Author Topic: Need For Speed Nitro (Read 3862 times)

BlackNMild2k1 · « **on:** May 21, 2009, 02:32:57 AM »

or BurnOut meets De Blob.

Link to Trailer on IGN
http://wii.ign.com/dor/objects/14319197/need-for-speed-nitro/videos/needforspeed_trl_nitro_52009.html

Pics from Wii & DS versions
http://kotaku.com/5263052/a-look-at-need-for-speed-nitro/gallery/

& and an interview
http://wii.ign.com/dor/objects/14319197/need-for-speed-nitro/videos/nfsnitro_interview_052009.html

This is about as close to BurnOut as we are gonna get it seems, and about as creative as NFS has appeared in a long time. Glad to see EA putting in the effort, until it came to including online support... [there is no online racing]

ShyGuy · « **Reply #1 on:** May 21, 2009, 02:52:40 AM »

Nitrolicious. If it has a crash mode like burnout I will buy it.

Dirk Temporo · « **Reply #2 on:** May 21, 2009, 02:54:50 AM »

Every time a company releases a trailer with no gameplay footage at all, I die a little inside.

ShyGuy · « **Reply #3 on:** May 21, 2009, 02:57:26 AM »

There is some off screen gameplay about a minute fifteen into this vid. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_ZzWL7wOg0

Dirk Temporo · « **Reply #4 on:** May 21, 2009, 02:58:58 AM »

Neat, it DOES look like Burnout. I hope there are sweet crashes, but I won't get my hopes up.

DAaaMan64 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 21, 2009, 03:43:29 AM »

if it feels like burnout, I'm in.

jakeOSX · « **Reply #6 on:** May 22, 2009, 09:26:27 AM »

i'm sorry, until we get a NFS with online, i am not getting one. i have underground and it is agreat looking game. but the most recent one that came out? undercover or whatever?

every.single.version(yes uncluding the DS).had.online. except the wii.

and you can't say EA doesn't know how. Heroes 2 has 32 (!!) player online.

so nitro is a neat looking game, i am glad they are focusing on the Wii. but i still feel as if we are being half-assed

Flames_of_chaos · « **Reply #7 on:** May 22, 2009, 12:05:56 PM »

I agree with you jake, hell all EA games uses EA Nation, so they have that infrastructure on Wii so I don't understand why they aren't using it.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #8 on:** May 22, 2009, 12:38:14 PM »

Quote from: jakeOSX on May 22, 2009, 09:26:27 AM

i'm sorry, until we get a NFS with online, i am not getting one. i have underground and it is agreat looking game. but the most recent one that came out? undercover or whatever?

every.single.version(yes uncluding the DS).had.online. except the wii.

and you can't say EA doesn't know how. Heroes 2 has 32 (!!) player online.

so nitro is a neat looking game, i am glad they are focusing on the Wii. but i still feel as if we are being half-assed

That detail [or lack of] did not initially strike me. And I completely agree.

JUMP ON THE BOYCOTT BANDWAGGON

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #9 on:** May 29, 2009, 05:49:48 PM »

New Trailer: Turbo Speed

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #10 on:** May 29, 2009, 05:56:21 PM »

Looks ok.What are the controller options?

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 29, 2009, 06:31:35 PM »

Nothing concrete on controler options yet, but everything under the sun(Wiimote/nunchuck, wheel, GC pad & CC) is expected.

But based on that video, this isn't exactly the "burnout" that I was hoping for. I don't like the fact that the cars just bounce off each other with 0 damage. I want BIG crashes to motivate for better driving and strategic pile ups. What I saw in the video just looked like a constant time attack mode, so I hope there is more than just that to the game.

Stratos · « **Reply #12 on:** June 02, 2009, 12:21:13 AM »

I liked the old street race style free roaming/ sandbox games.

Something just rubs me wrong about this game. I can't put my finger on it. Maybe how colorful it is? I'm not sure.

Dirk Temporo · « **Reply #13 on:** June 04, 2009, 01:52:10 AM »

No crashing? Deal's off.

Stratos · « **Reply #14 on:** June 04, 2009, 01:57:06 AM »

Quote from: Dirk Temporo on June 04, 2009, 01:52:10 AM

No crashing? Deal's off.

That might be what I don't like about this game so far. The race looks too clean. Maybe the crashes will come later, but they need to be there.

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #15 on:** July 23, 2009, 08:58:29 AM »

November 17th release date for the States
November 20th for Europe

A couple tidbits from the Press Release.

These are the controls that you can use.
Wii Remote, Nunchuk, racing wheel, classic controller, GameCube controller and DS stylus.
There is a visual customization system.Tracks from around the world.

Nick DiMola · « **Reply #16 on:** July 23, 2009, 09:11:36 AM »

This was pretty fun at E3. I didn't expect much because I don't typically like Need For Speed games, but this was reminiscent of Hot Pursuit 2 which was the only one I did like.

Plugabugz · « **Reply #17 on:** July 23, 2009, 09:46:05 AM »

I still don't understand the point of the Need for Speed franchise when EA bought Criterion. Even moreso now that Burnout Paradise has a "Cops & Robbers" DLC pack.

DAaaMan64 · « **Reply #18 on:** July 23, 2009, 11:59:08 AM »

Quote from: Mr. Jack on July 23, 2009, 09:11:36 AM

This was pretty fun at E3. I didn't expect much because I don't typically like Need For Speed games, but this was reminiscent of Hot Pursuit 2 which was the only one I did like.

Well thats positive. I love love love Hot Pursuit 2.

Dasmos · « **Reply #19 on:** July 23, 2009, 12:08:38 PM »

Quote from: DAaaMan64 on July 23, 2009, 11:59:08 AM

Quote from: Mr. Jack on July 23, 2009, 09:11:36 AM
This was pretty fun at E3. I didn't expect much because I don't typically like Need For Speed games, but this was reminiscent of Hot Pursuit 2 which was the only one I did like.

Well thats positive. I love love love Hot Pursuit 2.

Same here. I thought maybe there could have been a bit more variety in the tracks, but otherwise it was great.

DAaaMan64 · « **Reply #20 on:** July 23, 2009, 01:58:31 PM »

Oh I should have specified I was talking about the PS2 version. That game was fantastic, the GC and Xbox versions were meh, and bad in comparison to the PS2 version.

BwrJim! · « **Reply #21 on:** July 23, 2009, 04:36:12 PM »

i like the take, it might be the first one i have really played since.. well nfs2 and a fanmade batmobile.

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