Need for Speed

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6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 1355 Ratings

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  1. norsairius
    Nov 3, 2015
    4
    Steering, different styles, etc. take getting used to, but that hardly puts a damper on the amazing graphics and the feel of being a part of the underground racing scene again.. A generally good tribute to the NFS Underground games.

    Rubberbanding AI feels almost soul-crushingly unfair. What is the point of being good at a racing game if the AI can catch up with little to no regard to a    Steering, different styles, etc. take getting used to, but that hardly puts a damper on the amazing graphics and the feel of being a part of the underground racing scene again.. A generally good tribute to the NFS Underground games.

    Rubberbanding AI feels almost soul-crushingly unfair. What is the point of being good at a racing game if the AI can catch up with little to no regard to a lead that you build up? At this point the rubberbanding is bad enough that it makes me feel very regretful for preordering the game. I'll keep playing to see if I can tolerate it, but I don't see it getting any better. If it doesn't, then it's a deal-breaker.    … Expand
  2. Allthat
    Nov 3, 2015
    2
    I'm giving this game a two because it has only two things going for it: graphics and customization. The game looks fantastic and there is a huge roster of cars with loads of customization options. However, even though the game looks good, the open world itself sucks because it's always night time and for some reason its always raining. Another thing that really put me off were the liveI'm giving this game a two because it has only two things going for it: graphics and customization. The game looks fantastic and there is a huge roster of cars with loads of customization options. However, even though the game looks good, the open world itself sucks because it's always night time and for some reason its always raining. Another thing that really put me off were the live action cut scenes, they're just really boring and kill immersion. The characters are flat and missions are not as well designed as previous NFS games. The worst part is that this game is always online... that just sucks. Whoever decided to make this game always online needs to go f**k himself. This is a critical design flaw as online interactions are very rare. This game would be better if they just removed that.… Expand
  3. razerer
    Nov 5, 2015
    0
    This game had high hopes but after putting in about 10 hours into it I'm frustrated about this game since I was rooting for this to be good but it failed me and crushed my hopes.

    Let's start with the good. The graphics are quite amazing and the customization allows for many amazing creations. Then from there on it is downhill for need for speed. The rubberbanding effect is mediocre    This game had high hopes but after putting in about 10 hours into it I'm frustrated about this game since I was rooting for this to be good but it failed me and crushed my hopes.

    Let's start with the good. The graphics are quite amazing and the customization allows for many amazing creations. Then from there on it is downhill for need for speed.

    The rubberbanding effect is mediocre and frustrating. Last minute you're about to win here comes a "rocket propelled" miata for the win out of nowhere. Then on top of all these frustrations the game stops your progression by forcing you into car that is slower than your opponents and not allow you to tune it and gives the faster car a head start and tells you to win. This kind of gameplay has to have been thought of by some retard.

    Then there is the always online. I have to keep hitting "X" on the tittle screen for 30 minutes before it lets me into the game. which is stupid since I don't play with other players no do I ever see them in game.

    Overall, don;y be fooled by the visuals and the ads. This game is **** and its light years away from being a proper arcade racing game.

    I have avoided EA games for this reason, yet I hoped they have changed. Never again will I ever fall for this trap. My advice is: save your money and not buy it or wait for this game to be in the $1 bin to buy it. That's how insignificant this game is.    … Expand
  4. Cheesie_Wotsit
    Nov 3, 2015
    2
    Tries to recapture Need For Speed Undegrounds glory days, but fails miserably. Let's get all the bad out of the way first. First off, it needs a constant internet connection at all times to even play it. Yeah, it is an always online game! The weird thing is, it shouldn't even need one there is no reason for it at all. All past Need For Speed games didn't need a constant internet connectionTries to recapture Need For Speed Undegrounds glory days, but fails miserably. Let's get all the bad out of the way first. First off, it needs a constant internet connection at all times to even play it. Yeah, it is an always online game! The weird thing is, it shouldn't even need one there is no reason for it at all. All past Need For Speed games didn't need a constant internet connection to play, so why does this one? My internet can be quite patchy, so i found myself unable to play the game at all while my internet connection was patchy. Also, because it needs a constant online connection, the game does stutter quite a bit in places. It spoils the game entirely. The handling is awful and takes a long time to get used to. I've played a lot of racing games over the years and get used to the handling pretty quickly. But not with this game, it takes a time. The game world feels empty and dull. As a result the game get's very boring very quickly. The cut scenes are just laughably cringeworthy and bad. They try so hard to be cool that they fail miserably. The A.I is poor. I've been about half a mile behind, only for the other racers to slow down until i catch them up. Once you catch them up, and you will catch them up stupidly quick, they all of a sudden want to race again. They have done this in an attempt to make the races exciting, but it just feels silly. All race games have a form of catch up on them, but this was is the worst because it is so blatently obvious. There is also no option for manual shift. Which is very odd given that this game has a lot of customization. The customization is one of the only good things about this game. There is quite a lot to customize like previous underground games. Just a shame the rest of the game spoils it. The graphics are good in places. Sound is also quite good. So, if you are looking to relive the glory days of Need For Speed Undergound 1 and 2, forget it, its not happening with this entry. There are glimpses of nostalgia, which is what it is going for, but they are so poorly done it doesn't compare to the Underground games of the past. It doesn't even add anything new.… Expand
  5. Saisuke
    Nov 3, 2015
    0
    Cons
    >always online
    >atrocious (and frustrating) rubberbanding which is used to mask the AI >bad AI >unrealistic driving (some might love that though) >boring city/only night time >lame cutscenes >bad fps drops >lackluster car list (and some weird choices, there's a lot of the same car type, and where are most of the cars the other need for speed had?) >pick up your phone bro pick    Cons
    >always online
    >atrocious (and frustrating) rubberbanding which is used to mask the AI
    >bad AI
    >unrealistic driving (some might love that though)
    >boring city/only night time
    >lame cutscenes
    >bad fps drops
    >lackluster car list (and some weird choices, there's a lot of the same car type, and where are most of the cars the other need for speed had?)
    >pick up your phone bro pick up your phone bro pick up your phone bro (constant nagging from npcs)
    >can't pause

    Pros
    >Lots to customize
    >the game can look stunning at times

    I hope people don't fall for all the paid/bot reviews.
    There should be a ton of 0's to counter the 10's from those review bots.
    I wish I could give a more fair review score like a 5 or a 6, which I think the game deserves, but the 0 is for countering the 10 bots.    … Expand
  6. Chavez_0
    Nov 3, 2015
    0
    The Good:

    The Car models look pretty good. The music and sounds of the game sound fantastic so kudos there. Now the bad: The city doesn't feel alive. Minimal traffic from the parts I saw and not a ton of racers in the streets. The customization is severely lacking for a lot of cars. The FRBZ-86 triplets have ridiculous amounts of customization where as other cars like the Volvo    The Good:

    The Car models look pretty good.
    The music and sounds of the game sound fantastic so kudos there.

    Now the bad:
    The city doesn't feel alive. Minimal traffic from the parts I saw and not a ton of racers in the streets.

    The customization is severely lacking for a lot of cars. The FRBZ-86 triplets have ridiculous amounts of customization where as other cars like the Volvo have barely any. There's no apparent rhyme or reason as to why either, it's like they just threw darts at a dartboard with car mods attached to it and went with whatever the arrows hit. Why even have cars like the Volvo in there with little to no customization when there are choices like the 350z/370z, S14, Evo X, Chaser, etc. which has tons of cosmetic and performance mods available? It's honestly kind of baffling to me.

    Rim selection is also skewed. Again, the triplets have a ton of rims available but during the stream when the player was going through the rims there was a noticeable drop off in available models for the Evo and RX-7.

    Cops are garbage and way too easy to get away from. There was no radio chatter between the cops just the "intense" get away from the cops music.

    Rubber banding AI is still prevalent, maybe not as bad as the beta but it's still very noticeable.

    The phone is ringing off the hook 24/7. I don't need Spike's punk ass telling me what to do and I don't want Robyn calling me all the time trying to get me into a drift train love triangle. Let me race and do my own thing with calls every once in a while or have them send a text message instead of calling me when the game wants to remind me to do something.

    My final and most important thing, the handling its horrendous. I get that there's the slider and you can adjust it the way that you want to but I shouldn't have to suffer driving a bar of soap on rails until I can afford/unlock the required upgrades to be able to drive properly. I'm not asking for Gran Turismo, Assetto Corsa or even FM6 levels of handling, I just want to be able to drive in a straight line going really fast, make a slight movement on the joy stick and not initiate a drift. Grip settings make it so you can't race properly so you're then forced to make the car a hodgepodge of drift and grip. I shouldn't have to work this hard to be able to enjoy your game.

    There are a lot of other good ideas that I agree with but these issues seemed like the most pressing to me personally and are big reasons why I'm taking a wait and see approach with this game versus it being a day 1 buy like it used to be before the beta and live streams. I hope Ghost Games can figure it out because I would hate to see NFS end with an attempt to make it great that misses all the key points.    … Expand
  7. Stinky_Winky
    Nov 3, 2015
    0
    Always Online, constantly disconnects so you cannot even play the game you have paid for. Doesn't even have neons or manual shift. Doesn't even support steering wheels. Poor AI. Even if you leave the other cars miles behind they will somehow magically catch you up and pip you at the finish line. Or if the other cars are miles in front of you, you will easily catch them up super quick.Always Online, constantly disconnects so you cannot even play the game you have paid for. Doesn't even have neons or manual shift. Doesn't even support steering wheels. Poor AI. Even if you leave the other cars miles behind they will somehow magically catch you up and pip you at the finish line. Or if the other cars are miles in front of you, you will easily catch them up super quick. Seriously bad custscenes, short story, pathetic story, empty world, just you a few racers and the odd cop here and there, totally lifeless. Poor handling. You will get bored after an hour.… Expand
  8. DowntownArtist
    Nov 3, 2015
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It lacks lots of features. No cockpit view? Really?
    Also, what the hell is going on with the graphics? That "digital camera effect" is horrible, it's even worse than chromatic aberration.

    Really disappointed with this game.    … Expand
  9. Eero94
    Nov 3, 2015
    0
    This game requires constant internet connection, always-on DRM—that is, digital rights management—has been a contentious subject within the gaming world ever since it first arrived on the scene. For those of us not in the know, games that use DRM require people to remain linked to a server via Internet connection in order to actually experience them. While many game developers would assertThis game requires constant internet connection, always-on DRM—that is, digital rights management—has been a contentious subject within the gaming world ever since it first arrived on the scene. For those of us not in the know, games that use DRM require people to remain linked to a server via Internet connection in order to actually experience them. While many game developers would assert that it’s an effective technique meant to prevent piracy of their software and is a convenient way to distribute updates, most fans would argue that it’s a hassle, especially if the DRM authentication network goes down and locks gamers out completely.… Expand
  10. Danny_UK
    Nov 3, 2015
    0
    I bought this game not realising that it needed a constant internet connection to play it! I've been with the franchise since it began way back in 1994. None of the other games needed an internet connection to play, so i don't get why this one does? I'm old skool, i never play games online or download anything when it comes to gaming. I just play offline campaigns. My internet isn't goodI bought this game not realising that it needed a constant internet connection to play it! I've been with the franchise since it began way back in 1994. None of the other games needed an internet connection to play, so i don't get why this one does? I'm old skool, i never play games online or download anything when it comes to gaming. I just play offline campaigns. My internet isn't good enough for online gaming anyway. I tried to play the game regardless, but couldn't even connect. I'm going to be taking it back and getting my money back. Buy something else that doesn't require an internet connection to play it. Ridiculous! Lost a long term fan here.… Expand
  11. HORRENDOUS_NOOB
    Nov 3, 2015
    1
    Why is this game online only?!?!... No cockpit view... no manual transmission... rubber band AI... can this game seriously be considered a racing game? So much potential... so sad.
  12. Critical_Fun
    Nov 4, 2015
    0
    Should be criminal to sell these constant online DRM games without an obvious warning. I hope they lose money on this game. They deserve it. We let the game companies get away with this, they will ruin gaming forever.
  13. Gamemonster
    Nov 3, 2015
    0
    Online only, what a joke EA. Bring back offline and system link please. I want to play my games with friends at home parties even though psn and xboxlive is down, which happen quite often.
  14. dougmacbeth
    Nov 22, 2015
    4
    I suggest that anyone scoring this more than 6 either doesn't engage in the game completely, does not possess a competitive edge or worse still, has some alternative investment for doing so.

    My first review, after a few days, looks generous; but now, almost 3 weeks on and perhaps a little over 200 hours play [shared between xbox and ps4], I'm struggling to rate it any higher than 4/10    I suggest that anyone scoring this more than 6 either doesn't engage in the game completely, does not possess a competitive edge or worse still, has some alternative investment for doing so.

    My first review, after a few days, looks generous; but now, almost 3 weeks on and perhaps a little over 200 hours play [shared between xbox and ps4], I'm struggling to rate it any higher than 4/10

    So lets get the source of these 4 points out of the way:
    It has a very acceptable choice of cars, modifications and handling dynamics [1point.] There is a good variety of events, from easy to very challenging, and in the main they are enjoyable [1 point] The vinyl editor is fiddly and limited but with patience plus creativity, you can just about achieve anything [1 point] There is the environment, themed as it is, a bit on the gloomy side, but large enough, varied enough and interesting enough [1 point]

    Now, the pointless;
    I will start with the glaringly obvious statement of 'This is a racing game' and, as the game and franchise reminds us, there is a 'Need For Speed.' For the casual player this is perhaps not an issue but for those of us who vigorously compete against all-comers, it is vital that the Speedwalls give us the information required and are geared up for competitive racing. This means event completion times need to, and must, go beyond minutes & seconds, we simply must have tenths & hundredths of seconds, maybe even thousandths. This level of accuracy is vital, these fractions are the difference between being first and being the first loser; the rivalry that exists in online racing is intense. The speedwall should also be available automatically & immediately after an event ends without having to wait around 10 seconds for the cinematic to return you to 'free-roam' and without having to perform 3 actions to view the updated information. The first thing a racer wants to know once they hit that finish line is 'how did I do & how does that affect my position' Perhaps every Speedwall should be 'topped' with the 'World Record' for that event?

    I get so annoyed that games are released with so many flaws, bugs and glitches. When a blockbuster Movie is released it is finished and polished, it is the definitive article; not so with games it appears, and certainly not the last 2 instalments of 'Need For Speed'. If one player can find so many flaws in 2 weeks of playing you must ask yourself “how come the production teams never spotted them?” or did they? And if they did, why aren't they fixed before release? The lure of the Lira?, the must be out in time for Christmas sales? Or worst still, a two-fingers up to the customers and an acceptance of this is as good as it gets .. warts an all.

    We have 'route-tracks' to lead us through the events but many are very poorly placed, follow them at your peril. There are checkpoints in absurd places, some of which, if you drive a 'racing-line' you will miss completely and effectively your race is over. There are 'invisible hazards on race tracks that either stop you dead, make you crash or launch you like a missile into the air. The starts to events are awful, as you come out of the cinematic, you can be face to face with a truck or even facing in the wrong direction. The 'multiplayer' [again, just like in Rivals] is totally impractical and can only be achieved with careful planning and an absurd routine. It's sad that games such as GTA V can handle all of these issues flawlessly and yet, a much more dedicated racing franchise fails miserable on all points.

    A car racing game with no steering-wheel support, no manual gears and unbelievably, no car horn [which was about the only one sure way to attract the attention of your fellow lobby players]

    Of course I'm nit-picking, I paid plenty of money for an over-hyped average game with AI cars that attack you on every turn, trucks with 5-watt tail lights that are set like traps for you to impact into at 370km/h and cars suddenly spawning right in front of you as you hurtle down the freeway or canyon winds. 'Collectibles' that are lame, tame and pointless [literally], sweeping blue-light flashes that constantly blind you as you approach that right-hander at great speed [where one of them trucks will be waiting] off course this is all more noticeable once you have passed the cinematic story and the constant phone calls and messages and have entered the realm of racing against your peers.

    How about a little more customisation on all cars, some offer very little indeed. In the vinyl editor, give us some manufacturers decals and badges, a few different fonts and a more precise control over placement. Those garages! Why cant we drive through them and have our damaged cars made good, like we did in Most Wanted or Rivals. Why is there no 'photo-mode', we love taking photos of our custom rides.

    Finally, I ask myself this question “ are the developers, producers, EA Games, Ghost Games, all happy with the work they have done on this game. Are they satisfied that they have produced the best they could but more importantly, how can they not see the issues I do?”

    Every single time we hear the same proclamation ”we listen to you, the players” .. okay, listening is fine but do us a favour, take what you hear, learn from your mistakes, scour the best things from other titles, take the advice from the experts and make the next one awesome .. it may be your final opportunity.    … Expand
  15. smilinmaniacc
    Nov 24, 2015
    4
    I can definitely smell some paid reviews here, but I really hope that people simply liked the game.
    On the other hand, there is very few things to like here - for some reason, important things are dumbed down and were produced with poor quality.
    + NFS about streetracing: been awhile, can feel fresh when playing. + Cars modifications. They did really good job here, and we are even    I can definitely smell some paid reviews here, but I really hope that people simply liked the game.
    On the other hand, there is very few things to like here - for some reason, important things are dumbed down and were produced with poor quality.

    + NFS about streetracing: been awhile, can feel fresh when playing.
    + Cars modifications. They did really good job here, and we are even having neon in upcoming patch. If you wanted to make your dream car, this is the game for you.
    + Video. Well, the story isn't good this time, but we have videos with actors - it's rare for racing game.

    All these mentioned above can add a good touch to the game, but this doesnt make the game! The big problem lies in gameplay and interaction with the game/players, and it is hella bad.

    - Physics model. STOP MAKING RACING GAMES ON BUGGY **** FROSTBITE. The worst driving feel I ever had in racing games. The adjusting bar from drift to grip is a trap - grip car barely moves, and just turns much slower compared to drift, hence forcing you to drift. And you can barely control the car, you just don't feel it touching the ground. Like you are driving a big chunk of soap instead of a car. This is essential. You get no satisfaction from driving - game will suck, no matter how much other stuff you added (and there was not enough stuff added). You can get used to it, but it is just a pain in ass, you basically try to withstand the driving experience instead of enjoying it.

    - Main "bosses" of the game. I can see where the whole budget gone, seeing those people all invited and playing in videos. And it is bad. Not that they play bad, no, they are awesome. The thing that you dont get satisfaction from winning the important race. When you win let's say, Ken Block, you don't achieve **** - he says something that you are a cool guy. That's all. You play the game to show off to some random dude. Not to defeat, escape, dominate, put any word that brings up competitive spirit. You just don't give a **** This ruins story and motivation.

    -Always online and multiplayer overall. You have to be always online (apparently because of twitter integration, for **** sake, what games have become these days), which is ofc bad, but well, not a big deal. The serious problems come with actual multiplayer. Bringing and starting race with your friend can be pain in ass, but hell, I will endure it. Developers stepped on the big mine, made a huge mistake for the sake of "broader appeal". Anyone can join your race in the middle of it. and some races can happen on the same area. Most of the time, some random retard just smashes into your car from nowhere, block the road and just pisses off. Different races can occur at the same area, and not phased out - you **** up each other's races. Gratz, EA.

    - Videos are weird, most of them show some random clubs, conversations, more clubs, some fastfood restaurants, etc. With some people talking **** barely related to game. They don't show actual cars (unless you are in your garage), some racing, nothing.

    - Police is disgustingly weak. No reaction, bad driving, they are even unavailable in some regions of the map. Strong feeling that they were added in a last second "just to be there", and made easy enough so your 7 yo would be not too overwhelmed. The heck, Finding police is harder than escaping them. Throughout the game I NEVER got caught. They cant catch you even with destroyed tires.

    - AI. Second big complain after driving model, AI sucks balls deep. They are weak, stupid, always crash and **** up your drifting-driving(even ally, yes, you have team races). In addition, there is the most retarded "balance" system in racing games. Cars teleport and gain light speed shamelessly. Just check your minimap - No matter how the car crashes, your enemy teleports somewhere behind you, gains SUPERB acceleration out of nowhere, just to reach you and be near you, just to catch enother "tree" again.

    - Bugs, or more like frostbite shenanigans physics point two. Car tends to glitch out when doing a jump from small ramp, etc. Car can collide with invisible bull**** when you are turning. Car collision itself made retardedly.

    - Graphics. It's not that visuals are not beautiful, oh they are. Very bad lightning job. Too much extra effects on the road and world, which are not lightning sources - same problem was carbon, and on high speeds you basically can't see **** Usually you can barely see your car to be honest - not a single light source highlight your car externally, and car's light fades off hard from random blue-purple-gray bull**** happening on the road.

    Decent try. It could be a good game if developers actually had more time to fix problems. Games definitely feels rushed. Few cars, not fixing obvious problems (driving, police, physics) makes game barely enjoyable. Do not buy this game. Wait for some kind of discount and patches with content - but I really doubt that developers will release patch which will fix AI or driving mod    … Expand
  16. Antonislak
    Jan 2, 2016
    0
    Only online?? And what's that with the AI some times being totally unfair? Graphs and feel is good but there are huge issues i 'm glad i sold it in the half value, call that a gain.
  17. NewFielder
    Nov 30, 2015
    3
    Pontos Positivos:
    1- Efeitos sonoros excelentes.
    2- Boa opção de customização (os adesivos são incrivelmente limitados, mas se você tiver paciência e muito tempo livre pode criar qualquer coisa). 3- Os modos de corrida single player são realmente divertidos, principalmente o gimkhana. Pontos Negativos: 1- O tempo todo online. 2- O multiplayer é impraticável, além ter muito lag,    Pontos Positivos:
    1- Efeitos sonoros excelentes.
    2- Boa opção de customização (os adesivos são incrivelmente limitados, mas se você tiver paciência e muito tempo livre pode criar qualquer coisa).
    3- Os modos de corrida single player são realmente divertidos, principalmente o gimkhana.
    Pontos Negativos:
    1- O tempo todo online.
    2- O multiplayer é impraticável, além ter muito lag, fiquei quase uma hora com um amigo na party tentando fazer com que ele entrasse na minha sessão. Não é possível criar uma sessão privada, você joga o tempo todo com aleatórios, e tem que ter sorte para que a sessão que você foi inserido esteja vazia, caso contrário, terás que esperar um bom tempo até que alguém ceda a vaga pois não conseguirás entrar em nenhuma outra sessão (mesmo as sessões vazias aparecem como “cheias” quando você tenta dar join. Totalmente bugado.
    3- O tempo todo é noite está chovendo. Ok, é um jogo de corridas noturnas e etc. porém depois de 2 horas você sente que investiu o seu precioso dinheiro (250,00 R$ no Brasil) num jogo extremamente enjoativo.
    4- Porque raios o celular não para de tocar?
    5- A polícia é extremamente burra. É sério. Parei de jogar com 80% de conclusão do jogo, pois havia uma missão na qual eu devia furar dois bloqueios policias e os malditos bloqueios não apareciam!!! Se você tem um carro potente, deves andar a 120km/h em linha reta para que a policia consiga lhe acompanhar. Eu fiquei cerca de 10 minutos fazendo zerinho em torno da maldita viatura e não apareciam reforços, ela não me prendia, se eu acelerasse um pouco já saia da vista dela. Existem dezenas de pontos negativos no jogo, mas esse pra mim foi o mais fatal.
    6- É impressão minha ou só existem 4 músicas no jogo inteiro?
    7- Custa em torno de 250,00 R$ no Brasil. Eu pensaria de novo em comprar se custasse apenas R$ 100,00.
    8- A cidade parece vazia, você anda quilômetros e não vê nenhum carro no tráfego.

    Comprei esse jogo porque um amigo que jogou a beta me recomendou e falou que era excelente, e 3 dias depois tive a sorte de conseguir trocar pelo BO3. Existem dezenas de outros pontos negativos que só se tornarão visíveis depois de algumas horas a mais de jogo, os que eu listei foram os mais gritantes para mim. Eu joguei todos os Need for Speed – Porsche, MW, Underground 1 e 2, Carbon, Hot Pursuit, Rivals – e esse conseguiu ser o pior, até porque pelo marketing que foi posto sobre ele e hoje vejo que não passa de um jogo que foi lançado às pressas para o natal, um jogo que definitivamente não está pronto.    … Expand
  18. Stradh
    May 19, 2016
    3
    Well, after 3 hours of playing the game i feel like i have no objective whatsoever in going on with the campaign.. the map and scenery is dull.. the missions are a mess, the DRIFTING is the main thing in the game, but you can't get any points if you're too far ahead(more than 20m ahead) of your oponents or too far behind them (20m behind) the DRIFT POINTS do not count, it's reallyWell, after 3 hours of playing the game i feel like i have no objective whatsoever in going on with the campaign.. the map and scenery is dull.. the missions are a mess, the DRIFTING is the main thing in the game, but you can't get any points if you're too far ahead(more than 20m ahead) of your oponents or too far behind them (20m behind) the DRIFT POINTS do not count, it's really stupid... you have to do hard drifts with the opponent players side by side (and they are always hiting on you, so the drift gets ruined very often), what's the point with that?
    The weather is allways rainy and the time is always night (yeh yeh, like old underground style), but there's no motion or dynamics on the streets.. it feels like you're in a ghost town racing for your own, there's no magic in it, and sometimes a cop shows up.. The graphics are great, but that's not all..
    Rubberbanding AI, that will make a ford fiesta look a like car overpass an aventador no matter what.. things like that
    Good thing is, driving is stable, it has a nice customization style with lots of things to update on the car, and in the end of the day you have a nice car, for nothing    … Expand
  19. Mazeboxx
    Nov 23, 2015
    3
    I won't go into too much detail as there are much better reviews already written that I could never write.

    For hardcore gamers, that want to tweak every little bit as to how the car is setup, this surely is an improvement. For people like me, who just want to start and get going (because I have a job and work during the day, and have a little bit of time in the evening where I want to    I won't go into too much detail as there are much better reviews already written that I could never write.

    For hardcore gamers, that want to tweak every little bit as to how the car is setup, this surely is an improvement. For people like me, who just want to start and get going (because I have a job and work during the day, and have a little bit of time in the evening where I want to enjoy myself) - it's just a nightmare. Gee I don't know if the damper setting is better HERE, HERE or HERE. I LOOOVED Rivals, you work, you earn, you spend, you improve - done.

    This game - I've played the first race seven times - the AI slingshots past me always at the same spot, on a straight and with no way for me to go any faster.

    The story line dialog is one thing...horrible...absolutely horrible. Unnecessarily drags out the time you have to wait to finally play.

    Overall I am very disappointed. Graphics are great, no question. But it's not the gameplay I expected, not at all.    … Expand
  20. SCLancho
    Sep 16, 2016
    0
    Story mode means: someone calls you "OMG you are great, let's drive together".... over and over again.
    Actors are the best of the game, they deserve few Oscars.
  21. sadi92
    Apr 17, 2016
    0
    They really don't care what the community is interested in.. still no steering Wheel Support for ps4 and xbox one... we want mor cars.. they bring two ugly hot-rods... they really **** up!
  22. Silencer04
    Apr 27, 2017
    2
    Need for Speed (2015) is the worst Need for Speed in history.
    The story and acting is ridiculous and these horrible cutscenes are not skipable.
    90% of the game is just drifting. It's pure drifting, team-drifting, time-drifting, race-drifting and sprint-drifting. Let's just call this game Need for Drift, cause most of the time it has NOTHING to do with fast competitive racing. The    Need for Speed (2015) is the worst Need for Speed in history.
    The story and acting is ridiculous and these horrible cutscenes are not skipable.
    90% of the game is just drifting. It's pure drifting, team-drifting, time-drifting, race-drifting and sprint-drifting.
    Let's just call this game Need for Drift, cause most of the time it has NOTHING to do with fast competitive racing.
    The controls are okay but feel way worse compared to all older titles.
    The AI is pretty bad and especially the cops AI is so bad I can't imagine a worthy comparison.
    And than there is the Always-On feature. It's the worst decision ever taken after Sim City. Lost connection, saving failure after races, everything occurred not just once, but couple of times and you can't pause a SINGLEPLAYER Game.
    The only two things that are not completely horrible but nothing worth mentioning are graphics, which are kinda okay but lack a fluent presentation due to the stupid framelock and the customization IF you mean color and decal customization, because for most cars there are like 2 or 3 parts that can be changed at max.

    Ghost Games, please just quit your jobs and stop punishing us with this crap.    … Expand
  23. Critical-Hit
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    Need For Speed: Loading
    Enjoy the most f*cked up NFS in gaming history. Developers took their time (2 years) to create the worst driving game I've ever played. GG, thumbs up, clap...clap...f*ckers.
    Let's describe the gameplay: Oh, I see you've started the game, ok here you are...3 minutes loading. Ok, now you're in your garage. But i want to race, I'll leave. Ok, here are another 3    Need For Speed: Loading
    Enjoy the most f*cked up NFS in gaming history. Developers took their time (2 years) to create the worst driving game I've ever played. GG, thumbs up, clap...clap...f*ckers.

    Let's describe the gameplay:
    Oh, I see you've started the game, ok here you are...3 minutes loading. Ok, now you're in your garage. But i want to race, I'll leave. Ok, here are another 3 minutes loading...and a bonus...boring unskippable cutscene, you'll see every time, you'll leave garage.
    Let's race finally...drift race...nice, i loved that in underground. Wtf? Why the car doesn't drift?
    Oh, I've forgot to set it for drifting. Let's go to garage. Loading...Now it's tuned up properly. Let's leave garage. Loading...cutscene...C'mon, f*ck off will you?

    Race starts. Hey, you have to stay with the group to earn points. You're too slow, you have to stay with them and they don't have to drift, so you'll have huge disadvantage.
    No, no..no points for you, oh 12 000 points, nice, but you haven't stayed with the group, sorry, no points for you.
    F*ck you then, I'll do the sprint, but I have to go to the garage to set up my car first.
    Loading...set up...loading...cutscene...teleport...loading... F*ck me...
    Hey yo, here are cops, they're chasing you during race, but don't worry and finish. Nice you're 1st, here's your 2000 cash. Now lose those cops. Oh, they got you, shame, its 3000 fine, thank you.
    Now get the f*ck out a race again.    … Expand
  24. arkdzo
    Apr 2, 2016
    2
    What is going on? 2016 year! No wheel support only for PS4! PC version of this sh*t have wheel support! Are you kidding EA? Driveclub, Project Cars have wheel support!
  25. LeeHazuki
    Apr 25, 2016
    2
    I absolutely HATED this game.

    First of all, the handling. It ruins the entire game. You can tell this game has been created for casuals as the road constantly has a driving line plastered onto it which you cant turn off, and when you steer off the suggested driving line slightly your car actually drags you back over to it! which takes away all sense of control over the vehicle... Then    I absolutely HATED this game.

    First of all, the handling. It ruins the entire game. You can tell this game has been created for casuals as the road constantly has a driving line plastered onto it which you cant turn off, and when you steer off the suggested driving line slightly your car actually drags you back over to it! which takes away all sense of control over the vehicle...
    Then there's the drifting mechanic... It's shockingly bad. There is no in between with this game, either you're in full on drift mode or your car has severe understeer which sends your car smashing into wall and there's nothing you can do about it other than just grind along the wall until the car corrects itself.

    Story - Non existant. Ridiculous constant phone calls from your 'friends' who talk absolute mindless ****

    Only pro's are the graphics, which do not alone make a good game.
    I still got the platinum trophy for this game as it is easy however my thoughts whilst playing were 'My god this game is bad'

    Avoid.    … Expand
  26. Porter95
    Jul 25, 2016
    2
    OMG, what a let down. Where to start
    - Car customisation is weak - you can work with the cheaper cars, but higher up its.....theres nothing
    - Frostbite engine is a fantastic engine but they opted it for it to be constantly raining with little bursts of daylight. What tropical rainforest did they destroy to build a city where its always raining - The acting - OMG - Cops, seriously, too    OMG, what a let down. Where to start
    - Car customisation is weak - you can work with the cheaper cars, but higher up its.....theres nothing
    - Frostbite engine is a fantastic engine but they opted it for it to be constantly raining with little bursts of daylight. What tropical rainforest did they destroy to build a city where its always raining
    - The acting - OMG
    - Cops, seriously, too easy or too random, you can have the slowest car and you've lost them within 10 seconds and sometimes they appear out of nowhere. Ive had to chase cops just to get them to chase me.
    - Getting called by for example Spike to meet up, the same Spike you're currently racing
    - RUBBERBANDING AI - I can crash at the start and still catch up, AI can crash at start and still catch up

    My final point: Buy The Crew, it is so much better, with better customisation and will also have a Ferrari F40 soon via an update.    … Expand
  27. FromKanga
    May 1, 2017
    3
    Okay, this is the worst game of 2015 I've played (I don't play a lot of games).
    So I haven't played a lot of racing games in my life and I never played a need for speed so I didn't know what to expect and wow was it bad.
    The single player was boring and I really don't get why they are live action, I HATE using the word I'm going to use but this story made me cringe, bad characters, bad    Okay, this is the worst game of 2015 I've played (I don't play a lot of games).
    So I haven't played a lot of racing games in my life and I never played a need for speed so I didn't know what to expect and wow was it bad.
    The single player was boring and I really don't get why they are live action, I HATE using the word I'm going to use but this story made me cringe, bad characters, bad acting and TERRIBLE DIALOGUE.

    The racing wasn't enjoyable because the AI made me want to throw the game away and the level design was terrible and dull. And by the way, why do I need internet connection to play this game, so basically, if my internet goes off, I'm screwed.

    The two things I like is the customization and the graphics but that's not enough to make this game enjoyable, sorry but I really don't recommend it and I do hope the other need for speed games are better than this.    … Expand
  28. BLK99
    Jun 22, 2017
    2
    aburrido a mas no poder, y una lastima el juego tenia mucho potencial, graficos excelentes y un gameplay bueno, pero las persecuciones, el mapa, y la falta de coches y mas personalizacion dejan mucho que desear, pero lo mas molesto es que tenga una historia y un sistema de gestion de misiones increiblemente molesto, sobrababa totalmente, en vez de haber invertido tiempo y recursos en eseaburrido a mas no poder, y una lastima el juego tenia mucho potencial, graficos excelentes y un gameplay bueno, pero las persecuciones, el mapa, y la falta de coches y mas personalizacion dejan mucho que desear, pero lo mas molesto es que tenga una historia y un sistema de gestion de misiones increiblemente molesto, sobrababa totalmente, en vez de haber invertido tiempo y recursos en ese aspecto debieron invertirlo en fortlecer el juego, que en resumen este juego no esta a la altura de un most wanted, rivals o underground es mas parecido a carbon pero mas aburrido.… Expand
  29. DontBeNasty
    Oct 11, 2017
    4
    This review is based on the 1.08 version of the game

    Starting the game you encounter its most annoying trait, the characters. Right off the bat you can tell that this is what youth/car/tuning culture looks like from the perspective of some clueless older person who thinks that this is how things roll. It takes itself seriously while its laughably bad. Some of the characters are    This review is based on the 1.08 version of the game

    Starting the game you encounter its most annoying trait, the characters. Right off the bat you can tell that this is what youth/car/tuning culture looks like from the perspective of some clueless older person who thinks that this is how things roll. It takes itself seriously while its laughably bad. Some of the characters are obnoxious while the rest are just mediocre. Thats not to say I do not enjoy campy FMVs in games. C&Cs are good fun and a nice reward for progressing through the games. They are bad in a good way. But in NFS's case they are bad in a bad way. Also A minor gripe here, they Called NFS2015 a reboot, which for this franchise makes absolutely no sense at all.

    When it comes to technicals, NFS impresses with great sound all around, while music is a matter of taste. Graphics are also excelent with amazing car models, spectacular vistas and mesmerising wet effects and reflections. With all that been said I'm not really fond of the fact that its always night or dawn(but only when you enter in specific areas), and Im annoyed that its always rainy and humid. I can deal with always being night, but I would prefer more varied weather. If not at least it could be made just dry. Lastly it seems that the game requires a good hard drive. My 7 year old HDD cant keep up to the point that the map might partially load and going on that "ghost" part of the map I fall through the map. This however does happen in specific areas. So, at the end of the day I'm not really sure. It also happens way too often. Couple this with the fact that you have to endure the all the intros and then deal with seriously awful loading times

    When it comes to gameplay and features I think the game does a poor in physics and how tuning affects your car. Driving feels tangible and that you can affect things with tuning at first, however it takes extensive tuning and upgrading to make a car drivable, and even then It's not always a satisfactory result. Another thing is that I feel that there isn't a great deal of variety when it comes to body customisation(especially in later high end cars). The marketing of this game was all about it, but it fails to properly deliver on that end. I also find the available car list lacking. The police is also not that difficult to evade. In fact you might actually have to chase the cops to get what you want. One other gripe I have with the game is the UI. For starters there is no mouse. You can't use it. And then there is the menu. Why do devs like making their menus all over the place?! It's form over function basically. Linear menus, please!

    The last couple issues I have with the game and the ones that steal the most points is the online requirement and the support. Since you can work it alone without interacting with other players and even disabling playing online(which is basically how I roll), it's inexcusible to have to be online all the time, especially when you cant even pause the game. My own connection is not without its issues and occasionaly the lines are down(more often than not, on inapropriate moments). And then, no NFS for you, honey. And I wanted to close with the support. Surely enough NFS2015 was updated several times, but there was not much in the way of new content. There were only three new cars(free, mind you, but still), and they sould've be more. The same goes for potential new areas and possibly even closed race tracks. The world feels small. More needed to be added and things needed to change(such as the online requirement), but alas the last update was in late April 2016.

    I really hope PAYBACK will be better.    … Expand
  30. xGabriel
    Mar 30, 2019
    0
    Será necesario tener acceso a internet para dar unas vueltas en modo "offline" y sin tener algún amigo conectado? Es necesario limitar tanto la experiencia a una conexión de internet de forma innecesaria? Es necesario esperar hasta que los servidores de EA están operativos y listos para poder jugar OFFLINE? Pues si, es necesario esperar para poder jugar aunque sea de forma offline
    Pésima    Será necesario tener acceso a internet para dar unas vueltas en modo "offline" y sin tener algún amigo conectado? Es necesario limitar tanto la experiencia a una conexión de internet de forma innecesaria? Es necesario esperar hasta que los servidores de EA están operativos y listos para poder jugar OFFLINE? Pues si, es necesario esperar para poder jugar aunque sea de forma offline
    Pésima modalidad, si ya estaba bueno con los micropagos, ahora a lidiar con esta estupidez. 0/10    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 69 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 69
  2. Mixed: 38 out of 69
  3. Negative: 4 out of 69
  1. GameOver.gr
    Jan 20, 2016
    70
    Need for Speed is a well-wrought game, full of interesting features, albeit without many fresh ideas. However, it is prone to deliver most of the gamers in the uncomfortable arms of boredom sooner than later, although it is bound to satisfy the hardcore fans.
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  2. CD-Action
    Jan 12, 2016
    55
    The latest Need for Speed feels old in every aspect. The driving model, the AI, the story and the characters, the environments – all of it is simply poor. [13/2015, p.68]
  3. Pelit (Finland)
    Jan 4, 2016
    69
    Need for Speed’s decent feel of driving and nice tuning options don’t amount to much when coupled with harsh rubber banding, boring environments and a terrible forced story mode. [Dec 2015]
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