Need for Speed World

An entertaining arcade racing game with well developed online and social component. It lacks depth and contents, but being free-to-play we can't complain to much. We suggest to give it a try, but surely EA needs to introduce a lot of new stuff, or the servers will be empty in no time.

You know the phrase "the best things in life are free"? Well, NFS: World is a good example, that this just isn't always true. It fails to satisfy gearheads and MMO-Fans alike, thanks to a lack in diversification and real MMO-Features. It's "free to play", so nothing speaks against giving it a try if you like to, but we won't recommend investing any money in it.

This is neither a great racing game nor a particularly terrible one, but it does feel like a missed opportunity. [Issue#244, p.108]

A solid foundation for a street racing MMO, but one undermined by lack of local servers. [Oct 2010, p.66]

Hurtling along wiht a Lamborghini is more than amazing, but the excessive arcade style and the insufficient artificial intelligence of police men make Need for Speed World a little bit boring and insipid.

Need for Speed World is able to retrieve the old look and feel of the series, moving it into an online world. Maybe it's too easy/arcade, but is very effective and adrenalinic.

An entertaining arcade racer with outstanding car chases, undone by its micro-transactions and lack of depth.

In the end, even with the free-to-play model that Need For Speed World offers, its hard to recommend this game even to hardcore NFS fans. Considering it doesn't cost anything to try this out, some may wish to download it and give the game a shot.

Need for Speed World is the classic franchise at heart. A fairly big open world to drive around in, many races to participate and dominate, and spot on racing with impressive graphics make this free MMO definitely one to look into. Keep in mind that the word "free" has a huge asterisk next to it.

And it's the fact that the game is free that makes it hard to criticise. Ultimately all you'll be loosing here is time, but then again, there's no shortage of cheap, budget racing games that have more content that World currently showcases.

In an nutshell, Need for Speed World is an online racer masquerading as an MMO, where there is really very little player interaction at all. The open world is a glorified queuing system, and there is far too much grinding between upgrades, and far too little difference between the upgrades themselves.

Need for Speed: World seems to be an experiment on EA's behalf, and it shows. There are other, better games in the long-running series, and it's really only the low pricepoint that sets World apart from its brethren. If you're looking for the next big racing thing, look elsewhere.

The problem is that it's all very rote, all content we've played before in better games, and all the promise seeded in that term, MMO, goes unfulfilled.

As it stands, NFS World is just a sum of repetitive elements gathered in a body pretending to be a game.

It's a real shame that the MMO aspect of World is effectively a needlessly elaborate lobby.

The experience becomes a monotonous grind before you get anywhere near the level 10 cap for free players, so put some time in before you slap down 20 bucks.

Technically a MMO racer, but also a clumsy rehash of some of the series' least interesting sequels.

NFS World doesn't work as an MMO so far. Lack of cars, tracks and even the working matchmaking system makes it unattractive. Improvements are on the way fortunately. [Issue#195]

A free game is never a bad thing, but another disappointing Need for Speed-game is. After the success that was Need for Speed Shift we hoped for a great comeback, but now it seems to wait a little big longer. The idea behind Need for Speed World is great, the final product isn't.