NDS
Need for Speed: Nitro
A stylized arcade racing game designed specifically for the Nintendo DS, featuring drift-focused gameplay, over-the-top power slides, and an extensive car customization system using the touch screen.
Release Date
January 1, 2009
Players
1
Region
US
ROM Size
53.9 MB
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Gameplay Systems
Need for Speed: Nitro is an arcade style racing game that emphasizes speed and excitement over realism and vehicle tuning. The Wii version allows up to four players to race, with a maximum of eight racers at once. The Wii version lets up to four racers compete in drag races, too. Modes Events feature different modes, namely circuits, elimination races, drift challenges, speed trap challenges, drag races, and time attack challenges. Career mode allows players to compete in several cups and build up a roster of vehicles, while Arcade Mode lets players immediately jump into a race with customized difficulty and race conditions. During races, police will attempt to block and ram racers, causing damage that will reduce the players' top speed and amount of nitro available. Police are not in drag races. The game features power-up icons in the race that immediately repair vehicle damage or increase your opponents' police heat level. During a race, players are awarded "style points" based on performing powerslides and drafting, and nitro is recharged over time. There is small nitro and powerful nitro similar to the Wii version of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit .
Media Reviews
IGN
8.0/10
GameSpot
7/10
Eurogamer
5/10
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