The first thing you'll notice when you boot this game up is that it's very stylized and doesn't shoot for a realistic look at all. The cars are bigger in the back and squeezed up front, making them appear like they're moving away from you even when they're standing still. Aside from the cartoonish look, Nitro will share the same licensed cars as its NFS brethren. Is this a new trend for the Wii versions of Xbox/PS3 games? Just check out what EA is doing with Madden.
SPC writes, "Sunday is this week's kickoff of SuperPhillip Central content, and with it we see a retro review. The announcement of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe to the Nintendo Switch saw the site developing a vested interest in arcade racing games. Last week, we took a look at Pac-Man World Rally, a kart racer. Now, we look at a different kind of racer with this retro review of the Wii version of Need for Speed: Nitro."
Is Need For Speed: NItro-X as good as the Wii version of the game? Not quite, but it's still cheap racing fun.
Had Nitro been given online capabilities the score would have been higher just on merit. But the lack of it, coupled with the "meh" presentation and production values makes this Need for Speed a hot rod with nothing impressive under the hood.
