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Need for Speed: Unbound

Criterion Games

2022•Racing•PEGI 12•About 17 hours

Taste attributes: actionfasttried & testedlightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeVery fast and simple: a breezy racing game, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.

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

IGDB rating

74 / 100

96 ratings

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About This Game

Race against time, outsmart the cops, and take on weekly qualifiers to reach The Grand, Lakeshore's ultimate street racing challenge. Pack your garage with precision-tuned, custom rides and light up the streets with your style, exclusive fits, and a vibrant global soundtrack that bumps in every corner of the world.

Summary: IGDB

Story

In the city of Lakeshore, you, your partner Yaz, and mechanic Rydell run a repair and mod shop...until a shocking betrayal by Yaz leaves the shop underfunded and threatened for shutdown. Two years later, after you meet a girl named Tess and help her escape the cops, she decides to work with you and Rydell to raise money and enter the Grand, the city's biggest street race, to take back your ride and become the best in the city.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAll consuming questInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceRescue/escape/jeopardyUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

AnimeCharacter customizationStreet racingAvailable on - luna plus

Where to play

Details

Developer: Criterion Games
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Released: 29 November 2022
Series: Need for Speed
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 17h normally
Age rating: PEGI 12
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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