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.

Need for Speed probably didn't need a reboot, but nevertheless it's here and is a solid racer with a great city to explore. It brings the series back to it's roots and rarely faults, despite some performance issues it's well worth going behind the wheel once again.

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.

A tragically misjudged series reboot that gets all of the fundamentals wrong, while adding absolutely nothing new to the franchise except flashier graphics.

The graphics and sound are amazing when viewed separately from the rest of the game; The drifting is fun and so too are the customisation options

The races are horribly boring, in terms of their design, the rubber band AI, and the poor sensation of speed; Boring city design and self-destructive always-online requirement

I like need for speed ...its awesome best game forever.i like its story tooo

Great Need for Speed Game to PS4, with great history, graphics, gameplay and musics. Very funny to play, I really recommend it to all Need for Speed fans!!!

Personally, I very much enjoyed this game. The cut scenes were so realistic, you'd think it was a movie. There are lots of cars to choose from and many customization options. There are no real "track races" so to speak - this game is very much centered around street racing culture with lots of...

I didn't realize it needed internet the whole time to play this game and now my kid has a game he can't play

This has great graphics, and great potential but fell short for me. It weaves real life cinematic into the story which is a great idea. Too complicated menu for multiplayer play.

Need for Speed Payback is the kind of arcade racer that never requires you to lift your foot off the accelerator. Its brazen drifting is effortlessly achieved with aggressive cornering and feathering the brakes, and judicious bursts of nitrous are your best friend down any stretch of open road.

Simple driving model produces occasional arcade thrills; Expansive and diverse open-world; A decent variety of events fends off repetition

Hackneyed and pervasive story; Restrictive story missions; Sense of speed is lacking; Flagrant emphasis on grinding; The open-world isn't especially memorable