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(62 customer reviews) 44 of 55 people found the following review helpful
Disappointed,
November 16, 2011 Marauder Shields (South Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Need for Speed: The Run (Video Game)
Pretty boring honestly. The game itself isnt that fun to play, it's ok but it's weak. The races are short for the most part and the driving is ok a camera stays focused on your car through turns which is cool but NO WAY this game is worth $60. Breakdown
Graphics-9.5 awesome graphics but unfortunately this is the best part of the game
Replayability-4 there are challenges to unlock cars an other things but nothing major
Physics (mechanics)- 2 it doesn't feel like you are driving the car, even when you choose the view to race from within the car there isn't even a steering wheel or nothing just looking at the road, this isn't the early 2000s
Length- 1...maybe 5 hours tops?? Really?
Enjoyment- 1 honestly it's pretty boring, it didn't make me want to play this game at all
I love NFS, mostly the older ones but I did enjoy hot pursuit but this game just doesn't appeal
Do yourself a favor, RENT before you buy. Trust me you will understand...Read more
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
I'm glad I picked it up for less than $60,
November 27, 2011 Kitter - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Need for Speed: The Run (Video Game)
This game is good, but there are a lot of people I know will be disappointed with it. All the races seem the same, just on a different stretch of track. Personally, I don't mind because I can sit and play a game for hours, not caring whether I do good or bad, or what's even going on in the game. The graphics are very nice, and they used the "Frostbite 2" engine, for those who don't know, which was used for Battlefield 3. The actual story behind the game isn't bad as well.
Overall, the game will keep you busy for at least one play through the game, and if you're interested, for some races online as well.
EDIT: It feels like it's sort of moving away from what NFS used to be. As far as I've played the game, I haven't come across any "lap" type of races, it's all get from point A to point B in an expensive sports car. I miss the street/drag racing kind of thing.
EDIT #2: I'm finding myself to "ragequit" while playing this game quit a bit. It seems like...Read more
15 of 19 people found the following review helpful
NFS: The Run of the Mill,
November 17, 2011 stephan - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Need for Speed: The Run (Video Game)
EA is here again to bring another amazing Need for Speed game, or that's what they try to do here. Need for Speed: The Run at first glance seems to bring NFS fans what they've wanted for a while, which is going back to the roots with awesome action-racing and an awesome storyline. And with it being developed by Black Box(Developers of Most Wanted) and using the all new frostbite 2 engine, makes it even more exiting. This game though, fails to do so in many ways and in the end just feels like a pretty mediocre racing game. This is not saying that this game is bad, it's just that the game could have been way more than it is.
Story: The story is pretty bland. The idea is interesting, but the execution is off. So you have to race from California to New York. That's it. All the awesome conflicts that you think the driver would go through throughout the game are just not there. You think you would get a story like Fast and Furious, but you don't.
Story 4/10...Read more