Posted on March 11th, 2009 in Need for Speed Shift
EA & Slightly Mad Studios have released another bunch of high-resolution screenshots, showing their Need for Speed Shift title for the PC, Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3.
Most of these screens could be seen as leaked low-resolution versions some weeks ago, now you can check out the impressive graphics in full glory.
If you haven’t seen it, check out the recent interview with SMS’s producer Suzy Wallace here and join the discussion afterwards.
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Cuttlefish
March 12th, 2009 at 00:30
Hmm, is it just me or is the grill of the Audi just a texture rather than being modeled? Regardless, still looking forward to this game. Emphasis on game.
Siggs
March 12th, 2009 at 00:36
I think its modeled, like the real one, with a plastic bit near the top thats further forward behind the grill.
Nice shots tho
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hypertek
March 12th, 2009 at 03:30
in the first pic, wow porsche 997 turbo drifting!!! wooo super kiddy mode!
Serg Funke
March 12th, 2009 at 04:04
the car is out the track
i see a video on rfc where someone drift with a f1 car. so 
LensFlare
March 12th, 2009 at 04:07
Anyway, possible or not with a Porsche, it’s in the gravel, so it’s not a drift…
Copy of last comment on the other news:
they’re trying hard to make everyone think it will be realistic. Every preview I read shows the exact contrary. I mean, they’ve been putting efforts in shouting everywhere that SMS was composed of some former dev from SimBin, why do you think they did it?
To give themselves credibility in saying “yeah, it’s going to be a simulator”.
When it’s obviously none…
Damage system seems to be a joke from what I’ve read, no weather system, collisions are a joke too, and physics might “bluff” a noob, being more difficult that the usual arcade racing game, so i guess that’s why I read that the physics seem good on some previews by “not-simracers-journalists”.
I’m scared of that game. I’m scared because I was really hoping it would be as cool to drive as it was to look at.
erale
March 12th, 2009 at 13:52
The grill on the RS4 looks a bit like the old DTM grill of the A4.
The real RS4 grill looks like this:
http://www.cartype.com/pics/3975/full/audi_rs4_grill2.jpg
I don’t like these cars at all. What have these pleb tuned cars to do with racing? Typical NFS cars for typical NFS customers…
XaliaS
March 12th, 2009 at 15:08
I really wish I didn’t have to keep criticizing every new update about NFS:Shift, but those buildings look like they were rendered in a previous era, there as numerous graphical bugs on the cars (as pointed out already) and stretched textures doesn’t look pretty.
If they can’t properly reflect the detailed finish that most of these racing spec versions have I’d rather them go (back to) GT style – production line solid painting, which I prefer anyway, while it reduces the work load for the dev team and makes it look cleaner.
kankoine
March 12th, 2009 at 16:47
+1 XaliaS
NFS used to be a GT game… and GT cars would make the game more attractive to us (PC sim racers), because we don’t have any GT sim racing game to compare it to on PC.
And as I said before, less powerful stock GT cars would probably feel more real even in a NFS game.
scca1981
March 12th, 2009 at 17:54
Guess i’m one of the only ones who think it looks awesome :)
LensFlare
March 13th, 2009 at 00:47
No, you’re not alone, it DOES look awesome !
It’s just that everyone got so excited about the first “former simbin” “ex-blimey” slightly mad studios game to be a simulator…
And it’s not quite one…
mikem
March 13th, 2009 at 18:11
The London track (and the surrounding buildings) definitely looked better in GT5 Prologue and it doesn’t use any motion blur to compensate for any low quality texture and rendering. My finger points directly at the 360 as the lowest common denominator especially after spending a few hours in Race Pro- a great sim with not so great visual. My bet is still on GT5 to be the best looking simcade racer.
yakshemash
March 13th, 2009 at 20:57
to Mikem:
Compare it with ingame shots. Not with those from GT5 Photo Mod. Besides this is still pre-alpha stage
mikem
March 15th, 2009 at 08:50
There is no photo mode in GT5 Prologue and GT5 is still in pre-alpha as well (hence why it’s called Prologue).
domd
March 15th, 2009 at 14:58
These gfx are the next level that all sims should aspire to…