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Need for Speed: Shift: Gameplay, Platforms and Key Facts

Need for Speed: Shift (2009): what the game is about, platforms, developer and rating, in one evergreen guide.

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Need for Speed: Shift (2009) is a racing, simulator video game developed by Slightly Mad Studios, available on PS3, PC, X360. It holds an aggregated critic and player score of 76/100 on IGDB.

What is Need for Speed: Shift about?

Need for Speed SHIFT is an award-winning authentic racing game that combines the true driver’s experience with real-world physics, pixel-perfect car models, and a wide range of authentic race tracks. Need for Speed SHIFT takes players in a different direction to create a simulation experience that replicates the true feeling of driving high-end performance cars.

Players are thrust into the loud, visceral, intense, athletic experience of racing a car on the edge of control from the driver’s perspective through the combination of perception based G-forces, the hyper reality of the cockpit view, and the brutal experience of a first person crash dynamic. Need for Speed SHIFT features an accurate, accessible physics-based driving model that allows you to feel every impact, every change of track surface and every last bit of grip as you push yourself to the edge.

Key details

Need for Speed: Shift was released in 2009 and supports single player, multiplayer. Platforms: PS3, PC, X360. Developer: Slightly Mad Studios.

Should you play Need for Speed: Shift?

A solid 76/100 aggregate score makes Need for Speed: Shift a safe pick for fans of racing, simulator.

Frequently asked questions

What kind of game is Need for Speed: Shift?

Need for Speed: Shift is a racing, simulator game by Slightly Mad Studios, released in 2009.

What platforms is Need for Speed: Shift on?

Need for Speed: Shift is available on PS3, PC, X360.

Is Need for Speed: Shift good?

Need for Speed: Shift has an aggregate score of 76/100 from critics and players on IGDB.

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