Need for Speed Shift iPhone screenshots

Andrew Williams

EA Mobile's Need for Speed Shift is looking great, with detailed cars and environments plus a great roster of vehicles

Published on Sep 10, 2009

A has released screenshots of the iPhone version of its upcoming racer Need for Speed Shift.

If it is to follow in the footsteps of its console big brother, Need for Speed Shift will be a more realistic affair than its predecessors. Presumably the series is trying to capitalise on the popularity of such racers as Forza Motorsport and Gran Turismo following ever-increasing competition in the arcade racer sector from games like Burnout.

Either way, this iPhone version of the game is looking highly impressive. Environments look varied and realistic, while the textures are detailed eve when being viewed from a distance. For more screenshots of the game, check out EA Mobile’s facebook page. Of course, we can’t be entirely sure if these are straight screenshots from a work-in-progress version of the game rather than mock-ups, but that’s certainly what they’re looking like.

The cars in the game will be officially licensed, unlike what we’ve seen in previous top iPhone racers like Real Racing and Gameloft’s Asphalt. Here’s the list of cars that’ll be included: