Great game but a high-end computer is necessary

First the most important thing: the System.

Minimum:

Core 2 Duo 1.6 GHz (or equivalent AMD CPU)
1024MB RAM (XP), 1536 MB RAM (Vista & Windows 7)
Radeon X1800 XT with 512MB or GeForce 7800 GT with 256 MB,
6 GB of disk space,
512 kbit / s Internet connection (for online mode)

My system:

Core 2 Quad 2.4 GHz (Intel Q6600)
4096 MB RAM (Vista x64)
Radeon HD 4870 (1GB of RAM!)
Asus VW246H Monitor (Full HD Aulösung)

And do you think I could play the game smoothly? Nope. That's a joke. Here, the game does not look so good that you bräucht even stronger hardware. Do not misunderstand: Shift looks great but I can play games on my computer that are demanding a lot more than the new Need For Speed. So you considered good if you really want to buy the PC version or rather accesses the console version (I'd recommend). Mess!

The game:

As mentioned multiple times, finally proposes shift in a new direction and offers the player an excellent racing sim that can only be topped by Gran Turismo 5 / is. There are 4 different views, 65 cars and also many routes (these have not counted). When you start the game there is a test race which decides what difficulty you get (of course you can submit as against a "veto"). But it is also the perfect opportunity to see how good you really get along with the car or with the driving behavior. Each of here expected a typical NFS control and adjusts it should then possibly start with the beginner mode. This makes it easier to get started a lot.
Then we go with the "career":

It has a starting budget of 40,000 / $ and a car is allowed to choose what is Suitable for the first stage (there are 5 levels total of, incl. Drift). Here you can choose the most popular and latest car from Audi to VW pretty much. Unfortunately, the budget is not enough for each car. But no matter. For each race there are of course points and coal. And money makes not only the world but also NFS. Even if one would win a single race, the points to ensure that you get sponsors grants (as opposed to winning amount is relatively high at the beginning). One then invests the money either in new cars or in tuning options (brakes, Turbo, Nitro, body kits, etc.). So here there are plenty of choices.
The points mentioned above enhance your driver level and the height of the level, the more opportunities you have in the game (for example, you get more parking spaces which are very important in the game). Points you collect during the race by aggressive driving, use the slipstream, "eliminate" the enemy and keeping the racing line (especially in the corners). At the end of a race you get the stars and if you have 5 stars per event, you can move on to the next event. Of course you can already but this would be my proposed approach.

Otherwise, it should be mentioned that wirkllich any car can drive differently (which the realism of increased dramatically). The performance of the car is critical. For example, I bought a VW initially and then a Nissan 350Z. This then tuned and then I can get him at first barely under control. A test race with each car is recommended so that you do not go directly into the gang.
The events consist of drift racing, manufacturer Competitions, normal races, endurance races and Time Attack races and therefore offer quite a lot of variety.

Conclusion:

The new NFS is the best racing simulation temporarily on the market (not a question). But the system requirements are really a joke and thus there is only 4 stars. High-end computer owners can safely access. All others I advise the purchase from (if you want to really have what of the graph). Especially people with large monitors be warned here.

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