Need for Speed Heat

 PlayStation 4
User Score
6.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 1088 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 521 out of 1088
  2. Mixed: 225 out of 1088
  3. Negative: 342 out of 1088
Buy Now
Buy on

Review this game

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. Trolbin76
    Dec 22, 2021
    0
    J'aime beaucoup les need for speed mais celui là c'est un ZERO POINTÉ. NUL NUL NUL.
  2. dejw_z
    Jan 1, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This soundtrack makes me sick. Storyline is short, dull and empty. Even the driving model is... there is just something wrong with it. Not to mention drift in Heat because it's a total failure. I know what I am talking about because I made an platinum trophy in Heat. NFS Payback is better game in every aspect. So I really don't understand the lower rating of that game.… Expand
  3. WsaEleven
    Feb 3, 2022
    0
    A huge disappointment.

    At first I was happy to think that there would be a new Need for speed that came close to what was Underground 2, but in a few hours of gameplay it was already possible to realize how bad was what there was. 1 - Weak customizations, few options for parts for each vehicle, some vehicles have parts that can be changed and others not, while Underground 2 had an    A huge disappointment.

    At first I was happy to think that there would be a new Need for speed that came close to what was Underground 2, but in a few hours of gameplay it was already possible to realize how bad was what there was. 1 - Weak customizations, few options for parts for each vehicle, some vehicles have parts that can be changed and others not, while Underground 2 had an extensive list of models for each of the car parts, Need for speed heat has only an average of 3 models for each part. 2 - Totally surreal and unbearable police, cars that look like war tanks, just touch you and you can see your car losing 25% of its life bar, police cars that can easily overtake you even being at more than 300 km / m. Imagine the situation: You are in a Drift test that requires controlled and perfect turns to reach the score, which is helped by the points multiplier that can reach up to 3x, suddenly 3 police cars appear chasing you, each time they hit your car it gets more damaged, it ruins your Drift, and every time they touch you your multiplier goes back to 1x, it's something extremely frustrating considering that they can't be avoided, and so they arrest you and you lose 90% of what won during the session. I played until level 33 and gave up, I couldn't stand how frustrating and purposely boring the game is, with the intention of making you fail in something that the game should provide. I'll think hard about whether to buy any Need for speed again, because I don't believe something like Underground 2 can ever exist again.

    Uma enorme decepção. A princípio fiquei feliz em pensar que teria um novo Need for speed que chegasse perto do que foi Underground 2, porém em poucas horas de jogo já possível perceber o quão mal era o que existia ali. 1 - Customizações fracas, poucas opções de peças para cada veículo, alguns veículos possuem partes que podem ser alteradas e outros não, enquanto Underground 2 possuía uma lista extensa de modelos para cada uma das partes do carro, Need for speed heat possui apenas uma média de 3 modelos para cada peça. 2 - Polícia totalmente surreal e insuportável, carros que parecem tanques de guerra, apenas encostam em você e pode ver seu carro perdendo 25% da barra de vida, carros de polícia que conseguem facilmente te ultrapassar mesmo estando em mais de 300km/m. Imagine a situação: Você está em uma prova de Drift que exige curvas controladas e perfeitas para atingir a pontuação, o que é auxiliado pelo multiplicador de pontos que pode chegar até 3x, de repente aparecem 3 carros de polícia te perseguindo, cada vez que atingem seu carro ele fica mais danificado, estraga seu Drift, e em cada vez que encostam em você seu multiplicador volta para 1x, é algo extremamente frustante levando em conta que não podem ser evitados, e assim eles te prendem e você perde 90% do que conquistou durante a sessão. Joguei até nível 33 e desisti, não suportei o quanto o jogo é frustante e propositalmente chato, com a intenção de te fazer fracassar em algo que justamente o jogo deveria proporcionar. Vou pensar muito se comprarei algum Need for speed novamente, porque não acredito que algo como Underground 2 possa existir novamente.    … Expand
  4. ShaneCedt
    Feb 5, 2022
    3
    -Had to turn off the voices for both the cops and NPCs. Was playing a female character and try-too-hard cops were calling me a son-of-a-***** in their best growly voice. Ugh. Easily one of the worst writing you'll come across in games.
    -Later had to turn off the music. Would you like the option to deselect certain tracks from playing? Too bad.
    -Can't skip the story as the game    -Had to turn off the voices for both the cops and NPCs. Was playing a female character and try-too-hard cops were calling me a son-of-a-***** in their best growly voice. Ugh. Easily one of the worst writing you'll come across in games.
    -Later had to turn off the music. Would you like the option to deselect certain tracks from playing? Too bad.
    -Can't skip the story as the game purposefully had you drive behind somebody delivering exposition.
    -Maps got populated with not fun chores (Flamingo smashing! Artwork collecting! Drifting! Stop!)
    -Events are designed for you to replay over and over so you can get your level up. Would you like to get first place in a race? Better level up...and level up...and level up...

    Not even fun as a rental game. Midnight Club Los Angeles, NFS Hot Pursuit Remastered, Burnout Paradise, NFS Hot Pursuit Remastered all did it better for me.    … Expand
  5. haknkalkan
    Feb 13, 2022
    4
    Araç modifesiyi grafikerlikleri güzel hatta biraz daha öveyim araç modifiyesi kişiselleştirme açısından diğer oyunlarına hatta kendisini 8-9 katlayan forzaya göre çok beğeniyorum ama dünyanın en saçma polis mekaniğine oynamış dinamiklerine sahip çok kötü olan oynanış forza olalım çabasından geliyor şimdiye kadar oynadığım en kötü nfs oyunu. İnsan eski klasikleşen oyunlara baktıkça bunaAraç modifesiyi grafikerlikleri güzel hatta biraz daha öveyim araç modifiyesi kişiselleştirme açısından diğer oyunlarına hatta kendisini 8-9 katlayan forzaya göre çok beğeniyorum ama dünyanın en saçma polis mekaniğine oynamış dinamiklerine sahip çok kötü olan oynanış forza olalım çabasından geliyor şimdiye kadar oynadığım en kötü nfs oyunu. İnsan eski klasikleşen oyunlara baktıkça buna ekmek veresin gelmiyor. Dediğim gibi tek iyi şey modiye olayı çok iyi bi tek onu iyi yapıyorlar zaten.… Expand
  6. Viperstr10
    Feb 20, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Annoying and unrealistic police mechanics and night races are not giving cash,driving and graphics awful.… Expand
  7. 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
  8. EvilTiger
    Mar 5, 2022
    7
    This game is good. The car list, tuning system, world is good. But the story is so boring and predictable.
    Old NFS games has much better stories than now...
  9. ApexRacingPR
    Jul 20, 2022
    7
    If you like car customisation: this game is for you!

    It may not be the most immersive racer, the prettiest or the best handling - although all of these are more than adequate after a little time to adapt - but Need for Speed Heat really has so much more potential than you might have initially thought. The law enforcement represents a genuine and tense challenge, the car customisation    If you like car customisation: this game is for you!

    It may not be the most immersive racer, the prettiest or the best handling - although all of these are more than adequate after a little time to adapt - but Need for Speed Heat really has so much more potential than you might have initially thought.

    The law enforcement represents a genuine and tense challenge, the car customisation options are unmatched by any modern racer and hark back to the glory days of the PS2 era, and it has that feel of "just 5 more minutes" that all good games should have.

    Don't let the dodgy dialogue or the slightly strange day./night gimmick fool you, there is real merit to this game, and it is one that you will enjoy for hours.

    Give it a try    … Expand
  10. 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.
  11. karetski
    Jun 19, 2022
    2
    Completely unbalanced game. Cops are op. Most cars drive like trains. You basically just have two modes — drift or train. It's really a shame and doesn't deserve to be called Need for Speed.
  12. Moderngamesucc
    Sep 29, 2022
    1
    One of the worst racing games Ive ever played. You lose all your money if you crash into something that looks destructable while getting chased. All of it. Embarassing. On top of that terrible handling that feels like unrealistic garbage. A game made for people who dont exist.
  13. RasmusLuostarin
    Jul 27, 2022
    7
    Tarina viihdyttävä, monimuotoinen maailma, paljon autoja ja kehitettävää. Tehtävät monipuolisia. Poliisit välillä liian tehokkaita. Mielenkiintoinen maailma tutkittavana. Autojen kehittäminen kiinnostavaa. Tarina saisi olla isompi ja ehkä vähän pidempi, mutta sivutehtäviä on tarpeeksi. Driftaus ei ollut niin kivaa kuin joissain aiemmissa osissa.
  14. Michui
    Aug 5, 2022
    0
    Most frustrating and inconsistent AAA racing game. The damage detection is garbage, the off-road races are nothing like those in NFS Payback and the limited performance customisation is just not fun.
  15. 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
  16. Ben_Patten
    Oct 2, 2022
    7
    Run, and keep running, because Need for Speed: Heat is the first since Hot Pursuit to feel like you're a god damn criminal - gunned down by cops, driving with two wheels missing and a Rhino on your tail. By day you can race legally, collect far too many collectibles and explore but once the sun goes down EA return to their roots and let you wreak havoc through Palm City. That's the shiningRun, and keep running, because Need for Speed: Heat is the first since Hot Pursuit to feel like you're a god damn criminal - gunned down by cops, driving with two wheels missing and a Rhino on your tail. By day you can race legally, collect far too many collectibles and explore but once the sun goes down EA return to their roots and let you wreak havoc through Palm City. That's the shining jewel of this game, the HEAT system, which bolsters an already technically marvellous game that outguns any NFS game from this generation. Still has those NFS issues that will never make this as good as a Forza but for my money one of the best the series has ever managed.… Expand
  17. wutututuut
    Aug 27, 2022
    0
    Çayımı alıyorum, tekrar eden oyun içi müzikleri kapatıp Ankaralı Namık açıyorum ve araba sürüyorum, yarışıyorum. Yeterince güzel araba ve yarış mevcut. Araba sürmeyi seviyorsanız yeterli. Tek uyarım Heat seviyeniz 3e ulaşınca garaja koşun. Yoksa ayvayı yersiniz. Polislerden kaçmak mümkün değil.
  18. Delacerda57
    Oct 1, 2022
    4
    Frostbite engine sucks. Load times are long. The looks bad. The racing is just okay. But overall the game looks bad and lacks that hot pursuit catch.
  19. Kinetiklight
    Aug 30, 2022
    4
    the game in principle is very good, but I have a question for EA from a payback where do you get such stupid and tasteless exhaust pipes why such cops can’t even overtake them to Reger from a payback it’s not normal why cars are slower than in reality, well, it seems so and so the game is suitable I advise
  20. dr-kenobi
    Sep 7, 2022
    6
    Нічого особливого, просто черговий рекепчер візуалу і новий маямський вайб.
  21. 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.
  22. Nfsheathater
    Sep 22, 2022
    0
    Garbage. They can stick drifting where the sun doesn't shine. Don't play it
  23. Benzini
    Oct 4, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Impossible to escape police without prior knowledge of game systems such as abusing ramps and tight alleyways to crash braindead rubberbanding Chargers and C7 Corvettes who will always try and pit you no matter what the situation like it's the one and only police tactic that exists for stopping a moving vehicle. The police are faster than ANY racer in the game. Bar none. Their corvettes can catch hypercars. Hilariously unrealistic. This wouldn't be an issue except that half of the game involves night races which have the chance for police to catch you, removing your ENTIRE cash stack. Genuinely the worst system I have seen in a racing game. Ever. Its like they hate their customers. Avoid playing at all costs.… Expand
  24. Huykp
    Oct 18, 2022
    5
    this game is okay but nothing too special. Can say it's good enough to play at a discounted price.
  25. 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
  26. Razorxide
    Nov 19, 2022
    4
    Grafikler fena değil de oyun motoru leş atıyor araba kullanma hissiyatı berbat leş oyun.
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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.
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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.
  34. Potet69
    Jun 6, 2023
    7
    ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎
  35. 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
  36. 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...
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. 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
next
Page:

Awards & Rankings

17
#17 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2019

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
72

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.
    Read full review
  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.
    Read full review
See all critic reviews »