Series Overview
There have been sixteen games released in the Need for Speed series. Six games were developed by EA Canada, and two were developed by European-based video game developer Eden Games. Two were also developed by Criterion Games.
| Title | Year | PC | PS3 | X360 | Wii | PS2 | Xbox | NGC | PS1 | iOS | Mobile | PSP PSVita |
NDS 3DS |
GBA | Others | Developer | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Need for Speed | 1994 | Y | Y | 3DO, Saturn | Pioneer Studios | 3DO version was the first version to be released | |||||||||||
| Need for Speed II | 1997 | Y | Y | Pioneer Studios | Prototypes and showcars available. | ||||||||||||
| NFS III: Hot Pursuit | 1998 | Y | Y | EA Canada/EA Seattle | |||||||||||||
| NFS: High Stakes | 1999 | Y | Y | EA Canada | Road Challenge (Europe, Brazil) | ||||||||||||
| NFS: Porsche Unleashed | 2000 | Y | Y | Y | EA Canada/Eden Games | Porsche 2000 (Europe), Porsche (Germany, Latin America) | |||||||||||
| Motor City Online | 2001 | Y | EA Seattle | MMO racing game; originally Need for Speed: Motor City | |||||||||||||
| NFS: Hot Pursuit 2 | 2002 | Y | Y | Y | Y | EA Black Box | |||||||||||
| NFS: Underground | 2003 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | EA Black Box | |||||||||
| NFS: Underground 2 | 2004 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | EA Black Box | |||||||
| NFS: Underground Rivals | 2005 | Y | PSP exclusive | EA | |||||||||||||
| NFS: Most Wanted | 2005 | Y | N1 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | EA Canada | |||||
| NFS: Carbon | 2006 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Zeebo | EA Black Box | |||
| NFS: ProStreet | 2007 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | EA Black Box | |||||||
| NFS: Undercover | 2008 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Windows Mobile & Phone | EA Black Box | |||||
| NFS: Shift | 2009 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Windows Mobile | Slightly Mad Studios | ||||||||
| NFS: Nitro | 2009 | Y | Y | EA Montreal | Casual game, Nintendo exclusive, an improved version of the DS edition of the game called Need for Speed: Nitro-X, was released for DSiWare. | ||||||||||||
| NFS: World | 2010 | Y | EA Black Box | Free-to-play MMO racing game | |||||||||||||
| NFS: Hot Pursuit | 2010 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Windows Phone | Criterion Games/DICE | Wii version by Exient Entertainment | |||||||
| Shift 2: Unleashed | 2011 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Slightly Mad Studios | Also known as Need for Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed | ||||||||||
| NFS: The Run | 2011 | Y | Y | Y | Y | N2 | Y | Y 3DS | EA Black Box | Wii/3DS versions by Firebrand Games | |||||||
| NFS: Most Wanted | 2012 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y Vita | Wii U | Criterion Games |
^1 This game was not released on the PS3, but the PS2 version is available as a digital download on PlayStation Network as of 2012.
^2 The iOS version was canceled due to low sales of The Run.
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