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Need for Speed: Rivals

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Need for Speed: Rivals

Also known as: NFS Rivals, Jupiter (Codename), Hot Pursuit 2 (Internally)
Developer: Ghost Games
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Windows
Released in US: November 19, 2013
Released in EU: November 22, 2013
Released in AU: November 21, 2013


AreasIcon.png This game has unused areas.
ObjectIcon.png This game has unused objects.
GraphicsIcon.png This game has unused graphics.
MovieIcon.png This game has unused cinematics.
SoundIcon.png This game has unused sounds.


ProtoIcon.png This game has a prototype article
PrereleaseIcon.png This game has a prerelease article

Hmmm...
To do:
Improve grammar

Need for Speed: Rivals is the pseudo-sequel to Criterion's Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, whilst being the first in the series to be made by a new developer, Ghost Games.

The developer who decided the pause menu shouldn't pause the game is my rival.

Sub-Pages

Read about prototype versions of this game that have been released or dumped.
Prototype Info
Read about prerelease information and/or media for this game.
Prerelease Info
NFSR Ford Mustang GT 2015 Widebody-2.jpeg
Unused/Removed Vehicles
The sounds of the machines.

Unused Graphics

NFSR-Not To Be Used White Line.png

The filename Not_To_Be_Used_White_Line said this road texture is unused.

NFSR-T TargetCube DDS.png

This cubemap texture is what appears to be taken during development of the game.

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Default Sky textures that were used during the development of the game.

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Default Sky Gradient texture that was used during the development of the game.

NFSR ARIconTextureMapWin32.png

[AR Icon Textures] The texture in the top right is the Billboard texture IconBillboard (it looks like you could break billboards, but the idea was later scratched and only the texture is left). The texture in the top left is probably a Takedown event texture? IconTopTakeDown (probably there was a special event where you should wreck racers/cops as much as you could in a limited time, but It's not confirmed yet). The texture on the bottom left is the Drift texture IconDrift (maybe there were drift zones in the game, but the idea was later scratched and only the texture remains).

NFSR EventIconWarning.png

[Event Warning]

NFSR Vita.png

[Vita] It looks like NFS Rivals was supposed to be playable on the Vita, but because of the low sales of Most Wanted on the PlayStation Vita, Rivals was not developed for that platform.

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[SCJ Warning]

                                Customer Support
Tel : 0570-081800 (Reception hours: 11:00-19:00/Closed on Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays)
the content of the game, we do not answer regarding the capture.

Unused Racer Loading Screen

NFSR Loading Racer15.png

Hideout Personalization/Pursuit Tech Textures

there's unused "Logos" texture (Also 2 textures on the top left).

Unused License Plate Concepts

NFSR Matt-keeling-artstation-ingame-rivals-01.jpg

NFSR Matt-keeling-artstation-ingame-rivals-04.jpg NFSR Matt-keeling-artstation-ingame-rivals-05.jpg

Unused Car Vinyl Concepts

NFSR Matt-keeling-artstation-ingame-rivals-03.png

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NFSR Matt-keeling-artstation-ingame-rivals-08.png

Unused Levels

Alessandro_TL
LivingWorld_TL
Demo_Benchmark
DemoLevel_milestone1
JAW_R08_R09
TestLevel_TOD

Removed Songs

  • Little Daylight - Overdose could be heard in Beta build (September 2nd, 2013) but is not featured in the final game.
  • 30 Seconds to Mars - Conquistador was featured in the AllDrive Feature Trailer but is not featured in the final game.
  • Aaron Wheeler - Slam Funk was featured in the Network Trailer but is not featured in the final game.
  • Champion - What I Need from was featured in the Complete Edition Trailer but is not featured in the final game.

Unused Videos

Hidden Unlocks

Unused Retail Sounds

OverWatch

Players could use OverWatch to manipulate the gameplay session of any other player that was on their Autolog friends list. Participating in OverWatch would reward the player with Speed Points that contributed only towards their OverWatch rank. Sadly, Overwatch was shut down for all platforms on March 15, 2018, making these VOs below unused.

OW Car Damaged

OW Car Repaired

OW Helicopter Deployed

OW Jammer Activated

OW Nitrous Depleted

OW Nitrous Refilled

OW Pursuit Tech Depleted

OW Pursuit Tech Refilled

OW Roadblock Deployed

Pursuit Tech

Description Turbo

Description Stun Mine

Description SpikeStrip

Description Shockwave

Description Shock Ram

Description Roadblock

Description Jammer

Description Heli

Description ESF

Description EMP

Shockwave Charging

For some reason tcrf doesn't want to play the audio, so I recommend downloading it to hear it.

Shock Ram Charging

Same here, I recommend downloading it to hear it.

Racer Tutorial Training

Car Select VO

Car Sound Effects

  • Siren Blips

It seems the idea was the same as in HP 2010, but it just so happened that it could not be implemented in time.

Siren Blip Wave 1

Siren Blip Wave 2

Siren Blip Wave 3

Siren Blip Wave 4

  • Turbo BOV

Jaguar CX75 Turbo BOV Low Load

Jaguar CX75 Turbo BOV Low Load 2

Jaguar CX75 Turbo BOV Medium Load

Jaguar CX75 Turbo BOV Medium Load 2

Jaguar CX75 Turbo BOV High Load

Jaguar CX75 Turbo BOV High Load 2

Jaguar CX75 Turbo BOV High Load 3

  • Gear Shift

Gear Shift Mustang Drag

Gear Shift Mustang Drag 2

Gear Shift Mustang Drag 3

Heavy Gear Shift

  • Backfire

Generic Backfire

Generic Backfire 2

Generic Backfire 3

Other

Objective Completed

Failed

Toggling

Unused events

There are 7 unused events, used for testing

  • layer1_testtimeattack
  • layer11_testrace-short
  • layer0_test_racerhotpursuit
  • layer1_rapidresponsetest
  • layer0_test_hotpursuit
  • layer13_hotpursuit2_driftwoodheights_10
  • layer0_interceptortest

Trailers

Hmmm...
To do:
Move this stuff to a Prerelease page.

There were 2 NFS Rivals Trailers that were public on the official Need For Speed YT Channel, but years later were unlisted for some reason.

Need for Speed Rivals Teaser Trailer

A Teaser that was the first ever to officially confirm the next installment of the Need For Speed franchise, was published on 23rd May 2013.

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This teaser also exists outside of the official NFS channel, on the Official EA UK channel the teaser is still public, but instead of an edited thumbnail, they decided to add the same image to the video, but raw, and it starts with a PEGI rating message, not an ESRB one.

Need for Speed Rivals 2015 Ford Mustang Gameplay Trailer

A Trailer that was supposed to announce the free car DLC for the game, which is Ford Mustang GT 2015, was published on 13rd December 2013.

NFSRivalsGT2015Thumbnail.png

Same situation as with the first Teaser Trailer.

If everyone to this day is still curious how come the 2015 car appeared in a 2013 game: “We worked closely with the development team at EA to provide them with engineering data for the new Mustang, several months before we showed it to the rest of the world,” said Mark Bentley, Ford product licensing manager. “Computer design models enabled the game developers to create an accurate representation of the new Mustang before it goes on sale.”

(Source: Inc gamingtrend)

Teasers/Trailers/Promotions

Here are a few sites that can interest you:
https://jamesricker.tumblr.com/post/51155872769/my-first-trailer-is-out-for-need-for-speed-rivals
https://mantas.work/Need-For-Speed-Rivals
https://news.softpedia.com/news/Need-for-Speed-Rivals-Partners-with-Gymkhana-6-Star-Ken-Block-394094.shtml
https://www.race-dezert.com/forum/threads/ken-block-announces-gymkhana-six-and-partnership-with-need-for-speed-rivals.215206/
https://youtu.be/AqILSzPl-B8?si=q7n22JsXZkdyN1Mw (Posted 7 days before the launch of Need For Speed Rivals)