Games

Need for Speed: Rivals

Ghost Games, Criterion Games

2013•Racing•PEGI 7

Taste attributes: actionadventuremonster/alien/supernaturalfastlightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingdeep rivalryself destruction/implosion

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Boxlist takeHeightened and very fast: a sweeping racing game, light rather than heavy. Best if you like pace over patience.

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

74 / 100

270 ratings

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About This Game

Players assume the role of both cops and lawbreakers in Need for Speed: Rivals, which is the inaugural outing of Ghost Games – the rebranded EA Gothenburg studio in Sweden. Ghost Games is made up of talent moved over from UK-based Criterion Games, best known for its work on the Burnout series and shooter Black, along with former DICE staff.

Summary: IGDB

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureMonster/alien/supernaturalDeep rivalrySelf destruction/implosion

Keywords

CrimeQr codesEa appMotion blurGames on demandDrop-in drop-outRivalry

Where to play

Details

Developers: Ghost Games, Criterion Games
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Released: 15 November 2013
Series: Need for Speed
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: First person, Third person
Time to beat: 31h complete
Age rating: PEGI 7
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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