Game
Need for Speed: Rivals
74IGDB player score
270 ratings
Previously Take
That 74 average hides a game its 270 fans would defend to the death. An adventure game leaning hard into open world — more about the journey than the destination. Come for the campaign, stay because your friends won't let you leave the lobby.
About this game
Players assume the role of both cops and lawbreakers in Need for Speed: Rivals, which is the inaugural outing of Ghost Games – the rebranded EA Gothenburg studio in Sweden. Ghost Games is made up of talent moved over from UK-based Criterion Games, best known for its work on the Burnout series and shooter Black, along with former DICE staff.
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Game facts
Release date
Nov 15, 2013
Developer
Criterion Games, Ghost Games
Publisher
Electronic Arts
Platforms
PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Genres
Racing, Adventure
Themes
Action, Open world
Game modes
Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Franchise
Need for Speed
Perspective
First person, Third person
Critic score
80 / 100 (13 reviews)
More in this series
Need for Speed Rivals: Complete Edition2014 · Rated 72
Need for Speed: Most Wanted2005 · Rated 85
Need for Speed: Underground 22004 · Rated 81
Need for Speed: Underground2003 · Rated 80
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit2010 · Rated 84
Need for Speed: Most Wanted2012 · Rated 79
Need for Speed: Carbon2006 · Rated 72
Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed2000 · Rated 81More from Criterion Games
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