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Cover art featuring a Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V·Spec, BMW M5 and Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe 265 V8 escaping from the police. | |
| Developer(s) | Ghost Games |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Director(s) | William Ho |
| Producer(s) |
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| Designer(s) | Riley Cooper |
| Artist(s) | Abdul Khaliq |
| Writer(s) | |
| Composer(s) | Joseph Trapanese |
| Series | Need for Speed |
| Engine | Frostbite 3 |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One |
| Release | November 10, 2017 |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Holtzman is a roaming racer in Need for Speed: Payback. They're the boss of Hazard Company; an off-road street league. The location of a roaming racer boss is not revealed to the player until all of their fellow crew members driving around Fortune Valley have been defeated; Cletus; Forrest; Leanne; Peach. Need for Speed™, one of the world’s bestselling video game franchises returns with a vengeance in the new Need for Speed Payback. Set in the underworld of Fortune Valley, you and your crew were divided by betrayal and reunited by revenge to take down The House, a nefarious cartel that rules the city’s casinos, criminals and cops.
Need for Speed Payback is a racing video game developed by Ghost Games and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It is the twenty-third installment in the Need for Speed series. The game was revealed with a trailer released on June 2, 2017 and released worldwide on November 10, 2017,[1] and was followed up by Need for Speed Heat.
Gameplay[edit]
Need for Speed Payback is a racing game set in an open world environment of Fortune Valley; a fictional version of Las Vegas, Nevada. It is focused on 'action driving' and has three playable characters (each with different sets of skills) working together to pull off action movie like sequences. In contrast with the previous game, it also features a 24-hour day-night cycle.[2] Unlike the 2015 Need for Speed reboot, Payback includes an offline single-player mode.[3]
Need for Speed: Payback features a total of 74 vehicles with downloadable contents. Toyota, Scion and Ferrari are not involved in the game due to licensing issues. However, the Subaru BRZ appears in the game.[4]Aston Martin, Audi, Buick, Jaguar, Koenigsegg, Land Rover, Mercury, Pagani, and Plymouth make their return after their absence from the 2015 installment, while Alfa Romeo, Infiniti, Mini and Pontiac were added via downloadable content.
Plot[edit]
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Tyler 'Ty' Morgan (Jack Derges), Sean 'Mac' McAlister (David Ajala), Jessica 'Jess' Miller (Jessica Madsen) and mechanic Ravindra 'Rav' Chaudhry (Ramon Tikaram) are part of a crew in Silver Rock, Fortune Valley. Fixer Lina Navarro (Dominique Tipper) tasks them with stealing a precious Koenigsegg Regera belonging to Marcus 'The Gambler' Weir. However, as Tyler arrives at the drop point, he finds Rav knocked out. Lina appears, revealing that she set up Tyler and his crew to take the fall for the stolen car and she drives away, leaving them at the mercy of the oncoming police force. Upon learning that Lina betrayed both of them, Weir protects Tyler from being arrested, planning their revenge.
Six months later, Tyler spots Lina threatening Weir to hand over the casino to The House, a cartel who controls Fortune Valley's underworld. Frustrated at the lack of progress, he decides to take matters into his own hands. Contacting The House as a racer, he enters a race and wins it, despite Lina having rigged the race for profit. Weir proposes Tyler a way to take down The House and Lina along with it. Tyler is to enter and win 'The Outlaw's Rush', a massive street racing event that has the nation's top racers participating, which The House plans to rig for their own ends. Tyler reassembles his old crew and they successfully defeat all rivaling racing leagues and are thus allowed to enter 'The Outlaw's Rush'. Simultaneously, Jess infiltrates the House and learns of their plans to take over the entire city.
At 'The Outlaw's Rush', Tyler manages to win both the street and the offroad event with the help of all the race crews they allied with during the game, and in the end, defeats Navarro herself. Thus, Navarro and 'The Collector' are defeated and the House's hold over Silver Rock is broken.
In a post-credits scene, Mr. Kobashi, a customer whom Jess had driven, calls Weir and tells him his gamble worked, and that 'The Collector' is finished. He welcomes Weir to Arkwright, the true power behind the House.
Development[edit]
In January 2016, Ghost Games began development on the next Need for Speed game to be released in 2017.[5][better source needed]Electronic Arts later confirmed in their January 2017 earnings call that the next game in the franchise was in development and set to be launched during EA's fiscal year 2018 (Comprising from April 2017 to March 2018).[6]
Reception[edit]
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | (PC) 62/100[7] (PS4) 61/100[8] (XONE) 61/100[9] |
| Publication | Score |
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| EGM | 2/10[10] |
| GameSpot | 5/10[11] |
| GamesRadar+ | [12] |
| IGN | 5.9/10[13] |
| Polygon | 6.5/10[14] |
Need for Speed Payback received 'mixed or average' reviews from critics, according to review aggregatorMetacritic.[8][9][7]
Luke Reilly of IGN praised Electronic Arts for repairing the problems of the game's predecessor, Need for Speed, but criticized its 'scripted' story, lack of police chases during free roam, scripted police chases, loot box-like mechanisms during customization, poor car handling, unrealistic car damage and several other issues.[13]PC World criticized the game for being full of microtransactions, the severely limited customizability of cars, gameplay mechanics, a lack of cockpit view and several more issues, and compared it harshly to the Forza Horizon series.[15]
According to The NPD Group, Payback was the eighth best-selling title in the United States in November 2017.[16]
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Game Critics Awards | Best Racing Game | Nominated | [17] |
| Gamescom 2017 | Best Racing Game | Nominated | [18] | |
| 2018 | National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards | Song Collection | Nominated | [19] |
References[edit]
- ^McCormick, Rich (June 2, 2017). 'EA's new Need for Speed: Payback looks very fast and fairly furious'. The Verge. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ^Reilly, Luke (June 2, 2017). 'Need For Speed Payback Looks Faster, More Furious'. IGN. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^Yin-Poole, Wesley (May 10, 2017). 'The New Need for Speed Lets You Play Single-Player Offline'. Eurogamer. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^'Toyota's absence from the game was confirmed on Reddit'.
- ^'Under the Hood #7'. Ghost Games. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^Dornbush, Jonathon (31 January 2017). 'EA CONFIRMS NEW NEED FOR SPEED WILL BE OUT IN NEXT FISCAL YEAR'. IGN.com. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ ab'Need for Speed Payback for PC Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ^ ab'Need for Speed Payback for PlayStation 4 Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ^ ab'Need for Speed Payback for Xbox One Reviews'. Metacritic. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ^Carsillo, Ray (November 7, 2017). 'Need for Speed Payback review'. Electronic Gaming Monthly. EGM Media, LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ^Wakeling, Richard (November 6, 2017). 'Need for Speed Payback Review'. GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ^Loveridge, Sam (November 7, 2017). 'Need for Speed Payback review: 'Silly, over the top and a little bit self-indulgent, but in a fantastic action movie way.''. GamesRadar. Future plc. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ^ abReilly, Luke (November 6, 2017). 'Need for Speed Payback Review'. IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ^Good, Owen S. (November 11, 2017). 'Need for Speed Payback review'. Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
- ^Dingman, Hayden (November 10, 2017). 'Need for Speed: Payback review: Pouring loot boxes on a tire fire'. PC World. International Data Group. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^Makuch, Eddie (December 14, 2017). 'Top 20 Best-Selling Games In The US For November 2017'. GameSpot. CBS Interactive.
- ^'Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 2017 (2017 Nominees)'. Game Critics Awards. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^Khan, Zubi (August 21, 2017). 'Gamescom 2017 Award Nominees'. CGM. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^'Nominee List for 2017'. Archived from the original on 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
External links[edit]
- Need for Speed Payback at MobyGames
'Need for Speed Payback' (ALL) Introduces Hazard Company Street League - Screens & Trailer
by Rainier on Nov. 6, 2017 @ 12:40 a.m. PST
Your car is at the center of everything you do. Craft unique rides with deeper performance and visual customization than ever before. From intense missions to high stakes car battles to jaw dropping set piece moments, Need for Speed Payback delivers an edge-of-your-seat, action-driving fantasy.
It's blockbuster gameplay never before seen from the series, fueled by a gripping story of betrayal and revenge. With Need for Speed Payback, it's no longer just about being the first to cross the finish line or racing to prove to be the best, it's about building the perfect ride, getting behind the wheel and playing out an action driving fantasy.
Set in the underworld of Fortune Valley, players will drive as three distinct characters reunited by a quest for vengeance against The House, a nefarious cartel that rules the city's casinos, criminals and cops. They will take on a variety of challenges and events as Tyler, the Racer; Mac, the Showman; and Jess, the Wheelman to earn the respect of the underground. Featuring the deepest customization from the series, players can truly craft a personalized and unique ride, or spend hours finding and tuning an abandoned derelict into a supercar. They can then push their cars to the limit and raise the stakes by betting on their own performance, where they can either multiply their winnings or risk losing it all.
The street leagues of Fortune Valley stand between you and the Outlaw’s Rush. Crush their unique races and events, then go toe-to-toe with each league’s boss to get one step closer to victory.
At the base of operations, Arc Tower, Hazard Company pour all their extra cash into their offroad setups. The most extreme challenges are taken when offroad. Holtzman, their leader, is close friends with the mysterious leader of the house.
Hazard Company
- Base of Operations: Arc Tower, Silver Rock
- League Style: Offroad
- League Boss: Holtzman
Motto: Cash in hand, dirt in our toes, and nothing but the sky in front of us.
These high-waged industrialists pour all their extra cash into their offroad setups, then take them out of town for the most extreme challenges.
Their leader, Holtzman, is a self-admitted hick with an obsession for offroad. He is a close friend of the mysterious leader of the House known as the Collector.
The all-new BMW M5 will make its debut in Need for Speed Payback, marking the first time BMW has revealed a car through a videogame partnership, unveiling the new in-game BMW M5 at gamescom. The new BMW M5 builds on the traditional concept of a luxurious four-door business sedan by appealing to drivers with a taste for high speed and adrenaline. Need for Speed Payback players will be among the first to experience the new M xDrive all-wheel drive as they tear through the city streets and diverse landscape of Fortune Valley this Fall.
The M5 takes the BMW M-series into new territory, with 441 kW/600 hp, peak torque of 750 Nm (553 lb-ft) and 10.5 l/100 km [26.9 mpg imp] fuel consumption combined/ 241 g/km CO2 emissions combined, which promise supreme propulsive power and formidable performance. The new M xDrive developed by BMW M GmbH is the most engaging all-wheel-drive system yet to grace the high-performance segment and will be on display across various terrains in Need for Speed Payback.
For players that pre-order the game, they will receive the Need for Speed Payback Platinum Car Pack and get instant access to five uniquely customized and tuned iconic cars at launch, each with exclusive† Platinum Blue Tire Smoke. The Car Pack includes:
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- Nissan 350Z 2008
- Chevrolet Camaro SS 1967
- Dodge Charger R/T 1969
- Ford F-150 Raptor 2016
- Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport 2016
For drivers who want to get the extra edge over the competition, the Need for Speed Payback Deluxe Edition gives players up to three days of early access to the full game, along with exclusive customization items such as the Deluxe Edition license plate and NOS color, in-game discounts, Rep bonuses, everything the Platinum Car Pack has to offer, and more.
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Players can also get into the action before launch through EA Access and Origin Access, where members can play for up to 10 hours starting Thursday, November 2nd with the EA Access and Origin Access Play First Trial. EA Access and Origin Access members receive a 10% discount when they purchase a digital version of Need for Speed Payback. Need for Speed Payback Deluxe Edition owners will get their three-day early access starting Tuesday, November 7th. Need for Speed Payback will be available worldwide on November 10th for Xbox One, PS4, and Origin for PC.