Need for Speed

2015 racing video game
VideoGame video_game_reboot Q20031741
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Need for Speed

Summary

Need for Speed is a video game reboot[1]. It draws 1,946 Wikipedia views per month (video_game_reboot category, ranking #11 of 34).[2]

Key Facts

  • Need for Speed received the Game Critics Award for Best Racing Game[3].
  • Need for Speed's instance of is recorded as video game reboot[4].
  • Need for Speed's instance of is recorded as video game[5].
  • Adrian Vershinin wrote the screenplay for Need for Speed[6].
  • Need for Speed's composer is recorded as Photek[7].
  • Need for Speed was published by Electronic Arts[8].
  • Need for Speed's genre is racing video game[9].
  • Need for Speed's genre is action game[10].
  • Need for Speed followed Need for Speed Rivals[11].
  • Need for Speed's developer is recorded as EA Gothenburg[12].
  • Need for Speed's part of the series is recorded as Need for Speed[13].
  • Need for Speed's Commons category is recorded as Need for Speed (video game)[14].
  • Need for Speed's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[15].
  • Need for Speed's platform is recorded as Q13361286[16].
  • Need for Speed's platform is recorded as PlayStation 4[17].
  • Need for Speed's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[18].
  • Need for Speed's game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game[19].
  • Need for Speed's language of work or name is recorded as Russian[20].
  • Need for Speed's software engine is recorded as Q124514[21].
  • Need for Speed was distributed by DVD-ROM[22].
  • Need for Speed's review score is recorded as 71/100[23].
  • Need for Speed's review score is recorded as 66/100[24].
  • Need for Speed's input device is recorded as gamepad[25].
  • Need for Speed was released on November 3, 2015[26].
  • Need for Speed's narrative location is recorded as California[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Need for Speed was published by Electronic Arts[8]. Adrian Vershinin wrote the screenplay for it[6].

Publication

Need for Speed was released on November 3, 2015[26]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Russian[20]. Genres include racing video game[9] and action game[10]. Its part of the series is recorded as it[13]. It was distributed by DVD-ROM[22].

Subject and Themes

Need for Speed's part of the series is recorded as it[13].

Reception

Need for Speed received the Game Critics Award for Best Racing Game[3]. Reviews include 71/100[23] and 66/100[24].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Need for Speed followed Need for Speed Rivals[11].

Why It Matters

Need for Speed draws 1,946 Wikipedia views per month (video_game_reboot category, ranking #11 of 34).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did Need for Speed receive?

Honors received include Game Critics Award for Best Racing Game[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Kritikanstvo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Q131917281. Retrieved . criticdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Matthias M. · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Usk id ['40440', '1768', '40439']
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P11063]]: 1768, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/142832646|Need for Speed (#142832646)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5476|USK]] #mix'n'match"
  2. 1d ago · Matthias M. · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Usk id ['40440', '1768', '40439']
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P11063]]: 40440, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/142832647|Need for Speed (#142832647)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5476|USK]] #mix'n'match"
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