Need for Speed: Porsche 2000

Technically the fifth in the long-running Need For Speed series, this is among the best, offering an in-depth historical aspect for Porsche fans everywhere. With an extensive collection of 80 models from the 50-year history of the luxury car manufacturer, authenticity is guaranteed, and the handling - and indeed speed - varies wildly throughout the decades. The Porsche Evolution mode explores this thoroughly, enabling you to embark on a career in the 1950s and continue to almost the present day.

Further longevity is added by the excellent Factory Driver Mode, which sees you embark on a career as a test driver. This involves a series of addictive tests, which even stretch as far as avoiding the police while delivering a car to the other side of town. For the quick fix, a host of customisable races are available, and there is a lively online scene, which is testament to the game's quality.

Graphically, it hasn't dated too badly, and it will at least run on pretty much anything. There are better driving games available, but for a tenner this is probably the closest the vast majority of us will ever come to driving a Porsche.

Need for Speed: Porsche 2000 is a cool racing simulator, where the player will become a professional driver and ride a powerful car of the Porsche company. The game is somewhere in the middle between realistic driving and a fantastic arcade based on special effects.

Features

Customize your favorite beast:

• Powerful motor to help outrun your rivals
• A beautiful body color that will delight all the girls
• Nice white interior
• License plates with a lucky number
• Aggressive stripes all over the body
• Spoiler like a Formula One car

Details

There's no need to steal from cops anymore. Turn on the "fast race" mode, choose your stallion from a huge number of cars and burn tires on the asphalt while racing in risky and scenic locations.

Car models are detailed: headlights flash, wipers clean the windshield, speedometer arrow trembles at the limit, hood shines under the sun, exhaust pipe shakes from the power of the engine.

Rating

Need for Speed: Porsche 2000 will appeal to fans of high-end cars and drifting enthusiasts. Fans will enjoy looking at the suspensions that squeeze around corners.