{"id":247282,"date":"2010-01-29T11:59:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-29T16:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/01\/29\/review-need-for-speed-shift-brings-excellent-driving-simulation\/"},"modified":"2010-01-29T11:59:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-29T16:59:00","slug":"review-need-for-speed-shift-fills-gap-between-forza-3-and-gt5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/247282","title":{"rendered":"Review: Need For Speed Shift fills gap between Forza 3 and GT5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Filed under: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/aston-martin\/\" rel=\"tag\">Aston Martin<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/audi\/\" rel=\"tag\">Audi<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/bmw\/\" rel=\"tag\">BMW<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/bugatti\/\" rel=\"tag\">Bugatti<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/chevrolet\/\" rel=\"tag\">Chevrolet<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/dodge\/\" rel=\"tag\">Dodge<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/mercedes-benz\/\" rel=\"tag\">Mercedes-Benz<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/koenigsegg\/\" rel=\"tag\">Koenigsegg<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/need-for-speed-shift-0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"0\" alt=\"\" vspace=\"4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/01\/nfs-audi-ring.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong><small>Need For Speed Shift &#8211; Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<p>\nFall 2009 was supposed to be the next golden age of the racing game, with the genre&#8217;s two heavy hitters &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/tag\/ForzaMotorsport3\/\">Forza Motorsport 3 <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/tag\/GranTurismo5\/\">Gran Turismo 5<\/a> &#8211; scheduled for release. While Xbox 360 owners were rewarded with an incredibly good Forza 3, several delays of GT5 wrecked the plans of many a Playstation 3 owner, this writer included. <\/p>\n<p>But since we were hell-bent on a new racing game, the decision was made to take a chance on another new racing game that was receiving some good press: Need for Speed Shift. We&#8217;ve spent the last two months playing Shift on PS3 to keep ourselves busy until GT5 is finally released. Were we disappointed or pleasantly surprised with the dark horse of the racing game pack? Hit the jump to find out.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"postgallery\">\n<p><strong>Gallery: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/need-for-speed-shift-0\/low\/\">Need For Speed Shift<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/need-for-speed-shift-0\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/01\/nordschleife1_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/need-for-speed-shift-0\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/01\/nordschleife3_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/need-for-speed-shift-0\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/01\/nordschleife5_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/need-for-speed-shift-0\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/01\/lamborghinimurcielagolp640_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/need-for-speed-shift-0\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/01\/nissangt-rr35_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/01\/29\/review-need-for-speed-shift-brings-excellent-driving-simulation\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Continue reading <em>Review: Need For Speed Shift fills gap between Forza 3 and GT5<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/01\/29\/review-need-for-speed-shift-brings-excellent-driving-simulation\/\">Review: Need For Speed Shift fills gap between Forza 3 and GT5<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\">Autoblog<\/a> on Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:59:00 EST.  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