Background: If speed and thrill runs in your system then race on with this video game - Need for Speed: Rivals which is set in an open world for all you racing fans. This makes for the 20th instalment of the Need for Speed series and is published by Electronic Arts.Synopsis & Feautures: Exotic cars and high speed police chase is all about Need for Speed: Rivals, meaning it carries similar features of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010). In this, players take on the role of a racer or a cop with the option of taking up challenges, risks and rewards as per performance. The rivals in this series have 11 upgradeable gadgets including EMPs, shockwaves and the ability to call in roadblocks. Set in a fictional Redview County, the game takes place in an open world and features similar set-up as in Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) including jumps, speed traps and un-lockable cars. All Drive: Destroying the line between single player and multiplayer is a revolutionary new feature which lets players join friends who are already racing and chasing. The single player mode remains isolated from the multiplayer game no longer and there are no lobbies, no waiting and no interruptions. Players can even share the same game, same race and the same chase with friends. Players can even give their car their own identity, personalise with performance and style. Using the latest in technology players get to power up their car or creatively personalise the bodywork with fresh paintjobs, liveries, custom license plates, rims and decals. With pursuit and evasion tech, players are provided with the opportunity to use the latest technology and upgrades customised to each side of the law. Access to technology and upgrades customised provides for a thrilling racing experience. The evasion technology allows racers to choose from jammers to electromagnetic pulses. Aggressive busts with shockwaves, roadblocks, helicopter support and more are made for the cops.
