Need for Speed
Game GameRankings Metacritic
The Need for Speed ( SAT ) 95.00% ( DOS ) 83.00% ( PS ) 68.50% N/A
Need for Speed II ( PS1 ) 71.39% ( PC ) 68.25% ( PS1 ) 71/100
Need for Speed III : Hot Pursuit ( PS1 ) 85.63% ( PC ) 84.82% ( PS1 ) 88/100
Need for Speed : High Stakes ( PS1 ) 84.38% ( PC ) 83.08% ( PS1 ) 86/100
Need for Speed : Porsche Unleashed ( PC ) 84.36% ( PS1 ) 74.50% ( GBA ) 59.25% ( PS1 ) 78/100 ( GBA ) 62/100
Need for Speed : Hot Pursuit 2 ( PS2 ) 88.01% ( Xbox ) 80.04% ( PC ) 72.77% ( GC ) 72.05% ( PS2 ) 89/100 ( Xbox ) 75/100 ( PC ) 73/100 ( GC ) 68/100
Need for Speed : Underground ( PS2 ) 84.29% ( GC ) 83.73% ( PC ) 82.29% ( Xbox ) 81.76% ( GBA ) 77.33% ( PS2 ) 85/100 ( GC ) 83/100 ( Xbox ) 83/100 ( PC ) 82/100 ( GBA ) 77/100
Need for Speed : Underground 2 ( PC ) 83.50% ( Xbox ) 82.61% ( PS2 ) 80.77% ( GC ) 79.98% ( GBA ) 69.45% ( NDS ) 65.44% ( PC ) 82/100 ( PS2 ) 82/100 ( Xbox ) 77/100 ( GBA ) 72/100 ( NDS ) 65/100
Need for Speed : Most Wanted ( 2005 ) ( X360 ) 83.05% ( Xbox ) 82.59% ( PS2 ) 81.56% ( PC ) 81.50% ( GC ) 79.36% ( GBA ) 67.33% ( NDS ) 46.89% ( X360 ) 83/100 ( Xbox ) 83/100 ( PS2 ) 82/100 ( PC ) 82/100 ( GC ) 80/100 ( NDS ) 45/100
Need for Speed : Carbon ( PC ) 78.47% ( X360 ) 77.51% ( PS3 ) 76.26% ( PS2 ) 75.04% ( GC ) 74.25% ( Xbox ) 73.28% ( PSP ) 71.00% ( GBA ) 69.33% ( NDS ) 66.50% ( Wii ) 65.39% ( PC ) 78/100 ( X360 ) 77/100 ( PS3 ) 75/100 ( GC ) 75/100 ( PS2 ) 74/100 ( Xbox ) 74/100 ( PSP ) 73/100 ( NDS ) 70/100 ( Wii ) 67/100
Need for Speed : ProStreet ( NDS ) 74.83% ( PS3 ) 72.87% ( X360 ) 72.17% ( PC ) 69.12% ( Wii ) 63.94% ( PS2 ) 60.64% ( PSP ) 60.38% ( NDS ) 74/100 ( PS3 ) 73/100 ( X360 ) 72/100 ( PC ) 70/100 ( PS2 ) 62/100 ( Wii ) 61/100 ( PSP ) 57/100
Need for Speed : Undercover ( X360 ) 64.58% ( PS3 ) 62.66% ( PC ) 61.70% ( NDS ) 58.20% ( PS2 ) 58.00% ( Wii ) 53.92% ( PSP ) 50.50% ( PC ) 65/100 ( X360 ) 64/100 ( PS3 ) 59/100 ( NDS ) 59/100 ( Wii ) 54/100 ( PSP ) 52/100
Need for Speed : Shift ( PS3 ) 83.59% ( X360 ) 82.84% ( PC ) 82.36% ( PSP ) 69.60% ( PS3 ) 84/100 ( X360 ) 83/100 ( PC ) 83/100 ( PSP ) 69/100
Need for Speed : Nitro ( Wii ) 73.31% ( NDS ) 71.71% ( NDS ) 70/100 ( Wii ) 69/100
Need for Speed : World ( PC ) 63.83% ( PC ) 62/100
Need for Speed : Hot Pursuit ( 2010 ) ( PS3 ) 88.86% ( X360 ) 87.21% ( PC ) 86.19% ( Wii ) 45.83% ( PS3 ) 89/100 ( X360 ) 88/100 ( PC ) 86/100 ( Wii ) 50/100
Shift 2 : Unleashed ( PC ) 83.08% ( X360 ) 81.91% ( PS3 ) 80.40% ( PC ) 84/100 ( X360 ) 82/100 ( PS3 ) 81/100
Need for Speed : The Run ( Wii ) 70.00% ( X360 ) 69.92% ( 3DS ) 68.20% ( PS3 ) 64.04% ( PC ) 60.14% ( PC ) 69/100 ( X360 ) 68/100 ( 3DS ) 65/100 ( Wii ) 64/100 ( PS3 ) 64/100
Need for Speed : Most Wanted ( 2012 ) ( WIIU ) 86.46% ( PS3 ) 85.09% ( Vita ) 83.44% ( X360 ) 83.05% ( PC ) 81.50% ( WiiU ) 86/100 ( PS3 ) 84/100 ( X360 ) 84/100 ( Vita ) 79/100 ( PC ) 78/100
Need for Speed Rivals ( PS3 ) 79.00% ( PS4 ) 80.59% ( XOne ) 79.08% ( PC ) 73.67% ( X360 ) 71.43% ( PS3 ) 80/100 ( PS4 ) 80/100 ( XOne ) 75/100 ( PC ) 76/100 ( X360 ) 76/100
Games
Main article : List of Need for Speed video games There have been 24 games released in the Need for Speed series .
Need for Speed (NFS) is a racing video game franchise published by Electronic Arts and currently developed by Ghost Games. The series centers around illicit street racing and in general tasks players to complete various types of races while evading the local law enforcement in police pursuits. The series released its first title, The Need for Speed, in 1994. The most recent game, Need for Speed Heat, was released on November 8, 2019. The series has been overseen and had games developed by multiple notable teams over the years including EA Black Box and Criterion Games, the developers of Burnout. The franchise has been critically well received and is one of the most successful video game franchises of all time, selling over 150 million copies of games. Due to its strong sales, the franchise has expanded into other forms of media including a film adaptation and licensed Hot Wheels toys.