

Later though, and through other parts of the game when you take down leagues in either drift, drag, runner, dirt or racer modes, you are free to explore the world, open map icons and do whatever the hell you please. You will switch between Tyler, Mac and Jess without being given the choice. Completing the mission will immediately start the next mission. When you start the games first missions, and many of the other story missions, it plays out like Need for Speed: The Run. It is linear and you are given the cars you drive with. What caught me by surprise, was the weird mix of linear and open world play. You may enjoy the characters, but the plot won't really push you to keep going. The game is still all about racing, with a story to keep you entertained along the way. All this in an act towards payback.Īlthough I enjoyed the storyline and the interaction between characters, I felt it was rehashed from the movie and also some previous Need for Speed iterations. Well, in the game, you take down Leagues and Crews to win a spot in a well known racing event called Outlaw's Rush. If you watched the movie, you will recall that the crew reunite to take down the protagonist by attempting to enter a well known racing event called Deleon. This is almost the same start and premise for the movie, Need for Speed. There are many gambling references thrown in, but one thing stands out. Months later, they reunited for a common cause to take down "The House". Without giving too much of the story away, but just enough to make my comparison, something bad happens that splits the crew up and keeps them split apart for some time. And then you meet (and switch to) Jess who is the runner or wheelwoman for the crew. During your first race, you are then introduced (and switched to) Mac, a member of your crew that prefers racing offroad.


When you start off, you are introduced to Tyler Morgan, a racer who is very much in it to be the best there is.
