Need For Speed: SHIFT

Need For Speed Shift is the latest iteration in the Need For Speed series, it's a complete overhaul trying to win its fans back. If you don't already know, this game is meant to be a sim (Simulation) so you'll be racing on tracks not streets. Well the good news is that it isn't doing a terrible job at it. The games visuals are beautiful and the RPG (Role-Playing Game) like gameplay truly make this a fun game. You get rewarded for pretty much anything you do. You can then use what you've earned to upgrade your car, unlock more races, better cars, etc. This gameplay really drives you to keep on playing, trying to get further and further.

Fuel

Fuel is a racing game that that involves you racing on rough terrain along its map which is with out a doubt massive. It offers the ability to switch in and out of free-ride mode at any time. Fuel is what the games money is known as, so every time you win a race you get fuel which can then be used to purchase vehicles and other camps to get more races from. Races can be accessed by driving around and finding them or through your menu. One fun thing about fuel are the races and the fact that you can take any means to get to a check point so if you don't like staying on the road then you'll enjoy yourself except its usually harder when not sticking to the main route and as we all know you gotta be number 1 to win. Fuel gives you a lot to explore but some may not find that as exciting as others and just wanna get into a race. One major flaw is how the game reloads every time you crash. It makes no sense why this should happen, we all wanna see awesome crashes like we do in burnout. The A.I. can be hard or really easy at times which isn't necessarily a fun thing.
Released: June 2, 2009
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Number of Players: 1 (Offline), 16 (Online)
Number of Trophies / Achievements: 46 (PS3), 46 (Xbox 360)
Rated: E (Everyone)

Our Rating: 7.5/10