Do you feel the need for speed (again)?

User Rating: 7 | Need for Speed: The Run PC
By 071087 | Review Date:
It's nice to see a new Need For Speed series game with a story behind the racing. But still somehow I imagined it a bit different - a point to point race with a free world (well not the whole USA, but at least 3-4 different routes) and without any actual challenge (well ok, something like "last 10 are out").

But what do we have here. Some pointless in game movies with the "magical rapid key pressing" to save the character and a big yellow text at the start of each race "overtake 10 opponents", "overtake 6 opponents". And guess what happens when you fail the task! "Retry". I would like to see just a text "Challenge failed, better luck in the next race". But not to waste the whole time driving from SF to NY - at the end of each stage you must be at a specified position if not above that (in reality I get the exact position required and can not be above that).

Once again EA couldn't figure out a game with multiple ends for each stage. (What a surprise).

And any idea how to change the car? Drive into a gas station (no mater how fast, you will always stop at the pump (even in mid air)), and the race is stopped. How realistic.

Another thing which bugs me here - the traction of the car on the icy road (stage 4 or 5 - Rockies). I'm going 320 km/h. A sharp turn. What happens? Perfect braking (just like on dry tarmac).

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