Hands on with Need For Speed: The Run

[Commander Fury]

<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.needforspeed.com/therun">Need for Speed: The Run</a> is the boldest departure for a series known for its laser-like focus on fast cars and tight driving mechanics. For the first time in <a href="http://www.needforspeed.com/therun">Need for Speed</a> history, you’re not a nameless, faceless driver; You play as an actual <em>person</em> named Jack. And Jack is facing tough times. “He’s a marked man,†explained Product Manager Darin Perfonic in a hands-on showcase last week. “He’s got serious problems with some guys who want him dead.â€</p>

 

<p style="text-align: justify;">Those “guys†are actually wiseguys -- the Mafia. And Jack’s last, best hope for survival lies in entering <a href="http://www.needforspeed.com/therun">The Run</a>, a sprawling 3,000-mile cross-country race from San Francisco to New York City. With a cool $25 million for a first-place finish, <a href="http://www.needforspeed.com/therun">The Run</a> represents Jack’s last chance for salvation before the wiseguys find him and settle Jack’s debts.

 

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