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Need for Speed II  (1997) Edit Main article:  Need for Speed II Need for Speed II  ( NFS II ) featured some rare and exotic vehicles, including the  Ford Indigo  concept vehicle, and featured country-themed tracks from North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. The PlayStation port of  NFS II was the first PlayStation game to take advantage of the  NeGcon  controller, and the  Dual Analog  and  DualShock controllers as well. A new racing mode was also introduced, dubbed "Knockout", where the last racers to finish laps will be eliminated. In addition, track design was more open-ended; players could now "drive" off the asphalt, and cut across fields to take advantage of shortcuts.  Need for Speed II: Special Edition  includes one extra track, extra cars, and support for  Glide . Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit  (1998) Edit Main article:  Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit Need for Speed III: Hot Pursu...

The Need for Speed (1994)

The Need for Speed  (1994) Edit Main article:  The Need for Speed The original  Need for Speed  was released for  3DO  in 1994 with versions released for the PC ( DOS ) (1995),  PlayStation  and  Saturn  (1996) following shortly afterwards.  The Need for Speed and its  Special Edition  were the only games in the series to support DOS, with subsequent releases for the PC run only within Windows. The first installment of  The Need for Speed  was the only serious attempt by the series to provide a realistic simulation of car handling elements through the direct collaboration of Staff members from  Road & Track . Electronic Arts left the handling dynamics tuning with the automotive magazine's seasoned drivers to match vehicle behavior including realistic over and understeer that remains impressive decades later, as well as sounds made by the vehicles' gear control levers and other functions. The game...

Main installments Edit of need for speed

Main installments Edit Timeline of release years 1994 The Need for Speed 1995 1996 1997 Need for Speed II 1998 Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit 1999 Need for Speed: High Stakes 2000 Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed 2001 2002 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 2003 Need for Speed: Underground 2004 Need for Speed: Underground 2 2005 Need for Speed: Most Wanted 2006 Need for Speed: Carbon 2007 Need for Speed: ProStreet 2008 Need for Speed: Undercover 2009 Need for Speed: Shift Need for Speed: Nitro 2010 Need for Speed: World Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2011 Shift 2: Unleashed Need for Speed: The Run 2012 Need for Speed: Most Wanted 2013 Need for Speed Rivals 2014 2015 Need for Speed: No Limits Need for Speed (2015) 2016 2017 Need for Speed Payback TBA Need for Speed: Edge The Need for Speed (1994) Edit

Series overview Edit of need for speed

Series overview Edit Main article: List of Need for Speed video games There have been 23 games released in the Need for Speed series. Main titles in the Need for Speed series Title Year PC Consoles Handheld Developer Notes The Need for Speed 1994 DOS 3DO, Saturn, PS1 N/A Electronic Arts Canada 3DO version was the first version to be released Need for Speed II 1997 Windows PS1 N/A EA (Canada/Seattle) Prototypes and showcars available. NFS III: Hot Pursuit 1998 Windows PS1 N/A EA (Canada/Seattle) NFS: High Stakes 1999 Windows PS1 N/A EA (Canada/Seattle) Known as Need for Speed: Road Challenge in Europe and Brazil NFS: Porsche Unleashed 2000 Windows PS1 GBA Eden Games/EA Canada Pocketeers Known as Need for Speed: Porsche 2000 in most European countries and Need for Speed: Porsche in Germany and Latin America NFS: Hot Pursuit 2 2002 Windows GC, PS2, Xbox N/A EA (Black Box/Seattle) NFS: Underground 2003 Windows GC, PS2, Xbox GBA EA Black Box NFS: Underground 2 2004 Windows GC...

Gameplay of need for speed

Gameplay Edit Almost all of the games in the  NFS series employ the same fundamental rules and similar mechanics: the player controls a  race car  in a variety of races, the goal being to win the race. In the tournament/career mode, the player must win a series of races in order to unlock vehicles and tracks. Before each race, the player chooses a vehicle and has the option of selecting either an  automatic  or  manual transmission . All games in the series have some form of  multiplayer  mode allowing players to race one another via a  split screen , a  LAN  or the Internet. Since  Need for Speed: High Stakes , the series has also integrated  car body customization  into gameplay. Although the games share the same name, their tone and focus can vary significantly. For example, in some games the cars can suffer mechanical and visual damage, while in other games the cars cannot be damaged at all; in some games, ...

Need for speed

This article is about the video game series. For the film based on the series, see  Need for Speed (film) . For the 2015 game and reboot of the series, see  Need for Speed (2015 video game) . For other works using this title, see  Need for Speed (disambiguation) . Need for Speed  ( NFS ) is a  racing   video game  franchise published by  Electronic Arts  and  developed  by  Ghost Games . The series centers around illicit street racing and in general tasks players to complete various types of races while evading the local law enforcement in police pursuits. The series released its first title,  The Need for Speed  in 1994. The most recent game,  Need for Speed Payback , was released on November 10, 2017. Need for Speed Series typeface and logo used since  the 2015 reboot . Genres Racing Developer(s) Current Ghost Games (2013–present) Firemonkeys Studios (2012–present) Previous Criterion Games (...