3DO

The Need for Speed

After the huge success of Road Rash and Fifa Soccer, Electronic Arts released another hit for the 3DO console with The Need for Speed. Developed by the creators of the famous racing game series called "Test Drive", The Need for Speed is the best racing game I have ever played.

Still, The Need For Speed is a superb simulation/racing game that any fan of the genre should now be without. Everything from the outstanding controls and realistic physics to beautifully modeled courses screams excellence.

With eight cars to master across nine races and three difficulty levels, this game provides enough challenges to satisfy both granny drivers and NASCAR pros. You won't get any closer to driving these killer cars without winning the lottery, so strap in and take off!

I'm not a big fan of driving games, but this one has a lot of quality editing and full-motion video to dress it up. The actual driving is mainly from a first-person perspective and is good, but nothing too exceptional, it controls well and there is good response, still, driving was never that exciting to me. However, where this game really shows off is the look and feel of it's interface. Quick cuts and excellent editing make it look hot!

If you own a 3DO and don't add the game to your collection, you're really missing out. It's not perfect, but if feels so real, you won't care! (And, man...being able to finally drive that Ferrari doesn't hurt, either!)

This is one of the landmarks of the console as it's the Need For Speed's debut. It's definitely solid and needs to be in any 3DO collection. I'm afraid it won't turn a new gamer on to the system. It would be the same as starting someone off on the Playstation with Ridge Racer. The game play options aren't there and the length is too short. At the least, it's a great tool to show that the console could get darn close to the graphic capabilities of the Playstation and would been a serious contender had the right games been produced for it.