The Requirement for velocity franchise has been with us for a long while just, dating entire the way back to the actual Need For Speed in 1994. These before years remind us of a time when EA cared about Computer gaming. The actual Need for Speed was printed and developed through EA Canada, but had a large quantity of assist from Road & Track to make confirm vehicle behavior was the excellent it could be. Throughout these former editions of Requirement for Velocity EA contributed something singular to the Computer editions.


EA freed a Special Edition version in 1996 that was just in build on the Computer. This Special Version for Windows 95 added DirectX 2 support as good as IPX networking supporting, fresh tracks, and an developed engine on the Computer. This continued still by the following game, Requirement for Speed II.


In Requirement for Speed II a Special Version was freed on the Computer that added an additional track, additional cars and support for 3DFX's Glide, contributing 3D acceleration via the Voodoo and Voodoo2 graphics boards of the time. It was this time however, that Road & Track was dropped from the equation, with EA assuming complete control of the Need for Speed franchise.

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Still in the following title, Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit EA had additional characteristic for Computer players. There was complete networking supporting, adding Internet play for the first time. There was complete DirectX D3D support giving the game 3D quickening on D3D quickening.


In-game the consumers was capable to alter graphics circumstances such as car chrome effects, car detail, show distance and higher than always resolutions. In the following titles to follow, a alter started to occur though, and that alter was that particular Computer editions began to dwindle.


Since these before days of the NFS franchise quality has been a roller coaster ride. This new game sits in a valley on this roller coaster, on a down slope of the franchise. Requirement for Speed: The Function had possible to be a large comeback for the franchise on the Computer, but unluckily "consolitis" has fix in and infected this game with a awful plague.


The Function utilizes the Frostbite II graphics motor. This is the similar graphics motor being utilized through Battlefield III. Right off the bat we see the look phics possible this game has on the Computer. Never early has any NFS game utilized a current and recent graphics engine that pushes optical and utilizes the new 3D graphics effects.