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PROS
- Casual gamer friendly; auto braking/acceleration and driving lines to keep you on track.
- Quickly scaling challenge; gives hardcore gamers a run, especially with the training wheels removed.
- Lots of sexy vehicles to purchase and drive.
CONS
- Lacks focus; no incentive to drive seriously or wildly.
- Repetitive challenge; race, buy, rinse and repeat.
- Looping soundtrack; only a handful of songs over... and over... and...
VERDICT
Originally SHIFT would tempt players to drive like a devil or an angel as you danced around the track - SHIFT 2 rewards lumbering, brutish tactics and despite the wild speeds you can't help but feel the weight of such blunt tactics dragging the game down.
Video Review
Full Review
Sometimes, just sometimes it hurts a little when you get excited about a sequel only to realize you've bought the same game you've bought a dozen times before only with a handful of additions and a rearranged interface. It's nothing new and the concept of 'yearly sequels' has long since entered in to gaming culture as a sort of in-joke, with SHIFT 2 Unleashed adding itself to the pile of games that fail to excite.
In the Need for Speed series, SHIFT represents a sort of middle-ground - a point of balance where players can compete in serious races while still having some arcade-y fun thanks to customizable vehicles and bonuses-galore for almost every action you perform. The unfortunate side-effect of this is that you don't quite cater to either racing fan (racing or sim) completely, though the inclusion of 'profile points' to reward players for driving seriously or with a bit of flair helped to split the difference.
Sadly SHIFT 2 has rolled this concept in to one overall profile, rewarding players for every action they perform. This diminishes any sense of accomplishment as you're essentially given a pat on the back for simply playing.
As with the first title, plenty of automatic options (braking, accelerating and even 'racing lines') help players of all skill levels to jump in and start winning races. Cash earned from leveling up or winning various races (traditional, sprint, duel and time-trial) can be spent on new cars and customizing them. The increase in power adds a bit of complexity as the auto-braking doesn't seem to scale with your vehicle, while drifting becomes all too common as braking helps to kick out your rear end around a corner.
Licensed vehicles or not, the important thing in a racing game is the way it feels. SHIFT 2 lacks any punch as you're rewarded for blithely bludgeoning your way past cars, but then punished for attempting anything fancy while at the head of the pack.
By now there are plenty of racing titles to choose from and while SHIFT still makes for a great casual racing option, it's a step back from the original game and hard to recommend.
App Store Info
Updates
- GET 2 NEW QUICK RACE TRIALS! Download now to feed your need for more speed with our first high-velocity update. Featuring:• 2 New Quick Race Trial Cups on Origin (that’s 10 playable events!)• Enhanced Retina Display for menu screens • More music to get you pumped-up! We’ve also made some behind-the-scenes adjustments to improve overall gameplay. You’re in the driver’s seat – let’s see what you’ve got. Thanks for playing.
Languages
- English
- Italian
- Japanese
- German
- French
- Spanish
- Korean
Requirements
- Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
Requires iOS 3.0 or later
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Comments (3)
maxxis (9 months, 2 weeks ago) Reply
@lamborghini16---thumbs up bro! If I were you I would recommend this to all of my friends ( which I did!) This game may not be as cool as Need For Speed HotPursuit (not to mention its awesome graphics) but the game itself? is Awesome! --for ME
sukhdev (9 months, 3 weeks ago) Reply
I'd say 3 is a harsh rating, the game is better then Shift 1, but the amount of changes are quite dissapointing. One major gripe for me is the graphics, they suck compared to Hot Pursuit and are arguably less polished then the original Shift iOS.
@Iamborghini16 - Yes, Hot Pursuit and Shift are two different games, but bare the same title. Hot Pursuit is more like Burnout whilst Shift goes for a Sim/Arcade racer.
andrew (9 months, 2 weeks ago)
Listen to what you're saying though - not only does this game show little visual improvement after 1.5 years, the gameplay (arguably the most important part) has not changed at all and in fact REMOVED features from the original SHIFT. I have no idea why people think this is better than the original SHIFT when there's less to do or care about - is it because it has more cars to grind for? I honestly don't know, but in either case it's a very disappointing release.
sukhdev (9 months, 2 weeks ago)
I agree with you, but i find Shift 2 to have more control features than Shift 1 and a higher degree of control customisation, which Shift 1 doesnt provide. Although i can't take out of equation that the game is very similar (This is something to be expected from an annual release (Especially EA))
lamborghini16 (9 months, 3 weeks ago) Reply
hi all, would I recommend buying this game though that I have a Need For Speed HotPursuit?