Enjoy the game. Fast delivery. Love it.

Terrible narrative aside, Need For Speed: Payback is a fun addition to the prolific racing franchise

Gamers the world over since the inception of the 2 nd wave of Fast and Furious films have wanted to experience what its like to be a part of an elaborate heist crew, which is robbing companies, mobsters, and low-lives alike, first hand.

It Works; Can Already Be Purchased for Less Than £30

Laughably Bad; Borderline Idiotic Story; Lacks Any Meaningful Content; Built Around Grinding and Loot Boxes; Unrewarding and at Times Downright Infuriating; Has no Personality of Its Own; Full of Graphical Glitches and Texture Pop-ins

The Need for Speed franchise is in trouble. The series hasn't seen a decent entry in the better part of decade, and Need for Speed: Payback is yet again a

To some extent, a racing game should be all about the cars. But Need for Speed Payback goes to such an extreme in fetishizing the different parts and builds of its vehicles that it gets stuck in the technical weeds, failing to consistently deliver on the adrenaline-pumping highs of previous Need for...

For over two decades the Need for Speed franchise has dazzled many arcade racing fans with over-the-top action. What started off as a game of fast supercars turned into cop chases and later street racing and car modding – they've always kept with trends of the time.

At least 30 hours of content; The car engines sound amazing in this game; The powersliding feels so; so good; You'll genuinely adore the disciplines that stand out for you..

...but other disciplines fall flat; Serious draw distance issues; An upgrading system that nearly destroys the experience; No steering wheel support at all; The soundtrack is abysmal

Need For Speed has repeatedly attempted to reinvent itself, trying out new twists within the arcade racing milieu to stay fresh after 20 years of releases. In pursuit of that novelty, Payback throws an enormous array of activities at the wall to see what might stick, including car customization,...

2017 has been a banner year for race fans seeing two iconic franchises cross the finish line with Forza Motorsport 7 and Gran Turismo Sport . If Need For Speed Payback is looking for that pole position it's got some serious competition.

Likable characters; Loads of customization; Fantastic handling; Huge action sequences

Police nearly absent; Predictable story; Empty open world

Last year's Need for Speed tried to return the franchise to its original name and vision. It was a celebration of racing culture, with real cars and real aftermarket parts, alongside a focus on nighttime street races. On paper, it sounded great.

For a game that prides itself on the thrill of the open road and larger-than-life set pieces, Need for Speed Payback still manages to be disappointingly lacklustre. From its generic narrative to its one-dimensional characters, the game's shallow attempt at telling a nitrous-powered revenge story is...