Need for Speed: Rivals

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6.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 896 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 229 out of 896
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  1. A_Normal_Nobody
    Dec 31, 2022
    3
    The physics of the game are pretty bad, you slightly hit a car and you go flying.
  2. filip92
    Jul 9, 2022
    2
    By far worst NFS game i played, and i've played a lot. Campaign consists of same 20 short and cringe cutscenes. Stupid quests of 40% racing and objectives like airtime, jumps and driving in opposite direction for some time. Map is without lot of variety. AI is so bad,that in the middle of the race, (when you're a cop for examle), there will be other cop cars with their own pursuits andBy far worst NFS game i played, and i've played a lot. Campaign consists of same 20 short and cringe cutscenes. Stupid quests of 40% racing and objectives like airtime, jumps and driving in opposite direction for some time. Map is without lot of variety. AI is so bad,that in the middle of the race, (when you're a cop for examle), there will be other cop cars with their own pursuits and they often come from the opposite direction in full speed and total your car. Also, if you get hit 4,5 times,your car is totaled, which is frustrating. Servers are really bad and constantly disconnects you in the middle of the campaign race.… Expand
  3. Xinnot
    Sep 4, 2021
    2
    Acceleration bug not letting you progress in the game, gear shifting problem and impossible to accelerate! It's unplayable.
  4. fx04
    Aug 16, 2021
    0
    One of the worst game ever. The control is suck, your car always get out of control whenever you drive your car. The police is have some godlike power that can find you anywhere. If you want to save the freakin game, you have to go to the hideout or headquarter as a cops. But when you go to the hideout, the "go to hideout" is nowhere to be seen so my freakin car busted by the forkingOne of the worst game ever. The control is suck, your car always get out of control whenever you drive your car. The police is have some godlike power that can find you anywhere. If you want to save the freakin game, you have to go to the hideout or headquarter as a cops. But when you go to the hideout, the "go to hideout" is nowhere to be seen so my freakin car busted by the forking police. The display was average and the gameplay was so-so. When you play as a cop, the racer is so forking powerful that you need a whole race to just wreck one of the forking racer. Shouldn't have wasted my time playing this **** game.… Expand
  5. FreeFireNo1
    Apr 15, 2021
    0
    this game is cool but sadly this game has so many glitch that so annoying like crashing for no reason,freezing while speeding up,etc

    i was buying this game for Rp.75.000(IDR) on steam and yeaaah really disappointing me for so many annoying glitch that frustating me while doing time trial and get chased by cops
  6. Csn69
    Jan 31, 2021
    0
    Worst NFS game in the history of NFS games. Game keeps crashing everytime 10-15 minutes.
  7. office666
    Dec 11, 2020
    1
    One of the worst games ever. You car gets wrecked instant even if you upgrade it. And the games is scripted. Every race you win in the last 25%. Don't recommend spending time with this one.
  8. Suckmytestticle
    Nov 26, 2020
    0
    Absolutely garbage get this game banned no car on earth can go around a corner pushing 400 to 500 miles an hour like come on im in a lambo doing 350 and the cop passes me like im standing still thats a load of bull on straight away it aint believable but around a corner come on ur pathetic
  9. Levin
    Oct 10, 2020
    3
    Nice graphics in the core game, but the controls feel horrible. Worst is the menu that kicked off my motion sickness within seconds. Why does the camera need to move around like a freaking owl, when pointed at a static object? It's a car, we are in a garage; stand still! WHY make a horrible over-the-top pretentious intro that you can't skip? The first time user experience is only allowingNice graphics in the core game, but the controls feel horrible. Worst is the menu that kicked off my motion sickness within seconds. Why does the camera need to move around like a freaking owl, when pointed at a static object? It's a car, we are in a garage; stand still! WHY make a horrible over-the-top pretentious intro that you can't skip? The first time user experience is only allowing player control for a few seconds before yet again explaining something that should require no explaining what so ever. I just want to step on the gas!! I really wanted to play this, but it only needed minutes to piss me off, and throw this crap in the bin.… Expand
  10. FrostyM99
    Sep 7, 2020
    2
    Total garbage. Cops are unbalanced. Ur car crashes from anything touched. Controls are clunky.
  11. omglioromg
    Jul 23, 2020
    3
    Less than avarage game, all road are super thin, you have 1 cm to left or right before your car crash, 2 crashes means game over. The only reason this isn't a 0 which it could have been, is because the skydomes, the enviorments, the roads, all look fantastic. So yes, graphics? 10/10. Everything else? 0/10. I think it deserves a 3.
  12. Bauju
    May 22, 2020
    4
    Less possibilitys. As a streetracer, you are fleeing from the police (They are not better than the streetracer) and as the police, you are hunting the streetracer and you have to do rancid tasks that are boring like "crash an enemy from behind.." ... not more. But the map and the graphics are very nice :)
  13. KykaPb
    Apr 3, 2020
    2
    oh my god... What is it? This is a stupid and boring game. This is an incomprehensible open world. For example, forza horizon 1. Although there is an open world and monotonous racing, but it is not boring to ride on it. A lot of fun and stuff , and finally the CHANGE of DAY and NIGHT. Seriously, can't we just diversify this **** for once? I don't say anything about physics. Braking in thisoh my god... What is it? This is a stupid and boring game. This is an incomprehensible open world. For example, forza horizon 1. Although there is an open world and monotonous racing, but it is not boring to ride on it. A lot of fun and stuff , and finally the CHANGE of DAY and NIGHT. Seriously, can't we just diversify this **** for once? I don't say anything about physics. Braking in this game is not necessary at all. Stupid drift and all. No tuning and hardcore. I know this game is a boring arcade game,but to this extent? Why can't I pause it? etc. of Course, compared to Most wanted 2012,there is progress, for this I will applaud them. But I can't keep playing this anymore. I'm switching to forza horizon. P.s (commentary was writen in 2014) . I apologize for my poor English… Expand
  14. Myreviewsarebad
    Nov 2, 2019
    2
    One of the worst games I have ever played. The Graphics are good, running from the cops is fun, there is plenty of options to customize your car.

    Those however are the only good things about this game. It handholds you so hard in the beginning, and after that you are just left to explore an empty open world with a few GTA style stunt jumps and boring receptive missions that feel like    One of the worst games I have ever played. The Graphics are good, running from the cops is fun, there is plenty of options to customize your car.

    Those however are the only good things about this game. It handholds you so hard in the beginning, and after that you are just left to explore an empty open world with a few GTA style stunt jumps and boring receptive missions that feel like they come from a mobile game.

    I quit after about 4 hours of gameplay, and my favorite part of this game was when I went to a parking lot, and played around with the moveable shopping carts for 10 minutes because there was nothing else to do.    … Expand
  15. John718
    Jul 5, 2019
    0
    Awful game.....it looks like the developer on purpose made the in-game camera view to work against the player.. so badly designed that you can barely see the incoming traffic as the camera is fixed too low just enough to see above the car in straight roads....plus it doesn't help its crappy weather effects covers any potential details while playing.

    Worst need for speed so far.
  16. LifeHistory
    Jul 11, 2018
    4
    I am really tired of every damn game today is an OpenWorld crap. I specially hate OpenWorld-Racing games. Why can't we have Racing games like the original NFS Most Wanted and NFS Carbon when you have a carrier and you choose your Race from the menu without the need to drive around. Even NFS The RUN which many hated but I liked it a lot because it was new idea and was hell lots of fun. TheI am really tired of every damn game today is an OpenWorld crap. I specially hate OpenWorld-Racing games. Why can't we have Racing games like the original NFS Most Wanted and NFS Carbon when you have a carrier and you choose your Race from the menu without the need to drive around. Even NFS The RUN which many hated but I liked it a lot because it was new idea and was hell lots of fun. The only bad thing was that the game was short.
    And another thing I hate about this game and other NFS games like it... is the COP/RACER carrier its just stupid no one wants to be a cop. I play a racing game to be a racer no a cop you brainless devs.

    I DO NOT CARE ABOUT MULTIPLAYER CRAP........    … Expand
  17. Ishi123
    May 25, 2018
    4
    Half of the game is good. If you're a cop, the game is tons of fun and offers a decent challenge. If you're a racer, it's near impossible as the police are so overpowered it's not even funny, and the racer cars are verifiably much weaker than any cop car in the game. If you get into a pursuit as a racer, you might as well give up because it's actually impossible to escape without divingHalf of the game is good. If you're a cop, the game is tons of fun and offers a decent challenge. If you're a racer, it's near impossible as the police are so overpowered it's not even funny, and the racer cars are verifiably much weaker than any cop car in the game. If you get into a pursuit as a racer, you might as well give up because it's actually impossible to escape without diving into a safehouse. It makes me wonder why the game even lets you try. Cops will spot you from across the map while escaping, and even spawn behind you just to keep a pursuit going. The game is built like this by design. Even the other racers seem to be twice as fast and strong as the best car you can possibly get fully upgraded. This game is completely unbalanced for being a racer. I hope you like constantly losing speedpoints over and over, because that's what you're going to get.… Expand
  18. DGDrocks7
    Mar 12, 2018
    4
    At first, I thought this was an improved version of NFS Hot Pursuit 2010. Boy, was I wrong. Now that doesn't mean it has to be in order to be good, but on it's own, both as an NFS and racing game, it's just not good.

    Why? It's unbalanced. Cops dominate the road. When playing as them, you get new cars for free. You only have to buy the Pursuit Tech. But it's just so similar to Hot    At first, I thought this was an improved version of NFS Hot Pursuit 2010. Boy, was I wrong. Now that doesn't mean it has to be in order to be good, but on it's own, both as an NFS and racing game, it's just not good.

    Why? It's unbalanced. Cops dominate the road. When playing as them, you get new cars for free. You only have to buy the Pursuit Tech. But it's just so similar to Hot Pursuit 2010 you may as well play that instead.

    Playing as a Racer is where the game shows it's ugly head. You need to buy everything as a Racer. When you finish an event and earn points, you need to go to a hideout to bank them, else if you get busted, you lose them. And the thing is, if you stay on the road for longer than 5 minutes, your chances of getting caught are greatly increased. So either you go into a hideout to bank your points after an event and endure long loading screens. Or earn more points by staying on the road longer, but get busted by superhuman cops, making all that hard work go down the drain.

    Speaking of the superhuman cops, I meant what I said by that. They have superhuman sense, as when you think you're escaping, suddenly they continue the pursuit, though they are nowhere to be seen. They can teleport as they can spawn in front of you. They have super strength because they can take a quarter of your health wheras you can barely take out a tenth of theirs. And they are psychic too because they'll chase you for no reason to arrest you for a crime you didn't commit (yet).

    Plus, the game still progresses after you complete a Speedlist, even if you get busted, but you still lose the points! Why can't I progress but not keep the points? Because of that, I am severely behind in my vehicles and upgrades and I get my rear-bumper kicked because of that. So you're saying the only way to get a chance at my Rivals is to make back the points I lost? No thanks.

    The 4 points I give to the game are because it looks kinda pretty. Yet I should have used that against the game because looks deceive. Thanks a lot EA.    … Expand
  19. btm666
    Feb 18, 2018
    0
    Garbage. The worst addition to the Need for Speed franchise. Limited car models, limited upgrades and limited customization. Combine this with a weak story line, lagging and generally poor vehicle control and graphics that look like a PS2 game and you have the worst game of the year.
  20. hhhdhd
    Nov 25, 2017
    0
    no steering wheel support, no patch. I cant imagine what did EA think - "lets produce great next need for speed game, but this time lets remove steering wheel support" - The best joke is that it is not a joke
  21. JimmieReview
    Sep 26, 2017
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Need for speed: infurating.
    I got this for 10 USD and for that price I would say its an okay deal. But back when it was released, for say 60 USD - I would have been p*ssed off.
    The problems?

    1. The cops. They always show up to destroy your perfect race or time trial or whatever. And they dont dissapear even when you cross the finish line, risking you to lose all you won in that event. That is not fun, just annoying. They also seem to start chasing you just on sight. I was not in a race/event, and I was standing still on the road when all of a sudden the cops showed up to chase me. In singleplayer mode.

    2. Cheating enemy AI. There is no chance that all those cars just conveniently happend to align themselves 50 meters away from me exactly in the path Im going to take. The AI places them as obstacles at random to destroy your time trial/race. It happens basically all the time, obvious that the cars are placed to mess my time up. I like a good challenge, but this is not it. This is just cheating.

    3. No pause. Yeah, you read it correctly. You can not pause in this game. Not even when a trial/race is just finished to bring up the map. Your car will continue to slide along the road and cops might find you. This happens in singleplayer mode as well, so its not an online thing.

    Those are the 3 biggest problems with this game. There are plenty more issues, the soundtracks are awful (unless your 12 years old and like techno-pop trash music) for example. Online mode is just a big cluster-f*ck. Its not racing, its like a big mash like 8-10 morons who dont know what they are doing trying to share a two-lane street. And nothing can be customized gameplay-wise. Can not turn of cops. Cant turn of traffic. Only 2 camera mode, with one being completly garbage so really only one camera mode.
    No story at all. Just none. Void.
    All that asides, I still enjoyed some of it in short bursts. The cars look pretty cool and the time trials are kind of fun sometimes. For 10 USD, its worth a buy if you wanna get some dumb-downed arcade racing.    … Expand
  22. Eagle16
    Aug 17, 2017
    4
    A game not worth more than 4/10. Terribly rushed game for next gen consoles, not any interesting graphcis, incredibly short open world, borring story, repetitive missions, annoying cops as much as you couldn't even imagine. Like if it's difficulty wouldn't be enough, there must be also tons of annoying bugs like when you escape cops, there are no cops on the radar but you are still underA game not worth more than 4/10. Terribly rushed game for next gen consoles, not any interesting graphcis, incredibly short open world, borring story, repetitive missions, annoying cops as much as you couldn't even imagine. Like if it's difficulty wouldn't be enough, there must be also tons of annoying bugs like when you escape cops, there are no cops on the radar but you are still under chase and you are not able to start a mission or do other activities. Sometimes it's so glitched that you are still under chase. When you try to escape cops they are scripted like hell, you may slow them down immediately after start of chase with some special abbilities but in a seconds they will recover and catch you while you were going full speed since you slowed them down. They will simply catch you no matter what. And after they catch you, you finally are able to escape them. It's same when you are trying to catch a racer, you go full speed or even slow him down but he will somehow still totally escape you even if you would go full speed. The best thing about the game are songs in the radio while you race with 300km/h but you can't even listen to them because every **** second there is a cop coming out of nowhere and by getting in police chase causes songs stop playing and some rubbish action sounds start rocking... The most annoying thing on this game are probably cops coming out of nowhere and starting chases all the time, even if you don't drive fast...… Expand
  23. Bulbotrax
    Feb 12, 2017
    0
    This crappy piece of trash is not a game... it's a crappy piece of trash. This is a festival of bad ideas: for example: night & day cycle... when it's drak, you can't see a damn thing... the graphics of the "game" are a failure, too many lens flares, too many dirt... It's obvious the team behind this turd didn't play it.

    the worst game of the licence.
  24. LordDoran
    Jun 22, 2016
    3
    How they have managed to make a game they've created countless times before so boring, lack luster and slow is beyond me.

    When your game is called "Need for Speed". my advice is to actually make it feel fast.
  25. iCSiMarcelinmBR
    Dec 26, 2015
    4
    oring map, lifeless driving mechanics, lackluster sound and bad car models. The graphics are not a step up from Most Wanted 2012 despite it running on Frostbite 3 in 1080p. As a sequel to Hot Pursuit 2010, Rivals does a good job in giving the player more freedom by adding more content. You have more choice over how you progress in the career, and you can actually use your speed points tooring map, lifeless driving mechanics, lackluster sound and bad car models. The graphics are not a step up from Most Wanted 2012 despite it running on Frostbite 3 in 1080p. As a sequel to Hot Pursuit 2010, Rivals does a good job in giving the player more freedom by adding more content. You have more choice over how you progress in the career, and you can actually use your speed points to upgrade cars and buy pursuit tech. As a racer, you have an incentive to escape the cops. Unlike Hot Pursuit, this game is open world ,albeit nowhere in the same league as Burnout Paradise in terms of content. However, much of the magic that Hot Pursuit had has been lost. The driving attempts to be less arcade and drifty, and in doing so, it's lost the sense of speed so it's no longer intense. There seems to be no difference between a good and bad driver. You can crash and be as imprecise as you like and still get the gold medal in a time trial. The promise of customisation is poorly realized. Visually all you can do is change the colour and number plate, and performance-wise you can do some basic upgrades but no tuning. Furthermore, there are no tiers of cars. The performance difference is substantial in the menus, but on the road it's difficult to tell apart a Cayman S from a 458. There's just so little excitement in this game. I's just full throttle all the time with no need to be precise or skillful in any way. You can't be bad at this game. So in summary, the attempt to offer more of the same is a sensible idea, but overall Rivals lacks the excitement that Hot Pursuit delivered. The additions are not substantial enough, so I would suggest avoiding this if you have played Hot Pursuit.… Expand
  26. Richcraft
    Dec 20, 2015
    1
    Driving/racing game without a hood cam option? This is utterly ridiculous. That is the SOLE reason i bought this game. Why force us to only 2 cam options? Completely ruined my experience. I want a refund. I am NEVER purchasing another NFS title again.
  27. TheMammalizer
    Nov 21, 2015
    3
    Glitchiest game i have played! I played it for 5 minutes and I came in contact with 3 BIG glitches. The map didnt load, the car was flinged in the air and cops seemed to have magnets to me!
  28. JJthis
    Jul 17, 2015
    0
    No option for manual transmission.
    Bought it. Played for 20 minutes.
    Regret every minute.
    The only thing to like about this game is the way it looks. The controls aren't even changeable for controllers.
    Refunded it.
  29. AnimeUnknown
    Dec 28, 2014
    0
    Awesome Graphics... but this is no fun. Paid 1/3rd retail price and it's not worth it. What a piece of crap. Leave it on the shelf as you'll put no more than an hour into this piece of farce before putting it back in its box.
  30. ravenheart42
    Sep 10, 2014
    1
    The only recent need for speed game that had anything good about it was Most Wanted, NFS Rivals just makes me angry every time I put it in my Playstation 4 , I used to love this series, I don't know who is the anti master mind behind the newer instalments, but it's like they put these out and say to themselves, how many fools will buy this , it's going to take a lot of convincing to proveThe only recent need for speed game that had anything good about it was Most Wanted, NFS Rivals just makes me angry every time I put it in my Playstation 4 , I used to love this series, I don't know who is the anti master mind behind the newer instalments, but it's like they put these out and say to themselves, how many fools will buy this , it's going to take a lot of convincing to prove Need For Speed will ever be worth buying again… Expand
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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 53 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 42 out of 53
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 53
  3. Negative: 0 out of 53
  1. Pelit (Finland)
    Feb 13, 2014
    81
    A fast and furious racing game, where cops constantly try to catch the racers. Multiplayer is seamless, but it feels like a single player mode, since you rarely bump (pun intended) into other players. [Jan 2014]
  2. Thunderbolt
    Jan 13, 2014
    70
    Need for Speed: Rivals is nothing if not ridiculously dumb fun, but that just makes its multiplayer failings all the more disappointing.
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  3. The Digital Fix
    Jan 13, 2014
    80
    So a very good racing game, rather than a great one.
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