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Most of the story takes place through cutscenes, with the chosen character voicing their opinions of current events in the game. Story progression is made through completing speedlists as a racer, or assignments as a cop.
Need for Speed Rivals takes place in the fictional Redview County.[13] The open world environment features a similar set-up to Most Wanted, with several jumps, speed traps, and unlockable cars, as well as shortcuts that are not shown on the map.[10][14]
In an attempt to make himself known to the public, street racer Zephyr uploads a video of him outrunning the police along the streets of Redview County. Within a few days, other racers begin replicating what Zephyr did in the video. As a result, the racers have become more public in their criminal acts and increasingly more dangerous, committing more acts of damage to property as they speed through the streets. The Redview County Police Department responds by increasing their punitive measures in an attempt to bring the racers to justice, resulting in public backlash. Later on, an RCPD officer named John McManis is injured while attempting to keep up with the racers. Public outcry swings back in support of the police, leading the rookie officer to swear revenge on the racers.
- MiscellaneousI somewhat like how Pursuit Tech is implemented here. For starters, you get to pick which ones and how many of them you have, unlike HP2010 which just chose for you. Secondly, cops and racers have some pursuit tech exclusive to them. For example, only cops can use spike strips, roadblocks, shock ram, and the helicopter, but only racers can use turbo, stun mines, and shockwaves. Different pursuit tech have very different applications, but you can only have two equipped per car at a time. This means there is a lot of strategy involved in picking the right pursuit tech for the right events, though I must admit it's a bit unbalanced. In my experience, spike strips are not very useful because tires reinflate quickly and they're easy to avoid, for example. Turbo also wasn't that useful for me, as I found getting cars up to speed quite easy in this game. Even so, I don't doubt that different people with different playstyles doing different events could easily find more use for the things I didn't use often. You purchase pursuit tech with Speedpoints, which like MW2012, you get for basically everything you do. Unlike MW2012 however, SP is not tied to progression. It's currency. In the cop career, they're only really used to buy pursuit tech, but in the racer career, you'll need them for new cars, pursuit tech, upgrades, vinyls, and decals. Racers generally get more SP than cops because their Heat level acts like a multiplier for the SP they earn, which they lose when they get busted. Oh, right, your cars also have a health bar. If the cops wreck your car, that's a bust. Repair shops exist, but are spread out enough that it isn't always easy to reach them during a pursuit. You have to either learn the map or hope for the best. In the end I guess the point of this whole rant is that the game has both strategy elements that have multiple right answers which allows you to play your way, and an effective risk vs reward system that is extremely satisfying without being overly punishing. REMEMBER THAT FOR A LATER REVIEW.
- Speed/PhysicsRivals is fast right from the start, and it has a phenomenal sense of speed. The speed is also perfectly tailored to the map, which has roads just tight enough to make maintaining speed challenging and satisfying. It also helps that while Rivals does implement Brake to Drift, it's still a very different feel. Rivals is tighter, lighter, less eloquent than HP2010 and MW2012. Cars are erratic if you don't know what you're doing. Speed makes them quiver; it'll get your palms sweaty. And I would not have it any other way.
The Ugly- MapRedview County is basically Seacrest but smaller, tighter, and slightly more alive. I understand that a game with as ambitious a concept as this would need to make a few sacrifices, but was it really worth it to have a map this small? The roads are fun to drive on but there simply aren't enough of them. It doesn't help that the game starts in the north, and as you progress south events generally get more challenging. But like I said earlier, there are more events than Speedlists/Assignments tell you to do, so you'll only be doing the harder events after you beat the game, when a Speedlist/Assignment forces you to (which is rare), or if you consciously choose the harder events over easier ones you've yet to finish. This means that you're going to be spending more time in the north half of the map than the south, and by far. This just makes it feel even more miniscule. Lastly, shortcuts. Even in HP2010, the shortcuts at least made a bit of sense; construction sites, farms, whatever. In Rivals, half of them have no contextual reason to exist. But beyond that, the physics hate shortcuts. Cars straighten out on uneven ground, but due to the nature of shortcuts, most of them are curves. As such, it's very difficult to turn through them, which generally makes them both slower and more challenging than just sticking to the road. This entirely defeats the purpose of shortcuts.
- SoundtrackThis ost is phenomenal. While I wish the pursuit score was a bit more intense, the quality of the licensed music is very high. The biggest issue though, is that most of it doesn't really fit the game very well. A fast paced racer with a dark tone and style does not need Bastille's Pompeii, as awesome a song as it is. And that sentiment goes for most of the licensed music in the game.
Assessing all the options in the console space, it's undoubtedly the PS4 that has an edge over the rest in visual quality. Added effects such as higher-grade ambient occlusion and depth of field are a welcome bonus, where Sony's platform manages to match results on PC at its highest settings. Elsewhere, although the PS4 and Xbox One versions trail behind PC in terms of object density and shadow filtering quality, the differences between all three are ultimately minor enough to be imperceptible during any high-speed race, making either next-gen option a well-reasoned pick.
That the game looks and handles as it does is still a credit to the developer though, and a strong endorsement of Frostbite 3's flexibility as a middleware engine. For future games using the technology such as the upcoming Mass Effect sequel, it's clear there are a host of benefits in terms of its scalability across multiple platforms - even with certain performance quirks that may need to be worked around.
Cops and Racers can purchase Pursuit Tech to give them the upper hand when their rivalry comes into contact on the roads of Redview County. Spend SP when inside Hideouts and Command Posts to add Pursuit Tech to the two slots on every car you buy, then upgrade it to increase its effectiveness against your rivals.
Need for Speed: Rivals is an open world racing game and the 20th installment in this series. Like Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit it supports two storylines: The Racer and The Cop (with three separate paths: patrol, enforcer, or undercover). Both have a full career progression, through speedlists for the racer and assignments for the cop. Players level up by completing objectives. There are gadgets such as an EMPs, shockwaves and the ability to call in roadblocks that can be upgraded. The game takes place in the fictional location Redview County. It is an open world with 160 km (100 miles) of streets.
When it comes to driving at serious speed, taking to the track or private roads is not an option for most gearheads, and there are even fewer of us who have access to the type of Supercars able to make the very most out of whatever road they're on, such as a Ferrari, Bugatti, or Lamborghini. That's where video gaming comes in, and titles like Need For Speed Rivals provide the very best escapism for car enthusiasts.
There are so many cars to choose from in the classic Rivals title, which was released in 2013 on multiple platforms including Xbox One and Playstation 4, but the thing that connects them all is speed. But what are the top 10 cars in Need For Speed Rivals? Here's our list.
We start with a true classic and a car that was so far advanced in terms of sheer speed, that we'd use it as evidence for time travel. The Jaguar XJ220 was introduced as a concept at the 1988 British International Motor Show and production began in 1992. This twin-turbo V6-powered mid-engined supercar icon produced 542 hp and 473 lb-ft of torque, enough to propel it all the way up to 217 mph, a truly ludicrous figure for a car from the early nineties.
In 100 years from now, people will still be talking about the Ferrari Enzo, such is its iconic status, and this 20-year-old supercar still packs a punch to this day. A car that was destined for greatness as soon as it was bestowed with the name of the company's founder, the Enzo was the quickest Ferrari ever produced when it was released in 2002. Its naturally aspirated V12 engine put out 651 hp, taking the Enzo to 60 mph in just 3.5 seconds, and an eventual top speed of 221 mph.
Koenigseggs are well-known to have enough power to get to 60 mph before you can accurately spell their manufacturer's name, and the exclusive One:1 was a car that defied most performance standards. Powered by a 5.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8, the One:1 gained its name from Koenigsegg's determination to build a car that had one horsepower for every kilogram it weighed. The result was 1,340 hp, a 0-60 mph time of 3.2 seconds, and a top speed of an awe-inspiring 272 mph.
The Zonda's replacement had to be good to get gearheads to pay it as much attention as its predecessor, and the Huayra exceeded all expectations on that front. A vehicle that blurs the lines between supercar and hypercar, the Pagani is certainly capable of hyperspeed. Its 6.0-liter, twin-turbocharged V12 engine sourced from AMG puts out 720 hp and 738 lb-ft of torque. These stats are enough to take it from 0-60 mph in just 3.2 seconds, and up to a top speed of 224 mph.
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