NEED FOR SPEED WORLD

Release Date:
July, 2010
Genre:
ARCADE
Website:
WORLD.NEEDFORSPEED.COM
Need for Speed World is a free to play online racing game that lets you race with your friends or compete against thousands of others in an ever-expanding online world.

NEED FOR SPEED NITRO

Release Date:
November, 2009
Genre:
ARCADE
NITRO was developed by EA Montreal and released only on Nintendo’s Wii and DS consoles. With its fast-paced, aggressive gameplay and more than 30 cars, NITRO was a big winner with younger and casual players who wanted more of an action feel as opposed to the simulation-style offered by SHIFT.

NEED FOR SPEED: CARBON

Release Date:
November, 2006
Genre:
ARCADE
Following in the footsteps of Most Wanted, Need for Speed Carbon was largely based on the street racing culture of the day, introducing exotic and muscle cars, as well as canyon races. One of the coolest new features in Carbon was AutoSculpt, which molded aftermarket body parts to the driver’s liking, with no two cars being exactly alike.

NEED FOR SPEED: UNDERGROUND

Release Date:
November, 2003
Genre:
ARCADE
The game that brought Need for Speed from supercar paradise to the forefront of car culture, Underground focused strongly on customization and the import tuner market. It included vinyls, new wheels, paint types, and performance improvements, all designed to turn your car into a personal canvas while not sacrificing an ounce of speed.

NEED FOR SPEED: HOT PURSUIT 2

Release Date:
September, 2002
Genre:
ARCADE
Still remembered fondly -- and played frequently -- by fans of the series, Hot Pursuit 2 won the 2002 Interactive Achievement Award for Racing Game of the Year. This was the first Need for Speed game developed by Black Box Games.

NEED FOR SPEED: PORSCHE UNLEASHED

Release Date:
March, 2000
Genre:
SIMULATION
The first -- and to date, only -- Need for Speed title to focus entirely on one manufacturer. Featuring the most impressive lineup of Porsche vehicles ever seen in a racing simulation, Porsche Unleashed offered customization from a vast catalogue of parts available as upgrades in the game.

NEED FOR SPEED: HIGH STAKES

Release Date:
March, 1999
Genre:
ARCADE
The first Need for Speed game with a damage model, High Stakes, introduced a whole new way of punishing players for sloppy driving. Speaking of punishment, the PlayStation version of High Stakes included a co-op "High Stakes" mode where your friend would have their car erased from their memory card if you beat them.

NEED FOR SPEED III: HOT PURSUIT

Release Date:
March, 1998
Genre:
ARCADE
Cops were back in the third Need for Speed title, and they had new weapons at their disposal, including roadblocks and spike strips. This time, though, players had the ability to be the cop, allowing racers to swap their stick-shift for a badge.

NEED FOR SPEED II

Release Date:
March, 1997
Genre:
ARCADE
Released three years after The Need for Speed, this game changed the focus of the series slightly, moving from attainable, everyday vehicles to supercars, including the McLaren F1, Ferrari F50, and Ford GT90 concept, but still keeping the screaming-fast pace of its predecessor.