This nice co-operative mix of daytime cash generation and high-rep night races is done smoothly. This is what moves the story along and enables progression through the game. You need to build up your reputation in order to enter the bigger races, which in turn earn you more money and help you get noticed.

The races are exciting and the police chases are crazy. Night races are all about building your rep, rather than generating cash. At the start of the night your heat level is low but the faster you drive and the more races you do, the more police presence there will be and the more rep you can earn. The events are full of fanfare, they’re legal and are relatively stress-free due to the absence of police trying to ram and arrest you.Īt night time, however, it is all about pure illegal street racing. For each you will need the right type of car with the right spec to stand a chance, so you will need to keep various types of vehicles in your garage to suit the race in question. You compete in racing events to earn money, which can range from off-road racing to drifting. This means if you get into a police chase you can’t pause to mark a route, or more importantly in a long gaming session, means you can’t pause to go for a pee! In addition to these modes, Need for Speed have changed things up for the better with the Day and Night cycle. I prefer playing in solo as you have the ability to pause the game, whereas online everything has to remain in real time. Online, you will have other racers with you around the map meaning randoms could crash into you, but as you may guess, solo mode means it’s just you. You can play in either online mode or solo. This feature instantly makes you feel more connected to the character you play, rather than playing as the default young, white male or a person you never see.

You can choose how you appear in the game from a dozen or so pre-generated avatars. You play the role of a rookie street racer, trying to make a name for themselves. I have fond memories of NFS Underground 2 and the last one, Need For Speed (2015), was great fun so I was looking forward to jumping back into the franchise to see what it’s all about! It’s been a while since I played a NFS game. Developed by Ghost Games and published by EA, it is set in the fictional town of Palm City, meant to resemble Miami. Need for Speed Heat is your classic street racing game.

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