Need for Speed: Shift (2009)

Slightly Mad Studios

PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360

2.96 from 413 ratings

1109 members have it in their collection · 28 playing now · 256 backlogged · 81 wish listed

How long? Main story 12h (from 1 logged playthrough)

Need for Speed SHIFT is an award-winning authentic racing game that combines the true driver’s experience with real-world physics, pixel-perfect car models, and a wide range of authentic race tracks. Need for Speed SHIFT takes players in a different direction to create a simulation experience that replicates the true feeling of driving high-end performance cars. Players are thrust into the … Read more
Need for Speed SHIFT is an award-winning authentic racing game that combines the true driver’s experience with real-world physics, pixel-perfect car models, and a wide range of authentic race tracks. Need for Speed SHIFT takes players in a different direction to create a simulation experience that replicates the true feeling of driving high-end performance cars. Players are thrust into the loud, visceral, intense, athletic experience of racing a car on the edge of control from the driver’s perspective through the combination of perception based G-forces, the hyper reality of the cockpit view, and the brutal experience of a first person crash dynamic. Need for Speed SHIFT features an accurate, accessible physics-based driving model that allows you to feel every impact, every change of track surface and every last bit of grip as you push yourself to the edge. Read less
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Release dates

  • Sep 15, 2009 (North_America) PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
  • Sep 17, 2009 (Europe) PlayStation 3
  • Sep 18, 2009 (Europe) PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
  • Sep 24, 2009 (Australia) PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
  • Nov 12, 2009 (Japan) PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

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4 stars
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1 star
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Chauliodusi

Review Chauliodusi 3/5 · May 9, 2022

Manual Transmission

I did not enjoy this game, but I did find it satisfying. I think that it served a good purpose, to help players get used to using manual transmission in videogames, as well as offer a comparison of first-person view and more realistic tire friction, compared to Need for Speed games of its era.