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Need For Speed: High Stakes psx Game Reviews
Need For Speed: High Stakes
Critic Score
Metascore: 86 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
8.3 out of 10
based on 14 reviews
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Features 19 Hot Cars to drive, collect, and customize. Race Purses: Lay down your winnings on faster cars. High Stakes mode: Lose the race, lose your car. Tru-Hazard real-life incidents and real car damage. Hotter Hot Pursuit: Choose your side of the law. Raise the stakes with Traffic, Weather, and Night Driving options. [Electronic Arts]

PUBLISHER: Electronic Arts
DEVELOPER: EA Canada
GENRE(S): Racing, Driving
PLAYERS: 4
ESRB RATING: E (Everyone)
RELEASE DATE: March 24, 1999

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

100
GamePro
Between the hot cars and tracks, in-depth Tournament mode, and thrilling cop chases, this excellent racer's got depth and style to spare. It's worth every cent.
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91
Gamezilla!
The overall graphics, gameplay and realism are as good as any racing game I have seen for the Sony PlayStation, and it’s a lot of fun too.
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91
Game Revolution
As many may know, "Gran Turismo" ain’t much in the way of thrilling action or multiplayer (It’s not extremely fast and there are no real crashes or damage). In the end, High Stakes is just more fun.
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91
Absolute Playstation
The graphics are absolutely stunning, but lose a few points for a quirky frame rate and lack of spectacular lighting, but damn they sure are perdy!
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90
PSX Nation
If you are a fan of the series, NFS: HS is the second best in the series second only to the original 3DO version.
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88
IGN
It's got tremendous competitive spirit, and enough changes (10 international tracks) and alterations to earn hard-core gamers' respect.
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87
GameSpot
The inability to call for backup in two-player hot pursuit games is completely unforgivable and keeps the gameplay score from being even higher.
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86
Electronic Gaming Monthly
Put your high-priced cars on the line in this racing sequel. [Jan 2004, p.188]
80
Cheat Code Central Platinum
Fans of NFS3 will rejoice, but be warned that this game is an almost seamless continuation of the last game.
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80
Adrenaline Vault
The High Stakes mode of play is rather difficult to pull off most of the time, and virtually impossible unless you know someone else with the game.
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80
Hot Games
It's more evolutionary than revolutionary, really.
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80
Cincinnati Enquirer
The game slows down when the track is full of cars. Plus, you might find your attention distracted by an over-detailed landscape that washes out the course ahead.
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70
Games Domain
It doesn't do a lot radically new, but it does present a decent racing challenge and an excellent two player mode.
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60
All Game Guide
It seems almost threadbare in places due to the lack of attention in the physics, design, and multi-player aspects. Casual racing fans will probably get a kick out of it, but the hardcore gamers will be left wanting more.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this game is 8.3 (out of 10) based on 6 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Danielle Y. gave it a 0:
This game has many interesting cars. Its graphics don't work well on my computer, but it is still a fun and cool game!!!!!

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