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Price: Rs 99 Summary
NFS Shift is a very good port of the EA's famous racing game series to high-end Symbian smartphones.Pros:
- Jawdropping visuals
- Intuitive controls
- Lengthy satisfying career mode
Cons:
- Clunky menu
Full Review
EA's Need for Speed (NFS) Shift for the iOS was a very good game to say the least but it didn't manage to match the super successful rival Real Racing/Real Racing 2. Now we have NFS Shift for Symbian^3/Anna devices. Competitions for this game in terms of racing games in high definition (HD) are namely Gameloft’s Asphalt 5 and 6. Let us take a look at whether NFS Shift thwarts competition or falls short yet again.Graphics
Mundane, average and plain are some of the words that do not exist in EA's dictionary when it comes to designing games (except for maybe EA Cricket series of games). NFS Shift is as grand as they come from the intro visuals to the menu to the game in its entirety. Do you want a game to show off the graphical prowess of your high-end Symbian smartphone? The answer is NFS Shift. The visuals are top-notch and the game utilises the resources of your devices to the T. And yes if you are a terrible driver be ready to see your car enduring some damage and the broken windshield graphics will be an added bonus. Let me remind you, this is just nitpicking. The game has no major flaws apart from the fact that navigating through the menu can be cumbersome at times.
Gameplay
You are bound to miss the high-rise buildings, the glorious overhead railway tracks and some other landscape created in all its graphical glory when you whizz past the opponent near the curve at the tunnel. NFS Shift works more like a role-playing racing game where your progress in the game will depend upon timely car upgrades and purchases. Also your inadequacy at drifting won’t mean that you’ll be relegated or terminated in the career mode. In fact the game’s career mode revolves around a star-based system where you earn stars on the basis of winning a race or completing certain objectives. So fret not if you have performed exceedingly well in the sprint then it can compensate for the loss of stars in drifting.
Controls
I know for a fact that you are going to use the accelerometer for steering the car (unless you are travelling by local train/bus). I tested the game on a Nokia E7 and I can assure you that even the slightest of tilts will be enough to steer your car. The braking is also very intuitive and all you need to do is touch any part of the screen. The entire screen is devoid of any buttons except the camera angle button which gives it a clutter free look. Pausing the game requires you to swipe two fingers across the screen.
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