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Need for Speed: Nitro

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Need for Speed: Nitro

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Also known as Need for Speed Nitro, NfS: Nitro, NfS Nitro

2009 racing video game

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Need for Speed: Nitro is a racing and action video game developed by EA Montreal and published by Electronic Arts. It is part of the Need for Speed franchise. The game was released on November 3, 2009. It is available on the Nintendo DS and Wii platforms.

The game features single-player and multiplayer modes. It is categorized as an arcade racing title. The Entertainment Software Rating Board assigned it an Everyone 10+ rating. Critical reception included a Metacritic score of 69 and an IGDB critic rating of 69. User ratings on IGDB stood at 79, based on 18 ratings.

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Game data

Metacritic 69
Released
2009-11-03
User rating
2.88 / 5
Genres
Racing, Action
Platforms
Nintendo DS, Wii
ESRB
Everyone 10+

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Game details · IGDB

69Critic score · 2 ratings
79User score · 18 ratings

Need for Speed: Nitro is the fourteenth installment in the long-running racing video game franchise Need for Speed. It was published by Electronic Arts for the Wii and Nintendo DS platforms, It is also the only game to date in the franchise to not be made for PC. It was announced in January as part of a three-game announcement that includes Need for Speed: Shift and Need for Speed: World. The game was developed by EA Montreal who have previous experience with Nintendo titles, although the DS version was developed separately by Firebrand Games' Florida studio. An improved version of the DS e…

Released
2009
Genres
Racing, Arcade
Platforms
Wii
Game modes
Single player, Multiplayer
Franchise
Need for Speed
Developer
EA Montreal
Publisher
Electronic Arts

Wikidata facts

Instance of
video game
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Narrative location
Spain
Platform
Wii
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publication date
2009-11-03
input device
Wii Remote
language of work or name
English language
distributed by
Nintendo eShop
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