Need for Speed: High Stakes
Electronic Arts Canada / March 1, 1999 / Rated Everyone
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Need for Speed: High Stakes is a racing-arcade game developed by Electronic Arts Canada and Electronic Arts Seattle. It came out on 01-03-1999. It was published by Electronic Arts. On review aggregator Metacritic, Need for Speed: High Stakes has a score of 86. The game is rated as "Recommended" on RAWG.
Need for Speed: High Stakes is available on PlayStation and PC.
Tony Parkes produced the game. It was scored by Crispin Hands, Rom Di Prisco and Saki Kaskas.
Need for Speed: High Stakes, released as Need for Speed: Road Challenge in Europe, is a 1999 racing video game developed by EA Canada and EA Seattle and published by Electronic Arts for the PlayStation and Microsoft Windows. It is the fourth game in the Need for Speed series and a follow-up to Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit. The game features more realistic elements than its predecessors and introduced a damage system that allows cars to take damage when colliding with objects, affecting their appearance and performance. It also introduced a series of economy-based tournaments, awarding players with a cash prize that can be spent on repairing, purchasing, or upgrading cars for subsequent races. The game's Hot Pursuit mode, which was introduced in Hot Pursuit, was expanded with more options, allowing players to control police pursuits attempting to stop racers.
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