Launching on November 15, 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.
GenreRacing
Platforms ps3
DEVELOPER EA Black Box | PUBLISHER Codemasters | RELEASE DATE
Need for Speed: The Run Reviews ps3
nzgamer.com review
It’s not Forza but it doesn’t set out to be; instead, it aims at being the very best arcade racing game available and it succeeds most assuredly at that goal. A balls-to-the-wall thrill-ride, beginning to end, and definitely worth a thrash – if you can handle it.
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gamingxp.com review
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impulsegamer.com review
Need for Speed: The Run is another addition to the long standing NFS franchise; I must admit that I was pretty excited for this release with Black Box’s history with some good NFS titles. However, I was also very sceptical as Black Box have released some of the not-so-good games of the series. The Run is a real middle runner of the series, the handling is definitely somewhere around the middle of the pack, the graphics are up near the front and the sound sits about the same as the rest of the releases. Unfortunately, The Run’s biggest let down is definitely the story; it takes itself far too seriously and is a slightly ridiculous premise to begin with. There is also not a huge amount of replay value or things to keep you coming back. Overall, a true middle runner for the Need for Speed series, some aspects hold up, others not so much.
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xgn.nl review
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cheatcc.com review
The opening immediately drives home the point that this is not your typical racing game. You play as Jack Rourke, someone who went left instead of right, or, as the opening scene shows, found himself mixed up with the wrong people. Fortunately, Jack has a friend who knows a way for him to make a load of cash. Just like any action movie involving a racer with something to run from, Jack takes the "job," getting thrown headfirst into one of the most exciting racing experiences I have had in a long time.
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extremegamer.ca review
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eurogamer.net review
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gamereactor.se review
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gamekult.com review
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incgamers.com review
The Run is split into stages (i.e San Fran to Las Vegas, the Rockies to Illinois), with multiple events housed within each stage. These events usually take one of three forms; overtaking races, battle races and checkpoint speed runs. Overtaking races charge you with beating a set number of opponents to the finish line, your final position then becoming your starting point for the next event in an attempt to create the illusion that you’re competing in one long race.
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giantbomb.com review
The Run’s 10 stages will probably take most players between two and three hours of time, from the leaderboard’s perspective. That time doesn’t include resets and time spent looking at menus, so it’s a bit longer than that, but it doesn’t feel especially substantial. Despite there being some great little moments, like the dusky sky as you’re leaving Las Vegas or the cracks of thunder and lightning as you blast through South Dakota, I can’t say I saw too many reasons to go back. The game does fill every nook and cranny with Autolog leaderboards and race recommendations, but when the core game doesn’t hold up, fighting over positions with your friends sounds kind of pointless. As you clear out the main mode, tracks are opening up in a "challenge series" mode that gives you medals and other unlockables to earn. Again, this would be a better proposition if the game was more interesting on its own.
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darkzero.co.uk review
There are five tiers of cars; this doesn’t mean you have to always drive the same tier car in the run mode. Plotted around certain courses are petrol stations which allow you to swap over to another car in the same tier, just as long as you have some unlocked by competing in the game’s other single player content, Challenge mode. Challenges are split into the same stages as The Run, so you need to beat that stage in the run first before you can attempt the challenges. It’s another thing that makes The Run mode less exciting as you are constantly pulling out to switch between the two modes to gain more cars to use.
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next-gen.biz review
Inevitably, he’s an unlikeable goon who smirks his 
way through a mob/girl/redemption story that feels 
like The Fast And The Furious machinima. This might be forgivable if you could skip cutscenes, or if the occasional QTEs weren’t devoid of imagination or engagement. Instead you’re essentially playing Simon Says to unlock the next part of a video, and while the setups – escaping the police, fighting crooks – have 
a keen cinematic eye, any tension is wasted. Surely players expect more in 2011 than tapping ‘X’ to run?
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