Need for Speed Heat isn’t accessible to the general public just yet, but gameplay from the latest racer has been draining on the net. Thanks to EA’s Under the Hood upgrades, we know a great deal about the game already, but nothing quite substitutes for viewing gameplay with your own two eyes.
The majority of the NFS Fanbase is remaining quietly optimistic for the latest release in the 25-year-old gaming franchise, especially after the disappointment of 2017’s Payback. However, there have been a lot of positive omens for the racing franchise’s latest installment, but what do these ancient walkthrough and story mode snippets show when it comes to what to expect next month? Need for Speed Heating is the most recent in a long line of fast-paced and exciting racing games: the sixteenth to be exact.
Need For Speed: Heat will also give players the chance to dress their personality in exclusive new game from Life’s A Beach, designed to fit right in with the game’s visual style. More than just a game, Need For Speed: Heat is as much about design and art because it’s about the gameplay. Specifically, it is about giving players the opportunity to put their stamp on the game, to set themselves apart as individuals by customizing their personality and their whips, all of which are reflected in the PUMA Hi OCTN x NFS sneaker.
Several of the cars featured in Need For Speed: Heat could be seen from the blue-lit area: a McLaren P1, a Lamborghini Aventador, a vintage Ferrari Testarossa, a Dodge Charger and a customized Porsche 991 GT 2RS had all been brought in to give players a tangible taste of what they can get up to in the game. All 12 of the cars they brought in are available to drive and customize from the new game.
The game itself is the franchise’s most eye-wateringly beautiful yet; set in’80s Miami (or Palm City, as they call it), the usual adrenaline-fueled madness is set against the background of fluttering palm trees, pearly white beaches and the era of excess the ‘Heat’ of the name adding another subtle allusion to the age.
The game’s story can be zipped through in around 10 hours, but after the credits roll, you’ll still have plenty of events to handle, side activities to complete, and cars to earn. Vehicle customization isn’t terribly complex, as enhancing your ride’s performance is a simple matter of updating components from Stock, to Guru, to Elite, and so forth, although there are a few parts that will change your handling, allowing you to, say, change a drift machine into an off-road specialist. And If you’re all about your ride’s appearances, Heat admittedly has a solid livery editor. Multiplayer is fairly robust, letting you join a server with up to 15 other players which you can invite to take part in events or time trials, though, once more, local split-screen isn’t an option. Overall, this one has lots of gas in the tank.
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Need for Speed Heat – Handling
It is impossible to say for certain the way the game feels before you try it out, especially when it comes to something as subjective as what managing can be, but the signs look great up to now.
THE HEAT IS ON: Run out of cops or lose your earning
The NFS series is an arcade racer, something which the handling model has represented since you’re able to pull off huge drifts around corners and still be fast, something which would be impossible in real life.
Last month, Ghost Games said:”We have exposed more of the core handling system to permit players to construct and modify their cars in more detail. This will allow a car to have an asymmetric and’non-optimal’ (but fun to push ) handling setup.
This also enables players to tune their cars away from the more balanced inventory handling, which proficient players might find too simple an ‘arcade’, towards a more realistic grasp managing or drift handling depending on what you prefer.
NFS Heat car list
Acura
2017 Acura NSX [Sportscar]
2004 Acura RSX Type-S [Coupe]
Alfa Romeo
2016 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio QV [Performance]
Aston Martin
2017 Aston Martin DB11 [Sportscar]
2016 Aston Martin Vulcan [Hypercar]
1964 Aston Martin DB5 [Classic]
Audi
2019 Audi R8 V10 Plus [Supercar]
2017 Audi S5 Sportback [Performance]
BMW
2020 BMW Z4 M40i [Open-Top]
2019 BMW M2 Competition [Performance]
2018 BMW i8 Coupe [Sportscar]
2018 BMW i8 Roadster [Open-Top]
2018 BMW M4 [Performance]
2018 BMW M4 Convertible [Open-Top]
2018 BMW M5 [Performance]
2016 BMW M4 GTS [Performance]
2016 BMW X6 M [SUV]
2010 BMW M3 (E92) [Performance]
2006 BMW M3 (E46) [Performance]
2006 BMW M3 GTR [Coupe]
1988 BMW M3 Evolution II (E30) [Performance]
Buick
1987 Buick Grand National [Muscle]
Chevrolet
2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 (C7) [Sportscar]
2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport (C7) [Sportcar]
2017 Chevrolet Colorado (ZR2) [Pickup]
2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 [Muscle]
2013 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (C6) [Sportscar]
1967 Chevrolet Camaro SS 350 [Classic]
1965 Chevrolet C10 “Stepside” Pick-up [Classic]
1955 Chevrolet Bel Air [Classic]
Dodge
2014 Dodge Challenger SRT8 [Muscle]
1969 Dodge Charger [Classic]
Ferrari
2019 Ferrari 488 Pista [Supercar]
2018 Ferrari FXX-K Evo [Hypercar]
2016 Ferrari LaFerrari [Hypercar]
2015 Ferrari 488 GTB [Supercar]
2014 Ferrari 458 Spider [Supercar]
2014 Ferrari 458 Italia [Supercar]
1988 Ferrari F40 [Supercar]
1984 Ferrari Testarossa Coupé [Supercar]
Ford
2017 Ford GT [Supercar]
2016 Ford F-150 Raptor (FEM/Faith Jones’ from NFS Payback) [Pickup]
2016 Ford F-150 Raptor [Pickup]
2016 Ford Focus RS [Hot Hatch]
2015 Ford Mustang GT (with RTR widebody kit mods available) [Muscle]
1990 Ford Mustang Foxbody [Muscle]
1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302 [Classic]
1965 Ford Mustang Coupé [Classic]
Honda
2015 Honda Civic Type-R [Hot Hatch]
2009 Honda S2000 [Open-Top]
2000 Honda Civic Type-R (EK9) [Hot Hatch]
1992 Honda NSX Type-R [Sportscar]
Infiniti
2017 Infiniti Q60 S [Sportscar]
Jaguar
2019 Jaguar F-Type Convertible [Open-Top]
2017 Jaguar F-Type R [Sportscar]
Koenigsegg
2016 Koenigsegg Regera [Hypercar]
Lamborghini
2019 Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Coupé [Supercar]
2019 Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Roadster [Open-Top]
2018 Lamborghini Aventador S [Supercar]
2018 Lamborghini Aventador S Roadster [Open-Top]
2018 Lamborghini Huracán Performante [Supercar]
2018 Lamborghini Huracán Performante Spyder [Open-Top]
2018 Lamborghini Huracán [Supercar]
2018 Lamborghini Huracán Spider [Supercar]
2010 Lamborghini Murciélago SV LP670-4 [Supercar]
1995 Lamborghini Diablo SV [Supercar]
1989 Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary Edition [Supercar]
Land Rover
2016 Land Rover Defender 110 Double Cab Pick-up [Offroad]
2015 Range Rover Sport SVR [SUV]
Lotus
2006 Lotus Exige S [Trackday] 2012 AR12Gaming AR Roadster
Mazda
2015 Mazda MX-5 [Open Top]
2002 Mazda RX-7 Spirit R [Coupe]
1996 Mazda MX-5 (NA) [Open-Top]
McLaren
2018 McLaren 600LT [Supercar]
2018 McLaren 570S Spider [Open-Top]
2015 McLaren 570S [Supercar]
2015 McLaren P1 GTR [Hypercar]
2015 McLaren P1 [Hypercar]
Mercedes-AMG
2019 Mercedes-AMG GT S Roadster [Open-Top]
2018 Mercedes-AMG C63 S [Coupe]
2017 Mercedes-AMG G63 [SUV]
2017 Mercedes-AMG GT R [Sportscar]
2015 Mercedes-AMG GT [Sportscar]
2014 Mercedes-AMG A45 [Hot Hatch]
Mercury
1967 Mercury Cougar [Classic]
Mini
2017 Mini Countryman JCW [Hot Hatch]
Mitsubishi
2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X [Rally]
2007 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX [Rally]
Nissan
2018 Nissan 370Z 50th Anniversary Edition [Coupe]
2018 Nissan 370Z NISMO [Coupe]
2017 Nissan GT-R Premium [Supercar]
2017 Nissan GT-R NISMO [Supercar]
2008 Nissan 350Z [Coupe]
2003 Nissan 350Z (Rachel’s from NFS Underground 2) [Coupe]
2002 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec (R34 – Eddie’s from NFS Underground) [Coupe]
2002 Nissan Silvia Spec-R Aero (S15) [Coupe]
1999 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec (R34) [Coupe]
1996 Nissan 180SX Type-X (S13) [Coupe]
1993 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec (R32) [Coupe]
1971 Nissan Fairlady 240ZG [Coupe]
1971 Nissan Skyline 2000 GT-R [Coupe]
Pagani
2016 Pagani Huayra BC [Hypercar]
Plymouth
1970 Plymouth Barracuda [Classic]
Polestar
2020 Polestar 1 [Coupe]
Pontiac
1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am [Classic]
Porsche
2019 Porsche 911 GT3 RS (991.2) [Sportscar]
2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS [Supercar]
2018 Porsche 911 Turbo S Exclusive Series [Sportscar]
2018 Porsche 911 Turbo S Exclusive Series Cabriolet [Open Top]
2018 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS [Sportscar]
2018 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet [Open Top]
2018 Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS [Sportscar]
2018 Porsche Cayman GTS [Sportscar]
2017 Porsche Panamera Turbo [Performance]
2015 Porsche Cayman GT4 (981c) [Sportscar]
2015 Porsche 918 Spyder [Hypercar]
1996 Porsche 911 Carrera S (993) [Sportscar]
1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 2.8 [Sportscar]
SRT Dodge
2014 SRT Viper GTS [Sportscar]
Subaru
2014 Subaru BRZ [Coupe]
2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STi (Hatch) [Rally]
2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STi [Rally]
Volkswagen
2016 VW Golf GTI Clubsport [Hot Hatch]
1976 VW Golf GTi [Hot Hatch]
1963 VW Beetle [Hot Hatch]
Volvo
1975 Volvo 242 DL [Sedan]
1970 Volvo Amazon P130 [Classic]
Police Cars
2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport (C7)
2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 [Lt. Mercer]
2012 Dodge Charger SRT8 (LD)
2006 Ford Crown Victoria
Police Rhino Van