I'll never forget the good old Need for Speed games (Most Wanted (2005), Carbon, Underground (I & II), ProStreet, etc.), but with the way Payback and Heat have been going recently I wouldn't necessarily say that the newer NFS-s are that bad for the youngsters out there now. Just be mindful that it also has a remaster, which has been known to cause problems with some people so make sure you skim the reviews of any potential problems before you buy that. From what I have seen it doesn't take itself too seriously at least and lets you free-roam as you want.Ī bit like Burnout Paradise which is another solid game out there that you can look at. I have not played as much of the newer Most Wanted that is on Steam but I think that it is also a fairly safe purchase too. I think it has a wonderful theme that it sticks to and it caters to aggressive and formal/professional driving equally in the career. I think Shift is also a great candidate but you'll have to keep in mind that you are paying for a 'on the enclosed racetrack' experience with simulation-like handling rather than street racing and that may have caught some people off guard. Out of all the NFS-s I would probably say Hot Pursuit is the best one on Steam. It has some very intense events (particularly the pursuits with the various chase/anti-chase gadgets) and it just generally looks and sounds gorgeous even before they decided to remaster it presumably for the multiplayer aspect to come back which is also a bonus. It offers a policing and a racing side one next to the other which is more in line with older NFS games like the one Quirrel mentioned above.

I have played it on my PS3 and I have played it on PC. (which is also not purchasable right now?) (Having a remaster coming soon at this time) I can't say much about the other two since I haven't played them much but I'd say from the reviews and lack of mention from fellow NFS players that I watched that they are less optimal purchases.

EA should have focused on one or the other at the time for the greater benefit of both.

The first one (Undercover) because it was very evidently released in a rushed state since EA at the time was also juggling with ProStreet I believe, which is another NFS game not on Steam that isn't that bad but probably didn't benefit from Undercover also coming around. I think *most* of the Need for Speed titles on Steam are fine for purchase.

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