Review: 'Need for Speed Unbound' is like street racing in a comic book

In the new "Need for Speed Rebound", the tyres leave behind large coloured clouds of smoke when you drift, like something out of a comic book. — Photo: Electronic Arts/dpa

BERLIN: More thrills, less realism: With this approach, "Need for Speed" has made its mark on the video game scene like hardly any other racing game. With "Need for Speed Unbound" we have our first new edition of the street racing series in three years.

Visually, the differences to past editions are quickly recognisable. Although the tracks and cars have a realistic look, the characters and effects look like they're in a comic-book.