Need for Speed: Nitro
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Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
Series | Need for Speed |
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Need for Speed: Nitro is a
Gameplay
Need for Speed: Nitro is an arcade style racing game that emphasizes speed and excitement over realism and vehicle tuning. The Wii version allows up to four players to race, with a maximum of eight racers at once. The Wii version lets up to four racers compete in drag races, too.
Modes
Events feature different modes, namely circuits, team circuits, elimination races, drift challenges, speed trap challenges, drag challenges and time attacks. Career mode allows players to compete in several cups and build up a roster of vehicles, while Arcade Mode lets players immediately jump into a race with customized difficulty and race conditions. During races, police will attempt to block and ram racers, causing damage that will reduce the players' top speed and amount of nitro available. Police are not in drag races. The game features power-up icons in the race that immediately repair vehicle damage or increase your opponents' police heat level. During a race, players are awarded "style points" based on performing powerslides and drafting, and nitro is recharged over time. There is small nitro and powerful nitro similar to the Wii version of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit.
Own It
The game has an aesthetic feature called "Own It"; while a player is in the lead, the surrounding landscape and buildings are textured with their car's colors, graffiti, and tags, all of which can be created with the game's new car customization system. Lines on the road will also have the color of the car colors.[5] The "Own it" feature is a convenient way to indicate the race leader, and players get additional style points for staying in first place.
Tracks
The five cities that in which are in the game are
Characters
There are 35 opponents with names in the Wii version of the game, although five of them are "
In Rio de Janeiro, racers use muscle cars such as the
All the leaders' cars have unique livery and can be unlocked, except for Thiago's Challenger SRT8 and Omar's Lamborghini Gallardo. Instead of the Challenger and the Gallardo, alternative versions of them having different unique livery are unlocked by the player.
Controls
Both versions of the game support multiple control schemes. The Wii version supports five control schemes across four Wii peripheral configurations - the
Soundtrack
There are 26 songs in the Wii version's soundtrack. Some artists in the soundtrack include
Development and marketing
In the new franchising model for the series adopted by EA, Nitro takes its place aiming at
A trailer was released on the Need for Speed website depicting four cartoon-like vehicles that are actually disproportionate real-life vehicles. The cars were a 1969
Need for Speed: Nitro-X
An updated version of the game, titled Need for Speed: Nitro-X, was released exclusively as a downloadable
Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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1Up.com | B−[22] |
Eurogamer | 5/10[23] |
GameSpot | 7/10[24] |
GameTrailers | 7.2/10[25] |
IGN | 8.0/10[26] |
Need for Speed: Nitro received mixed reviews from critics.
Official Nintendo Magazine gave a more positive review, rating it 80% and saying; "Need for Speed: Nitro doesn't do anything remarkable. It's simply fun to play, and in focusing on quality over quantity EA has managed to put together one of the best racing games on the Wii."[27]
References
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- ^ Jordan, Jon (May 20, 2009). "DS Preview - Need for Speed: Nitro DS". Archived from the original on September 21, 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
- ^ Bozon, Mark (November 4, 2009). "Need for Speed Nitro Review". Archived from the original on November 6, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Need for Speed NITRO - Rio De Janeiro". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ^ a b c "NITRO Track Guide: Cairo". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ^ a b c "NITRO Track Guide: Madrid". YouTube. November 3, 2009. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "NITRO Track Guide: Singapore". YouTube. November 13, 2009. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ^ a b c "NFS NITRO Track Guide: Dubai". YouTube. December 21, 2009. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ^ "NITRO Track Guide: Dubai". Needforspeed.com. December 30, 2009. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ^ "Need for Speed Nitro soundtrack at RacingSoundtracks.com". racingsoundtracks.com. Archived from the original on May 30, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- ^ "Need For Speed Nitro Soundtrack Listing van Need For Speed on Myspace". Myspace.com. Archived from the original on November 21, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ^ "FIFA 10 Soundtrack". FIFASoundtrack.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- ^ "Need for Speed Nitro E3 Trailer". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ^ Newton, James (November 15, 2010). "Nintendo Download: 15th November 2010 (North America)". Nintendolife. Nlife media. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ "Need for Speed™ Nitro-X". Nintendo.co.uk. Nintendo. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ Sahdev, Ishaan (November 15, 2010). "Need for Speed: Nitro-X Hits DSiWare". Siliconera. Enthusiast Gaming. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ Wahlgren, Jon (July 21, 2010). "EA Tagging DSiWare with Need For Speed: Nitro-X". Nintendolife. Nlife media. Archived from the original on February 20, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ a b "Need for Speed: Nitro (NDS)". Metacritic. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
- ^ a b "Need for Speed: Nitro (Wii)". Metacritic. Archived from the original on January 27, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
- ^ a b Grimm, Michael (November 17, 2009). "Need for Speed Nitro Review for Wii from". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ^ a b Reed, Kristan (November 3, 2009). "Need for Speed: Nitro Review - Wii - Page 2". Eurogamer.net. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ^ "Need for Speed: Nitro Wii - GameSpot.com". Uk.gamespot.com. November 6, 2009. Archived from the original on November 10, 2009. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ^ "Need for Speed NITRO Video Game". GameTrailers.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ^ a b Bozon, Mark. "Need for Speed: Nitro review on IGN". IGN. Archived from the original on November 6, 2009. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
- ^ "Nintendo of Europe". Nintendo of Europe GmbH. Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved May 29, 2018.