Need for Speed: Rivals

 Xbox One
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5.8

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  3. Negative: 64 out of 210
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  1. tayerr
    May 26, 2014
    1
    I bought the game because I'm a lover of the series but unfortunately this game is just crap. You repeat boring tasks many times over accompanied by an outrageous number of glitches. The glitches alone make this game barely playable. Definitely not worth the $60.

    Problems: 1. The autosave feature doesn't work, losing my progress numerous times. Yes, I've read about how to prevent    I bought the game because I'm a lover of the series but unfortunately this game is just crap. You repeat boring tasks many times over accompanied by an outrageous number of glitches. The glitches alone make this game barely playable. Definitely not worth the $60.

    Problems:
    1. The autosave feature doesn't work, losing my progress numerous times. Yes, I've read about how to prevent the issue but it keeps happening. It seems to be able to remember how much of a speedlist I've completed but unable to record my progress from level 21 to 39 in a single session.
    2. First time I played the game, the trigger wouldn't move my car causing me to do a reinstall.
    3. If you don't find an online game right away, the main loading screen hangs for 5 minutes until you're put in a world by yourself. I turned off the online feature because of this as I rarely found a game immediately.
    4. Leaving a command post or safe house, I've froze the game numerous times when starting to drive.

    Don't buy it. Don't ask for it as a gift. Don't borrow it from a friend.    … Expand
  2. JustSomeGamer
    Jun 29, 2016
    4
    The game can be pretty fun but the some missions are awfully designed, especially the racer missions. The point of view is also annoying as hell, as you can barely see what is coming towards you. The story is **** too.
  3. redmattuk
    Sep 23, 2014
    0
    A handful of very significant misgivings really ruin this game. Note: this is intended as both a counter and a supplement to critic's reviews. I am writing this because I read and watched a number of reviews of this game, and found that I have not been told of a number things about the game, when I really should have been. I know negative user-reviews for critically praised games are oftenA handful of very significant misgivings really ruin this game. Note: this is intended as both a counter and a supplement to critic's reviews. I am writing this because I read and watched a number of reviews of this game, and found that I have not been told of a number things about the game, when I really should have been. I know negative user-reviews for critically praised games are often extremely harsh, uninformative and thus not worth reading, but from now on I will be giving them a bit more consideration - to find out the sort of things I've detailed below from my fellow gamer, and not just getting the opinion of some crony reviewer with his palms greased by the likes of EA. My problems are:

    1. The fact that you can't pause in offline mode/single player is a real game-breaker for me, especially in this kind of game.

    2. I also don't like having to drive to events.

    3. I don't like being told "Please turn around to start this event". Why is this necessary? To preserve realism? This is an arcade (not a simulation) style game

    4. I don't like not being told on the easy drive menu which events I've already finished, and with what medal. I had this in NFS most wanted, but not here.

    5. Losing all of my speed points trying to get "back to base" - Critics have praised this as an involving risk-reward mechanism, to me (especially in a game which I cannot pause when playing offline) it means I also can't finish a session when I'm done doing the things I actually wanted to do... What if I want to play a race and get the rewards? Can't simply do that. Also, if you want to keep playing races, you have to either risk your speed points and do a short "drive to event" and play it, or bank them by taking a detour to base, adding yet more filler between events.

    6. Not being clear of where to go in races... it's often unclear where you have to go at a fork or junction. This is down to both the open world style of the game, and the poor signalling. It's a sad day when in a racing game, focusing on the minimap (which they've stupidly decided to put in the bottom-left of the screen) is better for your game than looking at the road ahead.

    Honestly, I just had to get these points down to express my frustration with these aspects.

    I can see a good game underneath all of this - but I don't even feel like I've played it yet for the points above never cease to frustrate and distract me.

    My advice to EA would be to go back to NFS hot pursuit's style of choosing an event from a map - showing us clearly what we've achieved in the event so far. Either do away with the open world thing, or just have it as an optional way to play. Most Wanted got more frustrating, less playable and less fun than Hot Pursuit because of this kind of direction EA is taking (always online, always open world). Here, the problems are exponentially more bothersome.    … Expand
  4. voiders
    Mar 21, 2014
    0
    How can I buy a racing game that dont have 2 players split screen? I have to buy 2 consoles and 2 games to play with my brother?

    Is that it? REALLY? These developers, they've been much better, long time ago.

    Today we live on a very ironic time, you can use 4 joysticks, but even a racing game allows play with 2.

    EA GO HOME, YOU ARE DRUNK.
  5. JamesDeLuca
    Mar 8, 2014
    4
    I honestly have no idea how EA can pass this as a complete 60 dollar game. This game is incomplete by any definition and is yet another EA rip off. I was a huge fan of need for speed underground and underground 2, and these predecessors from 2003 have twice the content. Need for speed Rivals offers nothing in terms of aesthetic or performance upgrade. In need for sped rivals you spendI honestly have no idea how EA can pass this as a complete 60 dollar game. This game is incomplete by any definition and is yet another EA rip off. I was a huge fan of need for speed underground and underground 2, and these predecessors from 2003 have twice the content. Need for speed Rivals offers nothing in terms of aesthetic or performance upgrade. In need for sped rivals you spend your time repeating mindless tasks in a small unappealing open world map. Honestly this is a huge flop. This game is a disgrace to NFS underground. EWWWW… Expand
  6. FVMPanda
    Dec 28, 2013
    0
    I bought this game today (December 28th) put it in, updated it, and started it up. The tutorials are long winded and unskippable, as is the intro video. The first, second, third, and fourth time I was told to start a head on race, my car plummeted to the ground and the wheels freaked out. I took it back and traded it in.
  7. theunforgiven
    Dec 28, 2013
    0
    I started the race for career it save up to rank 9 I beat the game I was at rank 21 I took the game out next time I put it back in it put me back at rank 9 and all the cars I unlocked was put back too and all the races I beat was put back too and the one car I put points in to was gone
  8. StevenD
    Jan 12, 2016
    0
    Routinely resets your progress, clipping issues that cause the game to fap around for a couple of seconds while in a race.
    It comes free with ea access for a reason, cause EA has the kind of support that would make Facebook go bankrupt
  9. Oysterwhisperer
    Jan 27, 2015
    0
    I got this game for free through EA Access and I still feel ripped off. There is almost nothing good about this game. The graphics are terrible, every car feels as if you are driving a shopping cart and whoever thought that the game should be online only with save points only at safehouses should be shot.
    If you want to experience what this game has to offer, jump in a real car, and    I got this game for free through EA Access and I still feel ripped off. There is almost nothing good about this game. The graphics are terrible, every car feels as if you are driving a shopping cart and whoever thought that the game should be online only with save points only at safehouses should be shot.
    If you want to experience what this game has to offer, jump in a real car, and drive it off a bridge at 200mph.    … Expand
  10. Konterking
    Jan 13, 2018
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ich mache es so kurz wie nur möglich !
    Need for Speed Rivals versucht ein Hot Pursuit zusein, scheitert dabei aber kläglich.
    Die Story findet keinen Höhepunkt und pro Seite [Racer oder Polizei] gibt es gerade einmal 3 Events zwischen denen man auswählen kann.
    Im Grunde unterscheiden sich beide Seiten nicht wirklich.
    Die Grafik ist hübsch anzusehen, wird aber leider von Pop-Ups und Bugs sowie dem dauerhaften Regentropfeneffekt auf dem Auto runtergezogen.
    Die KI der Racer ist schlecht, die KI der Polizeistreifen hingegen ist grauenvoll, man wird von den eigenen Leuten angefahren und zerstört, ab und zu spawnt ein Auto der anderen Partei auf einem drauf oder direkt vor einem.
    Die Welt ist relativ groß und hat schöne Sehenswürdigkeiten, die man aber nicht besuchen muss weil das erkunden der Welt absolut garnichts bringt.
    Die Kollisionsabfrage beim fahren ist auch nicht wirklich gut, manche Laternen gehen kaputt, andere zerstören dich, manche Zäune gehen kaputt, an anderen zerschellt man.
    Wenn man dann doch mal zerstört wird kann es sein das einem das System in die falsche Richtung spawnt, oder direkt wieder vor einer Wand, sodass man gleich wieder zerstört wird, oder aber man kann ewig nicht fahren und die Polizei nimmt einen gefangen, das stört natürlich wenn man schon 300000SP auf dem Konto hat und dieses Geld gerade übertragen will ...
    Mit Fandungsstufe 10 kann man sich keinen Meter mehr bewegen, auch allgemein fahren schon viel zu viel Polizisten Streife.
    Alles in allem ein Titel den man sich im Sale gönnen kann, oder man nutzt das EA Access Programm und spielt den Titel für 4€ im Monat durch, mehr ist er nicht wert !
    Wer also Lust auf ein Rennspiel hat, sollte alternativ einen anderen Titel spielen.

    [This rewiev is written in German language]    … Expand
  11. Gnasher1001
    Nov 2, 2015
    2
    I cannot put into words how annoying this game is, from being started facing backwards in a race, to not being able to leave online and having online players get in the way of sprints, everything annoyed me from start to finish. Played it for about 2 hours and never ever will I play it again. Please, for your sake, do not buy this, get Forza...any of them! This gets 2 out of 10 just forI cannot put into words how annoying this game is, from being started facing backwards in a race, to not being able to leave online and having online players get in the way of sprints, everything annoyed me from start to finish. Played it for about 2 hours and never ever will I play it again. Please, for your sake, do not buy this, get Forza...any of them! This gets 2 out of 10 just for looking ok.… Expand
  12. MaxTheKat2013
    Jan 5, 2016
    4
    I got this game (Xbox One) for Christmas and I loved playing it, I got to level 12 and I had the Ferrari 458 spider. For ONE DAY I didn't play the game and when I came back the next day my progress had been mostly lost and I was now on level 3 with the mustang! I was SOOOOOOO angry and I wanted my progress back! I checked the Internet to find a way to get my progress back, butI got this game (Xbox One) for Christmas and I loved playing it, I got to level 12 and I had the Ferrari 458 spider. For ONE DAY I didn't play the game and when I came back the next day my progress had been mostly lost and I was now on level 3 with the mustang! I was SOOOOOOO angry and I wanted my progress back! I checked the Internet to find a way to get my progress back, but unfortunately there wasn't. The only thing I found was that changing your number plate in a hideout or command post could force a save, since I did not want my progress to be lost again I did that halfway through playing and when I finished. I kept playing up to level 14 then we had some painting done in our house so I couldn't play it. When I started the game again I was shocked to see my level had been put back to 3, AGAIN!!! I'm so frustrated at this game that I don't think i am going to play it anymore!

    The actual in game experience was great the game looked fabulous and it was really fun, but when It reset that was enough to make me not want to play it! I really hope that this is fixed in need for speed.    … Expand
  13. Silencer04
    Jun 11, 2021
    2
    Played a couple of NfS titles lately and Rivels is one of the worst of them. The AI is pure trash, especially if you're playing as a cop. The other cops are additional opponents, as they are ALWAYS blocking you. The balancing seems to be the worst of all NfS titles in the last 10-15 years and whoever thought, that it would be a good idea to make this an "online" game where you are not ablePlayed a couple of NfS titles lately and Rivels is one of the worst of them. The AI is pure trash, especially if you're playing as a cop. The other cops are additional opponents, as they are ALWAYS blocking you. The balancing seems to be the worst of all NfS titles in the last 10-15 years and whoever thought, that it would be a good idea to make this an "online" game where you are not able to pause, should never be allowed to have anything to do with video games.… Expand
  14. TechnicalN9ne
    Dec 27, 2019
    2
    To be honest, a game like this shouldn't be allowed. It seems like the developers had no time to actually create the game.

    I don't think a game has more issues than this mess of a game. It's just Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2010, but worse in every aspect.
  15. SrCre
    Mar 11, 2020
    4
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    Não vejo necessidade em escrever um longo texto analisando sobre uma arte, a nota é apenas um conselho para saber o quanto ela vale para sua vida.

    I see no need to write a long text analyzing an art, the note is just a piece of advice to know how much it is worth in your life.
  16. xxxis666
    Oct 23, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'ts a very bad game:
    1 There is no pause in game!
    2 Controls and steering are sucks, you can feel the car
    3 Duo the bad controls your car will be crushed and crushed (and crushed)
    4 Bad angle of camera. You can't see the traffic when you drive down or up the road
    5 Difficulty is ultra very hard
    6 The system of respawn of your car. If you will crush your car once again the game will respawn you towards the place where you have crushed but not towards the direction of the race
    7 The last race mission is impossible to be done. It's insane. It's hard as F**k!    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#8 Best Xbox One Game of 2013
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#11 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2013
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#6 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2013

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Gaming Nexus
    Mar 31, 2014
    85
    The bottom line on Need for Speed Rivals for the Xbox One is that it's a gorgeous world that is pushing the hardware to its limit. Gameplay, however, is as close to the same as its Xbox 360 predecessor. For those who have the Xbox 360 version, it isn't a must buy.
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  2. X-ONE Magazine UK
    Dec 24, 2013
    80
    Rivals has managed to slip neatly into the middle ground between hardcore and arcade, offering brilliant gameplay mechanics and shameless thrills.
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  3. Gaming Age
    Dec 16, 2013
    58
    Rivals does a great job of proving its worth when all the gears are turning, but with the rate its gears fall out of sync, it's tough to call it a solid step forward for NFS.
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