Need for Speed: The Run

Need for Speed: The Run (2011)

by EA Black Box, Electronic Arts
Genres:Racing
Themes:Action
Game modes:Single player, Multiplayer
Story:Need for Speed The Run lures players into an underground world of illicit, high-stakes racing. The heat is on - and it isn't just the fuzz who are after you. Entering the race is just the beginning as you blow across borders, weave through dense urban traffic, rocket down icy mountain passes and navigate narrow canyons at breakneck speeds. Powered by DICE's state-of-the-art Frostbite 2 engine, Need for Speed The Run takes the action racing genre to new heights with stunning visuals and car physics that hug the road even at top speeds all built around a gripping storyline. The cars are hot, the racing is intense and the story will have you at the edge of your seat… all the way from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Empire State building.Show more
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Context is a powerful way to enhance a moment, the reason people do what they do, for this game it would be: Run or Die. You owe the mob, they want you dead, and there's no where to hide. To pay your debt, you will go as fast as you can and win the biggest race in the world: The Run. To this day the only NFS game with guns.
user avatar@gordanzzzzuser avatar@gordanzzzz
February 10, 2025
My favorite NFS game of all times. It is a great race across the USA very good idea for a racing game . Much to see and experience in this game don't want to spoil nothing. How ever this game deserves to be on GOG because, the only way to get it is to pirate it and we all don't want to do that if there is a legal way for us to own this cool game,
user avatar@texisuser avatar@texis
April 19, 2025
I see The Run as one of the boldest moves in the franchise — a game that broke away from the traditional formula with style. Its story could easily have been the plot of an action-packed road movie. While playing through the main campaign, I could really feel the urgency and the protagonist’s desperate need to win. I enjoyed the visuals, the sense of momentum, and the variety of challenges introduced in each new stage. It was a unique and memorable journey, taking me through diverse and scenic locations across the United States, coast to coast.
user avatar@domingiouser avatar@domingio
April 19, 2025
Such an underrated game. I remember I used to play this with a few of my mates back when it was released. The Run, Most Wanted, Carbon and Undercover are some of the titles we loved playing back then. The title was unique in a way that felt like a cinematic action-packed rally race. We played at least 4 times to get a feel with the different cars available at the start of some of the stages in the game. My only complaint about the game are the QTEs at the start of the game and somewhere in between the stages.
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