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The Need for Speed video game series is currently published by Electronic Arts. Games in the series were primarily developed by the Canadian based company Distinctive Software, which became known as EA Canada from 1992–2001.[1] Currently, they are primarily developed by the Canadian based company, EA Black Box except for the Nintendo DS ports of Carbon and ProStreet which were developed by Exient Entertainment which also is produces the Wii port of Hot Pursuit (2010), while the DS ports Undercover and Nitro which were developed by Firebrand Games, while Shift was co-developed by EA Black Box and Exient Entertainment, the Wii version of Nitro was developed by EA Montreal, World was co-developed by EA Black Box and EA Singapore, while the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC ports of Hot Pursuit are developed by Criterion Games, while Nitro-X for the DS like the DS port of the first Nitro is developed by Firebrand Games, and Shift 2 is being developed by Exient Entertainment .[2] The series debuted with The Need for Speed in North America, Japan (under the Over Drivin' title through High Stakes), and Europe in 1997. Need for Speed is a series of racing video games where the main objective is to win races in a variety of game modes, in the process eluding traffic, pedestrians, and police. Customization of video game vehicles was an aspect first introduced by the Need for Speed series after the release of the film, The Fast and The Furious; it is a feature included in every Need for Speed title from the release of Need for Speed: Underground through the untitled 2011 title.[3] Initially, the series was exclusive to the fifth generation consoles and was featured in all of the seventh generation video game consoles by 2008.[4]

The NFS series is among the best-selling video game franchises with 100 million copies sold.[5] Electronic Arts considers one of the reasons the series has remained so popular is because "the series has long been an ever-evolving franchise, one that changes up its focus, mechanics and style every couple of years."[6]

Main series

Title Details
The Need for Speed

Original release date(s):[7]
 Release years by system:
1994 - 3DO Interactive Multiplayer,[8]
1995 - PC (DOS),[9]
1996 - PlayStation,[10] Sega Saturn[11]
Notes:
  • A special edition of the game was released later in North America in 1996 for PC.[12]
  • The game was released in Japan as Over Drivin' DX[13]
Need for Speed II

Original release date(s):[14]
 Release years by system:
1997 - PC (Windows),[15] PlayStation[16]
Notes:
  • A special edition of the game was released on November 6, 1997 in North America for PC.[17]
  • The game was produced in Japan as Over Drivin' II[18]
Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit

Original release date(s):[19][20]
 Release years by system:
1998 - PC (Windows),[21] PlayStation[22]
Notes:
  • The game was released in Japan as Over Drivin' III: Hot Pursuit.[23]
Need for Speed: High Stakes

Original release date(s):[24]
 Release years by system:
1999 - PC (Windows),[25] PlayStation[26]
Notes:
  • The game was released in Japan as Over Drivin' IV.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
  • The game was released in Europe and Brazil as Road Challenge.
Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed

Original release date(s):[27]
 Release years by system:
2000 - PC (Windows),[28] PlayStation,[29]
2004 - Game Boy Advance[30]
Notes:
  • Also known as Need for Speed: Porsche 2000 in Europe, and Need for Speed: Porsche in Germany and Latin America.
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2

Original release date(s):[31]
 Release years by system:
2002 - GameCube,[32] PlayStation 2,[33] PC (Windows),[34] Xbox[35]
Notes:

First game in the series to support the PS2, Xbox, and GameCube.

Need for Speed: Underground

Original release date(s):[36]
 Release years by system:
2003 - Game Boy Advance,[37] GameCube,[38] PC (Windows),[39] PlayStation 2,[40] Xbox[41] 2005—Arcade[42]
Notes:
  • First game to take place in a generic city.
Need for Speed: Underground 2

Original release date(s):[43]
 Release years by system:
2004 - Game Boy Advance,[44] GameCube,[45] Mobile,[46] Nintendo DS,[47] PC (Windows),[48] PlayStation 2,[49] Xbox[50]
Need for Speed: Underground Rivals

Original release date(s):[51]
 Release years by system:
2005 - PSP
Notes:
  • First Need for Speed released on PSP, only available on PSP
Need for Speed: Most Wanted

Original release date(s):[52]
 Release years by system:
2005 - Game Boy Advance,[53] GameCube,[54] Mobile[55] Nintendo DS,[56] PC (Windows),[57] PlayStation 2,[58] PlayStation Portable,[59] Xbox,[60] Xbox 360[61]
Notes:
  • Last game in the series to be released for Xbox and GBA; first game to be released for the Xbox 360.
Need for Speed: Carbon

Original release date(s):[62]
 Release years by system:
2006 - GameCube,[63] Mobile[64] PC (Windows)[65] / (Mac OS X),[66] PlayStation 2,[67] PlayStation 3,[68] Wii,[69] Xbox 360[70]
Notes:

Last game in the series to be released for the GameCube; first game to be released for the Wii.

Need for Speed: ProStreet

Original release date(s):[71]
 Release years by system:
2007 - Mobile,[72] PC (Windows),[73] Nintendo DS,[74] PlayStation 2,[75] PlayStation 3,[76] PlayStation Portable,[77] Wii,[78] Xbox 360[79]
Need for Speed: Undercover

Original release date(s):[80]
 Release years by system:
2008 - Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, PC and Mobile
Notes:
  • Last game in series to be released for the PlayStation 2.
Need for Speed: Shift

Original release date(s):[81]
 Release years by system:
2009 - Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PC and Mobile
Need for Speed: Nitro

Original release date(s):[82]
 Release years by system:
2009 - Wii, Nintendo DS
Notes:
  • Nintendo exclusive
Need for Speed: World

Original release date(s):[83]
 Release years by system:
2010 - PC
Need for Speed: Nitro-X

Original release date(s):[84]
 Release years by system:
2010 - Nintendo DSi and DSi XL, via DSiWare service
Notes:
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010)

Original release date(s):[85]
 Release years by system:
2010 - Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, Wii
Shift 2: Unleashed

Original release date(s):[86]
March 2011 		Release years by system:
2011 - Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC
Need for Speed: The Run

Original release date(s):
November 2011 		Release years by system:
2011 - Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, iOS
Need for Speed: 13

Original release date(s):
2012 		Release years by system:
2012

Other games

Title Details
Need for Speed: V-Rally

Original release date(s):[87]
 Release years by system:
1997—PlayStation,[88]
1999—Game Boy Color,[89] Nintendo 64,[90] PC (Windows)[91]
Notes:
  • The game was originally produced by European based company Eden Studios, however, Electronic Arts bought the rights to the title of the game and produced it in North America under the NFS banner.[92]
Need for Speed: V-Rally 2

Original release date(s):[93]
 Release years by system:
1999—PlayStation,[94]
2000—Dreamcast,[95] PC (Windows)[96]
Notes:
  • The game was released as V-Rally Championship Edition 2 in Europe and Japan.[97][98]
Need for Speed: Motor City Online

Original release date(s):[99]
 Release years by system:
2001—PC (Windows)[100]
Notes:

This game was originally produced by Electronic Arts as a spin-off to the Need for Speed series, though, it was later confirmed that the game was a part of the series. Shut down on October 29, 2003.[101]

There were also two Japanese only titles. Over Drivin Skyline Memorial for the ps1 and also Nissan presents Over Drivin GT-R for the Sega Saturn. They are different versions of the first Need for Speed.

See also

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