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

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.

All of us in the house adore gaming and it shows when you look at the consoles cluttering up the living room and bedrooms, not to mention when you include the PC's. The PS4 is one of the consoles that are shared between us and we all have games on it and fight over it when it when more than one of...

Plays well; entertaining; looks brilliant and varied play

Lack of a decent multiplayer

A lot more like the need for speed of old. Cheesy story but good car customisation. A fun arcade racer again.

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...

Enjoy the game. Fast delivery. Love it.

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.

EA and Ghost Games are bringing Need for Speed back, boasting it as the definitive arcade racing experience, and in many ways they have succeeded. The newest installment is a spiritual successor to the Underground series, which many fans have been begging for.

Five ways to play; Terrific sound effects and visuals; Tuning is simple yet highly effective

Writing is mediocre; Could use more visual mods; Only five garage slots

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!!!