Have bought the game today and had only a few concerns as the last parts of the series were not as tool indeed. But I have to say my expectations have been far exceeded.
The game:
NFS Shift is very well done. Especially the Karierremodus is very motivating. It works on the principle - profits, collect stars for more races, complete various tasks in the race for points, earn money and put up at the driver level. There are many various types of races, including endurance races, manufacturer races, time trial and normal course placement race etc .... - so boring things will not go.
The difficulty is really good graded. From easygoing to ultra hard. What I also like is that the speed-dependent ideal line is colored individually. So: Red = brakes = the gas go yellow, green = full throttle.
For graphics:
Absolutely super. The cars look super realistic and easily see only greatly from. See also the routes of madness and act never sterile or inanimate. The shadow effects look great. But the best part are the realistic cockpit. Very rarely there are minimal stuttering. Fallen but not nearly on. Is hard to beat that.
To control and the damage:
Very simulation heavy. Especially highly bred vehicles are extremely difficult to keep in the off driver aids on the road. As you go to open routes should not necessarily leave and be more careful when cornering speeds than you're accustomed to the NFS. The car can be no matter how hard and often you kiss any walls always the same control, no impact damage - it is very nice to look at when after the race the car is wrinkled, but just not the slightest effect hats. Side stripes or approaching the gang also has little time loss. More problematic it gets there already if one strays from the track (in the sand you lose a lot of pace)
For sound:
The sound is also amazing. Vehicles listen to totally realistic. One has to be fitted properly feel itself in a race car.
For Tuning:
Cars look fantastic, can fix up sufficiently and the final conversion, ie the standard equipment is awesome, they have, as always, well done.
My conclusion at the end
Real strong racing game with top graphics and super realistic driving experience. Shortens the waiting time for Gran Turismo 5 very well.