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By Amer Ajami Page 1 of 7
"It's pronounced Por-sha," chides Equip.com's editor in chief Dan Robbins. Dan is referring to most people's improper pronunciation, mine included, of the word "Porsche," the name of the German sports car manufacturer and a term that has been synonymous with quality automotive performance for nearly 50 years. But we can't be blamed for slaughtering the Porsche name. After all, unlike Mr. Robbins, not all of us are handed the keys to a brand-new "Por-sha" every year to test drive for weeks at a time. Come this March, however, the rest of us will be given a chance to do the next best thing, thanks to Electronic Arts' latest iteration of the Need for Speed series: Porsche Unleashed.
This won't be the case with Porsche Unleashed. This game is a true sequel in every sense of the word. First of all, EA is sharply deviating from previous NFS titles by only including a single car manufacturer in the game: Porsche. Every single Porsche is included in Unleashed, from the first 1948 356 roadster to the speedy 959, which was banned in North America - the one that got Bill Gates in trouble. That's more than 80 in all. The game uses a brand-new graphics engine developed from the ground up, not a rehashed one from an older game. The physics have been totally revamped to accurately simulate the individual handling characteristics of each car as well. And best of all, Unleashed sheds its arcade racer skin and instead plays more like a simulator - more like the original The Need for Speed. |
