A disappointing racer that veers clumsily between hardcore simulation and arcade thriller, Need For Speed: Shift already feels creaky alongside many of today’s more accomplished digital drivers. Like all editions in EA’s long-running series, Shift is slick and sharply presented, and boasts a scarily convincing illusion of speed that makes the game a fine weekend rental. Read more
Need for Speed Shift combines a fast-paced racing experience, competitive racing AI, dynamic crashes, across a wide range of technically challenging race tracks. Players are thrust into the loud, visceral, intense, athletic experience of racing a car on the edge of control.