Even though this game is incredibly old, it is still mastered and I love playing it. Put music on, drive around, and think things through. Yes, I'm 13. Yes, I'm a girl. But I know what's good and what's not. If you see this, get the game. It was a huge part of my childhood when I was younger, and now it carries to my teens.

World's First Extraction Racer. Always Online: You're always the star of the show. the spotlight's on you. especially when PURSUIT RESUMED. just make sure your handbrake isn't working

actually good game the 30 fps limit isn't noticeable and it can be uncapped if you would like. Its similar to NFS Heat and you can play as cops, which is a good plus. Limited customization but game-play makes up for it hope this helps!

I was positively surprised by this game when I first tried it on my Steam Deck. The only thing I didn't like was the low framerate, so I switched to my PC. As it turns out the low framerate wasn't due to the Steam Deck's low specs, but because this game is locked at 30 FPS. Yes, 30 FPS for a racing game :(

Despite the terrible music and the awful edgy teenager writing, this game suffers less from typical modern NFS crap (probably thanks to Criterion). The handling is actually awesome and reminds me a lot of Burnout Paradise.

Important Update!
I fixed the 30 FPS issue by using the "Lossless Scaling" program with frame generation, which is just really amazing.
However, I still advise against buying this Complete Edition on Steam!
I recommend buying the base version of NFS Rivals on Origin instead. The Complete Edition ruins progression by having super cars unlocked right from the start.

Better than NFS Hot Pursuit. Change my mind.

from the outside it looks bad but other than the 30 fps lock everything was good and i will recommend this game to anyone who plays like battlefield and racing games combined the online works to this day which is good.

Its a great day when the game of my childhood goes on sale. Yes its locked at 30fps but that doesn't change the fact that this game is peak nostalgia for me

kind of unfortunate i spent a lot of time grinding only to suffer a lot of bugs, glitches, frequent disconnections because the host of that connection disappears every five minutes, and the fact that you are forced to be in a server with other people rather than having the option to just be in your own server room without interruptions. the concept of this game is why i played it in the first place, but if the fact that these kinds of problems happen a lot within this game, i'd just rather not play this game at all.

GOOD

10/10 i got sniped by a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ cop car