

But with every race earning you around £7,000, and every Speed Card costing upwards of £11,000, levelling up your car for the later stage story quests becomes a serious grind. These can be won at the end of every race and applied straight to your car, or bought from tune-up shops. They come with perks that boost stats and the overall level of your car. Every car has six slots, each one representing elements under the hood, including your gearbox and the Need for Speed essential, nitrous.

The only way to level up your ride without having to buy a new one is to use Speed Cards. Move away from there and there are various collectibles and world challenges to discover, from clocking speed cameras, achieving high average speeds along particular stretches, smashing through billboards or pulling off sick jumps on strategically positioned ramps - seeing a Land Rover Defender 110 flying over the wing of a 737 will never get old.Įach race you tackle has a level, and if your car’s not of equal or greater level to that indicator, you’re going to struggle.

Jess will be involved in timed courier missions and getaways later on, providing quite the rounded offering in terms of driving styles. The activities you’ll discover in Payback’s story are fairly diverse, moving through different quest lines from traditional A-B races with Tyler to drift challenges as Mac. Switching between them as you work your way through the game’s storyline feels like Need for Speed Payback is trying to cross Fast and the Furious with GTA 5, and that’s a good thing. Then there’s Jess, who just happens to be an excellent driver with a penchant for European compact and breaking the law. The rage-filled Tyler is your go-to guy for all things speed, including your standard speed-based races and later drag, while Mac is your London geezer ready for more trick-based affairs, including drift races and offroading. In order to get anywhere near the House and your nemesis, you’re going to have to race, taking into account that you’re going to have switch drivers and vehicles for each quest strand.
