"If blasting down the streets of Cairo at 120 mph with flames shooting out of your exhaust pipe is your idea of a fun time, you'll definitely want to check out Need for Speed Nitro. The game is far from perfect though. The lack of online multiplayer is glaring, and the plethora of presentation problems also hamper its appeal. However, if you're willing to overlook Nitro's flaws, there's a very enjoyable, casual racing experience waiting to be discovered."
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.
