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Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars with 596 reviews

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Customers consistently note the overall performance and fun gameplay of Need for Speed Payback. Players also appreciate the engaging story, amazing car variety, and extensive customization options available.

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  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Not as good as the previous releases

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    NFS is pretty much the only game that I play anymore. I have played them all from PS1 to now. This release is little off. You are sort of forced to follow missions IN ORDER to continue through the game. There is a lot of extra mini missions like jumping through billboards or locating digital coins while free roaming around the map but it is not that interesting. And the voice talking of your "crew" is so repetitive is gets annoying at times. At first it was kind of cool that the interaction was going on and thought it to be part of the story line, but after playing for a couple weeks, they seem to say the same stuff over and over. Overall, it is a decent game to play and if you're a NFS junky, then obviously you will sort of like it. I don't plan on stopping over these little things, but if I compared it to the other NFS games, I would put this one at the bottom of list.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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    Customization options

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Yes

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love these games, just fun racing and mods for you whip

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Awesome game. Great racing and story telling. Very detailed cars

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Easier to drive than Horizon. Good graphics and cars.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast!!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Anazing cars!!! Best need for speed yet!!! Fast and exciting

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Fun game but....

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Imo I thought need for speed payback was pretty fun to just mess around in an open freeroam, what I didn't like about it was the autos handled horribly, worse than arcade style that NFS franchise was brought up on. I also thought the story was way too short and the ppl didn't talk very often.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great game

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Past Need For Speed games often featured a cops versus robbers theme, but Payback eschews that in favour of street-racing.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Overall performance

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Good Game

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It's a good game, and another Need For Speed addition to the lineup.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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    Overall performance

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Helping me get by during quarantine!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Haven't played video games in years. Thanks to this COVID-19 situation I am stuck indoors. Figured I might as well put my X Box to use. Storyline could be better. Graphics are ok. Has provided hours of entertainment. For $19.99, I'm not complaining.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Overall performance

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Good game

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good game, fun to play. Need more time to give accurate evaluation.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Gameplay

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Expectations met

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It’s been a while since I played Need for Speed... that being said, picking up this game was a good option. Typical racing style and easy to get back into. Most racing games are the same these days and this one stands out slightly with the different environments it offers.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great gift

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This was on my son's Christmas wish list. Hopefully he loves it, though I'm sure he will because he loves race games.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    meh

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    EA and Ghost games needs to fix this game's progression system.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great game if you like racing

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My grandson has the other race car Xbox games and I know he will enjoy this and and I got it on sale at Best Buy

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    BUILD IT, RACE IT, LIVE IT

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    BUILD IT, RACE IT, LIVE IT, You Have To Be Living Under a Rock, If you Do have this Racing Game, Build your Car, Design it, And Race It. The Only thing missing is the Car Payments. A Great Racing Game for a 9 Year Old To 90 Year Old. Relieves Stress from Every Day Life. A 20 On a 1-10 Scale.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Gameplay

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Decent Game for the price

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I haven't played need for speed in a long time, but decided to get this. I like the game, but what I didn't like is sometimes you'll be racing then the cut scene takes over. But overall I do recommend it for a $20 game.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great entertaining game

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I'm a big fan of car games and so is my son. We both love to play car games together. I got a good deal on this game and have been playing almost daily. It's an awesome game with good graphics.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Impressed

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I was hesitant on getting this but when I found out it had a single player mode I had tto pick it up

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Need For Speed Is Awesome!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Just preordered the upcoming game. Love the Need For Speed franchise and can not wait to play it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good Game

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great game to just kill time with... basically like all of the other versions

    I would recommend this to a friend
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