Rivals. <\/em>That honor goes to the all new “All Drive” system.<\/p> With the All Drive system, offline and online worlds seamlessly blend to provide experiences that theoretically will never be the same. My hands-on time had me following the career as a cop — the game is all about cops vs. racers, and supports two full career modes — where similar to past entries I was challenged with busting racers. A simple drive against AI controlled vehicles, with a handful a mini-challenges to keep things varied.<\/p>
That is, until one of the cars that drove by was a racer playing on another console near by.<\/p>
When this happened the game instantly altered into a high speed pursuit, with the new human controlled racer as my main target. On their end, the simple race they were having now became a race with the cops trying to take them down.<\/p>
Spike strips, EMP blasts, and turbo boosting to the finish line felt more satisfying than ever. Rivals<\/em> looks fantastic and plays like you’d expect even though it’s being developed by new comer Ghost Games. 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