Cars are divided into tiers based on performance. There are also time attack events and survival events where the players must prevent their vehicle from being destroyed while under attack. Most event types require the player to overtake opponents to win the race.

There are over 300 kilometres (190В mi) of road, three times more than Hot Pursuit, making it the biggest Need For Speed game on release. Players take part in street racing across real world locations in the United States. Need for Speed: The Run is a racing video game and the eighteenth title in the Need for Speed series. The Run features sprint race events where the player must overtake all opponents to win On May 31, 2021, EA announced that the game would no longer be available for purchase in any online stores. While the game received extensive marketing and heavy promotion from its developers, it received mixed reviews from critics following its release. The game's career mode sees players assume the role of street racer taking part in a large-scale race from San Francisco to New York and seeking to win it against various odds. Unlike previous entries in the series, The Run features an extensive collection of races set against real-life locations, including the cities of New York, Chicago, Las Vegas, and San Francisco, and features a wide variety of real-life cars to drive in. The game focuses on point-to-point races involving overtaking opponents, defeating rivals, time attacks, and evading the efforts of both police and criminal gang members to stop them. An iOS version was planned to be developed by EA Mobile, but it was eventually cancelled. Published by Electronic Arts, it was released on November 15, 2011, with EA Black Box developed versions for PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360, while Firebrand Games developed versions for the 3DS, and Wii.

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