Review: Need For Speed, PC, £29.99 (From Lancashire Telegraph)

Review: Need For Speed, PC, £29.99

2:40pm Friday 16th December 2011 in Computer games By David Crookes

Need For Speed: The Run takes you out of the real world of mirror, signal, manoeuvre and lures you into an underground world of illicit, high-stakes racing.

The heat is well and truly 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 an incredible game engine, The Run frequently hits dizzy new heights for the action racing genre with stunning visuals and car physics that hug the road even at the highest speeds.

The cars are hot, the racing is intense and the story will have you on the edge of your seat . . . all the way from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Empire State building.

It's a rip-roaring racing experience, and a real winter warmer.

4/5