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Need for Speed: Shift, released on 15 September 2009, primarily centers around legal races in real-life racing circuits around the world, and maintain its mix of exotic, import and muscle cars. It features 60+ cars, divided into 4 tiers. It features 19 tracks, some of which are actual liscensed tracks and others of which are fictional. In addition to improved driving simulation and an adaptive difficulty, the game reintroduces cockpit view, the first in the series since Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed. NFS Shift focuses on racing simulation rather than arcade racing of previous titles. The car featured on the cover page is a BMW M3 GT2.

It is available for purchase and download in the iTunes app store for the iPod Touch and iPhone.

It has received better reviews than the last 2 games, ProStreet and Undercover. It has gained a 9.0 rating from IGN and the Official Xbox Magazine while gained a 7.0 from Eurogamer and Gamespot, who were considerably less impressed.

A Ferrari racing DLC pack was released. It was available on the Xbox 360 for 800 Microsoft Points. It featured 10 Ferrari cars and 46 specific Ferrari challenges in career mode.

An Exotic racing pack was also released. It features cars like the McLaren MP4-12C, the BMW M1, the Gumpert Apollo and the Acura NSX. It also features new races, a new championship & 5 more trophies for the PlayStation 3.