Customer Reviews

Need For Speed: Porsche Unleashed

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(9)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Need For Speed: Porsche Unleashed is almost the exact same as the previous titles in the NFS series for PlayStation. This time however there are only Porsches available, this makes it get boring rather quickly. The graphics are admitedly incredibly nice, but not enough to save this title. If you have an urge for the most realistic arcade experience then go for a Need For Speed game, just not this one. I'd recommend Need For Speed: High Stakes.

The game is great, i got it since ive always liked the Need for Speed series. The game gives you an in-depth look of the history of Porsche, or you can get behind the wheel of one. There is also a new thing called Evolution where you do the basics of racing and winning cash except you do it in time periods, for example it starts you off in the 50s-60s where you buy Porsches from the 50s and 60s which is neat then you move on to the 70s-80s, 90s-00s. In other words to sum up my review, GO GET IT!

A good representation of all the Porsche models ever manufactured. Many different tracks and levels. Beautiful landscapes and cars. A must for any Porsche enthusiast. Electronic Arts generally always comes up with the best racing games manufactured. HOWEVER... The night tracks are almost impossible to drive on much less qualify on. The graphics shows the car has lights yet they are non-existent when it comes to driving. It is easy to get stuck on a night course without any idea of how to get back on track. Its like being in the pitch black of night. Would have given this game five stars but because of this major oversight in night track programming, I'm only giving it three. Other than this, an excellent game for any avid racer.

Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed:

Pros: Excellent Graphics, cars and scenery are magnificent. Controls are good, easy to maneuver cars. If you like Porsche's then this is your heaven. Trying to become a factory driver is a lot of fun and addicting because of the cool assignments they give you.

Cons: Hot Pursuit courses in this game dont make any sense. First you cant play as the cop, like in Need for Speed 3. Second, you lose Hot Pursuit if the cops bump your rear bumper. In NFS3 you had to be flipped over, get stuck in a blockade, or have your tires blown out. The way you lose in NFS:PU is by the cop bumping your rear bumper, it makes no sense. NFS3's Hot Pursuit is a lot better.

If your thinking about getting this game and you're a Porsche fanatic then get it, but otherwise don't bother, get Need For Speed 3: Hot Pursuit instead, its a lot more fun and the graphics are the same.
Neil

This game is THE BEST game thats came out in at least 4 years. The cars are great and you might need some imagineation (witch I dought I spelt right).

pros
wiked gameplay
great car graficks

weak spots
not the greatest chase mode

I should have known, when looking on the internet,getting information on porsche unleashed,and finding nothing really spectacular on this title,that it was going to be a let down!first of all the game plays,pretty good,and the amount of cars are not that bad either it was just the fact that the visuals dont stack up against any of the other titles(like NFS High Stakes)I found this purchase to be fun for a little while,but in the end "Porsche Unleashed"was just another game in my stack,that I show really no interest in!

I enjoy this Playstation game a lot. The skill level is fairly difficult unless you have the wheel to handle the turns. I recommend this for the Porsche nut that wants to drive a Porsche even though they can't afford it.

This game was so cool, it has awesome grafics, and it's so real, I loved the cars and everything! you should buy it!

Pros: Like three games in one; quick race mode with Time Battle, Police Chase, Capture The Flag, and of course Race, evoulution mode; where you start a racing career in the early years of Porsche and slowly work your way up to now days through three eras (there are so many things you can do in this mode) and, company driver; is where you drive errands for the company while working your way to win new cars.

So many options

Spectacular crashes

Realistic damage (Even your windsheild can get cracked)

Up to four players

Many cars

Vibration compatible

Never Gets Old

Cons: Doesn't really have Hot Pursuit. To get caught all you have to do is be bumped

Not many tracks

Other than that, nothing

I have all the NFS game except this one, i just tried it with a friend. Same quality as usual, but i think you better be very interested by Porsche to go to buy this game. In my opinion, the best NFS game was the 1st one, because of the road course in the forest, (you don't race around a race track), then come the NFS High Stakes, because of the High Stakes mode, car upgrades, and the special car (the one you can't buy, especially the Porsche 911 is great, but you need to be good to win with it). NFS 2 was quite Ok, not enough track and cars. The one I didn't like was NFS 3. No felling in the car, not very realistic.