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Need For Speed: Shift was originally ProStreet 2
Shift's Lead Designer tells us that the game was initially a direct sequel to ProStreet and that EA wanted cops.
Written by David Scammell, 07 September 2009
EA's upcoming 'realistic action racing' game Need For Speed: Shift initially started life as a direct sequel to 2007's Need For Speed: ProStreet.
When asked by GamerZines whether Slightly Mad Studios had always intended for Shift to be a Need For Speed title, Lead Designer Andy Tudor replied:
"Yeah. It (Shift) actually started out as ProStreet 2.
"You'll see the obvious references, like we've got the Tokyo track in there, albeit a bit more mature; there's no balloons or anything like that. The thing with ProStreet was that they couldn't go straight from street racing to a track racer - that would have annoyed a few people. So it was really the first stage of the transition, mixing courses with the street stuff, and this is where they (EA) always wanted it to go.
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Though Shift is Slightly Mad Studios' debut title, much of the team had previously worked on a series of racing simulation titles for PC, leading to speculation that Shift had originally started out as a sequel to those rather than a Need For Speed title.
Unlike its arcade racing predecessors, Need For Speed: Shift focuses on simulation racing and features hugely impressive physics and a scaleable handling model to make it accessible to both hardcore and casual gamers.
You can check out more on Need For Speed: Shift, including a variety of in-depth previews, by heading over to our Need For Speed: Shift blog at http://need-for-speed-shift.blogs.gamerzines.com.
Need For Speed: Shift launches on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC on September 18th.
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