Need for Speed: Nitro is a racing video game developed by Electronic Arts Montreal and published by Electronic Arts. The game was released on November 3, 2009, exclusively for Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS.http://nitro.needforspeed.com/us/home#/wii/
Need for Speed: Nitro is rated E 10+ for Everyone 10+ and it was official announced in January 2009 along with Need for Speed: Shift and Need for Speed: World. Need for Speed: Nitro is the first game in the series that features purchasable traffic cars.http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/driving/needforspeedshift/news.html?sid=6205554&tag=topslot;thumb;4&mode=previews
Gameplay
Need for Speed: Nitro features 30 licensed cars, including exotic rides and even muscle cars. In the game, each car is capable to absorb damage which will affect some of its features. Players are able to pick up boosts that will repair their cars or will increase the heat level of their opponents.
In Need for Speed: Nitro the cops will try to stop any racers who reaches a certain heat amount, therefore players should expect road blocks during each race. The game provides a Multiplayer Mode for up to 4 players, while in the race, the maximum number of competitors is 8. Some of the playing modes available in Need for Speed: Nitro are drags, drifts, circuits and time attacks.http://nitro.needforspeed.com/us/home#/wii/features/own-it/
In the Single Player Mode, each player can access the Arcade Mode which allows him to start a race immediately, or the he can chose the Career Mode. In this mode, different cars can be purchased and customized before participating in international competitions.http://nitro.needforspeed.com/us/home#/wii/features/own-it/
For the Nintendo Wii version, developers implemented an Intuitive Customization System to enhance the options the player has when he decides to modify his ride.A new feature in the game will appear when the player will be in the first place during a race. While taking the lead, the racer will notice that the environment will change its appearance and each building will be covered with a graphic style similar to the player's car.http://nitro.needforspeed.com/us/home#/wii/features/own-it/
Need for Speed: Nitro Trailer
The video above is the trailer for Need for Speed: Nitro, as it was presented at E3. The trailer shows some of the cars that are available in Need for Speed: Nitro and some of the features available in the game. The trailer also shows how the buildings will modify their graphic styles when another car takes the lead. Need for Speed Nitro was released on November 3, 2009.