Need for speed – The craze goes on with NFS SHIFT

Posted by BA on Sep 15, 2009 in Uncategorized | 3 comments

The new Electronic Arts game from Need For Speed series is scheduled to be released on 24th of September 2009. Need For Speed Shift is another car racing game for NFS enthusiasts. NFS is not just a game. Its a craze and a whole generation of crazy youngsters have grown with NFS. I still remember back in 1995 when I got my hands on to the first game of this series, and since then, this fever has never seen a downfall.

Every NFS comes with a great accompanying website and goodies as well. For example, last year, with the launch of NFS Undercover, EA launched an accompanying online real time racing game right on their website.

This year, NFS SHIFT website features a demo video that features you yourself. No kidding, I just mean it. You get to see yourself walking out of the pit, put on your helmet, sit in your own race car and there you go on the track. Media men are taking your photos, kids are clapping, pit crew is helping your way and pit babes are taking your autographs. You can see the screen shots from my video below:

My own car in the pit lane with my name printed on the door

Yeah that’s my name on the board there

And she actually came with my own photograph and I signed it for her.
Note: Don’t upload your photo for a bit more fun

You can also go to their website, enter your name, upload your photo and watch the magic video. There’s a scene in the pit and then a whole race scene that you don’t win eventually. Enjoy!

I’ll post you guys when the demo is available for download.

Lewis driving McLaren using a Blackberry?

Posted by BA on Mar 17, 2009 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

I couldn’t believe my eyes as well. This video is amazing. This guy designed a Blue-tooth remote control for a model McLaren and then it was taken right onto the circuit.

Stop reading and start watching the video:

Need for speed – Under Cover : First Impressions

Posted by BA on Nov 26, 2008 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

This morning, I drive to my office in my old car but I don’t know why, I feel I’m driving a new Porsche, I can see a map on the bottom left of my wind-screen, I can see a speedometer on my right, I can see a cop-car’s flashing light in my back view mirror and I try to find the camera-key to switch from in-car view and then I realize, I’m not driving in NFS.

NFS is back with a brand new game with a brand new name that brings all the craziness and fun that has been there in all hot-pursuit based NFS games, and this one is nothing different. Initially I was a little disappointed to find that this game is nothing but a Most-Wanted-again, though I’ve been sick of Carbon and ProStreet and return of Most-Wanted style is a big welcome for me. Thank god we are not driving at night on mirror like roads as well.

Honestly, if you are looking for something new, believe me you don’t need anything new in this game. Grab a ride, find a competition and get rolling on the street-race track. The good thing about UnderCover is, you don’t waste time on useless things, you don’t waste time finding races, you don’t waste time scrolling menus, you don’t waste time even watching the intro video, its so cool that your intro video ends up with you, driving your first race and evading your first cop-chase.

The free-roaming world of UnderCover is a really Huge city with a lot of different areas and the area I like the most are the pretty high-rise buildings, EA has spent some serious time designing them and have quite rightly showed them off well , during some intro clips before race starts or the story takes a new twist.

As usual, I have not tried an online mode as yet and will let you know when I do so. As far as I know, we are not going to have a demo version for this game so you gotta go find your full copy to experience the fun.