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Need For Speed The Run
7.9 out of 10

Need For Speed The Run

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Overall 5
5.3

Need For Speed: The Run review

PCGamer Online
26 December 2011
  • Conclusion: Tiresome racer that only takes two hours to complete, yet somehow feels longer. That’s both impressive and depressing.
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Overall 6
6.0

Need for Speed: The Run Review

GamerNode
10 December 2011
  • Excerpt: Early on, there was a moment in Need for Speed: The Run that lined up perfectly. As I cut turns and broke my car in, traffic twirling around me, the Midwest landscape...
  • Pros: Environmentally gorgeous, Attentive, natural controls, Arresting style
  • Cons: Fatigued ending, Stereotypical segments, Ludicrous plot
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Overall 6
6.0
Gameplay 5
5.0
Functionality 6
6.0
Appearance 6
6.0
Lastability 5
5.0

Need for Speed: The Run

Cheat Happens
8 December 2011
  • Excerpt: Most racing games flaunt their cars. They flaunt the insane amount of rides, how realistic they are and what it feels like to drive them.
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Overall 6
5.7

Need for Speed: The Run

ActionTrip
2 December 2011
  • Conclusion: Generally restrictive, too linear, the story is... well... missing, the whole thing ends too fast, AI can be dim, very frustrating reset system during races.
  • Pros: Looks great, awesome soundtrack, racing is sometimes challenging, multiplayer can be fun;
  • Cons: Generally restrictive, too linear, the story is... well... missing, the whole thing ends too fast, AI can be dim, very frustrating reset system during races.
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Overall 6
6.0

Need for Speed: The Run

xbox360.gamespy.com
23 November 2011
  • Summary: Did the pressure of trying to follow in Criterion's footsteps cause more harm than good?
  • Pros: Decent arcade racer; good multiplayer; lots of extras to unlock; some great locations.
  • Cons: Story elements are a mess; cars don't feel that different from one another; quick-time-events; goals quickly become repetitive; prone to crashing to desktop.
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Overall 6
6.3
Performance 8
8.3
Gameplay 5
5.0
Multiplayer 7
7.2
Appearance 8
7.7
Singleplayer 6
5.6

Need for Speed The Run Review

New Game Network
20 November 2011
  • Summary: An interesting concept cannot save this otherwise unimpressive racing package
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Overall 5
5.0

Review: "Need For Speed: The Run" Barely Jogs, Never Breaks A Sweat

complex.com
16 November 2011
  • Excerpt: It seems like every year the entire racing genre is hit with a singular wave of inspiration, resulting in a bunch of similarly themed driving games competing for top pole
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Overall 6
6.0

Review: Need for Speed The Run is Quick Time Uneventful

1UP
15 November 2011
  • Summary: Black Box takes the Need for Speed series back to its roots for an occasionally thrilling race across the USA.
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Overall 6
6.0

Need for Speed: The Run

Square-Go
30 September 2011
  • Excerpt: A game that has you race from San Francisco to New York – 3000 miles, 200 racers, a $25 million prize fund and an assortment of the best road cars available – has the
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Overall 7
6.5

Need for Speed: The Run Review for PS3

GameGuru
3 January 2012
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