3/5 ★ – aurahack's review of Need for Speed: Heat.

A perfectly serviceable Need for Speed game. It's fast, it's sometimes fun. The story pulls more punches than I was expecting. It's also worn territory, the soundtrack aggressively sucks, and wildly inconsistent visually. I can't think of a more prime example of how tired the open-world formula is for racing games. There needs to be a new wave.