Need for Speed Unbound
The game is set in a fictional city called Lakeshore City, which was loosely inspired by Chicago. The game is open world and features street racing with added Heat (from NFS Heat, one of the previous incarnations). Heat equates, roughly, to notoriety which is a good thing in this game, giving you lots of street cred and reputation – although it does bring down the – uh – figurative heat on you too, giving you a high profile with the joy-killing cops. Each cop car in this game has its own strengths and weaknesses – look out for these differences and learn how to exploit them to outwit the law-enforcement driver. But don’t be complacent as you won’t beat them in a straight race – not often anyway, but there are other, (much more fun) ways to best them. A big feature this time out is the licensed A$AP Rocky mode – you can style yourself in his fashions, and even win his own car from the rap star himself – if you’re good enough, that is – and listen out for his music in the backing track, alongside that of rap collaborative/ agency/ record label, the mysterious AWGE. The game includes cross play so you can play with mates on different consoles. The game keeps on giving to you too – the developers promise that there will be a steady stream of new content coming through to keep players happy and engaged.
How to Get to the Top
Play out the intensity of a real competition, working your way through all the stages of the race over four intense weeks, as you gear up for the big race by:- Earning enough cash to enter the weekly qualifiers where you
- Beat the competition and
- Make your mark on the street racing scene with your fabulous style and
- Outdriving and outsmarting the cops, before you
- Get to enter the big race, The Grand – the main street race with a plum prize for the winner
System requirements
Minimum
OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Ryzen 5 2600, Core i5-8600
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: RX 570, GTX 1050 Ti
DirectX: Version 12
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 50 GB available space
Recommended
OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Ryzen 5 3600, Core i7-8700
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: Radeon RX5700 (8GB), GeForce RTX 2070 (8GB)
DirectX: Version 12
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 50 GB available space