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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.

This game does not play on my PS3

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: June 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game the other week and found it would not play on my PS3. I bought it because I used to play it at my friends house back in the day. Before I ordered it, I looked it up on Sony's website and they stated the game had no problems. Anyway, if anyone out there is playing this on a PS3 comment back

Thanks

A Great Game!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: September 01, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Need For Speed is amazing!Cool Tracks,Cool effects,and cool cars of course!Need for Speed is a fun game for anyone!If you try it you will love it.Well,I won't tell you what you are going to see in the game,because it's a surprise!But there is also tournments,Races,and you can try to unlock tracks,cars,and more!If you complete some tournments!The rest a surprise!I hope you like it too,Like me!

Very good, but still flawed...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: January 14, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I recently purchased this CD-ROM and having owned it's prequel -Need For Speed 3: Hot Pursuit- I expected Need For Speed: High Stakes to be considerably better. Unfortunately, all in all it's no better.

Need For Speed 3 is a great game, VISUALLY more than in any other way, and it also has a plethora of setup options and HOT PURSUIT modes of play, which is why it was such a fun game. However, it had some major flaws as well; it's biggest flaw, arguably was the driving physics: there's a slight delay in the steering response and the cars feel like their floating from side to side instead of firmly grasping the road, which made driving the cars very tedious, aggravating and nearly impossible to avoid hitting sides of the road and other cars, making the game a LOT less fun than it should have been.

In like manner, Need For Speed: High Stakes is visually, eyecandy; it also has a lot of setup options, a new CAREER mode of play, and vehicle damage (not to mention the famed HOT PURSUIT modes of play). However, I was EXTREMELY disappointed in two major flaws which SEVERELY detract from fun and entertaining gameplay: The driving -which was already severely flawed in Need For Speed 3- is even WORSE in this game, astonishingly. Why Electronic Arts didn't correct this flaw, I have no idea, but that's totally incompetent of them and unacceptable. Also, the cars' exteriors are very botched; -they look like kindergarten artwork, whereas in Need For Speed 3 they look very accurate and great.

Although, the game is still very good overall, certain flaws nonetheless severely detract from gameplay, unfortunately. The game should have been and could have been FAR better...

Need For Speed High Stakes

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: July 10, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Well i bet the other need for speed games are much better on playstation 2,but on the computer its pretty cool to.all you do in this one is race race and race.The good thing is that you get to pick what car u want,even a cop car!if u look on the back of the thing before u buy it,,well actully,by one point the back does look better then the game.I played this game many times and its great.Pther people say this game is bad because all u do is race and get bonos stuff,its actully the best racing game,other then nascar,i ever played.please listin to me what im tellin you is true.because once you by it your thank me.

A great game to play

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is nothing shy of a excellent game to play. I think this is one of the best racing games to play and being able to be a cop is the best, and if your the type of person that likes to have codes for your games, this one has an excellent selection of cheats codes but you'll have to find out where to get them, unless you have a game shark then your in like flynn.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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