Need for Speed Heat Reviews

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7 / 10.0
Nov 27, 2019

NFS heat can be the best NFS of this generation, but in comparison to other racing games like Forza Horizon, NFS heat can't do much and every part of the game feels outdated, especially for the AI. NFS heat still can be enjoyable at night, but the morning part is boring and unnecessary.

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7 / 10.0
Dec 26, 2019

Need for Speed Heat tries to even further refine the racing formula and almost succeeds.

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Pixel Arts
Noshin Khalatbari
7 / 10.0
Dec 10, 2019

Sometimes the story gets weak, sometimes it makes you Grind the Game, and AI is unbalanced, but overall, Need For Speed Heat is the best version of the series in the last 5 years.

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Nov 13, 2019

This is no Forza Horizon 4, but we’d say it’s a step up from 2017’s Need for Speed Payback.

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7 / 10.0
Nov 16, 2019

Need for Speed Heat drifts in the right direction but doesn't quite reach the finish line.

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GameCrate
Top Critic
6.8 / 10.0
Nov 11, 2019

It wouldn't be totally fair to call Need for Speed Heat a bad game, but given the exciting high-speed material it's defined by, it is a disappointingly boring one. Small blessings like the lack of over-aggressive microtransactions and an incredibly in-depth car customization suite can't make up for gameplay and progression loops which, at best, feel routine and archaic, and at worst frustrating and obtuse.

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Atomix
Top Critic
68 / 100
Nov 13, 2019

Unfortunately, Need for Speed: Heat is not the game that will bring back the magic to the franchise, but nonetheless, it's still a solid entry which certainly deserves your attention, only if you're a fan of this kind of games.

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6.7 / 10.0
Nov 8, 2019

Need for Speed: Heat clearly shows why the series needs a serious stop to reorganise itself.

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6.6 / 10.0
Nov 17, 2019

Need for Speed Heat boasts a large varied world and a cool gameplay twist with the addition of cops who are often on your tail.

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6.5 / 10.0
Dec 11, 2019
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6.5 / 10.0
Nov 8, 2019

The Need for Speed ​​series is back with a new chapter with high ambitions but the final result is not exactly perfect.

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Gamersky
金闪闪老里
Top Critic
6.5 / 10.0
Nov 8, 2019

Need for Speed: Heat is a decent racing game but it has a serious balance problem in the police chasing part.

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6.5 / 10.0
Nov 25, 2019

Need for Speed Heat is an average game that maintains some essential elements of the franchise, with some poor implementations that sabotaged the project itself.

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6.5 / 10.0
Nov 15, 2019

A cherry on top of the cake that is 25 years of Need for Sped, or yet another 'what could have been'? Need for Speed Heat has the potential te be everything that anyone can ever ask from a Need for Speed-title, yet it makes several strange choices that do not benefit the game. Racing is fun as always, the story is poor and customizing cars makes up for a lot. But a title that celebrates 25 years of Need for Speed? No, not by a long shot.

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Nov 14, 2019

Need for Speed Heat is a solid entry in the long-running racing franchise, but one that fails to live up to its massive legacy.

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Nov 8, 2019

Need for Speed Heat is a conglomeration Need for Speeds past. A little Payback, a little Rivals, a little Hot Pursuit, a little Underground. The result is a good foundation to build upon, but weird AI issues, a lack of variety in events, and some poor tuning in cop chases mean it's not great. Maybe next gen will see Ghost Games bringing a little more real heat.

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Nov 7, 2019

Aesthetic, soundtrack, car customisation… Need For Speed Heat has it all except for the most important part: the driving. A clumsy drifting mechanic, clumsy feeling cars and a lack of physicality hamper the game, but that doesn't mean you can't have some fun with it.

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Nov 16, 2019

But, it is the very definition of generic, with the tired, Fast and Furious lite, underground street racer motif we've seen dozens of times before. Heat fails to stand out from similar franchises, and joins the ranks of the more forgettable Need for Speed entries. There's some measure of fun to be had here, but it's clear that the series needs a shot of nitrous in the tank if it wants to stay relevant.

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6 / 10.0
Nov 19, 2019

Need for Speed Heat ditching its predecessor's heavy-handed microtransactions and live-service nonsense is commendable, but in most other ways, this is actually a step back for the series. The game provides some solid arcade thrills, but a limited map, so-so visuals, slapdash action, and irritating cops weigh the experience down. If you're desperate for a new open-world racer, Need for Speed Heat may be worth a spin, but most will want to wait until this one hits the used car lot.

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6 / 10
Dec 4, 2019

NFS Heat is an improvement over NFS Payback but that isn't saying much. Microtransactions are long gone thankfully but not much else has changed. If EA are hoping to return the series back to its heyday it'll need to do much more than this to topple the likes of Forza Horizon 4.

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