<s>
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
Heat	I-Application
(	O
stylised	O
as	O
NFS	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
2019	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
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
twenty-fourth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
series	O
and	O
commemorates	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
mostly	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
2015	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
reboot	B-Application
and	O
Payback	B-Application
but	O
not	O
enough	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
full	O
return	O
to	O
form	O
for	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heat	O
was	O
Ghost	O
Games	O
 '	O
final	O
game	O
both	O
for	O
the	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
franchise	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
lead	O
developer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2020	O
,	O
EA	O
shifted	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
back	O
to	O
Criterion	O
Games	O
—	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
the	O
Burnout	O
series	O
,	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hot	I-Application
Pursuit	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
and	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Most	I-Application
Wanted	I-Application
(	O
2012	O
)	O
—	O
and	O
reduced	O
Ghost	O
Games	O
to	O
an	O
engineering	O
studio	O
for	O
the	O
Frostbite	B-Operating_System
engine	I-Operating_System
,	O
reverting	O
their	O
name	O
back	O
to	O
EA	O
Gothenburg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
succeeded	O
by	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
Unbound	I-Application
,	O
which	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
Heat	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
called	O
Palm	O
City	O
,	O
a	O
fictionalised	O
version	O
of	O
Miami	O
,	O
Florida	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
surrounding	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
Payback	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
a	O
24-hour	O
day-night	O
cycle	O
,	O
but	O
players	O
can	O
switch	O
between	O
day	O
and	O
night	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
127	O
cars	O
from	O
33	O
manufacturers	O
,	O
with	O
Ferrari	O
making	O
its	O
return	O
after	O
being	O
absent	O
from	O
Payback	B-Application
due	O
to	O
licensing	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Payback	B-Application
,	O
performance	O
upgrades	O
no	O
longer	O
come	O
in	O
random	O
Speedcards	O
and	O
are	O
unlocked	O
by	O
earning	O
REP	O
and	O
winning	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
loot	O
boxes	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
time	O
savers	O
,	O
which	O
reveals	O
collectibles	O
on	O
the	O
map	O
,	O
and	O
paid	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
was	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Arts	O
released	O
the	O
NFS	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
Studio	O
app	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
added	O
feature	O
support	O
for	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
starting	O
in	O
June	O
2020	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
final	O
patch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torres	O
leads	O
them	O
to	O
a	O
warehouse	O
that	O
acts	O
as	O
an	O
illegal	O
chop	B-Application
shop	I-Application
,	O
stripping	O
cars	O
seized	O
by	O
the	O
High-Speed	O
Task	O
Force	O
,	O
or	O
preparing	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
shipped	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
and	O
Ana	O
attempt	O
to	O
expose	O
Mercer	O
by	O
crashing	O
a	O
Showdown	O
event	O
,	O
leading	O
police	O
and	O
local	O
media	O
to	O
his	O
chop	B-Application
shop	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
turns	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
vacated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
not	O
to	O
have	O
lootboxes	O
unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Payback	B-Application
,	O
whose	O
progression	O
system	O
received	O
negative	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
paid	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
available	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
a	O
time	O
saver	O
pack	O
and	O
a	O
pack	O
that	O
unlocks	O
the	O
McLaren	O
F1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
update	O
in	O
June	O
2020	O
enabled	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
between	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
first	O
EA	O
game	O
to	O
have	O
this	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
marketing	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Polestar	O
encouraged	O
players	O
to	O
customize	O
the	O
Polestar	O
1	O
,	O
which	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cover	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
NFS	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
Studio	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
Heat	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>
Critics	O
welcomed	O
the	O
overhauled	O
progression	O
system	O
(	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
predecessor	O
Payback	B-Application
where	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
methods	O
to	O
gain	O
upgrades	O
for	O
a	O
car	O
was	O
to	O
purchase	O
loot	O
boxes	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
choose	O
between	O
day	O
and	O
night	O
for	O
increased	O
race	O
variety	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
short	O
story	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
innovation	O
compared	O
to	O
previous	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luke	O
Reily	O
of	O
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
8/10	O
:	O
"	O
While	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
Heat	I-Application
feels	O
a	O
little	O
more	O
like	O
a	O
mosaic	O
of	O
existing	O
concepts	O
rather	O
than	O
something	O
especially	O
trendsetting	O
,	O
Ghost	O
has	O
certainly	O
scraped	O
these	O
ideas	O
from	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
most-loved	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
now	O
25-year-old	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heat	O
does	O
n't	O
always	O
sizzle	B-Application
but	O
it	O
's	O
definitely	O
much	O
hotter	O
than	O
I	O
'd	O
expected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
easily	O
the	O
most	O
impressive	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
game	O
in	O
many	O
years.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
in	O
his	O
review	O
that	O
"	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
has	O
meant	O
different	O
things	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
,	O
but	O
Heat	O
is	O
a	O
good	O
all-around	O
representation	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
police	O
could	O
be	O
a	O
little	O
more	O
prominent	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
world	O
–	O
while	O
well	O
stocked	O
–	O
is	O
n't	O
as	O
interesting	O
as	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
’s	O
,	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
but	O
NFS	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
is	O
the	O
best	O
iteration	O
since	O
Ghost	O
Games	O
 '	O
reboot	B-Application
in	O
2015	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
Wakeling	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
7/10	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
With	O
only	O
a	O
select	O
few	O
events	O
,	O
no	O
discernible	O
difference	O
between	O
each	O
car	O
's	O
handling	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
simplistic	O
driving	O
model	O
,	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
Heat	I-Application
does	O
stumble	O
into	O
repetition	O
during	O
its	O
final	O
few	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
not	O
quite	O
a	O
rip-roaring	O
return	O
to	O
form	O
,	O
then	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
latest	O
entry	O
puts	O
the	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
series	O
back	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
duality	O
of	O
its	O
day	O
and	O
night	O
events	O
props	O
up	O
what	O
would	O
otherwise	O
be	O
a	O
fairly	O
run-of-the-mill	O
racing	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
renewed	O
focus	O
on	O
hurtling	O
around	O
the	O
track	O
,	O
racing	O
wheel-to-wheel	O
,	O
and	O
customizing	O
each	O
car	O
in	O
numerous	O
ways	O
,	O
taps	O
into	O
the	O
essence	O
of	O
what	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
used	O
to	O
be	O
about	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
Heat	I-Application
may	O
not	O
revolutionize	O
racing	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
the	O
best	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
been	O
in	O
a	O
long	O
,	O
long	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
Heat	I-Application
reached	O
9th	O
place	O
in	O
sales	O
at	O
release	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
fifth	O
best	O
selling	O
title	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
