Electronic Arts' Wii-exclusive racer, Need for Speed: NITRO hits, hits stores today and here are the first ten minutes of gameplay.
Color me surprised when, not long after booting up the game, I found that I was actually -- gasp! -- really enjoying myself. A straight-up arcade racer, NITRO has a style unique to the Wii which works incredibly well -- bright colors, and driver-specific graffiti and tags that paint the world as you race by while in first place.
NITRO also gives you the option to use just about any control scheme you could want outside of using the SEGA Saturn controller. The Wii Classic controller, Nuchuck plus Wii remote, and even the GameCube controller are supported. Most interesting, though, is that you can play the game with just the Wii Remote. That's right -- NITRO can be played one-handed, and it actually works pretty well, with the game's boost being tied to a simple shake of the Wii Remote.
Based on the first ten minutes or so, Need for Speed: NITRO seems like a nice surprise from EA. Instead of simply trying to port over the recent Need for Speed: Shift games, it looked to the strengths of Nintendo's console and seems to succeed in deliver a tight, fun arcade-style racer.
Check back soon for the a review of Need for Speed: NITRO.
I really do like the look of this NFS. It's great that they finally made one that doesn't take itself too seriously, and as a result gets a nice cartoonish style and a few little unique features like the area around 1st place being sprayed their colour.
Dammit, this NFS Nitro does look quite good, and your penultimate paragraph sounds like it is right on the money. Your choice of graffiti was pretty cool too.
Damn, I shoulda had a got on this at Eurogamer. >_< (facepalm)
Actually looks kinda fun. Judging by your TMT, it appears that there is also 4-player split-screen? Might be a good one to play with my Little next time he's over.
Glad to finally see a Need For Speed on Wii that feels like it was actually developed for Wii. While I’m not sure how much replay value this will have for me long-term, in the short-term it’s providing some great, thrill-a-minute fun…I love how intense the speed feels in this game and overall I just enjoy playing an arcadey style racing game better than a realistic sim.
Also, props to EA for a great soundtrack, especially for the inclusion of Earl Greyhound’s “Oye Vaya” – it’s the ultimate driving song.
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5:00 PM on 11.03.2009
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Damn, I shoulda had a got on this at Eurogamer. >_< (facepalm)
.....oh god
ROLANDO = ROLLING!
Othe possibility:
ROLA = D*CK
So ROLANDO = Doing something with d*ck that I don't wanna specify.
HIHIHI There's gonna be lots of jokes when it comes around here.
Also, props to EA for a great soundtrack, especially for the inclusion of Earl Greyhound’s “Oye Vaya” – it’s the ultimate driving song.