By its own admission, EA didn't quite hit the ground running on Xbox 360. As Games label boss Frank Gibeau recalled last year, the publisher was slow to nail down the technology necessary to capitalise on emerging trends like HD and online console multiplayer.
After nearly three decades of NFS games, here's a list of the best Need For Speed titles that have ever been released in the past years, ranked by The Nerd Stash.
Need for Speed: Unbound has been revealed, and with Criterion Games serving as the developers, the game has a good chance of pleasing fans.
"Through 2012's Need for Speed: Most Wanted, it demonstrated that it knows how to take a Need for Speed game and knock it out of the park."
You're joking, right? Their take on Hot Pursuit was good, but the Most Wanted reboot wasn't good at all. It was boring, had no visual customization, and the way you collect cars really killed a big part of the NFS experience.
I like what I've seen so far of Unbound so I'll give them the benefit of doubt, but I'm not going to pretend their last NFS was good.
"and with Criterion Games serving as the developers, the game has a good chance of pleasing fans."
The Criterion NFS games are literally some of the worst. Where is Ghost Games at? smh
For me 2012s NFS most wanted was a poor imitation of the 2005 game. They lost its soul on the way to making it a next gen remake which wasn't actually required as most wanted was actually a launch title for the 360.
Imo 2012 most wanted was so sterile and boring abandoned the adt style and lost the sense of speed.
The only positive from that remake was the fact I got to take it on the go with the vita for free with the PS3 version
Fraser Gilbert of PureXbox writes, "It looks like very early gameplay footage of the next entry in the Need for Speed series has leaked online."
Looks fun. I like the sense of speed, does remind me of burnout paradise. Hope we see it in 2021.
It's really to early to tell how this will turn out nothing has been rendered really it's all placeholder blue boxes and untextured surfaces.
Easily a 2021 game for next gen and current cause EA wouldn't miss out on that install base