"Style alone can't make a game good, but it certainly helps. Any game can benefit from a unique art style, and in racing games, a nice coat of paint goes an especially long way. This month on PlayStation Plus, one of the most stylish racing games ever is up for grabs, backing up its distinct looks with some great systems under the hood to sell the drama of its street racing fantasy."
"When Need for Speed: Unbound was announced, the most attention-grabbing part of it was its unique art style. Just take one quick look at it and you'll see why. While its setting of Lakeshore (a fictionalized version of Chicago) is rendered with the standard realism of a blockbuster racer, it's accentuated with animated effects that evoke racing anime as much as street art."
"Before the game even gets started, you make your own custom racer with a character creator that would be at home in any RPG. Compared to the more realistic backdrop of Lakeshore, every character in Need for Speed: Unbound looks ripped from anime, with a cel-shaded look and a nice array of fashionable clothes to choose from as you design your own."
Need for Speed: Unbound blends realistic city environments with animated, anime- and street-art-inspired visual effects to create a distinctive racing presentation. The game places heavy emphasis on visual flair, from cel-shaded, fashionably dressed characters to customizable car effects like boost smoke trails and graffiti splashes. These animated details contrast with the more grounded Lakeshore setting to heighten the arcade racing spectacle. Players can design a custom racer with an RPG-style creator and unlock additional car flair through progression. The game centers on a campaign mode that runs roughly thirty hours, delivering a narrative-driven street racing experience.
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