Need for Speed: Nitro
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| Developer(s) |
Firebrand Games (DS) EA Montreal (Wii) |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Series | Need for Speed |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS, Wii |
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| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | (Wii) 73.31% (NDS) 71.71% |
| Metacritic | (NDS) 70/100 (Wii) 69/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | B- |
| AllGame |    |
| Eurogamer | 5/10 |
| GameSpot | 7/10 |
| GameTrailers | 7.2/10 |
| IGN | 8.0/10 |
Need for Speed: Nitro is a racing video game, part of the Need for Speed series. It was published by Electronic Arts for the Wii and Nintendo DS platforms. It is also one of only two games in the franchise to date (the other being the mobile-exclusive No Limits) to not be made for PC and the only game of the franchise to be released exclusive to Nintendo consoles. It was announced in January as part of a three-game announcement that includes Need for Speed: Shift and Need for Speed: World. The game was developed by EA Montreal who have previous experience with Nintendo titles, although the DS version was developed separately by Firebrand Games' Florida studio. An improved version of the DS edition of the game, Need for Speed: Nitro-X, was released for DSiWare in November 2010.
Need for Speed: Nitro is an arcade style racing game that emphasizes speed and excitement over realism or vehicle tuning. The Wii version allows up to four players to race, with a maximum of eight racers at once. The Wii version lets up to four racers compete in a drag race.
There are thirty classic and modern cars included in Nitro, placed in three classes. The "C" class refers to family cars and includes vehicles like the Renault 4 and the Tesla Roadster. The "B" class refers to performance vehicles such as the Ford Escort RS Cosworth and the Nissan Skyline GT-R. The last car class, "A", refers to supercars, such as the Ford GT and the Nissan GT-R. There are also 3 SUVs unannounced but officially available in this game; the Porsche Cayenne Turbo S ("B" class), Hummer H2 SUT and Ford Explorer Sport Trac Adrenalin ("C" class).
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