Need for Speed World Review
Needs some improvement.
NFSW is an online street-racer in the same vein of other games in the Need for Speed series. When it's not about racing, it's about avoiding the long, wheeled arm of the law. The game purports to be massively multiplayer and open world, and in some sense it is both of those. The world is indeed open, and as you drive through it you'll see a great many players, but that is where the ties to the MMO genre seem to end. The ability for you, the player, to interact with other players in this open world is minimal. You can talk to them, compare your stats, invite them to a match or a group, and that's about it. That would probably be enough under most circumstances, but NFSW is a racing game, and as such has no real cooperative mode, so grouping up becomes pretty much useless.
| Rating | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| out of 10 | ||
| 7.0 | Presentation Most of the UI is clean and clear, but lacks important information, such as how much rep until you level up, and how much boost (currency) you have. | |
| 7.5 | Graphics The cars look quite good. The city ranges from detailed and pretty to drab and dull. | |
| 7.5 | Sound Very little music to speak of. Radio chatter during pursuits is very interesting and occasionally even helpful. | |
| 6.0 | Gameplay The racing mechanics are simple and the cars handle fine, but modes are too few and powerups are a mixed bag. | |
| 5.5 | Lasting Appeal The free-to-play section is over too quickly, and the paid section drags on too long. All but the most hardcore racers will tire long before reaching level 20. | |
Need for Speed World
- Published by: Electronic Arts
- Developed by: Black Box / EA Singapore
- Genre: Racing
- Number of Players: Unlimited
- Release Date:
US: July 27, 2010
- Release Date:
Europe: July 27, 2010 - MSRP: $0.00
- E10+ for Everyone 10+: Mild Suggestive Themes, Mild Violence
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