During the day, the difficulty of races aren’t too taxing. In general, the progression loop feels pretty good. The day and night cycle also ends up showcasing some of Need for Speed: Heat’s greatest features and biggest flaws. Another perk is that visiting a garage or safe house lets you choose if it is day or night, so you never find yourself unaware. Daily Challenges appear to get more Bank and Rep, while you can also visit your garage to enable either Day or Night Racer Challenges to earn Rep during the day and Bank at night. Fortunately, getting caught isn’t the worst, as you’ll still get some rep and lose some of your money. Your goal is to try and drive up your reputation by leading incredibly determined and aggressive cops on chases, building up a multiplayer, and getting to a safe house before you are caught. At night, you are public enemy number one. You’re allowed to go as fast as you can and have fun when tearing up the roads during different sorts of events. During the day, races are officially sanctioned. Still, it serves its purpose and lends weight to Need for Speed: Heat’s day-night cycle. Mercer, you will know how this story will go.

It’s unremarkable and, within minutes of meeting Ana and Lt. It’s a classic tale of good versus evil, like Footloose with cars and (depending on your taste in music) worse songs. You get the opportunity to swiftly climb the ranks of Palm City’s racing community, both officially during the day and illicitly during the nights. Frank Mercer ruined the former member’s car and nearly murdered him.

You catch the eye of Ana Rivera, whose street racer crew is down a member after bad cop Lt. Players are a newbie to the racing scene with potential.

Need for Speed: Heat draws upon the sorts of tropes we’ve seen in classic car movies like The Fast and the Furious. While it isn’t the best the series has to offer, it’s a major improvement over past installments and encourages you to drop the hammer and drive. Fortunately for fans, there’s no need to take Need for Speed: Heat behind the wall. Lots of past entries have had some major issues impairing gameplay, such as the 2015 entry’s always-online requirement and questionable AI and Payback’s disappointing police chases, handling issues, and Speed Cards. As a series, Need for Speed has been struggling for a first-place finish.

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