Aimed at a hardcore gamer-style audience, Shift reverts to the
touring-car simulation style of its 2007 predecessor, NFS ProStreet.
Although the gameplay of these two titles are similar, Shift recreates
car handling much more realistic than ProStreet, and does not contain a
story. Upon starting the career
mode, the player must do a lap of the track to decide on car settings.
Once completed, the player is welcomed to the 'NFS Live World Series',
and must earn stars in races to earn money, and unlock new races.
There are 60+ cars which are divided into 4 tiers. Tier 1 refers to
average cars, tier 2 refers to performance cars, tier 3 refers to
supercars like the Lamborghini Gallardo, and tier 4 refers to hypercars
like the Bugatti Veyron. The car customization options include cosmetics
as well as performance mods and is more in depth than previous games,
affecting aspects such as alignment, aerodynamics, tires, brakes,
differential, and gears. Nitrous is also an option for tuning, but
different from previous Need for Speed games as it is simulated more realistically. There
are body kits which affect the aerodynamics and weight reduction. There
are visual customization options like rims, vinyls and paints.
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows XP (Service Pack 3) or Windows Vista (Service Pack 1) / Windows 7 | |
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo 1.6 GHz or AMD X2 3600+ or faster | |
| Memory | 1.0 GB (Windows XP) 1.5 GB (Windows Vista/Windows 7) 2.0 GB for optional performance (Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7) | |
| Hard drive space | 6 GB of free space | |
| Graphics hardware | 256 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 3.0. Recommended: ATI Radeon X1800 XT 512MB or greater, NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT 256MB or greater. (Best applied on GeForce GTX 200+ or ATI Radeon HD 4000+ or equivalent) | |
| Sound hardware | DirectX 9.0c compatible | |
| Network | 512 Kbps or faster | |
| Input device(s) | DualShock 3, Xbox 360 controller keyboard, mouse, Wheel | |
