Driver Profiling in Need For Speed: Shift

Posted June 15, 2009 by Louis Ashworth in News.

EA have revealed some new details on how the Driver Profile system in Shift will work.

Driver Profile allows players to retain one persona on and offline, carrying the perks wherever they drive. The system will include Profile points which will be awarded for a variety of in-game accomplishments, passing opponents, destroying opponents, mastering corners and the like will all generate points. This variety of reward keeps players in each race regardless of their position.

As a player’s driver profile develops through the course of the game, it creates rivalries, triggers specific challenges and unlocks vehicles and customization options.

“The new driver profile feature in Need for Speed SHIFT gives players full control of how they progress through game,” said Patrick Soderlund, Senior Vice President of EA Games Europe. “In SHIFT, how you drive is who you are behind the wheel.”

Need for Speed SHIFT is scheduled for release in the UK on September 18

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