Need for Speed: Shift
| Need for Speed: Shift | |
|---|---|
PAL cover art with a BMW M3 E92 GT2 | |
| Developer | Slightly Mad Studios |
| Publisher | Electronic Arts |
| Director | Andy Garton |
| Producer | Suzy Wallace |
| Designer | Andy Tudor |
| Programmer | Ged Keaveney |
| Composers | Stephen Baysted Mick Gordon Mark Morgan |
| Series | Need for Speed |
| Platforms | |
| Release | September 15, 2009 |
| Genre | Racing |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Need for Speed: Shift is a 2009 racing video game developed by Slightly Mad Studios and published by Electronic Arts for PlayStation 3, Windows, and Xbox 360. A separate version of the game was developed by EA Bright Light and simultaneously released for PlayStation Portable. Two mobile adaptations were developed by IronMonkey Studios for Java-compatible devices and iOS and released in 2009, with the latter version subsequently being made available for several other mobile devices. Need for Speed: Shift is the thirteenth installment in the Need for Speed franchise.
Shift's gameplay focuses on simulation, rather than the arcade racing of previous titles. It was followed by a sequel, Shift 2: Unleashed, in 2011.
As of 2021, Shift is no longer available for purchase in any online stores, and online play was shut down on September 1.