As you win races and complete challenges, you are awarded points that you can use to upgrade your vehicle. The game also has a mass of content that the player can get their teeth into. There are over ten different racing modes to choose from and all of these feature in the main campaign mode.

A death race mode that asks you to take down AI dummy cars akin to that of Burnout Paradise’s takedown mode and many more.

A turbo dash mode that will ask you do boost more than your opponents in the time limit. You have a standard race mode with racers to beat and various pickups in place to help you do that. Then within these modes, there are a cavalcade of race varieties that keep the game fresh. The game offers a series of interesting modes such as the aforementioned story mode named ‘adventure mode’, a standard single-player mode and a multiplayer mode. It can be hard to make the shift in genres a smooth one as a developer but thankfully, this title seems to do it with a good deal of grace. No matter how good the plot is, this is still a racing game and the gameplay is always going to be the main driver of its success. Sure, it’s no The Last of Us but it really doesn’t need to be. It’s a really well-crafted story that is seldom seen in racing games that tend to focus on gameplay and action over anything else. Then for the player that is new to the series, the plot for this title is still perfectly accessible and is a great concept which binds you to the other racers, gives you enough motivation to push forward and will championships.

The story is filled with self-referential content, innuendos and call-backs from previous games in the series that returning fans will adore. It wouldn’t be a Naughty Dog game if the storyline and writing weren’t top-notch and this game doesn’t disappoint.

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