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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Multiplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person, Third-person }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | MMO, Racing }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Automobile, Street racing }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Contemporary }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Need for Speed }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|strategywiki = Need for Speed: World
 
|strategywiki = Need for Speed: World
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|wikipedia    = Need for Speed: World
 
|wikipedia    = Need for Speed: World
 
|winehq      = 11736
 
|winehq      = 11736
 
|license      = free-to-play
 
|license      = free-to-play
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|official site= http://world.needforspeed.com/
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Series|Need for Speed}}
 
  
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'''Key points'''
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{{Introduction
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{{--}} Official servers were shut down on July 14, 2015.<ref>[http://help.ea.com/en/article/support-ending-free-to-play-pc-games/ Battlefield Heroes - Support ending for free-to-play PC games]</ref>
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|introduction = '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a {{Glossary:multiplayer}} {{Glossary:MMO}} {{Glossary:racing}} game co-developed by [[Company:EA Black Box|EA Black Box]] and [[Company:EA Singapore|EA Singapore]] and published by [[Company:Electronic Arts|Electronic Arts]]. It is the fifteenth entry{{Note|After ''{{w|Need for Speed: Nitro}}'' on Nintendo Wii}} in the ''[[Series:Need for Speed|Need for Speed]]'' series and the first online-only title in the series.
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{{ii}} To play the game, a [[#Playing_offline|server emulator]] is required.
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 +
Just like recent ''Need for Speed'' titles, ''World'' focuses on illegal street racing and features an open world where players can freely roams around. Player can also be chased by cops during free roam and race.
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 +
|release date = It was released worldwide on July 27, 2010.
 +
 
 +
|current state = After five years of running, official servers for the game were shut down on July 14, 2015.<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://help.ea.com/en/article/support-ending-free-to-play-pc-games/|title=Battlefield Heroes - Support ending for free-to-play PC games|date=May 2023}}</ref> However, it is possible to play the game with the use of a [[#Playing_online|server emulator]].
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}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [http://world.needforspeed.com/ Official website]
 
 
{{mm}} [http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/categories/show/187.page Official EA Forum]
 
{{mm}} [http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/categories/show/187.page Official EA Forum]
  
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{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| official | http://world.needforspeed.com | Origin | | | Windows | unavailable }}
 
{{Availability/row| official | http://world.needforspeed.com | Origin | | | Windows | unavailable }}
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{{Availability/row| Origin |  | Origin | <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116214739/http://store.origin.com/store/ea/en_US/pd/ThemeID.718200/productID.194104000|title=NEED FOR SPEED™ WORLD (INCL. $20 OF SPEEDBOOST)|date=7 June 2022}}</ref> |  | Windows | unavailable }}
 
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}}
 
{{--}} Not available anymore to play on official servers, but it's possible to play on community servers.
 
{{--}} Not available anymore to play on official servers, but it's possible to play on community servers.
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|multimonitor notes        =  
 
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|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
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|borderless windowed notes  = Borderless Windowed can be achieved by putting the resolution to desktop resolution and windowed on.
 
|borderless windowed notes  = Borderless Windowed can be achieved by putting the resolution to desktop resolution and windowed on.
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|120 fps                    = true
 
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|120 fps notes              = Frame rate is unlimited when the in-game v-sync option is disabled.
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|invert controller y-axis notes=  
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|xinput controllers notes  =  
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|xinput controllers notes  = Use [https://github.com/xan1242/NFS-XtendedInput NFS XtendedInput].<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://github.com/xan1242/NFS-XtendedInput/blob/master/dllmain.cpp#L848|title=World™ version of XtendedInput may not always work|date=8 June 2022}}</ref>
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|xbox prompts notes        =  
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|xbox prompts notes        = Community servers provide button prompts by updating the game client.
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
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|dualshock 4              = unknown
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|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|other button prompts notes=  
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|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug        = hackable
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|controller hotplug notes  =  
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|controller hotplug notes  = Use [https://github.com/xan1242/NFS-XtendedInput NFS XtendedInput].
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|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|simultaneous input        = unknown
 
|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|closed captions          = n/a
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost      = true
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|mute on focus lost      = always on
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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|eax support notes        =  
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|royalty free audio notes  =
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{{L10n/switch
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|interface = true
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|subtitles = n/a
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|ref      =
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|fan      =
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{{L10n/switch
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|interface = true
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|ref      =
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|interface = hackable
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|audio    = n/a
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|subtitles = n/a
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|notes    = Fan-made translation available in Soapbox Race World.
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|ref      =
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|fan      =
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{{L10n/switch
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|interface = true
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|audio    = n/a
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|subtitles = n/a
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|ref      =
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|interface = true
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|subtitles = n/a
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|ref      =
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|fan      =
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{{L10n/switch
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|interface = true
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|audio    = n/a
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|subtitles = n/a
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|notes    =
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|ref      =
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|fan      =
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{{L10n/switch
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|interface = true
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|audio    = n/a
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|subtitles = n/a
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|ref      =
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|interface = true
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|subtitles = n/a
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|ref      =
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|fan      =
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|interface = true
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|subtitles = n/a
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|notes    =
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|ref      =
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|fan      =
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|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
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|online play players  =  
 
|online play players  =  
 
|online play modes    =  
 
|online play modes    =  
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|online play notes    =  
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|online play notes    = The official multiplayer service was shut down on July 14, 2015.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.ea.com/legal/service-updates/a-h|date=2022-11-12|snippet=July 14, 2015<br><br>Need for Speed World}}</ref> It is possible to play online on community servers. <ref name="SBRW">{{Refurl|url=https://soapboxrace.world/|date=2022-12-05|snippet=Return to the streets of Need for Speed: World!|title=Soapbox Race World}}</ref>
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
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==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
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===Playing offline===
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===Playing online===
 
{{ii}} To play the game after July 14, 2015, a server emulator is needed.
 
{{ii}} To play the game after July 14, 2015, a server emulator is needed.
  
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{{Fixbox|description=Server emulator<ref name="SBRW"/>|fix=
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#Download the game files and Soapbox Race World from [https://soapboxrace.world/ this website]. This is an unofficial open-source project that currently has functioning online servers and also allows offline play.
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# Download the game files and Soapbox Race World from [https://soapboxrace.world/ this website]. This is an unofficial open-source project that currently has functioning online servers.
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#Extract the game files (''Need for Speed World'' folder) wherever you want (Documents or Program Files recommended).
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# Extract the Soapbox Race World launcher inside the installation folder, run the launcher and follow the instructions.
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#Run the launcher, create an account and play.  
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# Run the launcher, select a server, create an account and play.
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{{Fixbox|description=Different (alternative)server emulators are available<ref name="SBRW"/>|fix=
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# There are different community servers available and their sites can be easily reached as available options in the "Download" section of [https://nightriderz.world/ NRZ], affiliated with the developers of Soapbox Race World.
 
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
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|direct3d notes        =  
 
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|directdraw versions    =  
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|macos app notes        =  
 
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|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
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Need for Speed: World
Need for Speed: World cover
Developers
EA Black Box
EA Singapore
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
EAGL 3
Release dates
Windows July 27, 2010
Reception
Metacritic 62
Taxonomy
Modes Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person, Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres MMO, Racing
Vehicles Automobile, Street racing
Art styles Realistic
Themes Contemporary
Series Need for Speed
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Need for Speed: World on IGDB
Need for Speed: World guide on StrategyWiki
Need for Speed: World on MobyGames
Need for Speed: World on Wikipedia
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⤏ Go to series page
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Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed 2000
Need for Speed: Underground (series)
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (series)
Need for Speed: Carbon 2006
Need for Speed: ProStreet 2007
Need for Speed: Undercover 2008
Need for Speed: Shift (series)
Need for Speed: World 2010
Need for Speed: The Run 2011
Need for Speed Rivals 2013
Need for Speed (2016) 2016
Need for Speed Payback 2017
Need for Speed: Edge 2017
Need for Speed Heat 2019
Need for Speed Unbound 2022

Need for Speed: World is a multiplayer MMO racing game co-developed by EA Black Box and EA Singapore and published by Electronic Arts. It is the fifteenth entry[Note 1] in the Need for Speed series and the first online-only title in the series.

Just like recent Need for Speed titles, World focuses on illegal street racing and features an open world where players can freely roams around. Player can also be chased by cops during free roam and race.

After five years of running, official servers for the game were shut down on July 14, 2015.[1] However, it is possible to play the game with the use of a server emulator.

General information

Official EA Forum

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website (unavailable)
Origin
Windows
Origin (unavailable)
Origin
 [2]
Windows
Not available anymore to play on official servers, but it's possible to play on community servers.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Need for Speed World\Settings\UserSettings.xml

Save game data location

System Location
Windows

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Origin

Video

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
Multi-monitor
 
Ultra-widescreen
 
4K Ultra HD
 
 The HUD/GUI elements will be very small.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Borderless Windowed can be achieved by putting the resolution to desktop resolution and windowed on.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
8x on High, 16x on Maximum settings.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FSAA, 2x on Low and Medium, 4x on High and Maximum settings.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Frame rate is unlimited when the in-game v-sync option is disabled.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Menu can only be navigated with mouse.
Controller remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Use NFS XtendedInput.[3]
Xbox button prompts
Community servers provide button prompts by updating the game client.
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Use NFS XtendedInput.
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Fan-made translation available in Soapbox Race World.
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Thai
Turkish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play
The official multiplayer service was shut down on July 14, 2015.[4] It is possible to play online on community servers. [5]

Issues fixed

Playing online

To play the game after July 14, 2015, a server emulator is needed.
Server emulator[5]
  1. Download the game files and Soapbox Race World from this website. This is an unofficial open-source project that currently has functioning online servers.
  2. Extract the game files (Need for Speed World folder) anywhere (Documents or Program Files recommended).
  3. Extract the Soapbox Race World launcher inside the installation folder, run the launcher and follow the instructions.
  4. Run the launcher, select a server, create an account and play.
Different (alternative)server emulators are available[5]
  1. There are different community servers available and their sites can be easily reached as available options in the "Download" section of NRZ, affiliated with the developers of Soapbox Race World.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP3 Vista SP2, 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB 4 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 6800
ATI Radeon X1300
Intel GMA 950 		Nvidia GeForce 7600
ATI Radeon HD 2000 series
Intel GMA 950


Notes

  1. ↑ After Need for Speed: Nitro on Nintendo Wii

References

  1. ↑ Battlefield Heroes - Support ending for free-to-play PC games - last accessed on May 2023
  2. ↑ NEED FOR SPEED™ WORLD (INCL. $20 OF SPEEDBOOST) - last accessed on 7 June 2022
  3. ↑ World™ version of XtendedInput may not always work - last accessed on 8 June 2022
  4. ↑ [missing title] - last accessed on 2022-11-12
    "July 14, 2015

    Need for Speed World    "
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Soapbox Race World - last accessed on 2022-12-05
    "Return to the streets of Need for Speed: World!"