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|developer=[[EA Canada]]
|developer=[[EA Canada]]
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|publisher=[[Electronic Arts]]
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|modes=[[Single player]], [[Multiplayer]]
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|preceded by=[[Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit]]
|followed by=[[Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed]]
|followed by=[[Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed]]
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'''Need for Speed: High Stakes''', released in Japan as '''Over Drivin' IV''', released in Europe and Brazil as '''Need for Speed: Road Challenge''', released in Germany as '''Need for Speed: Brennender Asphalt''', and released in France as '''Conduite en etat de liberte''', is the fourth game in the [[:Category:Need for Speed|Need for Speed series]]. It once again features a host of exotic cars and tracks located in Western Europe and North America. It is notable in the Need for Speed franchise for the first installment to include a damage model and a career mode where the player earns money by winning races and can spend it on more cars, upgrades, or repairs. There is also Classics, DICE, and Sold Out versions of Need for Speed: Road Challenge for Windows and a Platinum version of Need for Speed: Road Challenge for the PlayStation.


'''Need for Speed: High Stakes''', released in Europe and Brazil as '''Need for Speed: Road Challenge''' and in Japan as '''Over Drivin' IV''', is a 1999 arcade racing video game, developed by [[EA Canada]] and published by [[Electronic Arts]]. It is the fourth game in the [[:Category:Need for Speed|Need for Speed series]].
==Gameplay==
It once again features a host of exotic cars and tracks located in Western Europe and North America. It is notable in the Need for Speed franchise for the first installment to include a damage model and a career mode wherethe player earns money by winning races and can spend it on more cars, upgrades, or repairs.
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Need for Speed: High Stakes is an arcadier title compared to Hot Pursuit. Cars can make sudden swerves and brakes are usually not needed. The game also features higher jumps than seen in Hot Pursuit. High Stakes is the first Need for Speed game to include damage, which can affect the performance and appearance of cars after an impact with a wall, object, or other cars.


==Tracks==
==''Need for Speed: Road Challenge (Platinum)''==
The race tracks in ''Need for Speed: High Stakes'' are from seven races with with three extra ones called "Raceways", they are as follows:
The Platinum version has a platinum/silver band on the games casing and the original disc design is replaced with a simple silver design with copyright notices along the edges and the games name in the centre surrounded by a black outline. This is just a distinction that a game receives after it has reached over 400,000 sales after generally one year on the market for all PlayStation game consoles. However, if a game reaches over 400,000 sales, it does not neccessarily qualify for a Platinum title.
* Landstrasse, Germany
* Route Adonf, France
* Kindiak Park, Canada
* Durham Road, Australia (England in some of the PS1 versions)
* Celtic Ruins, Scotland
* Dolphin Cove, U.S.A
* Snowy Ridge, U.S.A
* Raceway, Italy
* Raceway 2, U.S.A
* Raceway 3, Spain
 
==Cars==
The cars in ''Need for Speed: High Stakes'' is more detailed than ''Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit''. For the first time, cars have transparent windows, where the driver and the interior can be viewed. Players can also take down the roof of a convertible and vice versa. Like previous ''Need for Speed'' titles, players still have a choice look up real-life information and pictures of the cars via showcase.
 
====Racer Vehicles====
* Class AAA
** McLaren F1 GTR
** Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR
** La Nina (''PC version only'')
** Phantom (''PSX version only'')
** Placeholder A (''PC version only'')
** Titan (''PSX version only'') 
** Lister Storm (''add-on for the PC version only'')
** Jaguar XJR-15 (''add-on for the PC version only'')
* Class AA
** Lamborghini Diablo SV
** BMW M5
** Ferrari F50 (''convertible in the PC version and coupe in the PSX version'')
** Ferrari 550 Marenello
** Ferrari 360 Modena (''add-on for the PC version only'')
** Porsche 911 Turbo
** Holden MHRT (''Australian edition and PC add-on for the non-Australian versions'')
** Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 (''Japanese edition and PC add-on for the non-Japanese versions'')
* Class A
** Chevrolet Camaro (''convertible on PC version and coupe on PSX version'')
** Chevrolet Corvette C5 (''convertible on PC version and coupe on PSX version'')
** Jaguar XKR
** Aston Martin DB7 (''add-on for the PC version'')
** Pontiac Firebird
** HSV SV99 Series 2 (''Australian edition and PC add-on for the non-Australian versions'')
** HSV GTS VT (''Australian edition for the PSX and PC add-on for non-Australian versions'')
** BMW M Roadster (''add-on for the PC'')
** BMW M Coupe (''add-on for the PC'')
* Class B
** BMW Z3
** Mercedes-Benz SLK 230 Kompressor
 
====Police Vehicles====
* Class AAA
** Pursuit La Nina (''PC version only'')
** Police Helicopter (''PSX version only'')
* Class AA
** Pursuit Lamborghini Diablo SV
** Pursuit Porsche 911 Turbo
** Pursuit BMW M5
* Class A
** Pursuit Chevrolet Camaro (''PC version only'')
** Pursuit Chevrolet Corvette C5
** Pursuit HSV GTS VT (''Australian version only'')
* Class B
** Pursuit Chevrolet Caprice 


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[[Category:Racing]]
[[Category:Windows]]
[[Category:PlayStation]]
[[Category:EA Canada]]
[[Category:EA Canada]]
[[Category:EA Seattle]]
[[Category:Electronic Arts]]
[[Category:Electronic Arts]]
[[Category:Racing]]
[[Category:Single player]]
[[Category:Single player]]
[[Category:Multiplayer]]
[[Category:Multiplayer]]

Latest revision as of 18:52, 22 March 2023

Box artwork for Need for Speed: High Stakes.
Box artwork for Need for Speed: High Stakes.
Need for Speed: High Stakes
Developer(s)EA Canada
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
Year released1999
System(s)PlayStation
Preceded byNeed for Speed III: Hot Pursuit
Followed byNeed for Speed: Porsche Unleashed
SeriesNeed for Speed
Genre(s)Racing
Players1-2
ModesSingle player, Multiplayer
Rating(s)ELSPA Ages 3+ESRB Everyone
Need for Speed: High Stakes
Developer(s)EA Seattle
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
Year released1999
System(s)Windows
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Need for Speed: High Stakes, released in Japan as Over Drivin' IV, released in Europe and Brazil as Need for Speed: Road Challenge, released in Germany as Need for Speed: Brennender Asphalt, and released in France as Conduite en etat de liberte, is the fourth game in the Need for Speed series. It once again features a host of exotic cars and tracks located in Western Europe and North America. It is notable in the Need for Speed franchise for the first installment to include a damage model and a career mode where the player earns money by winning races and can spend it on more cars, upgrades, or repairs. There is also Classics, DICE, and Sold Out versions of Need for Speed: Road Challenge for Windows and a Platinum version of Need for Speed: Road Challenge for the PlayStation.

Gameplay[edit]

Need for Speed High Stakes Intro (1:40)Need for Speed: High Stakes introduction sequence.

Need for Speed: High Stakes is an arcadier title compared to Hot Pursuit. Cars can make sudden swerves and brakes are usually not needed. The game also features higher jumps than seen in Hot Pursuit. High Stakes is the first Need for Speed game to include damage, which can affect the performance and appearance of cars after an impact with a wall, object, or other cars.

Need for Speed: Road Challenge (Platinum)[edit]

The Platinum version has a platinum/silver band on the games casing and the original disc design is replaced with a simple silver design with copyright notices along the edges and the games name in the centre surrounded by a black outline. This is just a distinction that a game receives after it has reached over 400,000 sales after generally one year on the market for all PlayStation game consoles. However, if a game reaches over 400,000 sales, it does not neccessarily qualify for a Platinum title.

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