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Need for Speed: The Run
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2011 racing video game
OverviewAI-generated
Need for Speed: The Run is a racing and arcade video game developed by EA Black Box. It is part of the Need for Speed franchise and utilizes the Frostbite engine. The title was released in 2011, specifically on November 15, 2011. It supports single-player and multiplayer game modes.
The game is available on PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo 3DS, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii. It received an ESRB rating of Teen. Critical reception included a Metacritic score of 66 and a review score of 67 out of 100. User ratings include a score of 3.75 from RAWG and a rating of 69 from IGDB, which is based on 255 ratings and a critic rating of 67 from nine critics.
Synthesized by Vinony from 21 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, RAWG, IGDB. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Game data
Metacritic 66- Released
- 2011-11-15
- User rating
- 3.75 / 5
- Genres
- Racing, Arcade
- Platforms
- PC, Nintendo 3DS, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii
- ESRB
- Teen
via RAWG
Game details · IGDB
Need for Speed The Run lures players into an underground world of illicit, high-stakes racing. The heat is on - and it isn't just the fuzz who are after you. Entering the race is just the beginning as you blow across borders, weave through dense urban traffic, rocket down icy mountain passes and navigate narrow canyons at breakneck speeds. Powered by DICE's state-of-the-art Frostbite 2 engine, Need for Speed The Run takes the action racing genre to new heights with stunning visuals and car physics that hug the road even at top speeds all built around a gripping storyline. The cars are hot, …
- Released
- 2011
- Genres
- Racing
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Engine
- Frostbite
- Franchise
- Need for Speed
- Developer
- EA Black Box
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
Key facts
- Developer
- EA Black Box
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Director
- Justin Wiebe
- Producers
- Alex Grimbley Brian Lindley Steve Anthony
- Programmer
- Eric Turmel
- Artist
- Kirk Gibsons
- Writer
- Alex De Rakoff
- Composer
- Brian Tyler
- Series
- Need for Speed
- Engine
- Frostbite 2
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3 Windows Xbox 360 Nintendo 3DS Wii
- Release
- NA : November 15, 2011 AU : November 17, 2011 EU : November 18, 2011
- Genre
- Racing
- Modes
- Single-player , multiplayer
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- video game
- Genre
- racing video game
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Series
- Need for Speed
- Composer
- Brian Tyler
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Developer
- EA Black Box
- Platform
- Nintendo 3DS
- Game mode
- multiplayer video game
- Game engine
- Frostbite
- Official website
- www.needforspeed.com/therun
Show 7 more facts
- publication date
- 2011-11-15
- software version identifier
- 1.1
- input device
- computer keyboard
- title
- Need for Speed: The Run
- Commons category
- Need for Speed: The Run
- language of work or name
- Russian
- review score
- 67/100
Sources (8)
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Need for Speed: The Run is a 2011 racing video game developed by EA Black Box and published by Electronic Arts. It is the eighteenth installment in the Need for Speed series and is Black Box's final entry in the series before the studio's closure in April 2013. Following an extensive marketing campaign, the game was released on November 15, 2011, for PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS and Wii.
Unlike previous entries in the series, The Run features an extensive collection of races set against various real-life locations, including the cities of New York, Chicago, Las Vegas and San Francisco, and features a wide variety of real-life cars to drive in. In the game's single-player campaign, players assume the role of street racer Jack Rourke, who is taking part in a large-scale race from San Francisco to New York, seeking to win it against various odds. An assortment of multiplayer modes are also included.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Need for Speed: The Run” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.