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Introduction
“Need for Speed” (Needfor Speed) is Electronic Arts gaming company produced the famous racing game, the game trying to find a balance in the refreshing immersive racing and vehicles. The game in the eyes of fans the world plays an irreplaceable role. From 1995 to 2012, it has produced a total of 17 works on behalf of 13.
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series of games
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Need for Speed 1
release date: 1995
first generation of NFS is a product of professional automotive magazine RoadTrack cooperation and EA. It is worth mentioning that the game was a collection of Western and Japanese three-class sports car. Initially released in a game console called the 3DO, until the host out of the market, was transplanted to the PC. Because the data RoadTrack racing magazine is very professional, result in a speed difference between the different models is very clear, poor vehicle in the game basically not competitive, so the game is balanced for this for a relatively bad. When the shift racing game, there is a close-up operation of the gear lever. 1 Chronicles generation installation interface is the most beautiful – albeit under DOS, the production team is still very creative and show the progress of the installation of the engine made a tachometer, when the tachometer reaches the end, they finished installing the game .
Need for Speed 2
Released: 1997
behalf to the Win + DX platform to undertake the transition plays an important role. Over the past year, the industry’s major technological achievements can be found in almost every game. And even automobile manufacturing industry itself, but also “Need for Speed 2” has been fully reproduced. After the EA has a “Need for Speed 2 Special Edition” (NFS2 SE), which is a special version for was the most popular 3D accelerator card 3DfxVoodoo and do. Voodoo accelerator by means of the power of (at the time was very strong), the picture quality of the game is very good. In addition, this version based on the original also increased on a track.
Need for Speed 3: Hot Pursuit
Released: 1998
was hailed by many players EA’s most successful generation of Need for Speed. In addition to the previous play, also appear in the generation of excessive police chase mode added. In this mode, players will not only become the object of a police car chase, while controlling the police can make motorcycle gangs tremble with fear. Players may be better to use a helicopter to intercept illegal racers and land support in the pursuit.
Need for Speed: desperate
Released: 1999
on the game from a “Need for Speed lightning track” Only just six months or so, still inherit “Need for Speed” series of good blood, but also added some new 3D technology and mode, and a police car chase mode flourish.
Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed
Released: 2000
on the game mode “Porsche Unleashed” basically maintained the previous settings set. The game is very realistic, adding all Porsche classic cars from the Porsche 356, the emphasis on the driving experience in this game, so players like thermal chase mode is gone, replaced by two new units – Open Road chase and factory driver mode.
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
Released: 2002
EA’s “Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2” (Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2), as a new “Need for Speed” works, has not followed the “Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed” game content, but returned: among “Need for Speed 3 Hot Pursuit” in the background. In the game, players can choose from a variety supercar to compete on a variety of tracks. With a new simulation actually speed engine “Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2” so that racers who enjoy the NFS style challenge traffic jams, police cars with high speed and racing style, uncontrollable natural environment, through Internet experience with other players fun of the game.
Need for Speed: Underground
Release date: 2003
a change from the previous style, the game moved from the stadium before the mountain road to the city and on the outskirts of the prairie night, let the city of neon lights give valuable Dream Car covered with a layer of mystery. As the seventh series of the sequel, the game development team to give up luxury cars the world has always been to increase the beautiful scenery of the game style, to create a turn to the underground car culture as the main line of work and was first introduced in the story, it tells the story of a to name riders underground fame and continue the game story.
delicate game sound effects, and even the sound bite transmission gears are presented true, coupled with a strong rock rhythm throughout the game, all of the visual, aural production of high standard on making the “underground the car will be “realistic portrait of young Western popular favorite change cars, racing world.
Need for Speed: Underground 2
Release date: 2004
corresponding to the PC, PS2 and XBOX and other gaming platforms, including game content runway race, Sprint, drag racing, drift race, street X competition, URL (underground racing League) and SUV (cross-country), may also be ready to accept the challenge riders in the streets. From the “Need for Speed: get off meeting” started, a change from the previous style game arena will shift from the previous outskirts of grassland and mountain roads to the city at night, let the city of neon lights give valuable Dream Car covered with a layer of mystery sense. Enter the game you can see the main interface, single-player mode is divided into fast, career mode two kinds. In the fast mode, players can choose a map and unlock the vehicle has performed the selected game. And untie these maps and vehicles also need to be in career mode, the career mode is the essence Underground 2.
Need for Speed: Most Wanted Released: 2005
racing culture to a police chase speeding drivers as the main theme of integration of the popular and popular street modified cars, and to some extent preserved early “will get off” series of retrofit system.
Need for Speed: Life and Death card in this valley
Release date: 2006
There are 25 the new track, increasing the viewing angle control function of the video, you can also add your own racing car equipped with the new and improved design. Game moved from magnificent metropolis to the world’s most dangerous canyon road. The name of the game is the name of the Carbon Canyon, Carbon Canyon is full of rugged mountain. Game, there are three types of players to choose from, first of all is to act as a striker, “drift hands” he would lead the charge in the team behind the vehicle we can get additional power driven flow, “stop hand” role is for the players to stop racing opponents are approaching players, to ensure that players can have more space; the last is responsible for guiding the player’s “investigative techniques” can be a shortcut to reach the end of the guidelines for the players to shorten the distance.
Need for Speed 11
Release date: 2007
full of offensive skill and high AI system can get very authentic racing experience while a revolutionary online mode will redefine multiplayer games. Note: This does not support the generation of free driving.
Need for Speed: Undercover
Release date: 2008
player to play in the game undercover FBI also sent a six secret service agents –Chase Linh (Maggie Q plays), by her orders.
Need for Speed: Speed
The game offers more than 50 kinds of 18 track route configuration, including the real world and the fictional track runway. Players can Nordsc at 20 kmhleife Mercedes-Benz and other world-renowned race track, or experience a steep slope on the runway carefully crafted fiction, sharp bends to bring the driving test. Participation in the game made Patrick Suode Lang (Patrick Soderlund), senior vice president of EA Games Europe BV said: “” Need for Speed ”racing game will bring innovation, the company will create the perfect car models, and track and lifelike experience combined with feelings of loyalty to the drivers, it is obsessed with bringing a driving game. “
Need for Speed: World online
release date: 2009 [123 ]
game pursuit of freedom (Play4 free) in style, quality reached the tenth generation level. Munro explained: “Need for Speed early on (online) market fascinated, and this works well prepared players can enjoy.” Appeared in the history of Need for Speed ”racing vast majority of players and game modes. can be fully customized profile and car, then prove their strength through online gaming. “
Need for Speed DS:. nitrogen
release date: 2009
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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
release date: 2010
a new generation of Hot Pursuit series of works officially confirmed, the responsibility of the Criterion Games studio. This will be returned to the police wanted mode that allows players to battle global network, will once again return to luxury sports car.
Need for Speed: Speed 2
Release Date: March 29, 2011
The latest feature is the introduction of the “helmet perspective” function, this function will be different from the previous conventional outer vehicle, vehicle in front, and “stability” of the viewing angle mode of the vehicle, “the helmet viewing angle” is the use of a camera mounted in the rain eyebrow portion of the field of view of the helmet base, the body will be added simulation dynamic physics, such as the natural movement of the left and right look, as well as emergency brake inertia movement forward nodded, and the car’s real engine roar. Fully immersive simulation allows players to reach the driving experience.
In addition to the realistic experience, exciting visual effects will definitely strengthen again, Motion blur under the speed limit, real weather effects and minor vehicle damage or collision physics effects, will bring you experience the intoxicating passion.
“shift 2” to join the battle between the content of the riders, resulting in a more realistic racing driving experience. Players can generate more realistic and thorough feeling of power and speed, which will enhance the basic racing mode as a racing driver and other competitors and even the collision force between the track itself.
Need for Speed: desperate Hurricane
Release Date: November 15, 2011
players will participate in the underground racing world from San Francisco to New York illegally, high stimulation. Police chase will not be the only set also includes border explosive, exciting city racing, guided rocket attacks included the iceberg and canyon racing. The work will also include an impressive Frostbite 2 engine, “Need for Speed 16: flee Hurricane” will enhance the stunning visual effects and physical effects to create a new standard. Also included are new level of immersive story, the player with perfect results without the introduction of speed limits, no rules or allies in the world. Autolog, “Need for Speed” series of new interactive features will be added to new communities as again, enhanced player interaction.
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Released: October 30, 2012
“17 Need for Speed: Most Wanted” is reset 9 generations of classic works, to create a “Burnout,” the production team Criterion Games, will reshape the quality of high-definition high degree of freedom classic glory. In the engine, we are using this as a “Need for Speed 14” and “chameleon (Chameleon)” enhanced version of the engine. After the sale October 30, 2012, “17 Need for Speed: Most Wanted” will be able to bring freedom racing experience to the player. In addition the game also released a special expansion pack, including two times the score, custom paint and two new models: Maserati (Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale) and Porsche (Porsche 911Carrera S).
Need for Speed: enemies
“Need for Speed: enemies (Needfor Speed: Rivals)” by the Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) newly formed Ghost Games Joint Criterion Games of the building, the use of advanced cold Cream 3 game engine, the player tries to create an open and more competitive racing world.
combines a series of works to upgrade the system in the vehicle and a police chase elements, with open-ended game world is static while players can also choose to racing with police on the streets start competing, regardless of party or the police were racing side, the game will offer players a unique challenge to the target, which will be around for wanted vehicles and police cars two “enemies”, while the introduction of campaign mode and better cooperation multiplayer mode. This is used for setting the sandbox, allowing the player to choose between any of the wanted and police cars, but also modifications added, the tire can be customized, stickers, and other engines.