Need for Speed did this before it was cool

[@KuruHS]

Man I remember being the Knob of the lobby taking the Koenigsegg as a Cop and kill everyone trying to do anything (including other cops) good times 🤣

[@KP-48-007]

Not for me, I hated the game because of that🤣 I like peace and chill

[@horizon_angel]

Trying to be the alpha man I see 🤣

[@BlackPanthaa]

It made me evil

[@shanespires1188]

I used to use the koenigsegg to help people in hot pursuits have less competition from ai or stop people bullying eachother lmao 😂 cop kill cop to save slow racer

[@hatefever6186]

Speedrun it! hahaha

[@r3mx556]

Heat level 1: Just a small warning from patrol units. Heat level 5: Cops are getting more aggressive and call rapid responce units. Heat level 10: RCPD has no mercy what so ever, you're the only thing that matters in Redview County!

[@LuigiGaming839]

Funnest thing is in the one:1 with turbo at heat 10 on highways, lots of fun!

[@bmwM3gtr561]

Heat level 50: 100 cops and 100 helicopters that are 10mph faster than your car

[@goldenwolf8081]

@@bmwM3gtr561even at heat level 10 the helicopter can keep up with my car at 230+mph the cars can’t unless there in a Hennessy venom the cops in this game are brutal i love it

[@bmwM3gtr561]

@@goldenwolf8081yeah but at heat 100 250 cops and 325 Helicopters that are 100mph faster than your car

[@falcongamer58]

Something about this game, despite how old it is, still looks like a 3d animation movie

[@Child_of_woe_1994]

Such an underrated NFS game and I think it deserves a sequel

[@NocturnalJunkie]

Terribly underrated. NFS was onto something with this one then U-turned in favor of the street racing, Underground esc story line. If they did a mash up of Rivals and Heat then it could be another concord racing game moment like Underground 2 was 2004... IF they do it right.

[@DrFeast_3000]

@@NocturnalJunkie Honestly the underground street scene style of it all kinda makes it boring to me, it feels as generic as it gets making that be the whole basis of the story, we never do these random little coordinated street races in heat and unbound, they're entire meets and bet on races, rivals felt like a true battle, street races weren't really coordinated, you happen to find a street race and just join in it because why not, they dont coordinate it with you, they just drive by and then you follow, and to me that's one of the things that made the game so damn fun, it didn't feel like I was this highly known driver, didn't feel like I needed all these people funding my every move and being a race horse in it all, felt like a lone driver, a single person who tested others one by one, at least in a way, felt alive really, compared to modern ones, even though it really didn't, the game really had its own magic (sorry about the sudden book report essay type beat, idk how I just went so heart felt into this single reply lol)

[@not3ks_Aozaki]

Doing illegal speeds: “WHY ARE YOU AFTER ME ALREADY”

[@kazuguy]

As broken as this game was, it was really fun to play.

[@igotnoodlesgold9193]

too bad we couldnt drive a bugatti as a racer

[@murazor007]

@@igotnoodlesgold9193 You can with cop2racer mod.

[@zomannfamofficial]

@@igotnoodlesgold9193ikr

[@neckray]

Some of Theo's best content were his old NFS Rivals videos, still revisit them sometimes.

[@SergeantCrosss]

I do agree with that

[@ccxgamerlynx]

Yeah back when he was funny and used to rage a lot (No hate Theo)

[@SergeantCrosss]

@@ccxgamerlynx his cursing for sure wasn't censored back then lol

[@Levendo]

Agreed. Been rewatching them lately

[@ThatOneDutchGuyKaiza]

Same

[@shnubdawg7730]

I like the damage visuals in this game in terms of split edges of vehicle bumpers flapping due to high speed. Also with a car like the Hennessy Venom you can see spilts in the front body panel which looks pretty cool imo.

[@silver_m009]

This game was by far the most "difficult" in the series besides the Canyons from Carbon. Hella fun

[@VishaL-nf8be]

NFS 2015: Hold my beer!

[@silver_m009]

@@VishaL-nf8be "We don't talk about that here."

[@igotnoodlesgold9193]

@@VishaL-nf8be that game was hella easy lol

[@epicgamerchannel6230]

@@VishaL-nf8be 2015 was exceptionally easy. the cop "chases" were a joke and the races weren't much better. I'm glad they brought back car damage and aggressive cop ai after 2015 and 2017 because the lack of both made the whole point of cop chases meaningless.

[@colestacks3235]

@@epicgamerchannel6230 2015 was super easy, except prestige races

[@amazingcmanps4gamer941]

For me it feels like a spiritual successor to Hot Pursuit.

[@N3V2-Nevto]

this is both stressful BUT good fun for a Need for speed game. I actually like how agressive AI cops once they chase you down.

[@forrandomsites3336]

The early need for speed games ( 7th gen to early 8th gen) were truly dark times for the developers ngl. Carbon, prostreet, *especially undercover* , mw2012, rivals, 2015, all had some very dodgy development time frames and so much cut content, but still managed to provide something for its playerbase.

[@chriswright8074]

I loved carbon and 2015 the graphics is crazy on 2015 I had a og Xbox one and I was like damn every time playing it

[@markdebruyn1212]

Carbon was a solid game for me i started with NFS Undercover

[@NocturnalJunkie]

This was the last NFS title that I found fun to play as it gave off a LOT of nostalgic vibes but in a modern format... excluding power ups/weapons/countermeasures (which added a fun flare to the game). To me, Rivals basically took the ideas/premise of Hot Pursuit (the console trio of games) as a base then ramped up the insanity with both AI racers and police. In addition to that, it had a SWEET map with a great mix of technical road sections and hazards/obstructions. In my honest opinion, that gives Rival's the best free-roam map to this day and gives very good pre-Underground era NFS course map vibes but its all seamless thanks to free-roam. If NFS's upcoming title can one up this map layout wise, have damn good IA racers and police (and not nerf them), offer 2015 to Heat like customization (for you personalization fans... I'm not one of them. :P), and a decent story backdrop... Then the came would be a banger since it would have a good dab of something to appeal the entire spectrum of NFS fans from '94 to now, not just post-Undeground era folk.

[@DrFeast_3000]

A.. motherfuckin men. Dream game really, nothing's come close to this game when it comes to driving for nfs, felt fun to drift, felt fun to drive. Felt like you had a damn bounty on your head just for leaving the garage, kinda liked that tbh.

[@TheB-Train]

I never thought I's see the day where Theo makes another Rivals video

[@civicrider5556]

NFS rivals is an extension of what cross does to you in carbon you can either be cross or be the player

[@bobjunior10]

9:09 "If you think about it, there's a battle royale, oohh-" Famous last words before disaster.

[@existentialselkath1264]

Honestly, aside from how buggy it is, this is probably my favourite ghost nfs game. Definitely the one I played the most of. I prefer tuner cars to supercars, I like customisation, and the weapons feel kinda over the top, but this is the only recent need for speed game with an actually fun pursuit system. Nfs heat is good and all, but they rarely use roadblocks, spikes, it takes ages to get to a decent heat level and by then you probably don't have many repairs left so you have to end it pretty quickly. But I've spent hours straight in long pursuits in this game and it's the most fun I've had in nfs for years. Even the handling (while break to drift) is the most predictable and controllable out of the frostbite games (at least with the 60fps fix on pc)

[@possibly_ben]

you do have the daytime pursuits in heat, infinite repairs, but nothing at stake

[@legendsnespoy]

Totally agree, tons of bugs are annoying af, but at the same time this game is fun af, this is real NFS HP, not that junky empty game with one of the worst handling models which "deserved" a remaster lol

[@existentialselkath1264]

@@possibly_ben but then the cops are even less competent, and although it's not too important, it doesn't look particularly nice either. Honestly the next best thing to rivals I've found is 2015 with a handling and cops mod. Although the cops mod often makes pursuits impossible with a charger ramming you from behind at 400mph around a 90° corner

[@Kahne-yy3vq]

Honestly this game wouldn’t work without brake to drift in my opinion it makes it more intense and fun. Obviously in the new ones I wish it was absent but in this game it’s the most fitting.

[@murazor007]

Don't forget that most of the game was done by Criterion although Ghost is claiming the full credits.

[@radicaIized]

Shout out to the guy that modded the police cars to become racers

[@FaridFauzan2405]

I can't believe this game is actually a 9 years old now. Only dlc you can get free is Koenigsegg One:1

[@Nuke1ncoming]

Theo: NFS did this before cool Mario Kart 7 Balloon Mode: Hold my green shell

[@Levendo]

This game is easily better than 2015 😂

[@hey_manny]

definitely would love a game mode that imitates rivals in a later update. had so much fun playing it

[@Kirmada101]

9:22 are you high police VS cops they both are same 😂😂😂

[@KozyxKhi]

Ngl this might be my favorite nfs game due to the fact that it came out a litter after i really got into gaming and right after i got my ps4 and the ideas of the tech being in the cars made the racing so intense and the pursuits were actually kinda challenging at times

[@LuigiGaming839]

I still play rivals even with owning 2015, heat, and the hot pursuit remaster. Other ones getting boring, rivals you can play forever. You can fight online with the weapons and die, lose it all, yell, try again. It's Hella fun!

[@N.J.P_REMIXES]

I cannot believe that this man actually Shit on this game and said this was the worst NFS game in his video called THIS IS THE WORST NFS GAME EVER. LIKE WHAT?!

[@yomama5954]

man's never heared of minecraft hunger games

[@s5demon216]

this was the first game i did didn’t fully complete, i had one mission for cops but didn’t have the skill and was about halfway with racers

[@lizbethduart4687]

9 years and its still a mess that is truly fun to play with friends

[@RacingFord40]

ok blackpanthaa good racer

[@LoneRunner312]

I totally agree, Theo. They need to bring back the Mercedes SLS and the NFS movie Mustang

[@Ghost-510-z2z]

I freaking loved destroying other players as a cop on this game.

[@FarhanSaid....]

its basically how to become gta online tryhards in nfs rivals :v

[@speedhunter458]

Honestly rivals is a good game i love it loved the video btw

[@WolfPack27NFS]

This is my favourite NFS game

[@yahiasalah7243]

Man rivels was my first nfs I always enjoyed it it's the best 😊

[@NJDJ1986]

Hell yeah welcome back playing NFS Rivals Theo! I can't remember the last time you uploaded Rivals! @5:47 Theo you sus! You hitting your own fellow police comrade!

[@cokelife5831]

This game looked great and was very fun

[@ebonenragedrage7870]

' It makes me wanna Fight!' LOL!!!

[@ChaseMC215]

I still feel betrayed by my own police tech...... Damn you, helicopter!!!

[@artistanthony1007]

If you want to play a game that won't get stale, you totally gotta do Project AcceleRacers.

[@ryukomatoi9117]

Twisted Metal is the first battle Royal

[@j-christ9943]

A cops versus racers br mode would be dope to have in new nfs

[@someweaboo3424]

Need For Speed Rivals was just war

[@harmannfs8297]

Daytime graphics were better in past. Let's hope next NFS has good daytime graphics.

[@JusttJetzz]

Recently platinumed this game. It was pain lol

[@crykfury]

Beautiful takedown effects, also cops having tools like spikes and emps are very cool, hopefully they implement this in the next nfs. Also witching to cop wuold be nice😉

[@めんめと-w7u]

WE never forget the movie NFS.

[@PUDDICOMBE1992]

Blackpanthaa brings joy to my little need for speed heart

[@jeevant.s2633]

This game still looks good.🔥

[@woodland2854]

I honestly think they should add the rear-view mirror like on Rivals and Hot Pursuit in NFS 2022 instead of having to change your camera view so often just to look behind you.

[@DrFeast_3000]

Omg, yes! I completely forgot about that feature I honestly didn't even really notice it watching the video, I miss that so much, one of the best features in that game man!

[@madman0024]

This is the most brutal nfs game

[@Happy-Wiggleworm]

THIS IS MY FAVORITE NFS GAME! And I’ve played them all. Unbound is second don’t ask why I just loved the feeling of all out war against some stupid police or Buffoon racer!! It was so awesome…. Man I miss this game…. I love it so much. Honestly my favorite game overall

[@LordmegatronsfavDeceptcon]

6:51 imma kill dis Boi!!! Lol

[@Rose_Butterfly98]

Ah rivals. I finished the last police mission by the 2nd corner still in the desert so all that collateral damage crap in the cutscene made no sense. Emp, full boost slam shock ram tbone, shock ram 1st corner, took out more than 75% of zephyrs health lol.

[@Uniquestanced]

have you tried the cops2racer mod to this game on pc

[@SergeantCrosss]

I really hope we get new cars in the next NFS Like new muscle cars, new sports cars, hypercars old cars. Everything While having our current models as well

[@tyrequ5303]

I want the charger hellcat

[@DrFeast_3000]

@@tyrequ5303 of course this wish is made.. of all cars.

[@tomholst9285]

Whenever somebody talks about "(insert game here) was the original battle royale", I always have to think back to that one shootmania gamemode And even that probably wasn't the first

[@TymaDem]

9:26 police vs cops, wait what?

[@mattiasgonzalez]

11:35 It call skills man😎

[@mad_mehti7516]

Dude did you just say police vs cops😂? 9:24

[@carl_estepa]

The Grand Tour is a fun pursuit race.

[@civicrider5556]

*NFS rivals is like a battle royale* did my man just forget about lap knockout and eliminators?

[@markdebruyn1212]

I want them to return to the NFS series, the last one that had it wasthe DS version NFS Nitro

[@LLLexen]

the first part was so unexpected LMAO

[@goldenbudgiereal]

The problem with the new need for speeds is the lack of cars that are like in the older need for speeds like the Bugatti and Hennessy

[@N555jacoby]

Love your videos!

[@artiedijkstra2465]

I really love your videos!!!

[@Ncc-tt3gh]

Need for speed world was before this that had a good PvP and its was free MMO too

[@prematuredgravy8033]

Car: Theo: DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

[@aritoga999]

rivals is the imperfect but the funnest successor to mw2005

[@drmelon_01]

Great video theo

[@JevinGaming01]

The most Annoying Thing In need for speed rivals is that people will always chase With a random car and use the Shockwave every single time need for speed rivals is a game full of Chaos and Girefing And Bretraying and Close calls which makes our Heart beep so hard like Justin beiber slap A girl things that are so hard And so frustrating to make our heads literally burn 😂

[@Retro-uw5ie]

I remember comboing esf and shockwave to punt people into low earth orbit. Just like normal street racing.

[@FZVideos9630]

The first Battle Royale Racing Game made by the Theo's got curly hair lol !

[@franklin6336]

Mustang cop said nah you not allowed to follow another player

[@screamintensifies6129]

He playin sumpin BONELESS

[@ArcadeAssaultSrb]

9:23 Police vs Cops,ah yes

[@artistanthony1007]

Btw, Twisted Metal was the earliest Battle Royale Racing Game sooo.

[@ahmadrafi8087]

Thats not even racing game,that just arena style combat games

[@Jacob-oj8dl]

Just noticed something this was probably the only nfs video that Theo posted where the AI was giving him a run for his money in races.

[@DrFeast_3000]

It IS the only nfs game that gives anyone with skill a run for their money.

[@Choccykituwu]

The biggest problem with NFS Rivals is that the cops were WAYY too OP and racer car health would burn away in like 3 minutes with even the smallest taps from cop cars. If racers weren't made of wet napkins, the cop chases would be awesome. Otherwise, this was a fun game to play.

[@legostopmotionguy13]

Well you could upgrade you're cars durability and last longer

[@Choccykituwu]

@@legostopmotionguy13 It does almost nothing though, so unless the car has 7 durability to start, the durability upgrades are pretty much useless.

[@legostopmotionguy13]

@@Choccykituwu that's true but I still enjoyed it having the risk vs reward was fun

[@Choccykituwu]

@@legostopmotionguy13 That's also true, risk vs reward

[@PKPONY01]

I hate not being able to invite friends to races. You have to be at the same starting line which is dumb.

[@xray96x72]

i still have nfs rivals for the ps3 console. it's been like 9 years since i bought it

[@rorroryusoul]

This cool video mister black panthaa

[@aliahsan507]

pregnant ferrari killed me

[@furytech4183]

you should check out Racing Master

[@NXT_LVL]

Rivals is worse than 2015? Yeah, no. One word. Spike.

[@gtdmg489]

Man, this game could do jumpscare before FNAF popularize it.

[@Splayz6969]

Fnaf x NFS

[@daylineli]

five nights at Redview County

[@Mr.Midnight06]

Play Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 on PS2.

[@simo920]

Next nfs should implement some of the physics and graphics of rivals, in today's gaming industry it would be a big success, I know it doesn't feel much need for speedy but still great game, maybe also try switching up and going outside of the usa, or even just give us a way bigger map with multiple cities.

[@giahuynguyenkim6389]

Need for Speed can be a new kind of racing esport games even, that focuses on car to car combat and endurance, instead of being the fastest dude.

[@spade_kyng]

I like how it was very aggressive now EA has water-down the franchise

[@coolfuncle7932]

you got that all the way

[@Moe00732]

Nfs 2015 with rivals cops would've been great

[@shadowmostwanted3592]

wasnt the 1st nfs to have lap knockout acctualy the 1st ones to have a battle royale (mw 05' if i know something bout something)

[@KiwamiJoryu]

The Veneno was broken in this game

[@whyclefchiwowa1246]

finally rivals 🤧

[@AbuTrwad]

Fun fact viglante8 was the first br game and it was a car war game

[@ahmadrafi8087]

No it was twisted metal

[@alexproctor524]

Hotpursuit 2010 was actually the first nfs battle Royale lol

[@nadav92]

The battle royal on froza is suck And head to head is also suck ass because everyone going off road, to be honest FH5 feels like 80% rally and 20% road races.

[@driftsn1per491]

Thats what happens with most open world games

[@giahuynguyenkim6389]

It's Britain, the place is more known for its nightmarish rally courses

[@probocor]

My favorite NFS. love being a cop.

[@ivandesiigner]

Hey, you should look up for Test Drive Unlimited 2 Project Paradise Mod, it's a mod that restore the multiplayer, it's in early stage but so far is awesome how well it works.

[@trevormwachala3660]

Theo should try the NoHesi stuff on Assetto Corsa.... Show em how its done Nobed style and all.

[@flawlesspwrs]

rivals singleplayer>rivals multiplayer