Like the indisputable Lil' John said: "WHAT?!" !!!Mind-Blowing Speed!!!
Now onto the technical aspects of this game.
Graphics-wise the game is stunning, featuring realistic reflections, colors, and textures on the cars and world. It will run on a 3 year old system fine, maybe older depending on the car. The best thing is when you hit the 150 km/h mark, a spectacular bloom effect makes you feel the speed at which you are going, and when NO2 is activated, the screen blurrs and shakes the sides and you get a real buzz. Every action is beautiful to watch at exhillarating, high speeds.
Speaking of actions, this game implemends two very cool features for your driving pleasure. First is NO2 Boost, while nothing new, the upgrade now lets you use NO2 without having to do crazy stunts ala NFSU, this time, just driving fast will fill up the bar. Second, a "speedbreaker" feature is added. For those who are not in the wheel (pun intended), the feature is a slow-mo focus mode that you can activate with a tap of a button. When you activate it, all bloom effects are taken away and the camera zooms closer to the car, everything around you slows down to a snail's pace for a short period of time. This is neat as you can do split-second turns and dodges and get the upper hand over the cops or any obstacles you may encounter. Saves a lot of lives - I'll tell you that!
Sound is superb THX quality, with a great soundtrack of rock and rap beats to pump you up for the next drive. Engine sounds, horns from oncoming traffic, skids, police-comms, everything around you can be heard fantastically. Slow-mo stretches the sounds and dilutes music and ambieance perfectley!
Gameplay is crazy good, albiet the career mode cutscenes being extremley foolishley acted, everything is great. Challenge mode rocks, and online play is very nicley done. The atmosphere and look of the game is very reminiscent of Gone in 60 Seconds, with green-orange hues and sunsets along a US countryside city.
So go check this game out, you wont be dissapointed. The racing (or should I say speeding, evading, chasing) is excellent, the cops are smart and put up a challenge, and dont wory about repeating laps and streets, the game features a huge open-world envoironment, although unlike NFSU2, you wont have to ride arund for a mission, you get righ nto the fun! Best racing game for PC - Period.