INFORMATION
Need
for Speed 4 High Stakes It plays very much like Need for Speed 4, but with some
extra play modes and one big added feature. I reviewed Need for Speed 4 more
than a few months ago and loved the game. It had a few shortcomings, but they
were minor and insignificant compared with the outstanding gameplay and
graphics. When I first played Need for Speed 4, I thought it was vastly
superior to Need for Speed II. Now that I’ve played the next Need for Speed
game, High Stakes, I have to ask myself: Does it surpass the third installment
as easily as the third surpassed the second? Not exactly. That doesn’t mean the
game is bad or even worse than Need for Speed 4. It just isn’t a huge leap in
terms of graphics and gameplay.
Those
who buy this game should realize that it plays very much like Need for Speed 4,
but with some extra play modes and one big added feature.
The biggest feature added
to the game is car damage, which we’ve all been crying for since the inception
of this fine arcade racing series. I’m happy to say that on this count, the
game benefits greatly from damage modeling. All cars have ratings for body,
engine, suspension, and handling. Too many bumps, scrapes, and crashes will
bring those ratings down. At first, the damage is subtle, but once you start
racking up the collisions, you’ll see the car’s body start to warp, the
windshield and windows break, and the engine start to smoke. Tires will be off
kilter, and you’ll notice the performance of your car suffering commensurately.
There is no way to fix your car during a race, so you are in a bind should the
damage be extensive. There is a status window on the top right corner of your
screen, though, so you can monitor your damage and respond accordingly. You
might want to be less reckless if you see the red damage-indicator bar
overtaking the blue status bar. For Need for Speed purists who don’t want to
play with damage, this option can be toggled off.
SCREENSHOTS
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
System=
Pentium III CPU 600 MHz
RAM=
196 MB
Size=
162 MB
Video
Memory= 32 MB
OS=
WIndows 98, XP, Vista, 7 and Windows 8
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