13 May 2008

Remembering old games - Need for Speed 4: High Stakes

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Need for Speed 4 was an awesome game that will go down in history. The game had awesome graphics and sound, the graphics were so good that some people though it was a PS2 game when I showed them it. This was one of those games which are really good and people will remember.

The graphics:

Pros: The graphics are so good that some people considered it a PS2 game when I showed to them. The textures are nicely done with lots of detail along with the road. The road has lighting which you don't expect to see in PS1 games. There are skid marks which are awesome. There's lighting on the cars window, they don't reflect, but it's still good. Also, the cars have lighting on them which makes the car more realistic.

Cons: The background is not so great, it's been terribly shrunk as in resolution to the state where a person can see the pixels, and pixels are not suppose to be seen.

The audio:

Pros: Need for Speed 4: High Stakes features an awesome techno track or as some people would say: "electronic"music. Here's a soundtrack from the game:



As you can tell, the music is really good, I sometimes turn on the game just to listen to the music.
If you listen to rap only, then I'm guessing you'd be saying "that sucks".

Cons: I really can't find any, the sound is so good, the developers did an excellent job.

The gameplay:

The gameplay would be very good if the developers of the game didn't give the computer an advantage.

Pros: It is very easy to steer a car that has high handling. Car's like the Porsche 911 have high acceleration which can make a difference between winning and losing in a race.

Cons: This is probably the worst thing about the game, this has frustrated me when I played NFS 4: High Stakes. The computer has the ability to accelerate faster then you, brake better then you, steer better, go over the top speed limit(the cars top speed limit, not the road), and it also has the ability to accelerate at a constant rate with the brake on!

That is really not fair for the user. It gives the computer an advantage which is really cheap. I have tried mimicing the computer, but failed only to have to face my anger. I almost broke my PS1 once because of my anger, I hate the developers so much for giving the computer an unfair advantage.

To rap things up, this is an awesome game which I recommend you to buy(warning: do not buy it if you are attending an anger mangement class).

Have fun. :)
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