Product Review

Need for Speed: Rivals takes the open-world racing game genre to new levels. The huge, open map, exotic cars, and high-speed police chases the series is known for are back, and gamers will once again choose to become either an archcriminal or a supercop. Rivals adds a new social system called AllDrive, which allows players to transition from playing alone, to playing with friends. Described as "destroying the line between single-player and multiplayer," AllDrive allows for both co-op and competitive multiplayer. The game also features a dynamic weather system designed to make the world feel alive in a bigger sense than any previous Need for Speed game.