

Within the confines of its map you can take in parched deserts and lush vineyards, upmarket seaside promenades and snowy mountain passes. Rivals takes place in the fictional Redview County, which has probably the most diverse geography imaginable. In many ways it’s the best of both, although if you’ve played either of those a great deal, as I have, you may get a feeling of déja vu from Rivals. (Unsurprising really consider the majority of the staff went over to the new studio.) It combines Hot Pursuit’s cops-versus-racer dynamic with the freeform gameplay of Most Wanted’s open world.


Patrolling the StreetsDeveloped by Ghost Games, Rivals feels like the natural successor to the work of previous NFS developer Criterion.
