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Need for Speed Shift for PlayStation 3
Need for Speed Shift for PlayStation 3 is a racing game in which you build a career on circuits. You drive real car brands on tracks such as Brands Hatch, Spa and the Nordschleife, alongside fictional locations. From the cockpit you see the steering wheel move and notice the effects of speed and collisions on the screen. A good lap requires timely braking, careful cornering and accelerating again with enough grip. Police chases and free roaming are not the foundation here.
Your driving style contributes to a driver profile. Passing cleanly and following a good line earn different points from forceful contact with rivals. Meanwhile, you earn stars for results and additional objectives. Those stars open subsequent competitions, so racing again is worthwhile when an objective remains unfinished. Prize money buys cars and parts. You can change performance and fine-tune a vehicle; your choice of car and preparation therefore matter alongside the driving itself.
You play the offline career and individual races alone. Official online services ended on 31 August 2021, so network races and shared results are not promised as current features. This description covers the original 2009 PS3 release, including its Platinum packaging. Additional downloadable packs and features from Shift 2: Unleashed are not automatically included on this disc.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 3 games are European editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Need for Speed Shift for PlayStation 3 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Need for Speed Shift
Electronic Arts released Need for Speed Shift in 2009. Slightly Mad Studios developed the PS3 version with contributions from Black Box. The team included creators who had previously worked on GT Legends and GTR 2. That circuit-racing experience is reflected in the focus on braking points, vehicle setup and existing tracks. Shift thus gave the series a direction centred on competition itself, without an undercover story or a city to explore between assignments.
The presentation aimed to convey what a driver experiences in a fast racing car. Cockpit movement, visual changes during collisions and engine sound all contributed. The driver profile also recorded how you drove. Rewarding both precise and aggressive actions gave small events within a lap significance. Stars connected those individual performances to career progression. Repeating a race therefore was not solely about finally crossing the line first.
Shift 2: Unleashed followed in 2011, again developed by Slightly Mad Studios. That sequel has its own innovations and is not part of this first Shift. The separately developed PSP release has its own content. EA ended online support for the original game in 2021. The enduring foundation of this disc is therefore its offline competitions, garage and opportunities to improve your own driving.
Similar games for PlayStation 3
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit from 2010 centres on racers and police on public roads on PS3. You use pursuit equipment and read traffic rather than repeatedly completing a circuit. Shift places greater emphasis on braking points and setting up your car. Both reward route knowledge, but the reason for changing your line differs considerably.
Need for Speed Most Wanted from 2012 lets you explore Fairhaven freely and discover cars in the world on PS3. Races are part of a city with traffic and police. Shift selects events through a career and has you work on defined tracks. The main difference is freely seeking your next drive versus deliberately mastering a circuit.
Need for Speed The Run follows a race from San Francisco to New York on PS3. Changing scenery, pursuers and a story about Jack set its pace. Shift builds progression through stars, competitions and your own collection of cars. In The Run you learn each successive stage; Shift more often asks you to revisit the same corners with better preparation.
Need for Speed Undercover combines street racing with an infiltration story on PS3. Traffic, police and assignments around Tri-City shape your drives. Shift instead draws variety from different circuits, cars and race objectives. Both let you improve vehicles, but Undercover places that garage within a crime story, while Shift is guided by the next competition and your driving performance.
Need for Speed Rivals offers both sides of the battle between racers and police in Redview County on PS3. Pursuit technology and the risk of arrest shape your choices on the road. Shift omits that confrontation and focuses on racing with a driver profile. Setting up cars and practising lines therefore becomes a different activity from fleeing or intercepting.
