Need for Speed Heat

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6.1

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  1. x0mall
    Sep 8, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Story campaing: 8 - Nice story with the corrupt cops and ending with the pursuit with the BMW GTR, but in general it doesn't feel dangerous and aggressive story.
    Car list: 8 - Has exotics/super sports cars instead of focusing on the street sports cars, what could make more sense with the story campaing;
    Car visual modification: 10
    Driving experience: 5 (car movements do not respond precisely)
    Pursuit : 5 (Cops spawns just in front of the player out of nowhere)
    Racing rivals: 5 (Depending of the car performance level, opponents are defeated easly)
    Interface menu: 8    … Expand
  2. MARCUSRacing99
    Sep 3, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. please don't buy this trash waste your money .18/04/2020 the game still isn't finished
    dont waste your money
    i wish someone had told me that before buying    … Expand
  3. rodrigorkc
    Aug 18, 2023
    9
    *Played on PS5

    I hated the soundtrack, worst in ALL NFS series. But it's a good game, loved the cars, the story is OK but not bad. The cars, engines, customization are awsome. The police is Very hard, the hardest cops of earlier need for speed no doubt. The Map and during the day it's a need for speed HORIZON game, a little bit of DIRT and GRID too. At night, yes there we have a Need for    *Played on PS5

    I hated the soundtrack, worst in ALL NFS series. But it's a good game, loved the cars, the story is OK but not bad. The cars, engines, customization are awsome. The police is Very hard, the hardest cops of earlier need for speed no doubt. The Map and during the day it's a need for speed HORIZON game, a little bit of DIRT and GRID too. At night, yes there we have a Need for speed game, but the map It's not Very NFS but its good, sometimes remembered me of Underground 2 and Carbon. I loved the Neon Back. I think the cars are too expensive, this is Bad because we want tô try lots of cara but even with 60 hours game, you cannot afford even half of the cars. The Gameplays is a High point in this game. And here is something special in this game. The maps is totally free and your can Go offroad whenever you want, so If you make a OFF ROAD setup (I LOVED mercedez G63 in this game) you can make different likes and tracks during normal races and scaping from police. I think EA made a simple but good job with Off Road in this game, and the freedom of playing at night or day whenever you want is a good spot too. I am playing NFS UNBOUND now and for now heat is better but i AM Just starting with unbound so my mind may change.. thanks for Reading, cheers    … Expand
  4. C3ML1SH
    Jul 17, 2023
    9
    Story 8/10
    Compared to Payback 9/10
    Soundtrack 7/10 Cars 9/10 Graphic 10/10
    Map:8/10 Overall:8,5/10 Must Play
  5. 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
  6. Ariskal
    Jun 26, 2023
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. well... game ini adalah awal kebangkitan seri need for speed, dari segi gameplay dan kejar kejaran polisi game ini mengingatkan saya vibes PS2 dan akan menjadi salah satu game NFS favoritku.… Expand
  7. Taroangtoang
    Jun 26, 2023
    8
    Things I like:
    - Graphic is very nice.
    - Visual customisation is very flexible and awesome. - I loves collectible feature. - Various choices of cars - I love Palm City map, with many terrain, scene, and style. Hidden path (like under ground tunnel, sky train rail) - Day/Night scene are beautiful, also rain effect. - I love to play the game in easily. And I like how easy it is to beat AI in    Things I like:
    - Graphic is very nice.
    - Visual customisation is very flexible and awesome.
    - I loves collectible feature.
    - Various choices of cars
    - I love Palm City map, with many terrain, scene, and style. Hidden path (like under ground tunnel, sky train rail)
    - Day/Night scene are beautiful, also rain effect.
    - I love to play the game in easily. And I like how easy it is to beat AI in day race.


    Things that could be better:
    - Confusing concept of swapping engine. Should I swap engine? Why can't I just upgrade the parts to higher tier?
    - I wish I could adjust traffic density. Some time I need to do free roam running or try some activities with less civian cars.
    - I hate night race. Because it guarantee that will end up in persuut everytime.
    - Drifting is much harder, I don't know why but I never feel as bad like this in previous installment.
    - Story is not good. Some characters are just too childish. It doesn't affect gameplay, but it doesn't engage me.
    - I wish to see More Asian cars; Toyota, Hyundai, etc. I'm not interested at all in muscular classic car neither old ugly truck from Chevrolet (actually I thinks there are too many American cars)
    - Should have garages in every district of the map. And garage should be more noticable and have wider entrance.
    - Civilian cars are quite stupid sometimes, they stop pointlessly in the middle of the junction (like they just want to block my way)
    - Car body customisation should affect something beyond its look. Perhaps, it could add or decrease downforce, grip, cooling, strength (related to car damage)
    - Map interface is not quite perfect. I can't see the whole route of many race just because I can't fully zoom out the see the whole.mapnpf Palm City.    … Expand
  8. gaset04
    Jun 19, 2023
    7
    Personally, i'ts a good game but it's not perfect. As EA always made, Heat has good graphics and the music and the atmosphere is cool. However, on balance, I still think the city is empty. I believe the narrative, dialogues and controls is far better than the other one. No doubt.
    In conclusion, it's not very difficult to improve in compare than the previous but it's not perfect. It's    Personally, i'ts a good game but it's not perfect. As EA always made, Heat has good graphics and the music and the atmosphere is cool. However, on balance, I still think the city is empty. I believe the narrative, dialogues and controls is far better than the other one. No doubt.
    In conclusion, it's not very difficult to improve in compare than the previous but it's not perfect. It's necessary polish to be a great game.    … Expand
  9. Serega_1415
    Jun 12, 2023
    4
    Физика ужасна! Либо утюг либо дрифт при нажатии тормоза. Как в это играть, машина не ощущается настоящей. Только тюнинг радует, а в остальном не очень...
  10. Potet69
    Jun 6, 2023
    7
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  11. 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 also lacking in terms of graphics, atmosphere and soundtrack.
  12. PacoBN23
    Apr 25, 2023
    4
    Jugué al need for speed de 2016 y me pareció relativamente bueno. A pesar de que este incluya mayor contenido, me ha parecido aburrido y no he llegado a acabarlo. Las persecuciones con la policía se hacen muy frustrantes, siendo el principal motivo para dejarlo, ya que algunas duraban hasta 20 minutos.
  13. Wojennik
    Mar 15, 2023
    8
    In my opinion Heat is a really good game because the day and night system is well divided, you don't have to struggle as in the previous parts to win races and have both. the story is better than in payback as for the police it's a bit too difficult for me but it's up to everyone if they want the graphics are good but the sense of speed is weak here in general good game
  14. SavageJim
    Jan 31, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Story was cut too short, lack of character development in the story, limted amount of cars to choose from, and the game was abandoned less than a year in. This led to a player count fallout, many unfixed bugs amd glitches, and overall an unfinished game that was promised to be completele.… Expand
  15. Nalosi7769
    Jan 23, 2023
    10
    After playing unbound, safe to say that my gaming experience is better with heat. I feel like unbound is a cheap copy of heat.
  16. sambalamba
    Jan 1, 2023
    10
    Ein sehr gutes NFS aber man könnte die Story noch verbessern genauso wie den Multiplayer aber trotzdem auch noch in2022 empfehlenswert
  17. BigDavid
    Dec 29, 2022
    9
    Fun driving mechanics. Fun city. Kept playing after the story which does not happen often. Rep vs money system is engaging. NFS Unbound lost a lot of the soul this game had and made some poor choices that were fun in this game. Continuous cop chases after a race is a huge plus here. Unbound resets your speed and the cops positioning after a race which is cheap.
  18. coywow
    Dec 20, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Similar in many ways to the previous NFS titles, with really good graphics and great vehicle customization. The driving style variations leave something to be desired, and the story is a 6/10, 7.5/10 at best. The story is also quite short, you get a few hours of gameplay. Still a very fun game and worth it if you're looking for a laid back arcade racer.… Expand
  19. BrianDavid94
    Dec 8, 2022
    7
    Quick background on me the reviewer, I tend to like single player games that is heavy on narrative the most. I also play a lot of racing games and use to play multiplayer games in my high school days but now that it's hard for me and my friends to find a good time to link up so now it’s rare for me to get into a multiplayer game. Up to try any genre of games and sometimes I find somethingQuick background on me the reviewer, I tend to like single player games that is heavy on narrative the most. I also play a lot of racing games and use to play multiplayer games in my high school days but now that it's hard for me and my friends to find a good time to link up so now it’s rare for me to get into a multiplayer game. Up to try any genre of games and sometimes I find something new that I didn't think I'd like. I own a PC (built by me), Xbox One X, Xbox Series X, PS3, PS4, PS5, and a Switch. I prefer Playstation due to their focus on narrative games. For scoring, I’ll be using the Gameinformer review scale and of course influenced by my personal opinions.

    (7) Average. The game’s feature may work, but are nothing that even causal players haven’t seen before.

    It’s better overall then the last few Need for Speed but not up to par with their golden age of making good racing games. There are still some annoying features for me to go higher than a seven. My first 10 hours I thought the AI was easy but once I got to a performance of 250 and a rep level of 18 the non-story missions seemed to have a wide range of AI. For example, the last three AI cars would fall way behind quick and I would lap them by the end of the race, the 3rd-2nd placed AI cars would be perfect to race with, and the leader would always stay 150-300 yards in front of you even if you had a perfect race and a met requirement vehicle. It was weird to experience since the campaign missions didn’t do that. I also had an issue with tuning. I would set my car to on-road/track setting but I felt like drifting in turns was still required to be quicker. I like racing games that have a more realistic handling model so drifting should not be a thing if you’re setting up a race trim car. I don’t like how upgrading your vehicle is just selecting a higher tear of parts instead of real parts too. The police is a little too hard too. Just a couple of hits and your vehicle is probably toast in heat 3 or higher. It wouldn’t be a bad thing if your car was able to deal out the same damage to their car but they are like five times stronger than you.    … Expand
  20. Dra_nik
    Dec 8, 2022
    10
    very interesting and perhaps the best race on ps4 in my opinion, although sometimes the game surprises
  21. 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
  22. CYPHANG
    Dec 1, 2022
    8
    This game is great, but for the graphics......nah only night looks good
    For micro transactions, there's nearly no micro transactions
    For the customization, it's mid For the story, it's too short For the city, it is too dead For the cops, it's aggressive (lots of people that sucks playing this game giving bad reviews lmao) but for one thing, SENSE OF SPEED, It feels very dang fast But    This game is great, but for the graphics......nah only night looks good
    For micro transactions, there's nearly no micro transactions
    For the customization, it's mid
    For the story, it's too short
    For the city, it is too dead
    For the cops, it's aggressive (lots of people that sucks playing this game giving bad reviews lmao)
    but for one thing, SENSE OF SPEED, It feels very dang fast But you’ll have fun fr.
    Just don't care about those bad reviews, they just suck playing it lmao
    Well one last tip: DO NOT USE GLITCHES FOR MONEY
    Why?:You’ll get boring real quick if you did that.
    This thing def worth my money.    … Expand
  23. gamer_bunny
    Nov 29, 2022
    0
    Very annoying driving and controls. I didn't like that the car drifts when I turn.
  24. vova22379
    Nov 26, 2022
    1
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  25. Razorxide
    Nov 19, 2022
    4
    Grafikler fena değil de oyun motoru leş atıyor araba kullanma hissiyatı berbat leş oyun.
  26. rockodagamer
    Nov 17, 2022
    6
    I got this game on sale for 5 bucks and to be honest, I still want my money back because this game is terrible. The cop chases are really boring and you'll probably never get more than 3 cops behind you.
    The driving is great but the races are repetative. And story missions dont have a real story i mean one time you got to kick over one cop and the other time some clan wants to randomly    I got this game on sale for 5 bucks and to be honest, I still want my money back because this game is terrible. The cop chases are really boring and you'll probably never get more than 3 cops behind you.
    The driving is great but the races are repetative. And story missions dont have a real story i mean one time you got to kick over one cop and the other time some clan wants to randomly attack you. This game feels so rushed and like such a money grab that i cant even think about it without thinking about all the bad missions.    … Expand
  27. drlowdon
    Nov 14, 2022
    8
    Need for Speed Heat doesn’t do anything particularly new, but a fun driving model, a long list of customisation options and well implemented modes make for an enjoyable experience.
  28. shay30060
    Nov 12, 2022
    9
    Good customization and fun driving But too short sadly
    I hope in the next game they gave more storytelling and activities after to do
  29. Eloyjf
    Oct 23, 2022
    7
    NFS Heat is a good game.
    Too bad it's from EA Games
    It's a beautiful game but it suffers a little due to the failure of the Frostbite Engine
    -7,8/10,0-
  30. Team_Bob
    Oct 23, 2022
    3
    Another mediocre entry in the long running racing series. It offers nothing new that you haven't seen in a NFS game other than, Latino culture?, I guess. This game seems especially forgettable with a generic landscape and forgettable downtown district. Police and traffic get in the way of any fun that might be had. Sound track consists of about 5 songs that are pretty catchy but getAnother mediocre entry in the long running racing series. It offers nothing new that you haven't seen in a NFS game other than, Latino culture?, I guess. This game seems especially forgettable with a generic landscape and forgettable downtown district. Police and traffic get in the way of any fun that might be had. Sound track consists of about 5 songs that are pretty catchy but get annoying as they're played on repeat at nauseum. The car selection is excellent as usual but there's nothing here that hasn't been seen before. The game was developed by Ghost games which is the NFS B team and it shows.… Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 61 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  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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