However, unlike Most Wanted and Carbon, World does not have any storyline or characters. World focuses on street racing, performance and visual tuning, and police chases, while adding classic MMO elements to the mixture such as special abilities called Power-ups (which are listed here), a levelling system (up to level 60), Skill Mods that can be bought and installed in each car, and Achievements.
The gameplay is also very similar to the one found in Most Wanted and Carbon, including the car's handling. The game mixes the cities of Rockport ( Need For Speed: Most Wanted) and Palmont ( Need For Speed: Carbon) to create a single map where players can race against each other, enter in pursuits against the cops, or simply free roam.
World is a free-to-play MMORG (Massive Multiplayer Online Racing Game), the first MMORG in the Need For Speed series (EA has stated that Motor City Online is not the predecessor of World). Need For Speed: World, formerly known as Need For Speed: World Online, is the 15 th instalment in the long-running Need For Speed series of racing games, co-developed by EA Black Box and EA Singapore, and published by Electronic Arts.