Parent reviews for Need for Speed Heat (2024)

Need for Speed Heat is an online and offline racing game where players take part in illegal street races to gain money and popularity. Throughout the game, players encounter cutscenes in which players will see and hear mature things. Parents, do not be fooled that this is characterized as a racing game, it can be mature at times. Here are the moments in detail. Violence: Throughout the game, you will encounter moments where police officers assault street racers in brief, violent fashions. At the beginning, an officer crashes his vehicle into another, knocking it off of a bridge. The driver escapes, but the cop exits his car and kicks the victim, injuring him. It is implied that the officer is only in this for money and personal gain. A battered man is later tied to a chair and threatened with guns. We see his injuries. Later on he escapes and punches a police officer in the face, which knocks him out. Spread throughout there is threatening with guns, minor hand to hand combat and verbal abuse from cops. During gameplay, you will constantly crash your car. This won’t kill you, but if you successfully crash a cop car they will die or drown in water. You get points for killing cops. Some offscreen deaths in cutscenes are shown.Language: Almost constant use of s**t, h*ll, a**, b*tch and all of their variations. Maybe a couple N words. The police use hurtful language towards street racers, verbally assaulting them and taking power over them. Overall: Need For Speed: Heat can be mature at times. Parents, make your decisions.