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Need for Speed: Heat is the first good step for the franchise in years. Devoid of micro transactions, providing some Underground-like neon vibes with it’s best customization system, it can provide more than a dozen of hours of fun, despite it’s dead like world design and irrelevant and boring story.
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Playstation Official Magazine UK
The Heat meter effectively turns GTA’s wanted level into score attack, which is awesome. But the open-world busywork, generic city, and too-flimsy obstacles dilute the otherwise decent gameplay. [Issue#170, p.88]
With over 120 cars and customisation options to improve performance, there doesn't seem to be much purpose to continue rising once the story mode is complete, and the only sense of competitiveness comes from the standard cop pursuits. However, there is no doubt that Need for Speed: Heat is one of the better entries in the franchise since Ghost Games has taken over development.
10
Smyzak
Very good game, Need for speed heat is game with climate, climate palm city is Unrecognizable
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Luiz153
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
7
Tamikosha
Мне понравилось то что в этой серии я встретил старый вайб игр нфс, если кто то хотел поиграть ремастер старых нфс это неплохой вариант

Need for Speed Heat

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Nov 8, 2019
Metascore
72
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6.4
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Metascore
72
43% Positive
26 Reviews
56% Mixed
34 Reviews
2% Negative
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Nov 22, 2019
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DarkStation
When a game is genuinely good, it doesn’t feel like I’m playing it just for the sake of the review. Need for Speed Heat evokes that feeling as I’m simply having too much fun with it. Compared to its obvious role models, it doesn’t ramble all over the place but has a grateful focus to it. The game comfortably speeds along a yellow brick road that goes neatly between calculated appeal of Forza Horizon and the excess abundance of The Crew, and that’s why I liked it better than those two. In fact, I’m afraid that NFS Heat kind of spoils its genre. I need games with a human touch and after this, racing games without this much personality just won’t do anymore
Nov 12, 2019
80
Critical Hit
Need for Speed Heat may be a greatest hits collection of past success stories in an attempt to make up for the past, but it still pushes the pedal to the metal when it comes to being a guilty pleasure of pure street racing junk food that’s hot off the engine block.
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6.4
46% Positive
751 Ratings
28% Mixed
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May 21, 2026
10
Smyzak
Very good game, Need for speed heat is game with climate, climate palm city is Unrecognizable
May 10, 2026
10
Luiz153
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
Nov 13, 2019
78
Game Informer
Need for Speed has meant different things over the years, but Heat is a good all-around representation of the franchise. The police could be a little more prominent, and the world – while well stocked – isn’t as interesting as Forza Horizon’s, for instance, but NFS Heat is the best iteration since Ghost Games’ reboot in 2015.
Nov 25, 2019
70
Digitally Downloaded
When Need for Speed: Heat is producing its promised fantasy, it’s a wonderful game which I’m always happy to keep coming back to. Ghost Games have improved their engine and systems to make the city and cars feel better than ever, and Heat’s core gameplay loop is designed to last. Occasionally there are the moments which require suspension of disbelief, and it’s possible for the more misguided elements to build tedium in an otherwise strong entry to the series. Heat is a marked improvement on the last few Need for Speed games, however, and I hope that further refinement will see the series better deliver on its legacy.
Nov 14, 2019
70
PlaySense
Palm City is a lot of fun to explore at night, yet kind of boring during the day. Lots of tuning options and exciting chase sequences will keep you playing, though the same can unfortunately not be said about the game's lackluster story.
Nov 25, 2019
65
LevelUp
Need for Speed Heat is an average game that maintains some essential elements of the franchise, with some poor implementations that sabotaged the project itself.
Nov 18, 2019
30
DualShockers
If Forza and Heat were in a boxing match, Forza would be Mike Tyson in his prime and Heat would be a toddler.
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Sep 17, 2025
10
Nfshbnj
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
Mar 31, 2026
7
Tamikosha
Мне понравилось то что в этой серии я встретил старый вайб игр нфс, если кто то хотел поиграть ремастер старых нфс это неплохой вариант
Oct 17, 2025
7
IMycroftI
The game starts with a very interesting story, but it's quite **** customization is a big highlight of the game. The mechanics of daytime and nighttime racing are also ****'s a good game to pass the time, but it leaves you wanting a little more.
Nov 15, 2025
4
amjd1413
Grind for speed imagine paying money to drive each car you have to grind for 1 hour or 2 hours you paid real money to play the game race pay is peanut compared to mid and late game carrs
Jul 26, 2025
4
TtRexxi
Gameplay is great Ana is ANNOYING as all hell, made me stop playing the game.
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SummaryHustle by day and risk it all at night in Need for Speed Heat, a white-knuckle racer that pits you against a city's rogue police force as you battle your way into street racing's elite. By day compete in the Speedhunter Showdown -- a sanctioned competition where you earn bank to customize and upgrade your garage of high-performance cars.... Read More
Rated Tfor Teen
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Nov 8, 2019
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