Released in May 1999, NFS High Stakes (aka NFS 4) is loosely based upon NFS3. It features new cars, eleven additional tracks, a career mode, and an expanded Hot Pursuit mode. The car physics model is an improvement over NFS3, though still very arcadish. The cars now feature 3D interiors, working convertible tops, transparent windows and animated drivers.

 The career mode is a new addition to the NFS series, allowing you to compete in a set series of races for money and for your opponent's cars. Also new is the ability to upgrade cars, though you are unfortunently limited to three upgrade packages which are only available in the career mode.

System Requirements:

Operating System: Windows® 95/98
CPU Type & Speed: 200 MHz Pentium or compatible (Intel, Cyrix, AMD) or 166 MHz Pentium with graphics acceleration card
Hard Drive Space: 50MB free space for game plus space for save games (additional space required for DirectX installation)
Memory: 32MB Ram
Graphics: High Color capable 2MB PCI or AGP video card with DirectDraw compatible driver
CD-Rom Speed: 4x CD-ROM drive (600KB/second transfer rate) with Windows 95/98 CD-Rom driver
Other: DirectX 6.1 or higher; Keyboard; Mouse; 16-bit sound card with DirectSound compatible sound driver