<s>
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
Rivals	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2013	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
in	O
a	O
collaboration	O
between	O
Ghost	O
Games	O
and	O
Criterion	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
twentieth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
debut	O
title	O
for	O
Ghost	O
Games	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
be	O
established	O
as	O
the	O
primary	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
for	O
all	O
subsequent	O
non-mobile	O
installments	O
up	O
until	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
Rivals	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
and	O
features	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
earlier	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Criterion	O
's	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Most	I-Application
Wanted	I-Application
and	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hot	I-Application
Pursuit	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rivals	O
uses	O
the	O
Frostbite	B-Application
3	I-Application
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rivals	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
cross-platform	O
next-gen	O
game	O
to	O
achieve	O
a	O
native	O
1080p	O
across	O
both	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talk	O
of	O
resolutions	O
and	O
frame	O
rates	O
became	O
a	O
major	O
point	O
of	O
contention	O
between	O
Sony	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
new	O
consoles	O
after	O
it	O
emerged	O
that	O
both	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ghosts	I-Application
and	O
Battlefield	O
4	O
run	O
at	O
a	O
higher	O
resolution	O
on	O
Sony	O
's	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
console	O
as	O
compared	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
2010	O
Hot	B-Application
Pursuit	I-Application
,	O
players	O
can	O
use	O
weapons	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Pursuit	O
Tech	O
,	O
to	O
attack	O
other	O
players	O
or	O
AI	O
cars	O
,	O
or	O
otherwise	O
defend	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Autolog	O
system	O
,	O
a	O
competition-between-friends	O
system	O
developed	O
by	O
Criterion	O
for	O
Hot	B-Application
Pursuit	I-Application
,	O
records	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
completion	O
time	O
for	O
each	O
event	O
,	O
Speedlist	O
or	O
Assignment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
dynamic	O
weather	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
"	O
the	O
world	O
feel	O
alive	O
in	O
a	O
much	O
bigger	O
sense	O
than	O
any	O
other	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rivals	O
also	O
takes	O
on	O
some	O
gameplay	O
features	O
of	O
earlier	O
Underground	B-Application
titles	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
with	O
cues	O
on	O
aesthetic	O
vehicle	O
personalization	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
paint	O
jobs	O
,	O
decals	O
,	O
rims	O
and	O
license	O
plates	O
and	O
liveries	O
can	O
be	O
modified	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
vehicle	O
performance	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
'	O
Pursuit	O
Tech	O
 '	O
gadgets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
Rivals	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
Redview	O
County	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
features	O
a	O
similar	O
set-up	O
to	O
Most	B-Application
Wanted	I-Application
,	O
with	O
several	O
jumps	O
,	O
speed	O
traps	O
,	O
and	O
unlockable	O
cars	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
shortcuts	O
that	O
are	O
not	O
shown	O
on	O
the	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
commercial	O
and	O
critical	O
success	O
of	O
2010	O
's	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hot	I-Application
Pursuit	I-Application
,	O
Criterion	O
Games	O
executives	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
draw	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
roots	O
and	O
re-introduce	O
old	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
ideals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
EA	O
Black	O
Box	O
released	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Run	I-Application
,	O
which	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
2012	O
,	O
Criterion	O
vice	O
president	O
Alex	O
Ward	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
days	O
of	O
random	O
developers	O
churning	O
out	O
yearly	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
installments	O
were	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ward	O
would	O
not	O
confirm	O
that	O
all	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
titles	O
for	O
the	O
future	O
would	O
be	O
developed	O
wholly	O
by	O
Criterion	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
say	O
that	O
the	O
studio	O
would	O
have	O
"	O
strong	O
involvement	O
"	O
in	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
in	O
Gothenburg	O
,	O
Sweden	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
studio	O
would	O
focus	O
on	O
development	O
games	O
using	O
the	O
Frostbite	B-Operating_System
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
reported	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
studio	O
was	O
developing	O
a	O
game	O
"	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Need	I-Application
For	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
franchise	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
CVs	O
of	O
employees	O
,	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
staff	O
had	O
worked	O
previously	O
on	O
major	O
racing	O
titles	O
,	O
including	O
Forza	B-Application
Horizon	I-Application
,	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Run	I-Application
,	O
Project	B-Application
Gotham	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
and	O
Race	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
main	O
developer	O
Criterion	O
Games	O
confirmed	O
that	O
EA	O
Gothenburg	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
title	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
reveal	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
involvement	O
or	O
when	O
the	O
title	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
23	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
EA	O
confirmed	O
their	O
next	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
game	O
,	O
Rivals	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>
Ghost	O
is	O
headed	O
up	O
by	O
former	O
DICE	O
executive	O
producer	O
Marcus	O
Nilsson	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
led	O
development	O
on	O
games	O
including	O
Battlefield	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
,	O
Battlefield	B-Application
2142	I-Application
and	O
Shift	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
30	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Ghost	O
Games	O
head	O
Marcus	O
Nilsson	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
studio	O
had	O
been	O
given	O
complete	O
charge	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
franchise	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
franchise	O
being	O
bounced	O
between	O
multiple	O
EA	O
studios	O
was	O
not	O
"	O
consistent	O
"	O
with	O
different	O
game	O
types	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
16	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Criterion	O
Games	O
had	O
its	O
staff	O
numbers	O
reduced	O
to	O
17	O
people	O
total	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
studio	O
moved	O
over	O
to	O
Ghost	O
Games	O
UK	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
low	O
sales	O
of	O
Most	B-Application
Wanted	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
Rivals	O
was	O
not	O
developed	O
for	O
those	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rivals	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2013	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
November	O
21	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
November	O
22	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
a	O
few	O
days	O
earlier	O
,	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
November	O
29	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
22	O
November	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
Rivals	I-Application
Complete	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
Rivals	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
at	O
E3	O
2013	O
and	O
was	O
awarded	O
with	O
"	O
Best	O
Racing	O
Game	O
"	O
from	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previewers	O
who	O
had	O
access	O
to	O
Rivals	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
1999	O
's	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
High	I-Application
Stakes	I-Application
,	O
citing	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Others	O
called	O
it	O
an	O
improved	O
version	O
of	O
Criterion	O
's	O
Hot	B-Application
Pursuit	I-Application
,	O
citing	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
Rivals	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregate	O
review	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
80/100	O
,	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
75/100	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
80/100	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
76/100	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
76/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
Mike	O
Splechta	O
gave	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
an	O
8.5/10	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
For	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
touts	O
speed	O
in	O
its	O
name	O
,	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rivals	I-Application
delivers	O
on	O
every	O
front	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NFS	O
:	O
Rivals	O
blends	O
Hot	B-Application
Pursuit	I-Application
and	O
Most	B-Application
Wanted	I-Application
to	O
great	O
effect.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Philip	O
Kollar	O
of	O
Polygon	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
Rivals	I-Application
technical	O
shortcomings	O
are	O
frustrating	O
primarily	O
because	O
almost	O
everything	O
else	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
so	O
well-designed	O
and	O
impressive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
may	O
hit	O
a	O
few	O
bumps	O
,	O
but	O
if	O
this	O
is	O
what	O
Ghost	O
Games	O
can	O
pull	O
off	O
in	O
their	O
first	O
release	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
next-gen	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
,	O
the	O
future	O
is	O
bright	O
for	O
this	O
franchise.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
in	O
2015	O
by	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
No	I-Application
Limits	I-Application
and	O
the	B-Application
unsubtitled	I-Application
reboot	I-Application
of	I-Application
this	I-Application
franchise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
