Electronic Arts has told Eurogamer that it plans to reinvent the Need for Speed series by launching separate core, casual and 'Play 4 Free' games this year. Need for Speed: Shift will launch on PC ...

So I decided to give this one a go, despite the mixed reviews. Having played Shift on PS3 and PC, the PSP version is not what I expected. The only thing it has in common with its bigger brothers ...

The Good : *Graphics look great on the PSP screen , vibrant colours and detailed vehicle models . *Driving in the game is fun , Note NFS shift is not a driving stimulator .

Presumably this game will continue the street-racing series trend of late, as the newly-announced Need for Speed: Shift (PC, 360, PS3, PSP) moves towards simulation racing and away from urban culture.

Nothing really wrong, but nothing revolutionary either. I think there might be some dumb fun there but if you already own another arcade racing game, there is hardly anything new about this game ...

The cars in the game include cars from companies such as Ford, Porsche, Mercedes and Lamborghini to name a few. You will also find tuners such as the Mazda RX-8, Nissan 350-Z and more.

The only challenge for the top was mounted by EA's own The Sims 2, the PSP release of which propelled the title up two places in the all-formats chart to number two - while last week's number two ...