Need For Speed:The Run
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acing games probably have some of the most selective and nit-pickiest fans in the whole industry. There are so many elements that come into play that will make for a good game and equally, the fans will be very vocal when something doesn’t feel right. The car’s feel and mechanics need to be spot on, they need to handle in the same way that their real-life counter parts do, and naturally they need to look the same way, too. If any one of those elements is out of place, the game will get a lashing from the loyal gamers. In that sense, the Need For Speed franchise has had a bit of a mixed following - some of their games were great, while other received a bit of a mixed responses. Arguably, one of the better titles was Need For Speed Undercover, followed by the latest Hot Pursuit. But Underground was met with general negative comments, and sadly that it’s where they stayed. Electronic Arts’ latest Need For Speed, titled The Run,
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by Charlie Fripp isn’t faring much better in convincing the critics that it hasn’t lost its touch and started to decline. The concept for the game works great on the drawing board - players will take up the role of a driver who is locked in a cross-country race for $25-million, and the only way to survive the race is to complete it. Most of the NFS games had stories attached to them, so this is actually nothing new. But what EA decided to include was the ability to get out the car and actually run hence the Run part. But the system is a bit of false adverting, as the player will do no running of their own. The entire time when players get out of their car to hoof it around, is governed by quick-time events. While the actual QTE are action packed, a specific button will flash on the screen, prompting the player to press it. Miss the queue, and the game will reset back to the beginning of the sequence.
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