Need For Speed The Run Was A Bite-Sized Masterpiece

Need For Speed The Run is a dynamite-fueled escapade from the more traditional and conservative racing game. With no expense spared on chaos, explosions, and... quick time events? The Run is one of my favourite games in the series, however, it is certainly not without its faults. In this video I go over The story mode, challenge Series, as well as why The Run never took off commercially and the unfortunate circumstances around the game's main direction. If you would like to see more Need For Speed reviews from me please consider subscribing as I have much more coming in the upcoming weeks and months!
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Music Used:
Various selections from The Run's OST composed by Brian Tyler
chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:50 What Is The Run?
2:30 Campaign Overview
15:09 Challenge Series And Why Did The Run Fail?
17:31 Final Thoughts

[@thehunt8r]

IGN said that this game is too hard? They should play mario kart instead. This is why i don't trust game journalists nowadays.

[@serperior2264]

FYM? Mariokart got hands, the should get round to Garfield Kart for some proper ease of use gameplay

[@adlibbed2138]

I mean this game was heralded as one of the hardest NFS game to date, but yeah, these mainstream game journos can go back sucking off Forza's dick for who knows how many times

[@dragonildreamy161]

@@serperior2264 hello kitty racing

[@serperior2264]

@@dragonildreamy161 FOR REALLLL

[@cyjanek7818]

Even if they said that this game is too hard they were closer to truth than this guy with his "The run is masterpiece" lol. This was the only NFS i bought at release and I will never do it again. Driving was meh, story was meh, a lot is going on but nothing matters etc. And I could even drive around like in any other nfs.

[@lds_drive]

By far, my favorite NFS game. The concept of cannonball run really hasn't been done much at all in racing games.

[@Jazzmaster1992]

The only other game I can think of that does "race across the USA" as a concept is Cruis'N USA. The Crew had the USA as an open world, but I don't think it had you racing straight across it.

[@lds_drive]

@@Jazzmaster1992 I always wanted to play Cruis'n USA but I didn't have an N64. The Crew was kinda fun but got old for me pretty quickly.

[@nateowens2448]

@@Jazzmaster1992the crew 2 actually has a coast to coast race using hyper cars

[@SKC_car]

@@nateowens2448 The crew 1 actually has a race that LOOPS the USA

[@k_kubes]

@@Jazzmaster1992 Outrun also got the same concept

[@Rayz4]

I had a roommate who never played video games and was the college topper. One night he saw me playing this and wanted to try out. I gave him the game from the beginning running on my laptop. He Pulled an All Nighter playing the game and completing it by next morning. I was awake till chapter 2-3 but then i gave up. Dude was soo immersed he completed it with no prior experience of playing Video games. Can you believe that. That's why The Run was truly amazing.

[@karelpipa]

heavily scripted like COD

[@mrdorifto]

That is so cool lmao

[@vitkomusic6624]

Is.... This games is....

[@TigerChamp99]

Respect for featuring Brian Tyler's amazing OST in the background. Brian Tyler also composed the OSTs of Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag and Far Cry 3.

[@ultraviolet_channel]

Brians work on Black Flag is some of my favourite, I loooove that game

[@unpass]

i believe he did the current F1 theme song as well!

[@epexu]

he also composed majority of the F&F movies’ soundtracks, including tokyo drift

[@ketchupgracebackupyt4421]

@@ultraviolet_channel give me the website where to buy it. Its not on steam

[@v-trigger6137]

I can't believe how nobody talks about this guy's work. literally one of the most underrated composers working today. whatever thing he works on, it always turns out to be very memorable. no matter how shit the movie is, he always puts his all in the music

[@Witcher58]

Black Box was the dev team behind the best titles in the NFS series. EA shutting this studio down was downright criminal.

[@p0werfu11]

B-but Porsche Unleashed, Shift 2 and Unbound weren't developed by Black Box...

[@p0werfu11]

@@Witcher58 BMW M3 E46 always sucked

[@Witcher58]

@@p0werfu11 at least you were able to steer it, unlike the porsche unleashed and shift vehicles, not to mention the abominations that were rivals and nfs 2016 where the devs wouldn't even bother implementing proper wheel controller support before releasing such crappy titles

[@fanzach9524]

Ask for Undercover

[@edgegmr477]

@@fanzach9524 undercover was rushed, same as carbon and The Run so you can guess that But even rushed carbon is good already

[@c.s.charles2102]

The plains should have had a tornado. I was expecting it, and was surprised, given the kind of dramatic situations that happen in this game, that a tornado never came.

[@channe3049]

Along with the forest fire in the California stage.

[@thehunt8r]

That would’ve been epic

[@madattaktube]

I remember this stage at least having Tornados in the background, only just realised that it never had any!

[@xBrabus76]

FLORIDA flooding?

[@dwightk.schrute5291]

You can feel the weight of the cars in this game. It's awesome

[@pduh42]

No you don't especially not in the last forest section.

[@TheMrCHELL]

@@pduh42 Yes we do.💪

[@kayymart8217]

Literally the worst need for speed lol

[@hondafknciviv3818]

@@kayymart8217 you're saying this as if you haven't played undercover

[@michaelkaras7292]

Yh it's true

[@Frightenerd]

I became a fan of The Run back in my old pc, and I was always amazed at how good the places looked and how dramatic the racing was through it all

[@adlibbed2138]

Fun fact, Michael Bay (yes *THAT* Person) is actually made a trailer for this game

[@that_camo_bronco_guy]

I remember when this came out, the dude behind the counter told me to not even bother, takes 4 hours to beat, I didn't care, it looked cool, and it was, and online was great! Unlocking cop cars and taxis was fun

[@invektra]

Yeah same with me, I got it a few years after it came out and the GameStop guy was looking at me like "seriously? You want this one?" I still loved it anyway.

[@that_camo_bronco_guy]

@@invektra honestly one of my fave nfs games, GameStop employees were wrong

[@AverageLatvianDude]

After Hot Pursuit this was short, yes, but I did like it and game was interesting and looked good to me.

[@AquDrIFT]

Extremely short, but I still replay it to this day, 13 years later. The avalanche race (Summit, Independence Pass) is the best race in gaming history, and nobody can tell me otherwise.

[@samuelpierce2.088]

One way that I think Black Box could’ve *potentially* improved The Run is by letting the player choose between multiple routes throughout the game, with all routes converging on the various big cities (for obvious story purposes). For example, let’s say you just beat the first major race in the game, and have managed to escape San Francisco…when you play through the next stage, you will be given the chance to pick which route you take via off-ramps on the interstate highways. Each route allows you to experience a variety of unique destinations and challenges as you progress through the game; From tense seaside cliff driving in the Pacific Northwest against handling-focused Tuners (obviously going from Washington to Wyoming), to blasting through ancient Pueblo and Navajo ruins while fending off off-road-capable Muscle Cars in the American Southwest (going from Arizona to Texas), to weaving your way through the industrialized marshlands of the Deep South (Louisiana to Northern Florida), there’s tons of potential for interesting challenges and set-pieces. All of which can be experienced by the player at their own leisure. Add in the huge roster of cars available in the base game, and a reworked progression system where you can unlock cars by completing various sections of the different routes, and well…you have a recipe for what could be one of the best NFS games Black Box ever created.

[@guerillla6]

Very valid point. The movie Redline also had something like this. Different routes with convergences at certain cities. But then again it’s sort of already implied, because think of it, how would some of the rivals like Caesar, mila and Marcus been reoccurring with jack when we never saw them pass us, unless they took a different route? Plus at stage 4 when jack is entering the million dollar highway, Sam tells jack to head into the mountains so the cops won’t keep up. That indicates that jack took a shorter albeit more dangerous route to avoid arrest. If EA had given black box more time to finish the game, but sadly we’ll never know

[@echostik]

I actually like the scripted nature of the game. it delivers various kinds of cars with different handling and different areas that should be handled differently! So i get every kind of experience even though its scripted.

[@vycanismelodis]

this is a great game, one of those really memorable ones

[@serperior2264]

I mean, it had chicago and cleveland in it so 6/10 at best

[@kurtmarsh1931]

At least it was Different, though thinking outside the Box,👍 compared to what we have today, Pppfffhhh

[@spektacles1927]

imagine how insane it would be to have over 100 players online battling to be number one in a race like the Run, would it be a nightmare for programming yes, but it would be insane

[@vitkomusic6624]

Consoles would start lagging. I had formula 1 game 2 player mode with 12 or 16 cars it was lag disaster.

[@MaggotAddict21]

@@vitkomusic6624 Optimization could absolutely make it possible.

[@uppercutgrandma4425]

​@@MaggotAddict21correct

[@Qimchiy]

Basically. The Crew but a bunch of the map cut out and blocked off for optimization and race flow (could mean the server could group players to specific routes and lower the server load). Multi-route race with cops and enemy NPCs. Multiplayer racing speedrun. Extremely dynamic time and weather. Takes more than 30 minutes to complete. Winners could possibly respawn to defend or take down the remaining players.

[@ProduccionesFleko]

One of my favorite NFS, a roadtrip coast to coast (cannonball style) is something i've always wanted to do

[@JustGenius2001]

Kinda wonder if Black Box watched "The Cannonball Run" as an inspiration for the game🤔

[@kayceee6770]

The Run mixes in elements from a few of my fav games, events and films like Gone in 60 Seconds to the Gumball Rally. Truly wish there was a sequel or more games like this, even a revival of OutRun would be cool. A simple story but very fun racing, only thing I'd wished was different were some of the Time Attack zones essentially being the same sections but flipped. Awesome game overall

[@echostik]

Why dont they make something like this again. It was fresh for NFS experience back in 2011. Had a few flaws but it was 2011. I love the story, the extremes, how there's no time to chill. Its literally a RUN. And it feels like that. It delivered exactly what the game devs wanted. I see that as a huge win. Apart form MW games this is my other fav NFS game.

[@MrFrazer5800]

something everyone seems to forget was the unbareably long loading times after you crashed on ps3 and consoles at that time. it could take up to 3 minutes to respawn you after a crash while that rewind logo was shining

[@KareemEmotion]

The fact the 918 RSR is in this game, makes me wanna play it.

[@fredrikmagnusson6469]

This game still lives in my heart. Scratches that itch you know

[@jouhajohnny]

I loved this game a lot I just wished the story was longer or they made a new The Run game

[@Ikcatcher]

The Run is okay, but I can definitely understand why people would be disappointed of it. EA kept hyping this game up like it’s the best thing ever with Michael Bay and it’s only a 4 hour game and a challenge series.

[@ilvanezzo]

Yeah for the amount of content asking the full $60 was ridiculous. I get that there's licensing fees and all, but still.

[@p0werfu11]

The game length is overrated, The Run in 4 hours gives way more fun and emotions than Most Wanted with 30 hours or Underground 2 with 50 hours.

[@civicrider5556]

@@p0werfu11 "underground 2 with 50 hours"? is it that big?

[@p0werfu11]

@@civicrider5556 I honestly don't remember it well (as well as MW, two games that I probably will never come back unless I'll become a streamer) but judging from my skewed memories and some let's plays you can rush it in 25-30 hours.

[@dalelumina3]

@@civicrider5556 it is super bloated

[@Stormnator]

I have a special place for this game in my heart. There was a event at an electrical store which promoted the game and I was 12 years old and annihilated the competion in a time trail without any practice prior. It was the first time playing this game for me. Although I was into older NfS title at that time like Underground 2. I didnt win anything though becuase I couldn't stand the pressure of the finale and didn't understand the rewind mechanic (nobody bothered to explain it to me) and I was playing against 3 other people who knew that game by heart and my dad (who also happend to qualifiy for the finaly). Overall a great experience though. Needless to say I played through the game afterwards.

[@Ghost-510-z2z]

This is my personal favorite NFS game to come out during the 7th generation of consoles. The racing was so damn intense and I love it!

[@MrRorosao]

This game is hands down the moust underrated game of NFS franchise

[@Generik97]

I didn't really like The Run back when I played. But yet i'm really nostalgic for it now. The sound design was amazing. The sound track slapped. The environment design was amazing. And I actually liked the camera and how close it was to the vehicle.

[@steelwix]

I agree with you, that avalanche race left a mark on my heart. I really felt the adrenaline between the avalanche going around, the engine scream, the rival right behind me, rocks you had to dodge etc. I felt like I really lived something for real. Also, there is two time attack soundtracks, and they are also magnificent

[@LexeLite]

After playing split second, that avalanche race is okay.

[@steelwix]

@@LexeLite Split Second was an adrenaline shot on every race, but without a story behind, we do not feel any stake in avoiding explosions

[@LexeLite]

@@steelwix ah you're right, split second does lack the story context, it's just full blown adrenaline.

[@steelwix]

@@LexeLite Pretty sad for a Walt Disney game

[@LexeLite]

@@steelwix I don't mind tbh, racing game doesn't really need a story, it's a nice addition nonetheless.

[@Mosdager]

The last EA Black Box NFS Title that was actually fun. Some were upset at no customising as myself but, I accepted the fact that you can't customise a car when you're driving to the other side of the country within a few days. Besides that it was actually quite a lot of fun. Before Criterion's Brake to Drift Signature BS. You will be sorely missed EA Canada and EA Black Box.

[@sasselot]

this game always will hold a special place in my heart. Thanks for this review!

[@roguedogx]

4:53 I would also say, up to this point, I really liked what NFS the run had set up. A good structure and some really nice plot hooks. the issue comes when you realize, while the gameplay is solid, there's almost no pay off to any of it. I was at least hoping for why Jack was in debt (maybe one of the other racer's set him up or something like that), but nope all character development and plot progression just stopped right here and progressed very little till the end credits. I still enjoyed playing the run, and think this is a concept that's worth coming back too, but I will admit in the series of legends that is need for speed, it's just a bit too much of an also ran.

[@roguedogx]

I would also state at not only was the game short, it was also repetitive. which is like having a beer with less taste and more filling.

[@roguedogx]

BTW - very nice analysis and your one liners were on point. very nicely written.

[@ultraviolet_channel]

@@roguedogx Thank you good sir! And im right with you

[@Benzo97]

Spot on review, man! Nice bit of slapstick humour which matched the already bizarre moments this game throws at you 😂 I remember not being too fond of this game when we first got gameplay footage of it and assuming it would be a pile of crap just because my younger self was like "no free roam? no upgrades? no thanks" and then one of my closest friend who also happened to be my next door neighbor got it. We "borrowed" a lot of eachother's games at the time and I ended up having an amazing time with this one. It was sad when it all ended so soon but it was well worth going through it all again with the difficulty nearly maxed out with the exception of the mode where you only had one chance to win or you'd start from the beginning of the game again... At least that's how I remember it anyway, I could be wrong.

[@anuur3349]

Now that your video reminded me of the story I see now how many elements they borrowed from this game to make the Need for Speed movie. I loved the game btw. It is a game that is like a great wine, it get's only better to tastet with the years.

[@ashank9856]

It's a shame we didn't get any other racing games like this one. Amazing game which has aged very well. Finished this in 2021 and it felt great even then.

[@styloyt]

Great review as always, man!

[@ultraviolet_channel]

Thanks a ton!

[@FencelineFilms]

This is my favorite game ever, it's my number one favorite game I've ever played, I constantly listen to the music, and just think back to how amazing it is, and every once in a while I play it back again. And it always blows me away how incredible it is, there has never ever been a game like it, the driving is amazing, the sound of the cars is absolutely unbelievable, the atmosphere, music and gameplay thank you for making this video

[@TigerChamp99]

Amazing review Moses B!

[@ultraviolet_channel]

Much appreciated!

[@rustytanks]

I still go back to this a lot of times, love the nature scenery, and vehicle handling

[@budokai910]

The most fun I’ve had in online racing games. I loved every single aspect of it and I really wish nfs games used this handling physics more

[@Isa1ahL33]

The mountain phase with the controlled avalanches was my favorite part.

[@AmirGTR]

Love this game. Reminded me of the original NFS Road&Track in many ways, which was also had the tracks segmented sequentially. Shame it was so short. And... oh, I got to tell you, this review was perfect. Perfect. Everything, down to the last minute details.

[@FriendsAndGamingYT]

This is one I'll have to pick it up! The concept it pretty neat and just looks fun and over the top!

[@miklos182]

NAILED! My first video from you... I LOVE IT

[@ultraviolet_channel]

Thanks dude!

[@ilvanezzo]

Game had great potential which was partly ruined by Frostbyte engine problems and critical reactions at the time. I got it way after release on Origin for like $5 and greatly enjoyed it along with the then-alive online modes. I have since also found a Limited Edition PS3 copy for my collection. Too bad it was never released on Steam.

[@welfarestates8465]

That's strange, I own the game and it's in my EA collection, but its not available in the store. Probably their license for some of the cars or music in the game had expired, and they're no longer able to sell it.

[@MCrex007]

Another thing to keep in mind about the cars is, using a gas station to switch puts you about 10 seconds behind where you were before. The game doesn't pause the race going into it, and it doesn't pause the race coming out of it, only while you're picking a car when you've come to a complete stop. Theres one race where theres a gas station right at the end. If you use it, you lose. Also if you ever get a cop takedown camera, you also lose, because your car slows to a crawl while your opponents shoot ahead.

[@mrtkrpt]

the best vid i have seen today, subbed

[@Shuja709]

Recently completed this game again on my latest machine with an RTX 3060 :D I've completed it on all computers I owned since 2011 on all difficulties. It's one of the most thrilling ones from the franchise. Watching your video is itching me to play it again xD

[@kingjulien9525]

I used to play the hell of the multilayer mode when it came out. The story was good. Great review.

[@nathanielTank1502]

I love the editing for your KZbin video keep up the good work and it was very enjoyable

[@serperior2264]

thanks

[@wzard3156]

god i love this channel solely bc of the memes

[@serperior2264]

you are very welcome 🥲

[@manymeez1406]

I love this game!! Someone's covering it in a positive way finally!!

[@TheLorddrifter]

Well, there is a way to use the hyper-cars in the campaign itself (through a in-game bug). To anyone who might need it just to have fun; Start campaign mode and finish the first race (Nob hill and the get out of city) > Hit escape and restart the event > When event restarts, hit escape again and quit the race > Go to challenge series and select East Coast Express > Choose your hyper-car and start any event > Event starts, hit escape and quit challenge series > Resume campaign mode and have fun.

[@AcerSense]

Ok your video editing skills are through the roof, especially some part like Chicago QTE escape section part 💀

[@serperior2264]

THANKS!!!

[@SpikerDragon95]

My first experience of The Run was the 3DS version and even tho everything is scaled down for the console it still has some charm

[@MattZaycYT]

Best Need For Speed ever on my book. It's a 2011 game. It deserves a sequel.

[@raymirandaj8270]

I had fun. Worth re. Playing✌️

[@VanillaSpooks]

Amazing review video!

[@MrHENRYTHEGAME]

The graphics looked insanely cool to me back then, the environement, details of the city etc, mixed with an intense gaming experience. The Run was ahead of its time, Payback has some similarities with the whole movie-esque scenes but it was dialed down in comparison to The Run. Only killer was the short campaign

[@numjro]

I remember my first time playing the game, I did it all in 1 ten hour sitting, start to finish. I haven't played since then, and I love the game.

[@fuckingpippaman]

The thing that surprised me most? That DYNAMIC camera. Freaking cool

[@robadoba]

just when I was about to go to sleep, perfect timing G

[@robadoba]

No but fr, I gotta say I really love how you edit more and more jokes into your reviews, makes it very entertaining. And the amount is just perfect, it's not too much so that the review still keeps a certain seriousness.

[@ultraviolet_channel]

@@robadoba glad to hear it, definitely going to keep doing so

[@visheshsux]

i have some of my fondest memories with this game. 7 year old me playing this on the PS3 enamoured by the beautiful visuals, raging because of skill issues and learning to love cars

[@taekan625]

Nice to see that there are more The Run enjoyers out there C:: Pro Street is my number one, but The Run is right behind it. What do they have in common? They both have unique playstyles and events. Top Speed and Speed Challenges in Pro Street are supreme and it's a shame that they were never used in any other entry. I love how you can turn "undrivable" cars, like a Dodge Charger R/T, into a machine that can survive Nevada Highway and defeat a Pagani Zonda. The Run might be a short experience, and sadly have a very small pool car from the get go, but the action, sense of danger, difficulty (Very Hard is really punishing), and intensity of the races stand over every other NFS game. If only Blackbox was given another year or two to develop something more robust, these titles would have been pretty much flawless racing games.

[@stephenglennon9584]

Remember hitting one of the desert roads after a stressful city escape and 'Canned Heat - On the Road Again' played on the sound track That was a great song choice for an open road cruise after the hectic traffic and 90 degree turns of the city

[@yjiokhi4479]

I am very charitable to this game because BlackBox had fucking 6 months to make this while wkrking on 2 other games at the same time, one of them being Skate 3.

[@tamezd11]

i remember playing this and absolutely loving it

[@terrencenivens8620]

Maaaannnn I remember when the official e3 trailer and the gameplay teaser dropped for this🙌🏽the hype was real😂miss these old games a bit

[@ATRIS-eq9iv]

Finally someone talked abt this game and also appreciates it

[@tnbjune5177]

I love this game definitely a good bounce back from undercover I’m considering getting a 360 just to play this again

[@gabrielleraul488]

Amazing analysis, loved your video, love this game ..

[@ultraviolet_channel]

Thanks a ton!

[@EbikingViking992]

The avalanche race is one of my favorite videogame sequences ever, not just racing games

[@hishamhilal8332]

I played the Run when I was 11, first thing I thought of was this game combined NFS and GTA, and I loved it, to this day it is one of the most underrated nfs games, probably one of the best.

[@hungryhan]

This was the first video game I ever bought with my own money, bought it around the same time it came out. I loved this game, I remember playing the rockies stage so many times just cause of how much I enjoyed the snow levels.

[@nicolasgoncalvespereira655]

One of my favorite aspects of The Run is the Soundtrack. It's so tense! It captures perfectly the emotion of driving ridiculously fast cars with the cops right on your ass. It's amazing, and the theme song of the menu give me chills when it starts. Brian Tyler nailed it.

[@pn6923]

Beat it at 15 and it was a piece of work bakc then. Loved the crazy styles u could give them. Mind blown the first time I pulled in a stop. Only that his head stuck out of an Aston or gtr is still haunting me

[@daasebre]

brilliant review😁

[@serperior2264]

Thank you so much!

[@GummiSosa]

That unobtainum reference hit hard

[@Luke-ym5jh]

This game brings back childhood memories

[@ImmarSE]

Ah i miss this game , you’ve convinced me to try and re buy it lol

[@linxus18]

I REALLY enjoyed it. Most of the soundtrack is still on my Spotify favourite list.

[@taylanpeker3090]

This game is the best nfs game that has the best story line ever made in racing/arcade games. I love this game to the death.

[@Bloodhoven]

18:05 whoa... didn't hear that track from High Stakes for a looooong time

[@aspero_yt411]

This game is my favorite in the series. Never felt so much adrenaline in a racing game

[@strider029]

I wish people appreciated it when it came out, it's too late now Black Box is already dead. We probably would have gotten remasters/remakes of older titles if Black Box still exists.

[@poqqery8950]

It's worth noting there are a number of patches you can get for the PC version to unlock every vehicle (including exclusive ones and Limited Edition ones) for singleplayer use. Given the multiplayer is now totally dead, it adds a whole lot of fun playing through the campaign with all manner of cars. The bug in the PC version that lets you use any car from any tier in the Run just makes it better.

[@Smy77y]

taking me back to my childhood

[@arostiredorsomething]

This game is the only reason im good at quick time events how fast you had to spam the A button was insane from what i remember

[@alepepperoni2563]

The run is sick. First saw it when my best friend was racing in what looked like the countryside with a huge lightning storm in the background.

[@zerozeroone4424]

I loved this game as a kid. Same way with Hot Pursuit and Shift

[@SURENITY]

Renting this in 5th grade for 2 days was incredible. Beat it and had a blast!

[@maxwaker321]

I do agree on the fact that the game had a very interesting gameplay and story potential, I remember my first playthrough and it was an I had a great time with it, but I recently replay this game campaign and notice that at least on pc, there’s a lot of “cut content” bc there are cinematics that doesn’t exist. My main problem with this game in particular was the repetition, sometimes you ended playing the same tracks but backwards, I don’t know how this is posible at a linear game but it’s there

[@SSCEurobeat]

Little background for the game, when the Run was released, Black Box was already after multiple layoffs and in the middle of EA disassembling them, in the previous year they released Need For Speed World which had an active team working on it in the long run, Skate 3, then next year helped with Battlefield 3 and made The Run and then getting completely obliterated in the upcoming years. The fact that the last 2 games they put out (Skate 3 and The Run) were pretty good while having a heavily cut down team is nothing short of a miracle.

[@bartpaelinck8321]

Great game, i loved it. What you might not know is that is that it had wheel support. Nfs shift paved the way and the run cruised on it. If you have a logitech g25 you should give it a try. Great memories and great review.

[@ultraviolet_channel]

Thanks for the info

[@FitzGeraldGamingJr]

I completed The Run 3 times. It was an incredible experience & nail biting.

[@ultraviolet_channel]

I hate PlayStation

[@ultraviolet_channel]

@@FitzGeraldGamingJr fuck

[@toyotamarkIIjz]

the memories i have with this game on my xbox 360

[@stonergee420]

This the first nfs I played beat & got hooked to the series nfs run payback heat & now imma hop on unbound when released 🔥

[@mihaiolingher6526]

Finally someone who talks nice about NFS The Run. From the NFS series this is my favorite game after NFS Porsche Unleashed 🤗❤️

[@jojogpt]

Run was quite good at creating a bit of tension, which the then recent open world NFS games lacked. I enjoyed it, and came back more than once in the recent years to play the game. The game reminded me of old-school target based racing games.

[@rylanprime6176]

Nah cause the green screen during the Chicago part was killing me 😭😭

[@MrJinChor]

only one of the few modern nfs without the 200mph tap brake to drift the whole damn canyon

[@dimitris.4484]

This game is a cinematography and game desing masterpiece and it still holds up pretty well.

[@davidv5574]

I played A LOT of The Run online. It was a solid NFS experience. And felt good