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Need for Speed SHIFT


NFS is reborn as a series with more emphasis on driving with a slight sim edge to it and with less emphasis on campy cutscenes. And with stunning visuals the gamble paid off.


Available on: PC , PS3, Xbox 360, PSP
Genre: Racing
Release date: Sep 15, 2009
Published by: Electronic Arts
Developed by: Slightly Mad Studios
Franchise: Need for Speed
Min system requirements: XP, Intel Core 2 Duo 1.6 GHz, 1.5 GB RAM, 6 GB HD space, 256 MB Video Card, DX 9
Multiplayer Modes:
Online
12 player VS
9 AWESOME
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Screenshots updated Sep 15, 2009
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EA: We're proud of NFS Shift sales numbers N4G
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NFS franchise has surpassed 100M units sold N4G
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Video: NFS Shift "Performance Tuning"... N4G
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News from N4G Sep 18, 2009
No doubt about it, drafting in British developers Slightly Mad Studios has revitalised the series and turned it into a serious contender. Of course, it helps that Need for Speed SHIFT has clearly used last year’s king of the road, Codemaster’s brilliant GRID, as its benchmark. Gone are the police. ...
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NFS is shifting goals and gearing up for something completely different
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“Whoa!” We’re pretty sure that’s exactly the response EA and Black Box were angling for when they recently showed off Need for Speed: SHIFT, ‘cause that’s sure as hell the one they got. Why else would they be going around demoing the game earlier than ever in the franchise’s history if they weren’t 100% certain of the wow factor therein? ...   » Read Full Need for Speed SHIFT preview
mario2810  - 1 month 22 days ago
It’s a very good game because it has series has been a source of great joy and enormous disappointments for those players who are fans of driving titles. If anything characterized the Need for Speed was marginal for their careers and / or at night, outside the law, in cities with traffic or police chases. Another signature of the house was the tuning, changing the design of cars and parts to build tuned cars, was either missing in the latest rendition of the game. You can get more details from http://www.techarena.in/review/9766-need-speed-shift-ps3.htm
ESRB Rating
Need for Speed SHIFT is rated:
Everyone
Mild Violence
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