The demo on show is the same one we saw at E3, you begin with a little free roam then go back to base to customise your car. Al this is done on rails as the mods are chosen you, So my Porsche was given chunky tyres and a heavier chassis making a pig of car to handle. This was a great touch as those change should make the handling of the car worse and so I was pleasantly surprised it felt so realistic. 

A new studio has joined the Need for Speed world and with a little help from the masters at Criterion (view of Paul) they seem to have caught lightning in a bottle.
The eight player challenge I played was one of the best racing experiences I have had. In a huge and extremely detailed world it was four on four as the cops tried to take down the crooks in a classic bash and crash world.
The graphics were smooth with no pop in and amazing crash visuals.

In the fight for my footballing (Soccering for those of you who do not care for the correct terms) money I have put my money in the FIFA camp and to find out why you can check out this earlier article. 

However now it seems I have to make up my mind on where to play the league leader.

I was lucky to get an early day play on the Alienware X51 equipped with an i7 processor. As my opponent was introduced to me with the phrase 'he is the FIFA expert around here' I started to panic. I chose Chelsea as if I was going to humiliated I was not going to risk having it done playing as Arsenal. My opponent chose Real Madrid and he promptly tinkered with his set up while I sat there in a state of pre-match nerves.

Then the moment that shocked me the most, the total lack of loading time. It literally felt he chose his team and then we started. The skills section that is now ubiquitous in FIFA was there but not as loading screen just as a nice touch. This trend continued throughout the game with the breaks for goal celebrations (1 for me 2 for my opponent) being almost nonexistent