Apparantly they've tried to make this game a simulation rather than the usual arcade style racer, sounds pretty good to me. Go to You Tube & watch the Brands Hatch track gameplay in High Quality, there's much more detail in the track than anything I've seen in GT5 & it looks more realistic imho.



Spa with G25.



Laguna Seca with G25.



Brands Hatch, cockpit view.



More Gameplay!

Thanks for the video's Martin .

I quickly mentioned this game earlier to Dan and I was met with some profanities from him

Ive been looking into this game over the last couple of days, but I'm still unsure as to take the plunge and buy it on release.....what with GT5 (supposidly) on the horizon.

I'm gonna wait & see if they release a playable demo before buying it, it's out on the 17th of September.

If you look at the Spa video the car is moving very realisticly & the inputs he's making from the G25 suggest a much more complex physics model than the other more arcade style Need For Speed games of the past.

I'm a hardcore sim fan & have very little time for arcade racers, but if what they're claiming is true & they have indeed tried to make this a true sim, I think this is one to watch out for!

Hopefully if they do release a playable demo it could be for next Thursday's Playstation Store Update *fingers crossed.

Just a bit more info for you all to ponder on

The Cars:

2006 Aston Martin DBR9
2009 Audi R8 LMS
2008 Audi R8
2008 Audi RS 4
2007 Audi S3
2007 Audi TT 3.2 quattro
2006 Audi S4
BMW M3 E36
BMW M3 E46
BMW M3 E92
2008 BMW 135i Coupé
2009 BMW M3 GT2
2007 BMW Z4 M Coupé
2008 Bugatti Veyron 16.4
2006 Dodge Challenger Concept
2008 Dodge Viper SRT10
Vaughn Gittin Jr's 2010 Falken Tire Ford Mustang GT
2010 Ford Shelby GT500
2007 Ford Focus ST
2006 Ford GT
2006 Need For Speed Shelby Terlingua
1996 Ford Escort RS Cosworth
2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS
2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS
2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
2006 Honda Civic Si
2000 Honda S2000
2006 Koenigsegg CCX
2008 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4
2007 Lamborghini Murciélago LP640
2007 Lamborghini Reventón
2006 Lotus Elise 111R
2007 Lotus Exige S
2005 Maserati MC12 GT1
2008 Mazda MX-5
2006 Mazda RX-8
1995 Mazda RX-7
1994 McLaren F1
2007 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition
2007 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG
2008 Mitsubishi Lancer EVOLUTION
2006 Mitsubishi Lancer EVOLUTION IX MR-edition
2003 Infiniti G35 (V35)
1997 Nissan 200SX (S14)
2009 Nissan 370Z (Z34)
2006 Nissan 350Z (Z33)
2009 Nissan GT-R SpecV (R35)
2008 Nissan GT-R (R35)
2000 Nissan Silvia (S15) spec.R AERO
1999 Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34)
1972 Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R
1992 Nissan 240SX (S13)
2006 Pagani Zonda F
2010 Pagani Zonda R
2008 Porsche 911 GT2
2009 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
2006 Porsche 911 GT3 RS
2004 Porsche Carrera GT
2007 Porsche Cayman S
2008 Renault Mégane RS
2007 SEAT Leon CUPRA
2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2007 Lexus LF-A Concept
2008 SCION tC
1986 Toyota Corolla GTS (A86)
2008 Volkswagen Scirocco
2006 Volkswagen Golf GTI

The Tracks:

Alpental
Autopolis International Racing Course
Ambush Canyon
Brands Hatch
Dakota
Ebisu Circuit
Glendale
Hazyview
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
London
Miytomi
Nordschleife
Road America
Rustle Creek
Silverstone
Circuit de Spa Francorchamps
Tokyo
Willow Springs

Re above post of cars and track; - I'm warming to it.

Here's some more interesting info on this title:


NFS Shift is under development by Slightly Mad Studios, who under their former name Blimey! Games helped develop GT Legends and GTR 2.

Professional setting will require a wheel in order to successfully manage throttle/braking and steering inputs.

Professional setting is more accurate to drive than in GTR2.

Eero Piitulainen of Richard Burns Rally has developed a totally new tire-physics model which is mainly responsible for the new physics.

The difference between the 3 physics-models is in assist levels, while the lowest setting will provide around 10% more tyre grip for beginners.


Click here for source.

Damn this is looking good!


PS3 Replay



Xbox 360 Replay

Thanks again Martin for the videos.

The more I see of this game the more I'm likin' I just hope for all that is human it isn't too "Fast and Furious"

There is also a very impressive line up of cars .

Need for Speed Shift Review, click me!

"The result is that the team is essentially giving you a racing experience that is extremely close to the real thing in terms of presentation, while keeping the controls just arcadey enough to allow relative newcomers a much easier entryway into the game than the likes of Gran Turismo."

Oh dear!

That statement.....

"The result is that the team is essentially giving you a racing experience that is extremely close to the real thing in terms of presentation, while keeping the controls just arcadey enough to allow relative newcomers a much easier entryway into the game than the likes of Gran Turismo."

....you see, Ive got some of my Birthday money burning a hole in my pocket and I was going to spend some of it on this.....now I'm not so sure.