MyWii writes: "Need for Speed Nitro isn't perfect by any means, but as an arcade racer and the first NFS title built specifically for the Wii, it's a fantastic effort. It can actually be a lot of fun and while the police AI can ruin some of the races and the lack of performance customization hurts the gameplay a little bit, there's enough accessibility and depth here to please casual gamers, arcade racing fans and fans of EA's Burnout series."
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.
