The same goes for Shift 2 Unleashed, which lacks many of the more notable features of the crackling console and PC releases, but still delivers a reasonably sharp and well-priced iPad experience. Neither earlier Need for Speed game stacks up very well against its lauded console counterpart, which has a lot to do with how excellent the retail versions are, but also due to the fact that we're talking about $10-or-less touch screen iterations. But keep in mind: that means the competition on the iPad alone.
We put both of EA's initial Need for Speed tablet games – Shift and Hot Pursuit – on our 50 best iPad games of 2010 (opens in new tab)feature, as both offered entertaining and polished portable driving experiences that rivaled or topped the competition at the time.