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Review: Need For Speed Rivals (PS4)

Added: 25.11.2013 16:00 | 7 views | 0 comments

Driven to distraction.

Review: Need For Speed Rivals (PS4) review

Let’s start with the good stuff. The game looks great. Rivals' day/night cycle has amazing detail thanks to the Frostbite 3 engine’s lighting effects. The dynamic weather is incredible: rain pounds down naturally, leaves blow up as you drive past, and small pockets of dust clouds blow by as you head into the more rural landscapes.

Sliding cars around the highways is a thrill, and Rivals does a good job of making both cop and racer experiences engaging. Except, that is, for the cop's lack of risk. As a racer, the longer you stay on the road, the higher your ‘Heat’ level,...