
Even the concept of NFS: Hot Pursuit is a better idea. Yet in the end, it's the gameplay that matters. But a nice feature allows you to climb the sides of the wall or go over the rails a little. The controls are too sensitive and the car keeps spinning around. Without a wheel, you'll be hard pressed to continue playing the game another round. In fact, inside the driver's seat it doesn't sound loud enough - so much for realism. The engine sounds don't even shift dramatically from each camera angle. The game sounds pretty average compared to others like it. However, when they do play, they'll witness some high-speed frame rates. With this frustrating aspect, gamers will probably be less motivated to play the game more than a few times. Even on a Pentium II-400 with 128 megabytes it still takes more than several seconds to load between screens, particularly before the actual race. Though viewing of the interior of each car is a unique feature, it looks much worse than the outside - however, the outside doesn't have the greatest textures anyway. It may look good but it's far from special. However, there are missing items such as weather effects, long-lasting skid marks and environmental or background object animation. The lens flare, motion blur and metallic shine are great, as well as the lighting, animation and the racer inside the car! The physics, damage and car structures are close to the actual thing, and the ability to customize some things is a definite plus. On that note, there are some impressive effects such as smoke and sparks. Not even the graphics will garner any real attention. This type of game has been done before, so the Porsche element is just another gimmick.

Although a nifty and probably necessary element in the Need for Speed lineup, relying on a boatload of Porsche cars to use rather than improving upon the game engine or premise doesn't exactly convince anybody that there is something significantly special here.

The worst part can be easily attributed to the concept of the game. Yet what almost turns out to be a joyous racing experience, the less creative imagination coupled with noticeable flaws leave this game in the dust behind even their own previously released Need for Speed titles! 11, 2020, 12:10 p.m.ĭriving just became more fun with EA's Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed. 2015 Ford Mustang GT RTR - Need For Speed Payback Edition.
