Underplayed Gems

Need for Speed: Nitro (2009)

Need for Speed: Nitro cover
Developer
EA Montreal
Publisher
Electronic Arts
Platforms
Wii
Genres
Racing, Arcade
Rating
4.0 of 5, 18 player ratings
Where to get it
Website

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How it feels

An arcade-focused Need for Speed entry built for Wii and DS with high-energy street racing action.

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About

Need for Speed: Nitro is the fourteenth installment in the long-running racing video game franchise Need for Speed. It was published by Electronic Arts for the Wii and Nintendo DS platforms, It is also the only game to date in the franchise to not be made for PC. It was announced in January as part of a three-game announcement that includes Need for Speed: Shift and Need for Speed: World. The game was developed by EA Montreal who have previous experience with Nintendo titles, although the DS version was developed separately by Firebrand Games' Florida studio. An improved version of the DS edition of the game, Need for Speed: Nitro-X, was released for DSiWare in November 2010.

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