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Need for Speed Nitro
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 26 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 19 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EA Montreal
Genre(s): Racing, Driving
Players: Multi
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older)
Release Date: November 2, 2009
Summary
Boasting support for the Wii Remote, Nunchuk, racing wheel, classic controller, GameCube controller and DS stylus, Need for Speed NITRO lets players decide exactly how they want to dominate the competition. For the ultimate bragging rights, gamers can’t just win the race, they must own it. With a nearly limitless visual customization system, gamers can design a unique art style to attach to their ride. As they edge out competitors in driving finesse, their art will overtake the world, vibrantly painting the story of racing supremacy. All this combined with fresh modes, tracks and exotic real world locations make Need for Speed NITRO one of the most exciting, heart-pounding arcade racers for the Wii and Nintendo DS. [Electronic Arts]
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What The Critics Said
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GamePro
Something else that blindsided me was the killer sense of speed. Dropping behind the wheel of a Charger or Cobra for a quick race was immediately satisfying and while NITRO definitely suffers from low-res car models and building textures, that doesn't stop the game from feeling frighteningly fast.
Read Full Review >IGN
Nitro is a blast despite its faults, and brings some simply awesome concepts to the table. If you’re a racing fan, this is the first NFS experience that’s actually worth the cash on Wii.
Read Full Review >Official Nintendo Magazine UK
A racing game with no frills but plenty of thrills. Well worth getting for solid arcade racing.
Read Full Review >WonderwallWeb
An enjoyable, challenging and strong racing game for the Wii that sadly lacks online support.
Read Full Review >3DJuegos
Need for Speed Nitro has an amazing sense of the speed with crazy but funny racers. It offers five different controls for any kind of player. The gameplay is challenging with fresh visual style perfect for the Wii. The game has more than 40 different licensed cars which can be customized. The most exciting arcade racing game for Wii in this year.
Read Full Review >GameFocus
For the first Wii-specific racer by EA, Need for Speed Nitro is a step in the right direction. The only major factors that hold it back from absolute greatness are the repetitive career mode and lack of online play.
Read Full Review >Gamer's Hell
NITRO's point-based structure and pick-up-and-play gameplay caters well to those looking for quick spurts of action, but it's unlikely to see an intense cross-pollination from those in need of in-depth racing sessions on the Wii.
Read Full Review >Cheat Code Central
I'm not going to pretend that Need for Speed: Nitro can live up to the grandiosity of Shift. However, for an arcade-style racer, Nitro is a ton of fun. As a racer for the Wii, Nitro is phenomenal.
Read Full Review >GameTrailers
Need for Speed Nitro's cartoony nature and zoned-off tracks take some of the edge out of street racing, but the fiery boosts and hectic police encounters make for a fast, simple arcade racer.
Read Full Review >GamingXP
Need for Speed: Nitro entertains people who like arcade-racers. Core-gamers will be very disappointed.
Read Full Review >SpazioGames
Need for Speed: NITRO is not a simulation racer but the controls make you feel like you are driving a fast car. The single player mode has good graphics. Detailed backgrounds, nice polygon models, good texturing and lighting and constant framerate. The game is fun and the one real downside is the fact that there is no online mode.
Read Full Review >Nintendo Power
Still, racing around is enjoyable and can be challenging, even if the Career mode can feel repetitive due to the unfortunate lack of track variety. [Holiday 2009, p.87]
GameDaily
EA's latest Need For Speed effort on Wii would've benefited from online play and several more tracks and cars. As it stands, however, Nitro is an enthralling racing game, with plenty of rubber-burning action for you and your friends.
Read Full Review >Gamervision
Need for Speed: Nitro does a good job of washing the taste of the last few entries of the franchise out of your mouth, but it doesn’t really do anything to establish a new status quo. The racing is fun, and the customization is cool, but outside of that, there’s not a whole lot going on here.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
Need for Speed: Nitro gets off to a fast start, but lacks enough variety to make it into the winner's circle.
Read Full Review >Nintendo Life
While not a knockout in all regards, Nitro is still worth spending some time with, especially if you've got a few buddies to thwomp. High five for now, Nitro, but we know you can do a lot better.
Read Full Review >Vandal Online
Overall we've liked Need for Speed Nitro, but we feel it could have been much more.
Read Full Review >1UP
Unfortunately, the "shallow" moniker does apply in some respects, as the single-player Career mode is quite brief and represents the bulk of the game; plus, the absence of online play does nothing to help this. Given the slim pickings for racing fans on the Wii, though, it's easy to recommend NFS: Nitro, as it brings a solid (if however spartan) arcade racing experience to a system that clearly should have had one a long time ago.
Read Full Review >GamesNation
It is very frustrating when you have the chance to enjoy a game so much, but it all ends way too soon… Need for Speed: Nitro is just this: great gameplay, awfully short.
Read Full Review >Gaming Age
There's not enough content here to keep me satisfied, and the difficulty is far too light for my current tastes. It might hold over the younger gamers out there, but for those of us in our 20's and so on, you'll quickly realize that Nitro is a little too light on content to keep you entertained for long.
Read Full Review >Game Informer
Make no mistake about it: Need for Speed: Nitro’s competitive advantage shouldn’t be the motion controls – it should be the series’ penchant for arcade racing, supercharged cop chases, and edge-of-your-seat racing. Unfortunately It doesn’t even come close to delivering on these fronts. But, by all means, have some motion controls.
Read Full Review >Eurogamer
Even the distinction between car classes fails to develop the gameplay, and within the first half an hour you feel like you've seen pretty much everything the game has to offer. It might scream 'excitement' at the top of its tiny lungs, then, but Need For Speed: Nitro's initially endearing zest quickly degenerates into repetitive strain.
Read Full Review >Teletext GameCentral
It pales next to other classic arcade racers, but at least this Need For Speed makes an effort.
Read Full Review >Gameplayer Sweden
It shows that this game is specifically made for the Wii and they try hard at making it look like a kid for the younger crowd. But basically it all just falls flat down on the ground with only a few things that make you want to play the game longer than 15 minutes.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 7.6 (out of 10) based on 19 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Colin gave it a9:
This game's classic arcade drifting is amazing! Something fresh and innovative from EA. Good job guys.
