The world on offer here comes in the form of an extensive city road network, based upon the two cities Rockport and Palmon, from the Most Wanted and Carbon games in the series, while some of the area do seem a bit similar after a while a quick tour around in free drive will have you discovering all kinds of hidden nooks on the map, where can go on a treasure hunt to unlock bonuses if you find all 15 hidden gems on the map.
Either way there is plenty on offer if you’re playing for free and for those willing to part with some loose change.
There are a lot of options when it comes to making purchases in NFS World, there is the in game credits system, where you earn cash from winning races which you can then use to upgrade or buy items, you can sell old cars back to the game, you can rent certain cars for a smaller fee and some require the use of the Speedboost, which you can top up using real world money.
There are nearly 100 cars on offer in NFS: World, all fully licensed and supplying a mixture of Muscle, Tuner and Exotic cars for you to tear around the city streets in, with extensive customisation options and upgrades available throughout the game, meaning even with 100′s of players on the roads you’re not likely to see two cars the same. If you’ve played NFS Carbon, you can expect a similar level of detail and graphics here.ĮA have gone to the world of MMO’s for inspiration on this one, with a sturdy progression system built into the game, along with a points/money system to help you upgrade your car and obtain game changing power ups such as speed boosts and the ability to turn opponents cars magnetic to attract nearby traffic, or even turn your car into an almost unstoppable juggernaut for smashing through police blockades, traffic and your opponents.
Graphics are reasonable too, they are not going to win any awards for best in class, but they are clean and tidy enough to be kind to the eye and not so heavy that a low/mid range pc couldn’t run it. For those of you who have played older Need For Speed titles, this game will immediately seem very familiar, taking from the visual and play style of titles such as NFS: Underground, Most Wanted and Carbon, as opposed to the more recent simulation style games like NFS: Shift.
EA released in the free-to-play format for Windows PC’s. Almost every gamer must have heard of the Need For Speed franchise, it’s been around for a very long time now and NFS: World marked the 15th installment in the series when it was released back in July 2010.