031 - Need For Speed

Published: Dec. 1, 2021, 8 a.m.

b'Welcome to Xbox Game Passengers.\\n\\nOnce a month, host Derek and a guest will dissect and discuss just one game available on Microsoft\\u2019s Xbox Game Pass service, which was chosen for them (usually) at random.\\n\\nWhether the game is a magical or a horrible experience, they\\u2019ll force themselves through it, share their thoughts, and let you know whether or not the game is worth your time! At the end of each episode, they\\u2019ll also randomly select the game for the following show, so you always know what\\u2019s coming up on the next adventure.\\n\\nThis month, Geekscape Games\\u2019 Shane O\\u2019Hare returns to the show to discuss 2015\\u2019s Need For Speed. Is it a reboot? Can it recapture the magic of Need For Speed Underground?\\n\\nNo. Definitely not, but listen on anyways for lots of thoughts and an entertaining discussion.\\n\\nBecome the ultimate icon of today\\u2019s urban car culture in Need for Speed\\u2122, featuring Five Ways to Play and a huge open world to race and explore from dusk \\u2018till dawn. \\u2022 FIVE WAYS TO PLAY \\u2013 Earn reputation and master all Five Ways to Play \\u2013 Speed, Style, Build, Crew and Outlaw \\u2013 to win your own way. \\u2022 RICH, AUTHENTIC CUSTOMIZATION \\u2013 Customize your car and express your style with extensive visual modifications, performance upgrades and handling tuned to your specification. \\u2022 REAL WORLD ICONS \\u2013 Get inspired by the icons of today\\u2019s urban car scene \\u2013 Magnus Walker, Ken Block, Nakai-San, Risky Devil and Morohoshi-San. Need for Speed\\u2026 Tonight We Ride.\\n\\nListen to find out how things went, and if you like what you\\u2019ve heard, here\\u2019s where you can subscribe to the show:\\n\\nAnchor\\nApple Podcasts\\nBreaker\\nCastbox\\nGoogle Podcasts\\niHeartRadio\\nOvercast\\nPocket Casts\\nPodBean\\nRadioPublic\\nStitcher\\nSpotify\\nTuneIn\\n\\nThanks for joining us for another episode! We took a long (long) break as the world fell apart, but we\\u2019re glad to be back playing games and making new content. We really hope that you enjoy the episode \\u2014 if you have any feedback for us, we\\u2019d love to hear it at derek@geekscape.net. Anything you listeners can do to help spread the word about the podcast would be immensely appreciated \\u2014 from sharing it on social media like Facebook or Twitter, to leaving us five stars (or even a review) on\\xa0Apple Podcasts, to sending it to a single friend, it can all make a massive difference! Thanks again for coming along on this ride!\\n\\nYou can also follow us on twitter\\xa0@XGPPodcast\\n\\nTheme Song: I Adore My C64 by Nicolai Heidlas from\\xa0HookSounds.com\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'