Probably the closest I'll get to an underground experience. It has some issues, but still very fun.

Movie cut scenes were weird at first, but they grew on me quick. Story and characters are medicore and cheesy but it all grows on you more and more as it all develops. That's always been kinda of the charm to the NFS series tho in my opinion.

Customizations are there but I've played racing games with more. Save money to buy cars and parts. Car wraps are nice and easy to find with the community tabs. I also saw a review where someone said the handling was the worst in the series and I actually almost didn't buy this game specifically because of that. I'm glad I decided to get it anyways because it's actually the most customizable handling system I've seen in an arcade racer. Not only can you adjust the sensitivity and dead zones like usual. They have sliders for varies aspects of the car, like tire pressure, steer response and steer range, drift assists, launch controls, etc. After hours of game time and adjustments I was able to get the handling to perfection.

Graphics are beautiful. The lights shimmering off the rain puddles on the road and the building lights reflecting off your windows as you fly down the roads at speeds above 150mph just looks great and feels exhilarating.

The addition of gymkhana, even tho it's kinda poorly done was a nice surprise. Even more of when seeing Ken Block actually show up later.

Alldrive mode is pretty neat as well. There's a mix of AI and online racers, all racing about. You can challenge them to a quick street race or invite/join story races with other online racers. That with daily challenges and other online modes/races make the replayability higher than I expected.

All and all 4/5.

Probably the closest I'll get to an underground experience. It has some issues, but still very fun. Movie cut scenes were weird at first, but they grew on me quick. Story and characters are medicore and cheesy but it all grows on you more and more as it all develops. That's always been kinda of the charm to the NFS series tho in my opinion. Customizations are there but I've played racing games with more. Save money to buy cars and parts. Car wraps are nice and easy to find with the community tabs. I also saw a review where someone said the handling was the worst in the series and I actually almost didn't buy this game specifically because of that. I'm glad I decided to get it anyways because it's actually the most customizable handling system I've seen in an arcade racer. Not only can you adjust the sensitivity and dead zones like usual. They have sliders for varies aspects of the car, like tire pressure, steer response and steer range, drift assists, launch controls, etc. After hours of game time and adjustments I was able to get the handling to perfection. Graphics are beautiful. The lights shimmering off the rain puddles on the road and the building lights reflecting off your windows as you fly down the roads at speeds above 150mph just looks great and feels exhilarating. The addition of gymkhana, even tho it's kinda poorly done was a nice surprise. Even more of when seeing Ken Block actually show up later. Alldrive mode is pretty neat as well. There's a mix of AI and online racers, all racing about. You can challenge them to a quick street race or invite/join story races with other online racers. That with daily challenges and other online modes/races make the replayability higher than I expected. All and all 4/5.