CARS
As with all Need for Speed games, we’ve selected an incredible list of the world’s hottest cars for The Run. At E3 we revealed the first five.
The fire-breathing 800hp Mustang Super Snake, the sleek McLaren MP4-12C, the gorgeous BMW M3 GTS, the timeless Porsche 993 GT2, and the immaculate Audi R8. Of course, we couldn’t lay all of our cards down at once, so these five are just a taste of the amazing cars that will be featured in the game. We will be sharing car details regularly so check back often.
HANDLING
The handling philosophy for this game is to make it very “human.” For example, when you’re driving the Super Snake, we want to give you the experience of what you’d imagine it would be like to drive a heavy, rear-wheeled drive American beast through tight city streets.
The physics are immediately accessible but with incredible depth. By that we mean anyone should be able to pick it up and play, but at the same time, experienced racers will feel rewarded when they master the handling of each car. The Mustang will feel far different from the Porsche, and the Police Interceptor will feel slow and sluggish in comparison to both.
When you do steal the cop car, it becomes a moment to realize that not only are you rushing to get back into the race, but you need to do it strategically so you’re not taken out by the helicopter or crushing debris. We all know the Police Interceptor isn’t the fastest, but the driver that can weave out of the spotlight, employing a strategy of survival rather than speed, will find himself back in the race quicker than others. This type of racing rewards the smart and calculating driver, not necessarily the one with the heaviest foot.
AUTOLOG
Your driving expertise will in turn be rewarded through The Run’s implementation of Autolog, which will track your progress stage-by-stage, race-by-race across the country to see if you can be first among your friends to reach New York. Mastering the handling of a certain car is going to shave seconds off your event times, and while that may not seem crucial at first, when you add up all those seconds by the end, they become precious.