So ive played it to the end now, plenty of of different aspects to do, engage in and enjoy throughout in the open world, decent driving feeling. In terms of how long the game will last the campaign lasted, for me just short of a month or around 45hrs of play.

I bought this couple of days ago, so far so good a lot of fun. Only negative thing I found was you can't pause the game.

The Need For Speed series has always been something of a chameleon. At various points, it's been a police chase simulator , a realistic track racer , and even a Cannonball Run-style action movie on wheels .

Visually stunning city; Deep; rewarding progression; Genuinely customizable handling; Nail-biting sense of speed

Rubber-banding AI; Draconian drift scoring system; Always-online means never pausing

The Need for Speed series has had it's ups and downs over the years, from the highs of Most Wanted and Hot Pursuit to the lows like The Run and Nitro. This one doesn't have a fancy name or a sequel number attached, it's just purely "Need for Speed.

Rebooting a 20-year old racing franchise, especially one that has been a bit all over the place throughout the years, is no easy task. But that's what Ghost Games have been up to since Need for Speed: Rivals was released in 2013.

Whether you look at music, movies, toys, or even video games, everything old is new again. There are a lot of ideas and concepts being revisited with the hopes that they will catch on again.

I live in Durban, a city where 2001's Fast and the Furious was so well received that people here keep their DVD on the shelf next to their chosen holy books, and because I went to school with people who couldn't help but spread the gospel of of Vin Diesel's super charger at every opportunity, I too...

Fantastic visuals | Lots of customisation | Plenty of content

Always online | Weak multiplayer | Music and race types lack variety

Concept: Restart the series with the basic beats of street racing, drifting, and car customization Graphics: Sometimes the live-action cutscenes bleed into in-game assets seamlessly, and other times you're just as surprised when a building pops into place while you're racing Sound: The constant...

. While it may be considered a reboot, traces of familiarity are prevalent throughout the new title, and while that's not necessarily a bad thing, it only works if incorporated correctly. As with most

Game disc provided by the publisher This year the Need for Speed series gets the reboot treatment, with this year's entry simply titled Need for Speed, which is the second game to appear on the current generation of consoles after 2013's Need for Speed Rivals.