I’ve been a fan of the Need for Speed series since the Xbox 360 launch, when the console’s launch-window entry taught us all how fun evading the cops could be at ridiculously high speeds. The Need for Speed series has undergone some changes in the past five years, flipping between arcade- and sim-style racing and hopping between cop-evasion and race-driven gameplay. The latest entry, Need for Speed: The Run, evolves the series yet again, with players occasionally getting out of their car to race, jump and … [Read more...]
Need for Speed The Run Races onto Xbox 360, PS3
The next chapter in the always-fun Need for Speed series has shipped to retail today, yet Need for Speed The Run includes more than in-car racing gameplay. For the first time in the Need for Speed series, Need for Speed The Run lets players control the driver outside of the drivers seat in select scenarios, from running across urban rooftops to escaping NPC foes in remote areas of the United States. Need for Speed The Run is a cross-country race from California to New York in which the prize is $25 million. Players … [Read more...]
