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Need for Speed: Shift

Critic score5 critics
First release
Sep 15, 2009
Genres
Simulator, Racing · Action

Need for Speed SHIFT is an award-winning authentic racing game that combines the true driver’s experience with real-world physics, pixel-perfect car models, and a wide range of authentic race tracks. Need for Speed SHIFT takes players in a different direction to create a simulation experience that replicates the true feeling of driving high-end performance cars. Players are thrust into the loud, visceral, intense, athletic experience of racing a car on the edge of control from the driver’s perspective through the combination of perception based G-forces, the hyper reality of the cockpit view, and the brutal experience of a first person crash dynamic. Need for Speed SHIFT features an accurate, accessible physics-based driving model that allows you to feel every impact, every change of track surface and every last bit of grip as you push yourself to the edge.

Also known as NFS Shift, NFSS

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Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sep 15, 2009
PlayStation 3
Sep 15, 2009
Xbox 360
Sep 15, 2009
All 12 release dates
PlayStation 3
Sep 17, 2009
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sep 18, 2009
Xbox 360
Sep 18, 2009
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sep 24, 2009
PlayStation 3
Sep 24, 2009
Xbox 360
Sep 24, 2009
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Nov 12, 2009
PlayStation 3
Nov 12, 2009
Xbox 360
Nov 12, 2009
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
13h
Main + Extras
17h
Completionist
31h
Game modes
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
First person, Third person
Keywords
3d, burnout, steam, achievements, online
… All 36, drifting, race cars, playstation network, timer, digital distribution, motorsports, playstation trophies, bink video, ea app, motion blur, color separation, downloadable content, xbox live, shaky camera, multiple gameplay perspectives, pack-in game, playstation tv support, licensed cars, gamersgate, games on demand, realism, high definition graphics, dolby digital, time trials, in-game advertising, sports cars, endurance racing, product placement, multi-monitor support, pax 2009, gamescom 2009

At a Glance

Critic Score
80
Main Story (IGDB)
13h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
17h
Completionist (IGDB)
31h

Overview

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Steam users rate this Mostly Positive, 2,861 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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