Wii Game Review: Need for Speed Nitro

 My husband loves racing games and he has since gotten me to enjoy them. They are especially fun with the Wii racing wheel and it always give me such as adrenaline rush. It is just nice to break away from everyday life and play video games every now and then.

Electronic Arts (EA) has just released a new game called Need For Speed Nitro that is super fun! Whether you are a beginner racer or advanced racer, Nitro has skills levels for everyone. You can just race through a course, go through challenges, drag race, and more! The game is set up where up to four players can take part in nine race modes: Race, Team Race, Own It!, Eliminator, Traffic Run, Drag Race, Speed Cameras Challenge, Drift Challenge, and Time Attack Challenge.

The first part of Need For Speed Nitro is to Pick Your Ride and customize it. There are 30 classic and modern licensed cars including muscles, exotics, tuners, and more. You can race on 15 tracks featuring traffic, jumps, canyons, and events. It really is like racing games in an arcade.

I received the chance to try out this game and it really is fun. My husband and I have played it now a few times and haven’t got bored with it yet! The levels are realistic, colorful, and with so many choices in cars and challenges, it can really keep you busy. I think my husband’s favorite part though is customizing the cars as you can really get detailed and customize everything. I love the racing part, probably because I always beat him! It is very easy to control, we have tried a different racing game and it just wasn’t as smooth to drive as Need For Speed. It is fun to as you can set the cops on another racer and they really chase you!

I think the game would be especially fun with four players, but we haven’t tried it out with more than two players yet. I haven’t tried other Need For Speed games, but Nitro is a hit in our household.

My sons love to watch us play and I know as soon as they are old enough they are going to enjoy playing it too! I would say this game is for all ages, but it does say for Ages 10 and up because of Mild Lyrics and Mild Violence. Even if you don’t have the Wii racing wheel, it is still fun but I highly recommend a wheel. This is a great game too if you are looking for something a little more adult than Mario Kart.

BUY IT:  You can buy Need For Speed Nitro werever video games are sold or at Amazon for the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS.

Mama’s Money Savers Disclaimer: I was given this to review. This review is 100% my opinion and has not been edited or reviewed by anyone. I was not compensated in any other way for this product review.