is need for speed rivals similar to need for speed most wanted?

[crashhat]

is need for speed rivals similar to need for speed most wanted? i thought id ask because need for speed most wanted was the worst racing game i have ever played.

 

[Skydance]

is need for speed rivals similar to need for speed most wanted? i thought id ask because need for speed most wanted was the worst racing game i have ever played.

I believe it's more like Hot Pursuit, with some of Most Wanted's features (EasyDrive, technically Burnout's niche). I don't think you'd be disappointed with it, depending on what system you buy it on

 

[Aftrbrnr]

is need for speed rivals similar to need for speed most wanted? i thought id ask because need for speed most wanted was the worst racing game i have ever played.

Need For Speed: Rivals is basically a re-hash of HP 2010. I think it is telling that the Wikipedia page for "Rivals" has a link to the game play section of HP 2010's Wikipedia page at the top of that section.

Most Wanted 2005 is more akin to NFS: Underground 2 with cops if you ask me, while MW 2012 is Burnout: Paradise marketed as a NFS title with licensed cars and police (in single-player anyways with regards to the latter).

 

[Papaeiro]

No
Ask CRAIG SULLIVAN

 

[Stephan]

HP 2010: Has lesser exclusive equipment, racer/cop cars like Panamera Turbo, 918 Spyder, Veyron SS, etc.

Rivals: More exclusive equipment(Shockwave for Racers, Spike Strips for Cops, etc.), cars(eg. Mclaren P1, Lamborghini Veneno, Hennessey Venom, Koenigsegg Agera R, etc) plus Redview County almost identical to Seacrest County.

 

[Robin]

I had a similar question but with HP and Rivals, I wanted to know what's similar / different about them and how it is on PS3 because I'm looking to get Rivals on PS3.

 

[Ameer67]

I had a similar question but with HP and Rivals, I wanted to know what's similar / different about them and how it is on PS3 because I'm looking to get Rivals on PS3.

HP: Classic mission select style in the menus. Free roam isn't a big a part of the game. Similar to the older Need For Speeds from the PS1 era. (Except the weapons and all the drifting of course.)

Rivals: Free roam based. Single player and multiplayer are seamless. (There is no way to pause the game even when playing offline.) Very similar to Most Wanted 2010 in terms of gameplay. (Heck, half of Rivals' map layout is from Most Wanted's too.) Has some kind of story but isn't in depth or anything. Some weapons are exclusive to each side (racer vs cops). It has taken some elements from HP such as weapons, modes, etc.

 

[Papaeiro]

Yes, about 75% of MW2 is RIV...

 

[Daniel]

HP: Classic mission select style in the menus. Free roam isn't a big a part of the game. Similar to the older Need For Speeds from the PS1 era. (Except the weapons and all the drifting of course.)

Rivals: Free roam based. Single player and multiplayer are seamless. (There is no way to pause the game even when playing offline.) Very similar to Most Wanted 2010 in terms of gameplay. (Heck, half of Rivals' map layout is from Most Wanted's too.) Has some kind of story but isn't in depth or anything. Some weapons are exclusive to each side (racer vs cops). It has taken some elements from HP such as weapons, modes, etc.

How so? I don't see much of a similarity.

 

[Ameer67]

How so? I don't see much of a similarity.

Actually, it's a combination of Most Wanted and Hot Pursuit's.

Rivals:

Most Wanted:

Hot Pursuit:

 

[Daniel]

I knew that Redview County was similar to Seacrest in the sense that there's desert, forest, seaside and snow. But I can't really see the similarities between Fairhavena and Redview.

 

[Ameer67]

I knew that Redview County was similar to Seacrest in the sense that there's desert, forest, seaside and snow. But I can't really see the similarities between Fairhavena and Redview.

An example would would be the lighthouse from MW:

And here it is in Rivals:

_____

Hot Pursuit:

Rivals:

Hot Pursuit:

Rivals:

 

[Daniel]

Ahh, I see what you mean.


There's also a lighthouse in Hot Pursuit, too.

 

[Ameer67]

Ahh, I see what you mean.


There's also a lighthouse in Hot Pursuit, too.

All hail the Need For Speed lighthouses!

The one in Rivals seems to be a copy/paste from MW just without the signs and gates. Even the turn itself is the same.

 

[Papaeiro]

(Nfs Theories... Shutted Down (( )
So, they built a new road structure...
And Seacrest and Redview is the same...
#CraigItUp (FOR AWESOME mocks FOR new NFS)