand
  23. Feels64
    Mar 11, 2020
    7
    The best street racing game since Carbon. The cops are awful though. Running from the cops should be the most fun part of the game but in my hundreds of hours there has never been a moment when running from the cops that I ever prolonged a chase because I was enjoying myself. That's because I hate it. They have an unfair catchup mechanic and the only way to lose them is by hitting jumps.The best street racing game since Carbon. The cops are awful though. Running from the cops should be the most fun part of the game but in my hundreds of hours there has never been a moment when running from the cops that I ever prolonged a chase because I was enjoying myself. That's because I hate it. They have an unfair catchup mechanic and the only way to lose them is by hitting jumps. It's so dumb. You can't hide or run away, just go off jumps. Other than the cops, amazing game.… Expand
  24. Yoni159
    Nov 15, 2019
    7
    Nice game but not wow the cars are amazing and the customizing is good the world at night remaind need for speed underground but the graphics not too good for this time there a games in this time with a way better graphics. The story not interesting at all and the control are not perfect and the music in the background are the worst thing in the game wtf how they can put so stupi unreal.music
  25. JolteonMD
    Nov 14, 2019
    6
    Need for Speed Heat nos muestra porque los juegos arcade de carreras están desapareciendo.

    Sin duda alguna es un buen juego, apartado gráfico decente con temática ochentera (donde este género brillo mas), un mapa vasto, varias características para personalizar el vehículo y varias misiones, que podría salir mal? Pues que no existe innovación, NFS Heat nos muestra porque esta saga sigue    Need for Speed Heat nos muestra porque los juegos arcade de carreras están desapareciendo.

    Sin duda alguna es un buen juego, apartado gráfico decente con temática ochentera (donde este género brillo mas), un mapa vasto, varias características para personalizar el vehículo y varias misiones, que podría salir mal? Pues que no existe innovación, NFS Heat nos muestra porque esta saga sigue estancada y no ha podido tener protagonismo ya que solo reúne mecánicas de juegos anteriores. Pero esto es culpa de los desarrolladores? o es que el género no puede seguir innovando y avanzando?, parece que cada día que pasa, los árcade de carreras se quedan mas atrás de los simuladores y lentamente se van desvaneciendo como género.    … Expand
  26. Freesteff
    Nov 8, 2019
    5
    Need for speed heat ist eine irgendwie so als hätten most wanted und pro street nen kind zusammen gezeugt tags über die legalen event rennen und nachts gehts in die guten alten strassenrennen und gehen die cops


    Das fahrverhalten ist ätzend um fast jeder kurve muss man driften und nachts mit den ganze lichtern und cops im nacken verliert man schnell den überblick
  27. GreyFoxXGER
    Nov 14, 2019
    7
    Since the shameful Re-Boot in 2015 and the even worser Payback, "NfS:"Heat" finally refuels the Expectations in one of the oldest Game-Series. The Day/Night feature is a great idea, the cop-chases in the night are thrilling, the rethought Tuning-Feature is brilliant. There are some critics (empty streets, no people, some race-types missing), but NfS:HEat is always good for a "just jump inSince the shameful Re-Boot in 2015 and the even worser Payback, "NfS:"Heat" finally refuels the Expectations in one of the oldest Game-Series. The Day/Night feature is a great idea, the cop-chases in the night are thrilling, the rethought Tuning-Feature is brilliant. There are some critics (empty streets, no people, some race-types missing), but NfS:HEat is always good for a "just jump in and make a race". PLUS: no Lootboxes, no Microtransactions and all the sh*t.… Expand
  28. 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
  29. Sky-Line___
    Feb 6, 2020
    7
    NFS Heat feels like the previous NFS titles too much. A good thing is that the car handling has been improved. Drift and grip are now more distinguishable and handle more as they should. I like the pink-blue Miami vibe but that’s something that stops to matter after a while. Instead, once you are used to the game (after 40,000,000RP, I am) you start to notice its problems: terrible displayNFS Heat feels like the previous NFS titles too much. A good thing is that the car handling has been improved. Drift and grip are now more distinguishable and handle more as they should. I like the pink-blue Miami vibe but that’s something that stops to matter after a while. Instead, once you are used to the game (after 40,000,000RP, I am) you start to notice its problems: terrible display distances (cops in opposite direction would literally not load when riding too fast, online players’ cars disappear when too far away, etc), terrible AI of PS3-looking traffic (for example, they will systematically stop when they cross road intersections) and no interesting endgame.

    Unfortunately, it’s not just the endgame that has poor content. The « story » is, once again, super uninteresting, extremely short and all what’s left to do then is to complete all collectibles and grind for a few ultimate parts (that won’t be useful once you get them anyway). The races are nice but get repetitive after a while, and to be honest, they have very low interest if not played online (ideally with friends who will restrain from idiotically ramming). A terrible disappointment is that regular racing is the only activity you can play online. Drifts, story missions or time trial races are all solo-only. I’m happy the NFS 2015 system is back, but why not entirely or more? All of these elements support why I say content is lacking, and why the impression this game gives is a lack of content at an extent where you wonder why you are playing it.

    In terms of cars, I think the game does pretty okay. No big surprises, not a crazy amount of cars, but I appreciate the several recent 2019-2020 models. The customization remains good, in line with what we have been given since 2015, with a few new things here and there, such as possibility to modify engine sound. A touch I loved is the crew system; the simple fact of being able to see your mates’ cars in the garage is very cool, and to be honest I feel that is the main novelty of the game, unfortunately not in line with its restrictiveness when it comes to play the game online with friends.

    In conclusion, it’s hard to say NFS Heat is particularly good. Sure, the handling might be better, but apart from that, what has really changed? Even the map feels less good than Payback, and all the things I quoted above explain why I cannot really find any characteristic that makes this game a must-have. It’s pleasant to play online with friends, especially in the first hours when things still feel new, but it quickly runs out of steam afterwards, with its many imperfections/problems. It’s maybe time we see a true revolution in NFS, where the new game doesn’t resemble the previous ones.    … Expand
  30. Eagle16
    Jul 24, 2020
    7
    Since I launched the game for the first time I kept noticing a lot of great changes from the past, I could see how finally the game made it seem like people from the studio started using brain while making NFS.

    There's been so many quality of life changes and everything in the game works just right. It's best Need For Speed game I played no question. They finally didn't feature a desert    Since I launched the game for the first time I kept noticing a lot of great changes from the past, I could see how finally the game made it seem like people from the studio started using brain while making NFS.

    There's been so many quality of life changes and everything in the game works just right. It's best Need For Speed game I played no question. They finally didn't feature a desert in the open world which is in my opinion the worst part (the desert) of any NFS game. Instead they went for Miami beaches and woods or swamps, well swamps aren't exactly lovely to drive through but they are part of the Miami identity which is transferred to the game perfectly.

    Speaking of quality of life changes, starting with the menus:
    - you launch the game and you can see your car on the screen in menus, with great soundtrack in the background,
    - Game loads pretty quick,
    - When transitioning from open world to garage you can again see your car from multiple perspectives and again amazing songs
    - You get perfect amount of customization for your cars,
    - Progression system for better parts is very very cool,
    - Instead of being allowed to rush through campaign races, you need to often take your time and earn better car parts in order to get a chance of successfully completing story missions,
    - Previous NFS games were annoying you when everytime you ran past cops you would get chased, here when you behave and drive slowly cops won't start the chase with you unless you have already played some forbidden night events. Durring the day even when you drive like a maniac you won't get chased by the cops which is very good. It may sound like it doesn't have a logic but this was hurting my playthrough of NFS Rivals very badly when I couldn't move for an inch without being chased by cops sometimes unable to start a mission or race for tens of minutes.
    - Night is for the cop chases, day is for free roam, free racing (absolutely love this change)
    - Separate rewards for night runs and day runs,
    - Story is about Mexicans who live in Miami and drive for living (I loved this setting and characters for story), story is definitely better than any previous NFS although it's also a little bit of course cliche because it's just a driving game but it was very good story for just a driving game.
    - City is beautifully made, looks beautiful, it's big enough,
    - Open World is big enough with enough memorable places where you want to return and race there again, (Definitely didn't happen in Payback where everything was unsympathetic)
    - There's finally in thousand years enough amounts of cars everywhere, while city can seem dead at times at least the highways are very populated you feel like you drive in living world except some parts of a city where it seems dead at times.
    - I played for 40+ hours and had almost zero problems with disconnecting, being kicked etc.. everything we know from all other EA games, there's always server issues, kicking you, lossing progress for EA's fault, here I had very good time playing with players in my game racing and doing their own stuff.
    - This gets me to option fans were asking for a long time, you can choose to play solo or online (definitely online brings much more fun to the game so I only played online)
    - In online, you can start every race with other players, everyone will get an invitation and they can decide If they want to join or not. It was a lot of fun.
    - Tree graphics look very improved and solid for still a current gen game, the whole game is gorgerous and amazing to look at just like the city,
    - Sound of engine is absolutely stunning, when you finish an online event and 400+ performance players start to show off to other players around the sound of their fully upgraded engines is absolutely amazing, it's beautiful to listen to.
    - You don't have to win events to still get rewarded, there are no gold, silver, bronze medals for events so if you are last you still get paid, it's just not as much as it showed you on screen you would get, it's not an amount to be satisfied with but it's still something instead of just being forced to replay the event over and over just to get rewarded. If you struggle, you move on to something else and don't feel like you wasted your time.
    - Night races make great atmosphere, your survivability is limited to three repairs at gas stations for a single night, it's really scary and I had the adrenaline like It was real life when I was afraid to loss stuff I earned at night when I got to maximum Heat Level 5 being chased by so many cops, being able to loss rewards when you get caught by cops makes the atmosphere much much better.

    A lot had improved for better. This is an extreme list of positive changes. I disliked nothing about this game, I only felt a little bored while collecting collectibles and progression for cosmetics like smoke colour could be slower and more deserving. This is the best NFS game ever in my opinion.    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 61 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 26 out of 61
  2. Mixed: 34 out of 61
  3. Negative: 1 out of 61
  1. PLAY! Zine
    Dec 30, 2019
    70
    Need for Speed: Heat is the first good step for the franchise in years. Devoid of micro transactions, providing some Underground-like neon vibes with it’s best customization system, it can provide more than a dozen of hours of fun, despite it’s dead like world design and irrelevant and boring story.
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  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Dec 17, 2019
    70
    The Heat meter effectively turns GTA’s wanted level into score attack, which is awesome. But the open-world busywork, generic city, and too-flimsy obstacles dilute the otherwise decent gameplay. [Issue#170, p.88]
  3. Gaming Age
    Dec 2, 2019
    83
    Again, I don’t think Need for Speed Heat does much to re-invent the wheel when it comes to open-world racing games, but it does help reset the franchise in a way that felt necessary at this point. It’s an enjoyable experience throughout, the story is entertaining if maybe a little too serious, and the overall progression path is well realized. If you’re hungry to get behind the wheel of a virtual car this season, Need for Speed Heat is likely going to be the game for you.
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