<s>
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
is	O
an	O
online	B-Application
open	O
world	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ghost	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
twenty-second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
and	O
customization	O
but	O
criticized	O
it	O
for	O
being	O
always-online	O
with	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
pause	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
also	O
lead	O
to	O
performance	O
issues	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
reviews	O
,	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
Payback	I-Application
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
gameplay	O
footage	O
of	O
the	O
pre-alpha	O
build	O
for	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
at	O
EA	O
's	O
press	O
conference	O
at	O
E3	O
on	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
city	O
of	O
Ventura	O
Bay	O
and	O
its	O
surroundings	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
has	O
a	O
redesigned	O
'	O
Wrap	O
Editor	O
 '	O
,	O
and	O
body	O
modifications	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
after	O
nearly	O
five	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
2010	O
release	O
of	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hot	I-Application
Pursuit	I-Application
,	O
EA	O
's	O
own	O
developer	O
Criterion	O
Games	O
,	O
developers	O
of	O
the	O
award-winning	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
Burnout	O
,	O
was	O
given	O
stewardship	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
franchise	O
with	O
2012	O
's	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Most	I-Application
Wanted	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2012	O
interview	O
,	O
Most	B-Application
Wanted	I-Application
executive	O
producer	O
Matt	O
Webster	O
told	O
that	O
while	O
all	O
future	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
games	O
may	O
not	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Criterion	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
would	O
have	O
creative	O
oversight	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
moving	O
forward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
just	O
one	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
during	O
a	O
Gamescom	O
interview	O
with	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
Rivals	I-Application
executive	O
producer	O
Marcus	O
Nilsson	O
told	O
that	O
the	O
newly	O
created	O
Ghost	O
Games	O
studio	O
was	O
now	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
;	O
about	O
80	O
percent	O
of	O
Criterion	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
Rivals	O
with	O
the	O
remaining	O
group	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
mysterious	O
"	O
new	O
project.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
published	O
a	O
report	O
that	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
2004	O
's	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
2	I-Application
could	O
be	O
the	O
next	O
NFS	O
game	O
;	O
that	O
report	O
was	O
contradicted	O
hours	O
later	O
by	O
Criterion	O
's	O
Alex	O
Ward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
suggested	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
2004	O
's	O
Underground	B-Application
2	I-Application
if	O
the	O
conditions	O
were	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
Eurogamer	O
Expo	O
,	O
Nilsson	O
hinted	O
that	O
the	O
franchise	O
might	O
return	O
to	O
a	O
style	O
of	O
progression	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Underground	O
-	O
Most	B-Application
Wanted	I-Application
-	O
Carbon	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
CEO	O
Andrew	O
Wilson	O
announced	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
a	O
new	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
game	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
first	O
year	O
since	O
2001	O
that	O
a	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
game	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
21	O
May	O
2015	O
,	O
EA	O
announced	O
their	O
next	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
game	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
,	O
following	O
marketing	O
material	O
tease	O
days	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
later	O
clarified	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
game	O
is	O
not	O
really	O
a	O
spiritual	O
Underground	O
3	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
would	O
still	O
"	O
share	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
the	O
stuff	O
that	O
made	O
that	O
game	O
great	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
29	O
May	O
2015	O
,	O
EA	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
would	O
require	O
an	O
online	B-Application
connection	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
but	O
reassured	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
benefits	O
are	O
nice	O
"	O
for	O
requiring	O
such	O
restriction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previous	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
games	O
have	O
featured	O
connected	O
online	B-Application
worlds	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
race	O
and	O
inhabit	O
together	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
have	O
not	O
required	O
a	O
player	O
to	O
stay	O
connected	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
criticism	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
pointed	O
to	O
2013	O
's	O
SimCity	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
unplayable	O
at	O
launch	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
requiring	O
an	O
online	B-Application
connection	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reason	O
for	O
an	O
always-online	O
internet	O
connection	O
was	O
because	O
of	O
Autolog	O
's	O
new	O
in-game	O
snapshot	O
feature	O
explained	O
by	O
Marcus	O
Nilsson	O
which	O
rewards	O
the	O
players	O
and	O
their	O
snapshots	O
with	O
Rep	O
Points	O
,	O
Experience	O
Points	O
and	O
in-game	O
money	O
if	O
other	O
players	O
liked	O
them	O
enough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
14	O
September	O
2015	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
announced	O
that	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
for	O
Windows	O
had	O
been	O
delayed	O
to	O
Spring	O
2016	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
allow	O
Ghost	O
Games	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
version	O
an	O
unlocked	O
frame	O
rate	O
and	O
increase	O
the	O
visual	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
release	O
date	O
has	O
later	O
been	O
updated	O
to	O
a	O
more	O
precise	O
15	O
March	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
17	O
March	O
everywhere	O
else	O
,	O
and	O
March	O
10	O
as	O
a	O
demo	O
in	O
the	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
access	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
that	O
announcement	O
,	O
several	O
other	O
announcements	O
were	O
made	O
,	O
among	O
which	O
include	O
Windows-exclusive	O
support	O
for	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
,	O
various	O
gamepad	O
and	O
steering	O
wheel	O
controllers	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
previously-announced	O
unlocked	O
frame	O
rate	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
manual	O
transmission	O
option	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
console	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Deluxe	O
Edition	O
includes	O
several	O
extra	O
features	O
and	O
content	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
lifetime	O
discount	O
on	O
all	O
purchases	O
made	O
with	O
in-game	O
currency	O
,	O
a	O
special	O
VIP	O
Icon	O
,	O
exclusive	O
car	O
wraps	O
,	O
more	O
upgrades	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
pre-modified	O
BMW	O
M3	O
(	O
E46	O
)	O
modeled	O
after	O
the	O
M3	O
GTR	O
from	O
2005	O
's	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Most	I-Application
Wanted	I-Application
as	O
both	O
the	O
leading	O
car	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cover	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
tricked-out	O
starter	O
car	O
that	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
garage	O
next	O
to	O
the	O
Honda	O
Civic	O
,	O
the	O
Subaru	O
BRZ	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
Ford	O
Mustang	O
Foxbody	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
purchase	O
your	O
first	O
car	O
"	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
9	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
Ghost	O
Games	O
released	O
the	O
Legends	O
Update	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
(	O
among	O
other	O
changes	O
)	O
songs	O
from	O
previous	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
games	O
,	O
a	O
maximum	O
rep	O
level	O
increase	O
to	O
70	O
,	O
new	O
collectables	O
and	O
wraps	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
mute	O
phone	O
calls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
update	O
also	O
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
event	O
series	O
featuring	O
Eddie	O
and	O
Melissa	O
from	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alexander	O
Kalogianni	O
of	O
Digital	O
Trends	O
awarded	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
6.0	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
gorgeously	O
stylized	O
game	O
world	O
,	O
multitude	O
of	O
tweakable	O
car	O
characteristics	O
,	O
engaging	O
visual	O
,	O
customization	O
options	O
,	O
and	O
cool	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
it	O
for	O
repetitive	O
mission	O
types	O
and	O
the	O
AI	O
being	O
aloof	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Butterworth	O
praised	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
for	O
the	O
visually	O
stunning	O
city	O
,	O
deep	O
rewarding	O
progression	O
,	O
genuinely	O
customizable	O
handling	O
,	O
and	O
nail-biting	O
sense	O
of	O
speed	O
,	O
but	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
criticized	O
the	O
rubber-banding	O
AI	O
,	O
draconian	O
drift	O
scoring	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
always-online	O
,	O
rendering	O
the	O
game	O
unable	O
to	O
be	O
paused	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	O
Loveridge	O
of	O
TrustedReviews	O
gave	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
4½	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
stars	O
giving	O
praise	O
to	O
the	O
stunning	O
night	O
racing	O
and	O
weather	O
effects	O
,	O
but	O
panned	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
play	O
offline	O
,	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
pause	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
insufferable	O
"	O
live	O
action	O
cutscenes	O
and	O
constant	O
calls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
reboot	O
had	O
67%	O
of	O
copies	O
sold	O
on	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
33%	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
was	O
the	O
seventh	O
best	O
selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
November	O
2015	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
it	O
reached	O
number	O
2	O
in	O
the	O
sales	O
chart	O
,	O
behind	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
28	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
saw	O
twice	O
as	O
many	O
monthly	O
active	O
players	O
in	O
Q3	O
compared	O
to	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
Rivals	I-Application
.	O
</s>
