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Need For Speed High Stakes

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: December 02, 1999
Author: Amazon User

If you are looking for a great, realistic racing game, here's the one. This game is action-packed with hot pursuit,high stakes mode and much more! This game is a great buy and very fun.

Better than Gran Turismo?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 16 / 19
Date: December 06, 1999
Author: Amazon User

YES! Even though this game doesn't have 8 million cars, it is better-in my opinion- than Gran Turismo. First off, this game has control, the main part of the game. In here, you don't spin out after turning. It has more modes of play: test drive-where you pick a car and drive around a course once; single race- think about it; Hot pursuit- the main attraction. You can be chased by the cops, or you can lay down the law as a cop. This mode is especially fun when you have two people,one as a cop and one as the felon;tournaments and special events- series' of races where you earn money to buy or upgrade cars, gain access to new tracks, and to unlock special edition cars; high stakes- you and a friend duke it out to see who looses their car and who wins it. Your car is permanently deleted from your memory card when you loose. This game also has wonderful graphics WHILE YOUR RACING.gran turismo only has good graphics during the replayshe soundtrack is also better. On NFS there are 20 songs that you can race to. You can even pick which one you would like to listen to. On gran turismo there are 3 songs. The car upgrades are also very cool. When you upgrade your wheels, they turn from crome to gold. Spoilers and the such are also added to the car, and engine upgrades add pinstripes to your ride. The tracks are international, and look very great.

Arcade racer

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: December 08, 1999
Author: Amazon User

If you are looking for a fun, easy to control arcade racing type game with some cool cars and a less than realistic physics package, this is a good game for you. If you want more realistic handling and car tuning, go with Gran Turismo. Real sports cars will spin if you drive them incorrectly, or if you setup the suspension incorrectly.

Street racing the way it should be.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 21 / 21
Date: December 12, 1999
Author: Amazon User

The first Need for Speed, on the 3DO, was an impressive game, but somewhat limited. Throughout the series, EA has expanded the dimensions of the game until now, with the wonderous NFS: High Stakes.

Control in the game is superb. The earliest avaiable cars handle great, but lack the acceleration or top speed of the top-of-the-line cars earned throughout the game. This allows for players to advance their skills while having fun and does not give the game a sharp learning curve; anyone could pick up a controller and have a blast.

The graphics are stunning, especially at night during a thuderstorm. Lightning illuminates the sky and realistically flashes to show off the terrain around you; rain strikes the windshield in the first-person camera angle. The cars have a life-like appeal and suffer real-time damage, adding to the quality of the title. EA did not miss a thing with this title in the graphics department.

Music is more of the usual EA style, with a mix of rock and techno, keeping you aware of the track and focused upon the game. Also, the inclusion of different languages in the pursuit mode, along with the ability to play as police, adds more realism, something gamers are sure to appreciate.

EA has a gold mine with this game, and it is sure to please the racing fan, while being a great game for new-comers to the racing genre.

Awsome AI, awsome graphics,AWSOME GAME!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: January 02, 2000
Author: Amazon User

When I first played this game I was in aw. I mean the graphicsare awsome, the AI is purfect,and the car selection is great. Overall this game is great in so many ways, but their was a problem that I noticed-and that would be that the games weather is not on the dot cool as oh, let's say test drive 5. But go to it, go to it, buy the game-YOU'LL LOVE YOURSELF FOR IT

Compare with other games

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: February 09, 2000
Author: Amazon User

NFS:High Stakes is similar to Gran Turismo, but the graphics are more like those of Spyro. Though NFS wants a different car selection (three instead of two, more variation), the car damage feature and wider selection of games make it as good or better than GT1.

dissapointing user interface after previous NFS games

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: March 15, 2000
Author: Amazon User

High stakes suffers from the same problem as V-Rally 1: the game controls are insufficiently custimizable. You are given a choice between both steering and accelerate/brake on the left stick or steering on the left and binary acceleration. What were they thinking? PlayStation's great advantage for driving games is dual analog sticks. NFS3 utilized this feature as did GT, GT2 and VRally 2. For this reason alone, NFS 3 is a far more playable game. You won't get the traditional supercars in GT2, but either GT game or NFS 3 is a much better choice.

Solid

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: April 03, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Excellent game! Graphics are solid and driving conditions (brakes, skidding, and even damages from crashing) are very realistic. I not only like the fact that you can choose a number of cars, but also the fact that you can customize and upgrade your car depending on the amount of cash you have in your account (another realistic point). Several different driving modes (Hot Pursuit, test drive, tournaments, etc.) will keep you interested in this game for a long time. My only problem with this game is that there is limitation to customizing the controller. Otherwise, I love this game.

one awesome game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: April 12, 2000
Author: Amazon User

this game is perhaps the best racing simulation to date...the computer version has download-able cars too! ...if you liked the need for speed series that you must have this one too...i am addicted and must always remember...it is just a game...defer from driving a real car for at least an hour after playing this game to be sure you have lost your ...need for speed!

Totally Awesome Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 20, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This is, without a doubt, the best racing game for the Playstation. Nothing comes close.There are so many different ways to play this game. You can race against the computer,race against a friend, or if you really want some fun...You can chase speeders. Or, You can be the bad guy! You also, Can earn extra tracks and cars. The hardest track to earn is called "Snowy Ridge". On this track, You get to race in the snow! What more could a race game have.So, Buy this game.... .....Hopefully they will make this game for the Playstation 2 ! Enjoy

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