![]() ![]() The game has you playing through missions with a large variety of styles (from getaways to regular races), and of course you have nitro available as well for a bit of extra turbo speed when you need it. The handling is a great mix of control and the ability to corner very liberally – without resorting to the floaty kind of cornering that you see in Ridge Racer every now and then. Upon playing, that excitement was definitely justified as well, because Payback has its arcade racing fundamentals down very well. There are a ton of arcade racers available on Steam, but few of them are AAA experiences – so imagine my excitement when Need for Speed: Payback was announced. I grew up playing Outrun and the Lotus series, and later on I enjoyed the Burnout franchise a lot on my Playstation. ![]() I enjoy them, but I definitely tend to tone down the realism a bit to make the games more accessible and arcade-like. This year has seen a great selection of racing games, but between Forza 7, Project Cars 2, Dirt 4 and F1 2017, the emphasis has been firmly on the sim racer. Available for Xbox One, PS4 and PC, we tested the game’s PC version. ![]() Two years after the Need for Speed reboot, the franchise returns with Need for Speed: Payback, an entry clearly inspired by vehicle-heavy action movies like The Fast and the Furious. ![]()
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