So this game is one of the latest games of the Need for Speed franchise as it came out in 2011. For those who are not aware of franchise, Need for Speed are basically racing games.
Now unlike other Need for Speed games, this one does not have a storyline which I found odd seeing as they have created some very nice plots in the past. I suppose the creators ran out of ideas for a game that is created just for racing.
All you have to do in this game is work your way to beat 10 bosses and win there cars to become the highest champion in the entire city.
All together you can unlock up to 63 cars that exist today such as the Aston Martin and the Buggatti Veyon (The fastest car in the world). As you win through many optional races throughout the map, you unlock cars, trophies, mechanical/physical upgrades and special car abilities. An example of which is that you can equip a nitrous booster so you can overtake other contestants at crucial moments. As you unlock and gain enough experience points, you get the chance to enter a head to head battle with the next ranking boss. Once you defeat all 10 bosses and take their cars, you beat the game. Seems pretty simple really. But unlike other games in general, the main boss races are not the only reason you continue to play the game as you have to keep racing, keep unlocking in order to become the ultimate racing video gamer. The true reason you play the game is to get 100% completion of the game.
But in order to do that you will have to face bosses, find tokens/cars/, smash through special barriers, achieve mechanical goals (such as using nitrous for a specific amount of time), earn trophies and much more.
Not so simple now is it?
The biggest problem I have with the game play is that if you hit something hard and high speed in the wrong way (i.e. the environment) or get rammed by another racer, you will get wiped out. Luckily you can still keep racing. You just get reset on the road. But then I suppose the creators wanted it to be as challenging and as realistic as possible. Not too realistic. If that was the case, the cars would not reset, you would have to get petrol, receive speeding tickets and many other things in the real world where you would do your nut. That would be the worst racing game in history if anyone did that.
The graphics are amazing. It is very realistic indeed including the mass detail in the cars and environment. You can also really sense the speed and emotion as you race through the city giving you an extraordinary gaming experience.
I especially like the music side of things. Where other games would have theme tunes and specifically created music pieces, the game uses the music option in your console so that you can choose whatever song you want in a created playlist function. So if you wanted to, you could import an audio CD in to your console, create a playlist, go into the game options, select the playlist and listen to your favourite music while you play the game.
All in all this is a fantastic game. Other reviews gave this 9/10 but I have to deduct a couple of points due to lack of story. So my rating for this game is…
7/10