Need for Speed SHIFT (XBox360)

84%
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Need for Speed SHIFT (XBox360) (2009)
genre: race

score: 84%

reviews
'The game feels like it's stuck between two worlds, and it doesn't execute well enough on either side to fully satisfy any type of racing fan.'
Read more » Giant Bomb
'SHIFT is a solid basis to start building a motor sport series on. It's got all the features you expect, it looks fantastic, and the track action is exciting, if fraught.'
Read more » Eurogamer
'Shift is neither an arcade racer nor a simulation; it's stuck somewhere between the two, and while there's plenty of good racing to be had here, it's unlikely to completely satisfy fans of either.'
Read more » Gamespot
'Despite its disappointingly lopsided online play, Shift is easily among the best multiplatform racing games available, and its cockpit view sets a new gold standard for the genre.'
Read more » GameRevolution
'The game does a great job of continuing to reward you for your performance and because of that, SHIFT is an engaging and addictive sim racer. It sets a great foundation for future iterations but hopefully, the sequel won't suddenly throw the e-brake on the action and force you to the side of the road every now and again.'
Read more » GamePro
'This game goes from zero-to-60 fast enough, but that only brings it upon the question of “now what?” that much more quickly. I don’t want to say that being a sim-racer is a dead end, but it’s hard to know where the Shift branch of Need for Speed can go from here.'
Read more » GameInformer
'Need For Speed: Shift is a brilliant new start for the franchise and has clearly been built by a team that loves racing.'
Read more » Video Gamer (Pro-G)
'Need for Speed: Shift is a great reboot for the NFS franchise.'
Read more » Cheat Code Central
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'Need for Speed: Shift is a wonderful re-imaging of Electronic Arts' classic series and one of 2009's best racing games. The combination of exquisite graphics and hardcore crashing delivers an adrenaline shot to players who drool over squealing tires, burnt rubber and exotic muscle machines.'
Read more » Gamedaily
'Need for Speed: Shift is excellent in concept and flawless in execution. It’s nothing less that the next great racing simulator to grace the Xbox 360.'
Read more » Team XBOX
'A glorious return to greatness (and even excellence) for EA's seminal racing franchise. Slightly Mad Studios has delivered a driving experience that, while not completely accurate in terms of its simulation aspects, is practically dead-on in terms of what it's like to race around some of the world's best racing circuits.'
Read more » IGN
'It's both a genre leading racing sim and a mass market EA game at the same time, which is a particularly difficult balancing act to pull off. Shift is easily the best driving game so far this year and will certainly be in amongst the likes of Forza 3 (and possibly GT5, if it emerges) when the brake dust from 2009 settles.'
Read more » Total Video Games
'Did we mention your speakers will enjoy every single bit of this game as well?'
Read more » MEGamers
'Need for Speed: Shift is named well, as it marks a monumental shift in game design for the franchise.'
Read more » GameChronicles
'If you're a number-munching automotive aficionado with a penchant for judging games the way an accountant judges a financial portfolio, know that this is a racing game dedicated to the act of racing rather than the actors, more intent on refining the experience of driving rather than celebrating car culture with scads of vehicles.'
Read more » Gamespy
'EA has turned a corner with their development of Need for Speed SHIFT. While it retains some elements of the traditional console game style, it also raises the bar for realism in a console-based racer. Budget for a steering wheel, though, to get fully benefit from the vastly better physics modeling.'
Read more » GamingNexus
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