Graffiti: art form or urban blight? Publishing suits don't seem to care – the kids like it, why not crowbar it into every game? Need for Speed: Nitro's big 'thing' revolves around tracks being 'tagged' to reflect whoever's in the lead. The leader's chosen paint color splashes roadside buildings, with a tag sprayed on top for good measure – presumably to help distinguish the winner should two street racers both decide they like purple.
SPC writes, "Sunday is this week's kickoff of SuperPhillip Central content, and with it we see a retro review. The announcement of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe to the Nintendo Switch saw the site developing a vested interest in arcade racing games. Last week, we took a look at Pac-Man World Rally, a kart racer. Now, we look at a different kind of racer with this retro review of the Wii version of Need for Speed: Nitro."
Is Need For Speed: NItro-X as good as the Wii version of the game? Not quite, but it's still cheap racing fun.
Had Nitro been given online capabilities the score would have been higher just on merit. But the lack of it, coupled with the "meh" presentation and production values makes this Need for Speed a hot rod with nothing impressive under the hood.
