NFS: Shift First Screenshots!

WunDaii · Dec 7, 2009

qasim said: ↑

Good news guys!

"We know a lot of people have been asking about Need For Speed: Shift, and we are eager to let you know about as soon as we can! There will be news about the game very soon. Stay tuned…"

From EAmobile's Facebook.. Hopefully that means it's been submitted
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Mmph. I bet you it'll be the AppStore description. Aweshum.

iphoneprogrammer · Dec 7, 2009

qasim said: ↑

Good news guys!

"We know a lot of people have been asking about Need For Speed: Shift, and we are eager to let you know about as soon as we can! There will be news about the game very soon. Stay tuned"

From EAmobile's Facebook.. Hopefully that means it's been submitted
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Or the news could be that they are gonna release more news very soon!!! I can see it now "UPDATE: More news on the way!" Typical EA.........Typical...E...A. Sigh....im not getting my hopes up at all bout this comming out this month or even next month. NFSU reuined any chance of hope for me

wootbean · Dec 7, 2009

"very soon" from EA means nothing

WunDaii · Dec 7, 2009

So they made a mistake with ONE game? That's happened once, the others haven't.

LBG · Dec 7, 2009

wootbean said: ↑

"very soon" from EA means nothing
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Yeah, they said NFS: Undercover would come "very soon". And by that they meant "half a year".

Random_Guy · Dec 7, 2009

I don't think NFS:S will be released before the end of the year.

kdaddy · Dec 9, 2009

I just saw this article, i believe this game will be released anytime this month..

December 9, 2009 Need for Speed Shift Hands-On

kugi_igi · Dec 9, 2009

i know i'm gonna be excited about this game
i hope it'll worth the wait

jwr94 · Dec 9, 2009

come onnn where is the game EA??? damn

defaude · Dec 9, 2009

Pocketgamer says also it will be released in the nex couple of weeks:

http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPhone/Need+for+Speed%3A+Shift+%28iPhone%29/news.asp?c=17209

Maybe it's close to submission or already submitted?

Hmar9333 · Dec 9, 2009

defaude said: ↑

Pocketgamer says also it will be released in the nex couple of weeks:

http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPhone/Need+for+Speed%3A+Shift+%28iPhone%29/news.asp?c=17209

Maybe it's close to submission or already submitted?
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Or already approved??

Asphyxiation · Dec 9, 2009

Meh. The last Need For Speed game was pretty average.

User123 · Dec 9, 2009

two weeks for the EA is much more of our time)

kleskus · Dec 9, 2009

Is this still "on railway" steering?

defaude · Dec 9, 2009

kleskus said: ↑

Is this still "on railway" steering?
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I don't think so, I guess you think that, because the horizontal angle and street angle are similar ugly like in NFS Undercover and so the driving physics could be the same?!

Actually my guess? That is for representation of the changing of focus in the console/pc versions, when you hit some opponent car or road side. So the designers would have to find a way to represent that "adrenaline" reality view on the iPhone, the same motion blurring etc would be perhaps over what the cpu could handle? So the ugly camera angle in iShift is just the iRepresentation of the general adrenaline feeling of the Shift game (mentioned on every platform)

But I would still want to know if the game have auto-acceleration.

Spotlight · Dec 9, 2009

Need For Speed is out...

...in my pants.

enkein · Dec 9, 2009

Spotlight said: ↑

Need For Speed is out...

...in my pants.
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that wasn't funny :/

Spotlight · Dec 9, 2009

enkein said: ↑

that wasn't funny :/
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Not supposed to be funny.

arta · Dec 9, 2009

http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPhone/Need+for+Speed:+Shift+(iPhone)/news.asp?c=17209

Hands on with Need for Speed: Shift on iPhone
Keepin' it real

With so many accomplished racing games on the App Store, it's difficult to know which one to buy without a test drive. Ahead of its release later this month, EA gave us the keys to Need for Speed: Shift for a quick run around the block. After getting a feel for the tight handling and phenomenal new career elements, we're eager to buy this smooth ride.

Whereas Need for Speed: Undercover was a pony car, this newer model is the high performance tuner. Shift builds on the previous game in every way, promising better handling, flashier graphics, a deeper Career mode, and multiplayer. It's the foundation for what could very well become one of the best racing games yet on iPhone and iPod touch.

Thank you for driving carefully

Career mode has undergone a lot of changes, and boy are they for the better. A new driver profile tallies your performance across 28 events. Wins and losses, medals and misgivings - everything is recorded to your profile. Stars awarded for completing events accumulate on your profile, which in turn are used to unlock new events and venues. As you compete in Race, Drift, and Time Trial events, you earn driving points that raise the level of your profile. These points come in two flavours: precision and aggression.

Skillful driving manoeuvres, such as maintaining an ideal racing line or executing a clean lap, net your precision points. Drifting, slip-streaming, and dirty overtakes translate to aggression points. Your profile favours one or the other as you build up driving points and increase in level.

It promises gameplay far richer than any other racing game on the market and instills Career mode with depth beyond the linear progression of unlocking the next event. Other racers condone sloppy driving by making the conditions for success rely solely on whether you nab the chequered flag. Here you're motivated to perform well in each event because every move is being recorded to your profile.

Handle with care

Superb handling makes tackling these events both a joy and a challenge. There's a greater sense of mass and speed that translates to more realistic handling. It's not enough to make Shift a simulation: though there's a noticeable and much preferred distinction from Undercover.

Improved graphics always help and Shift is no shrug in that department. New effects hit the screen whenever you bash into an opponent's vehicle or grind against a wall. The shattering of your windshield is a startling effect, not to mention the rattling of the screen and draining of colour whenever you ram into an object with particular force.

Of course, the vehicles and venues have all been gussied up too. A new batch of 20 licensed vehicles roll out of the game's garage including Volkswagen Golf GTI, Audi R8, and Lamborghini Gallardo.

Tuning options are available using cash winnings. Instead of customising individual parts, however, you apply money to five attributes: Speed, Acceleration, Tires, Suspension, and Nitrous. It's not the nitty-gritty tuning of a simulation, but that's just as well - this system is straightforward and provides the right amount of depth.

Multiplayer makes its debut in Shift with both Bluetooth and local wi-fi supported. Four players can link up via wi-fi, while Bluetooth races are head-to-head only. Given that we only had a single copy of the game, we were unable to test either out.

You can be sure we'll be thoroughly examining multiplayer and the rest of Shift when it pulls into the App Store within the next couple weeks.
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http://wireless.ign.com/articles/105/1053344p1.html

Need for Speed Shift Hands-On
Shift was awesome on consoles. How's it look on iPhone?

December 9, 2009 - It's a simple fact: Real Racing is the best driving game on the App Store. That may no longer be true later this month, though, when Electronic Arts uploads Need for Speed Shift. Based on the much-needed franchise reboot that dropped on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 earlier this season, Shift is a smart racer that combines sim elements with arcade accessibility. It rewards both finesse and aggression. That EA has struck the right balance between these two extremes is what makes me so hopeful about the final version of Shift. Though this is not to be taken as a final verdict because anything can happen between today and the first download just know that if you like racing games and do not have Shift on your radar, you really need it to be there.

Shift borrows many things from its console cousin. The killer cockpit view that everybody went ga-ga over is here, although admittedly that feature doesn't feel terribly fresh on iPhone since Real Racing already pulled it off with such aplomb. However, the career mode Shift lifts from the console game gives it a real sense of progression and accomplishment that few other iPhone racers Real Racing included have.

With each race, you are graded on a number of elements. Clean stretches of the map, perfect turns, aggressive overtaking, drifting marrying all of these in a single event gives you a great score. That score translates into stars, which allows you to unlock other events. The earned experience also levels up your driver, kind of like an adventure game. That inspires you to go back and replay events to get more experience and in essence "grind up" your driver. Shift is no RPG, but there is a hint of it just underneath the hood. You also bank considerable money for driving well, which you use to purchase real world cars. All of these cars can be tuned, although the garage system has been simplified for the iPhone edition of Shift. You simply buy upgrades for speed, acceleration, tires, etc. It works well here because you don't spend too much time in the garage. You spend it on the track.

One quick note about the licensed cars: using real vehicles usually prevents developers from employing car damage. While you don't see any crunched hoods or fenders in Shift, at least the car windshields crack with each collision. I like that a lot. I find it so jarring when I bounce my car off a wall in a so-called sim racer only to see zero damage.

Shift's steering is buttery. (That's a compliment.) The tilt steering is incredibly sensitive but not obnoxiously so. Staying on the drive line which helps you plot a course through each lap (and is one of the things you are graded on) is not easy, but you really cannot blame your mistakes on the tilt steering. When you tilt to steer, the camera swings with it too, creating a rather dynamic effect. Looking through the windshield as the whole viewing angle tilts into a corner, revealing the front bumper of a rival racer sneaking up on the inside is what makes Shift feel so alive. You also use tilt to drift. A sharp tilt initiates a drift, which you can then brake or steer out of. It works very well. In default controls, which I recommend you stick with, acceleration is automatic and tapping anywhere on the screen applies the brakes. Well, almost anywhere. You better not tap the nitro button unless you are in a straight stretch or feel very confident about your cornering techniques.

I'll have a full review for Shift later this month, but after racing through the game for a few hours, my impressions are largely positive. The graphics are sharp; this is the best-looking racer since Real Racing. I want to get some time in with multiplayer soon, though. That's an important element of Shift and if EA can deliver a functional, fun multiplayer component to complement the extensive, engaging career mode, Shift could earn a victory lap -- which would mean we're all winners.
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salsamd · Dec 9, 2009

http://www.slidetoplay.com/story/need-for-speed-shift-hands-on-preview

Need For Speed: Shift Hands-On Preview
PREVIEW Posted by Shawn Leonard, 25 minutes ago
When we originally heard that the latest game in the Need For Speed franchise was coming to the iPhone, we were pumped for a couple of reasons. One, Need For Speed: Shift was a great kick in the pants that the brand really needed on traditional consoles. Besides bringing that trademark style and speed youd expect, there were several simulation ingredients that gave the game a more measured and less extreme feel.

Our other cause for excitement was based on the excellent, yet too short, Need For Speed Undercover, which significantly raised the bar for all other racers on the iPhone. EA could have easily reskinned Undercover to match Shifts branding and called it a day, but after our visit to EAs Playa Vista campus, it was immediately clear that the status quo isnt an option.

To start, EA is promising a gaudy set of features that any racing fan should be excited about. Not only are there 20 licensed cars that are usable on 18 different courses across locales like Chicago, Tokyo, and London, there's a ton of customization that permeates nearly every aspect of the game. Whether youre buying cosmetic or performance enhancements for your vehicles, or selecting unique racing constraints, theres a lot of leeway to play how you want.

Shift follows the excellent blueprint that made the console editions so addictive and replayable. Using a ubiquitous persistent user profile, everything you do earns you cash and stars to unlock cars and tracks. If driving with restraint by following racing lines and avoid vehicular contact is your preference, you can have success doing that. On the flip side, if driving like an tool by cutting off vehicles and causing crashes is more desirable, you can earn points with that driving style as well. No matter how you win, the game rewards you and labels you as either a Precision or Aggressive driver, with a badass emblem to match.

Actual gameplay feels very different from the unapologetic arcade oriented Undercover. Shift infuses some realism by really requiring you to brake to consistently grab the checkered flag. Driving like a bat out of hell will get you nowhere, and its a refreshing change of pace to have to think about approach and racing lines.

Also new are difficulty levels which determine how many elements of the vehicle you have to control. So while the cars essentially drive themselves on the easiest level thanks to driving assists, youll have to manually control gear shifts and the full range of braking on the highest level. Playing on the highest difficulty level using the new cockpit view was quite a challenge, even for enthusiasts like us.

The real focus of Shift lies in its Career Mode. Like the console game, the goal is to work towards winning the big championship racing event. Winning in tiers featuring race events like Circuit Race, Sprint, Driver Duel, Eliminator, Time Trial, and Drift are designed to keep things from getting monotonous. We didnt get much time to really dive in here, but expect a full synopsis on this aspect in the full review.

EA is very proud of the multiplayer options that are included as well. Shift will have multiplayer that supports Bluetooth and local wi-fi. Many of the single player racing types are selectable, and from our short demo of a head to head Bluetooth race, there wasnt any meaningful lag that got in the way. Local wi-fi supports up to four players, and were looking forward to seeing how things hold up there.

The sweetest music to our ears was hearing about the 3GS enhancements that made the cut. Put simply, if you have an iPhone 3GS or the latest iPod Touch, the game will detect it and give you a graphical upgrade. What that means is better textures, more effects, smoother performance, and what is arguably one of the best looking games on the iPhone. We hear that folks stuck on the older hardware will have a great experience as well, but it just wont be the best one.

Obviously we need to really dig in to see if our glowing first impression holds up over the long haul, but were very excited by the sneak peek we saw. Assuming it all comes together as planned, this will be an essential purchase for racing fans of every ilk.
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