
Then you enter a series of circuits organized into tiers. You start you off with a wad of cash and asked to purchase a lowly BMW Z3 or a Mercedes SILK 230. Unlike the tournaments in Need for Speed 4, this career mode has higher stakes attached to it, if you’ll pardon the pun. Although damage cannot be repaired within a race, it can be repaired between races if you are playing in the new career mode. For Need for Speed purists who don’t want to play with damage, this option can be toggled off. You might want to be less reckless if you see the red damage-indicator bar overtaking the blue status bar. There is a status window on the top right corner of your screen, though, so you can monitor your damage and respond accordingly. There is no way to fix your car during a race, so you are in a bind should the damage be extensive. Tires will be off kilter, and you’ll notice the performance of your car suffering commensurately. At first, the damage is subtle, but once you start racking up the collisions, you’ll see the car’s body start to warp, the windshield and windows break, and the engine start to smoke. Too many bumps, scrapes, and crashes will bring those ratings down. All cars have ratings for body, engine, suspension, and handling. I’m happy to say that on this count, the game benefits greatly from damage modeling. Feature:- The biggest feature added to the game is car damage, which we’ve all been crying for since the inception of this fine arcade racing series. Those who buy this game should realize that it plays very much like Need for Speed 4, but with some extra play modes and one big added feature.

It just isn’t a huge leap in terms of graphics and game play.

That doesn’t mean the game is bad or even worse than Need for Speed 4.

Now that I’ve played the next Need for Speed game, High Stakes, I have to ask myself: Does it surpass the third installment as easily as the third surpassed the second? Not exactly.

When I first played Need for Speed 4, I thought it was vastly superior to Need for Speed II. It had a few shortcomings, but they were minor and insignificant compared with the outstanding game play and graphics. Screen Shots Need for Speed 4 more than a few months ago and loved the game. Need For Speed 4 High Stakes Free Download For Pc
