Need for Speed: The Run
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Need for Speed: The Run

EA Black Box

2011•Racing•PEGI 16

Taste attributes: actiondetectivevehiclesfasttried & testedlightimaginarysimplelinearglossyall consuming questfighting evilself destruction/implosion

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Boxlist takeExpect a very fast, light racing game, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like escapism over depth.

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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About This Game

Need for Speed The Run lures players into an underground world of illicit, high-stakes racing. The heat is on - and it isn't just the fuzz who are after you. Entering the race is just the beginning as you blow across borders, weave through dense urban traffic, rocket down icy mountain passes and navigate narrow canyons at breakneck speeds. Powered by DICE's state-of-the-art Frostbite 2 engine, Need for Speed The Run takes the action racing genre to new heights with stunning visuals and car physics that hug the road even at top speeds all built around a gripping storyline. The cars are hot, the racing is intense and the story will have you at the edge of your seat… all the way from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Empire State building.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Jack Rourke, an experienced street racer, is in serious trouble with the Mob due to a massive debt with them. After narrowly escaping being crushed within his car at a scrapyard in Oakland, due to his failure to repay what he owes, Rourke evades his captors by stealing one of their cars. Heading to San Francisco, he makes contact with his friend Sam Harper, a fixer who arranges his entries into street races, who offers to help him deal with the mob on one condition - Rourke must enter an illegal, large-scale street race from San Francisco to New York City, for which she will front the entry...

Screenshots

  • Need for Speed: The Run screenshot
  • Need for Speed: The Run screenshot
  • Need for Speed: The Run screenshot
  • Need for Speed: The Run screenshot

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionDetectiveVehiclesAll consuming questFighting evilSelf destruction/implosion

Keywords

Street racingCrimeEa appDownloadable contentLicensed carsGamersgateGames on demandDolby digital

Details

Developer
EA Black Box
Publisher
Electronic Arts
Released
15 November 2011
Series
Need for Speed
Platforms
PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective
First person, Third person
Age rating
PEGI 16
Taste scores
How we score
Source
IGDB

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