Well I've bought this on PS3 and it seems far from dead to me, I've never failed to find a game where I've looked. The tuning is more in depth then previous incarnations, and NFS drifting has finally become something I really enjoy, sure its not as real as GT drifting, (or any driving available) But thats not why we buy Need For Speed. Graphically the cars look fantastic, the tracks dont meet that standard but theyre solid to. But I suppose one big thing for me is visuals, I simply love the satisfaction of creating something that other people may just envy. Online is good to although grip races can be laggy, but tandem drifting is pretty awesome in my opinion.
Problems with this game:
- INCREDIBLY annoying announcers
- 'Grip' races, cars can feel unnatural at first but you grow used to it
- Some find warming there tires up every drag run annoying, personally I prefer it
- Tedious speed challenges, i.e. you don't realise there's a jump and dont slow, you WILL crash if this happens at speed
- Tedious opposition, you can find yourself being beaten by cars with much less power, I had trouble beating a 612bhp 911 Turbo in a 962bhp R34, even on the straight they almost kept up.
Note: I said the DEMO is bad not the game.
The demo was shockingly horrid,
And just to add here is my current favourite creation, my D1GP style 532bhp S13