![]() Boosting cars from trucks on the freeway, a group of rough and tumble I-don’t-got-friends-I-got-family going up against a legitimately evil cartel, regular cameos from a host of strong-willed and interestingly-motivated characters. ![]() ![]() You’ll recognise the Payback story, too, as a melange of various Fast & Furious tropes. The Underground series has huge cultural cachet with a certain racing game-playing age group, and the Furious movies’ phenomenonal box office success makes it a no-brainer for the racing game to dip its toes back in the water. It was always pretty obvious to even a casual observer that a faux- F&F, baddies-versus-more-badder-baddies story was the direction that Need for Speed has been heading in for some time. It’s predictable in a good way, sure, but you always know what you’re signing up for.įrom my few short minutes playing through the same gameplay segment that was demoed in EA’s glitzy pre-E3 show, it’s pretty clear that Need for Speed Payback is an evolution of the existing franchise, but also adds in some gameplay elements that fans of the early takin’-it-to-the-streets Underground - and fans of the Fast & Furious movie franchise - will love. Need for Speed is nothing if not predictable. ![]()
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