The steady decline of the Need for Speed franchise was given a boost back in 2010 when Criterion adopted the series and injected a healthy dose of Burnout DNA in their reboot of ‘98’s Hot Pursuit.
I’d rather be tearing down a road at breakneck speed, flipping physics the bird as I narrowly dodge oncoming traffic and take out rivals like a 4-wheeled wrecking ball, sans chain. Not being much of a fan of racing simulations, I always found Criterion’s Burnout series to be much more my speed than anything like Gran Turismo or Forza Motorsport.
