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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|July 27, 2010}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|July 27, 2010}}
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|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|need-for-speed-world|62}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|link|rating}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|need-for-speed-world|}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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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 }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | MMO, Racing }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Automobile, Street racing }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Contemporary }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Need for Speed }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =  
 
|strategywiki = Need for Speed: World
 
|strategywiki = Need for Speed: World
 +
|mobygames    = 47612
 
|wikipedia    = Need for Speed: World
 
|wikipedia    = Need for Speed: World
 
|winehq      = 11736
 
|winehq      = 11736
 +
|license      = free-to-play
 +
|official site= http://world.needforspeed.com/
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Need for Speed}}
 
  
'''Key points'''
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{{Introduction
{{--}} 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.
{{ii}} To play the game, a [[#Playing_offline|server emulator]] is required.
+
 
 +
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.
 +
 
 +
|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]].
 +
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{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]
{{mm}} [http://nfs.wikia.com/wiki/Need_for_Speed_Wiki Need for Speed wiki]
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
{{--}} Not available anymore
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{{Availability|
 +
{{Availability/row| official | http://world.needforspeed.com | Origin | | | Windows | unavailable }}
 +
{{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 }}
 +
}}
 +
{{--}} Not available anymore to play on official servers, but it's possible to play on community servers.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\Need for Speed World\Settings\UserSettings.xml}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\Need for Speed World\Settings\UserSettings.xml}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 +
{{Save game cloud syncing
 +
|discord                  =
 +
|discord notes            =
 +
|epic games launcher      =
 +
|epic games launcher notes =
 +
|gog galaxy                =
 +
|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                    = unknown
 +
|origin notes              =
 +
|steam cloud              =
 +
|steam cloud notes        =
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =
 +
|xbox cloud                =
 +
|xbox cloud notes          =
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Video
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/need-speed-world
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|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/need-speed-world
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = gold
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = gold
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = silver
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = silver
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|multimonitor              = true
 
|multimonitor              = true
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
|4k ultra hd                = false
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|4k ultra hd                = true
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|4k ultra hd notes          = The HUD/GUI elements will be very small.
|fov                        = unknown
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|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
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|borderless windowed        = true
 
|borderless windowed        = true
 
|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.
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = true
|anisotropic notes          =  
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|anisotropic notes          = 8x on High, 16x on Maximum settings.
|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = true
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|antialiasing notes        = FSAA, 2x on Low and Medium, 4x on High and Maximum settings.
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =  
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
|vsync notes                = Can be turned on or off
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|vsync notes                =  
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
|60 fps notes              = With VSync and Fullscreen is crapped at 50 FPS.{{cn|date=June 2017}}
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|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps                    = true
|120 fps notes              = Unlimited
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|120 fps notes              = Frame rate is unlimited when the in-game v-sync option is disabled.
|color blind                = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 +
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen              = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = true
|touchscreen 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>
|button prompts           = unknown
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|xbox prompts             = hackable
|button prompts notes     =  
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|xbox prompts notes        = Community servers provide button prompts by updating the game client.
|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|impulse triggers          = false
|controller hotplug notes =  
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|impulse triggers notes   =  
|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|dualshock 4              = unknown
|haptic feedback notes     =  
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|dualshock 4 notes         =  
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes   =  
 
|light bar support        = unknown
 
|light bar support        = unknown
 
|light bar support notes  =  
 
|light bar support notes  =  
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers        = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=
 +
|controller hotplug        = hackable
 +
|controller hotplug notes  = Use [https://github.com/xan1242/NFS-XtendedInput NFS XtendedInput].
 +
|haptic feedback          = false
 +
|haptic feedback notes    =
 +
|simultaneous input        = unknown
 +
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|closed captions          = n/a
 
|closed captions          = n/a
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|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              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Simplified Chinese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Traditional Chinese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    = Fan-made translation available in Soapbox Race World.
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Thai
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Turkish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|ref      =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|local play modes    =  
 
|local play modes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
|lan play            = unknown
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|lan play            = false
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
|online play          = true
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|online play          = hackable
 
|online play players  =  
 
|online play players  =  
 
|online play modes    =  
 
|online play modes    =  
|online play notes    =  
+
|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==
===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.
  
{{Fixbox|description=Server emulator|ref={{cn|date=September 2016}}|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Server emulator<ref name="SBRW"/>|fix=
#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.
#Extract the game files (''Need for Speed World'' folder) wherever you want (Documents or Program Files recommended).
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# Extract the game files (''Need for Speed World'' folder) anywhere (Documents or Program Files recommended).
#Extract the Soapbox Race World launcher inside the game folder, run the launcher and follow the instructions.
+
# Extract the Soapbox Race World launcher inside the installation folder, run the launcher and follow the instructions.
#Run the launcher, create an account and play.  
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# Run the launcher, select a server, create an account and play.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Different (alternative)server emulators are available<ref name="SBRW"/>|fix=
 +
 
 +
# 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
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      = 9
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|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|metal support          =  
 
|metal support          =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
|vulkan support        =  
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|vulkan versions        =  
|vulkan support notes   =  
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|vulkan notes           =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|recGPU2  = ATI Radeon HD 2000 series
 
|recGPU2  = ATI Radeon HD 2000 series
 
|recGPU3  = Intel GMA 950
 
|recGPU3  = Intel GMA 950
 +
|recHD    = 4 GB
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

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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
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
The Need for Speed 1994
Need for Speed II 1997
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (series)
Need for Speed: High Stakes 1999
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

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
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 6800
ATI Radeon X1300
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!"