
Need for Speed: Shift
Windows
Release Date: Sep 15, 2009
Genres: Racing, Simulator
Rating: (222 ratings)
3.8
Developer: Slightly Mad Studios, Electronic Arts
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About
Need for Speed SHIFT is an award-winning racing game built around an authentic driving experience, combining real-world physics, highly detailed car models, and a wide range of real race tracks. It takes the Need for Speed series in a more simulation-focused direction to replicate the feel of driving high-end performance cars.
From the driver’s perspective, the game emphasizes a loud, visceral, intense sense of racing on the edge of control through perception-based G-forces, a hyper-real cockpit view, and impactful first-person crash dynamics. Need for Speed SHIFT features an accurate, accessible physics-based driving model that lets you feel every hit, every change in track surface, and every last bit of grip as you push to the limit.
Storyline
Need for Speed: Shift shifts the Need for Speed series toward a more authentic track-racing experience built around skill, speed, and control. You advance through competitive events on real-world circuits, pushing high-performance cars to the limit from a driver-focused perspective.
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Genres
Racing, Simulator
Themes
Action
Game Modes
Single player, Multiplayer
Player Perspectives
First person, Third person
Companies
Slightly Mad Studios, Electronic Arts
Release Dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)Sep 15, 2009
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