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Game entry

Need for Speed: Rivals

2013 · Racing, Action-adventure · PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One · Electronic Arts

After 177 duels settled by the community, Need for Speed: Rivals stands no. 2,825 among the best video games of all time on GameForever, with 1,460 ELO points and 37% of wins. The pairing that comes up most often sets it against Grand Theft Auto V: 6 duels settled, 1 to 5. Where it fares best, it sits at no. 119 out of 210 (2013).

World rank

no. 2,825

ELO score

1,460

Wins

37%

Duels played

177

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About Need for Speed: Rivals

Players assume the role of both cops and lawbreakers in Need for Speed: Rivals, which is the inaugural outing of Ghost Games – the rebranded EA Gothenburg studio in Sweden. Ghost Games is made up of talent moved over from UK-based Criterion Games, best known for its work on the Burnout series and shooter Black, along with former DICE staff.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,460 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Need for Speed: Rivals sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 2,822 Cube Escape: The Lake 1,461
  2. 2,823 Ether One 1,461
  3. 2,824 ESPN NFL 2K5 1,461
  4. 2,825 Need for Speed: Rivals 1,460
  5. 2,826 Sonic Unleashed 1,460
  6. 2,827 This Is the Police 1,460
  7. 2,828 Overlord II 1,460

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The standing

Where Need for Speed: Rivals ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Need for Speed: Rivals stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 119 out of 210 (2013).

Where Need for Speed: Rivals ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 2,825 5,035
Racing 130 258
2010s 1,157 2,050
2013 119 210

The community

The debate

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