Need for Speed: Porsche

Need for Speed: Porsche (in other countries also Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed or Need for Speed: Porsche 2000 ) is the fifth part of the racing game series Need for Speed and was published in 2000.

Gameplay

In contrast to its predecessors, only Porsche cars are available in this game . It contains a total of ninety cars from three different periods. The game places more emphasis on realistic drivability and is therefore significantly more simulation-heavy, while the arcade-like control of the predecessor has been reduced. An extensive damage model is used, but at the urging of the Porsche company, realistic and complete destruction of the cars was made impossible. As in the third part, the PC version again offers the opportunity to compete against each other in races online. The game can also be played in multiplayer mode over a network.

In addition to the so-called "fast race", in which the aim in various modes is to be the winner of a single race as possible, two career options form the heart of the game. While as a "works driver" you have to do various tasks such as slalom driving for a limited time, exact 360 ° drifts in defined areas or to finish a race without damaging the car, in "Evolution" mode the goal is as a racing driver with a small one Start-up capital to trace the entire development from the 1950s in the Porsche 356 to the year 2000, with the then new Porsche 911 Turbo (996) . Among other things, this goes hand in hand with buying new cars, tuning your own vehicles and repairing them after tournaments that have been prone to accidents. There is also the possibility of winning a racing car through extra races at the end of each period.

Porsche 40 years of 911

Need for Speed: Porsche - 40 years of 911

On November 13, 2003, Need for Speed: Porsche - 40 Years of 911 appeared in a metal box in the previously unknown version 3.4. An audio CD with rock and pop songs was included as an extra.

Car list

The following cars are available in different versions in this part, so that a total of 86 different vehicles are available.

Porsche 356
Porsche 550 A Spyder (1956)
Porsche 911
Porsche 911 type 964
Porsche 911 type 993
Porsche 911 type 996
Porsche 911 GT1 racing version (1998)
Porsche 911 GT2 racing version (1997)
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (1998)
Porsche 914 /4
Porsche 928 (1992)
Porsche 930
Porsche 935/78 Coupé "Moby Dick" (1978)
Porsche 944
Porsche 959 (1987)
Porsche Boxster Type 986

stretch

The following routes can be used in this part:

Track list of the audio CD

Engine sound Porsche 911 (901)
Queen Another One Bites the Dust
Free All right now
Janis Joplin Me and Bobby McGee
Jethro Tull Locomotive Breath
Canned Heat Let's work together
Easybeats Friday on My Mind
Slade far far away
Hot Chocolate Every 1's <sic!> A winner
David Bowie & Queen Under Pressure (song)
Sinéad O'Connor Nothing Compares 2 U
The Cars Drive
Simple Minds Don't you
Roxette Dressed for success
Billy Idol Speed
Us3 Cantaloop
Jamiroquai Cosmic Girl
Engine sound Porsche 911 Turbo (996)

Reviews

The game received strong praise in the tests that were current at the time of release. At the time, both PC Games and 4Players were of the opinion that the game was the best Need for Speed that had ever existed.

PC Games : 90%
4Players : 92%
GameSpot : 89%

Web links

Need for Speed: Porsche at MobyGames (English)
Need for Speed: Porsche in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Official need-for-speed website

Individual evidence

↑ Test: My friends all drive Porsche (PDF; pcgames.de; 1.3 MB)
↑ Test: Need for Speed: Porsche (4players.de)
↑ Test: Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed Review (gamespot.com; English)

[1] Test: My friends all drive Porsche (PDF; pcgames.de; 1.3 MB)

[2] Test: Need for Speed: Porsche (4players.de)

[3] Test: Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed Review (gamespot.com; English)