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The forthcoming Need for Speed: Shift will use a progression system based around the player’s driving personality, EA has revealed.
Via the Driver Profile feature, NFS: Shift will assign the player with a unique personality based upon their skills and driving style. Gamers will then be able to earn points by carrying out certain actions in accordance with this persona. Aggressive drivers will be rewarded for ramming and trading points with other cars, while “clean” racers will get bonuses for avoiding their rivals. By maintaining these styles, players will be able to guarantee their progress to the next race – even if they fail to clinch a winning position in a race.
EA’s demo featured a BMW M2 tearing through London, eventually crashing to a halt somewhere near Embankment. The developer also revealed that it will be giving away an M3 to one of the attendees who tries the game at E3. Christ knows how much you’d have to pay in excess baggage to get the thing back to Blighty…
