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07-29-2011, 03:20 PM
<span class="articleText">For a series always focused on flash and mainstream tastes, it's weird to look at the latest Need for Speed (http://www.evilavatar.com/do/search?term=need+for+speed) game (and especially EA's laser honed messaging at E3 on its new Hollywood-caliber story) and not feel a little confused. Haven't most NFS games developed by EA Black Box dabbled in delivering movie-style action experiences to players? You'd be kidding yourself if you didn't admit that Need for Speed: Underground (http://www.evilavatar.com/games/ps2/need-for-speed-underground) was inspired by the illegal neon-lit street racing scene depicted in Hollywood's The Fast and the Furious, and each subsequent NFS game seemed to follow similar inspiration.
Need for Speed: The Run (http://www.evilavatar.com/games/xbox360/need-for-speed-the-run) tries to take the story concept one step further by upping the intensity, and pushing players out of the car and into scripted action sequences. "For the first time, you can get out of the car and actually play as a character, and [at E3] we showed how we're going to bridge that gap," explains producer Alex Grimbley. "That's still less than 10-percent of our game, so this [demo] is really just to show you the other 90-percent. And obviously it's all about the racing because we're a racing game."
More... (http://www.1up.com/previews?cId=3185132)
Need for Speed: The Run (http://www.evilavatar.com/games/xbox360/need-for-speed-the-run) tries to take the story concept one step further by upping the intensity, and pushing players out of the car and into scripted action sequences. "For the first time, you can get out of the car and actually play as a character, and [at E3] we showed how we're going to bridge that gap," explains producer Alex Grimbley. "That's still less than 10-percent of our game, so this [demo] is really just to show you the other 90-percent. And obviously it's all about the racing because we're a racing game."
More... (http://www.1up.com/previews?cId=3185132)