Electronic Arts’ Wii-exclusive racer,Need for Speed: NITROhits, hits stores today and here are the first ten minutes of gameplay.
Color me surprised when, not long after booting up the game, I found that I was actually — gasp! — really enjoying myself. A straight-up arcade racer,NITROhas a style unique to the Wii which works incredibly well — bright colors, and driver-specific graffiti and tags that paint the world as you race by while in first place.
NITROalso gives you the option to use just about any control scheme you could want outside of using the SEGA Saturn controller. The Wii Classic controller, Nuchuck plus Wii remote, and even the GameCube controller are supported. Most interesting, though, is that you can play the game with just the Wii Remote. That’s right —NITROcan be played one-handed, and it actually works pretty well, with the game’s boost being tied to a simple shake of the Wii Remote.
Based on the first ten minutes or so,Need for Speed: NITROseems like a nice surprise from EA. Instead of simply trying to port over the recentNeed for Speed: Shiftgames, it looked to the strengths of Nintendo’s console and seems to succeed in deliver a tight, fun arcade-style racer.
Check back soon for the a review ofNeed for Speed: NITRO.
