Nintendo Wii Explained writes: "Need for Speed Nitro is the first game in the NfS series to be custom built for the Wii, and Wii owning fans of the series will be very pleased to discover that this effort has truly been rewarded.
The difference in the raw driving experience between Nitro and its predecessors is massive and instantly noticeable, and with a no-nonsense arcade street racing experience, NfS Nitro is a truly solid racing title for the Wii."
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.
