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Need for Speed: Nitro

Unleash your inner speed demon with Need for Speed Nitro for the Nintendo DS. This high-energy racing game delivers fast-paced, arcade-style action, letting you dominate the streets with style and speed…

3 November 2009

Need for Speed: Nitro is a racing developed by Firebrand Games, released 3 November 2009 on Nintendo DS.

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What Need for Speed: Nitro is

Need for Speed: Nitro is a racing game developed by Firebrand Games and released in 2009. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on Nintendo DS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Unleash your inner speed demon with Need for Speed Nitro for the Nintendo DS. This high-energy racing game delivers fast-paced, arcade-style action, letting you dominate the streets with style and speed. Choose from a wide selection of licensed cars from top manufacturers and customize them with an array of performance upgrades and visual modifications to create your ultimate racing machine. Race through vibrant and dynamic environments inspired by real-world locations, each filled with shortcuts and hidden paths that provide strategic advantages. Take on challenging AI opponents in various game modes, including Circuit, Elimination, and Drift. Master the art of drifting and nitro boosts to…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Need for Speed series

Need for Speed: Nitro is the 50th of 84 entries we hold in the Need for Speed series. The next entry was Need for Speed: Nitro in 2009.

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What it launched against

Need for Speed: Nitro launched on 3 November 2009, within three weeks of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Assassin's Creed II, Dragon Age: Origins and Left 4 Dead 2.

Released around the same time: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Assassin's Creed II, Dragon Age: Origins, Left 4 Dead 2.

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When did Need for Speed: Nitro come out?
Need for Speed: Nitro was released on 3 November 2009 for Nintendo DS.

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