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Rivals is the typical cops vs racer theme, allowing players to be Cops or Racers, while having the ability to roam the open world.
When you choose to play as a Cop you are then given 3 different mission trees each having skills living up to their names (ENFORCER, UNDERCOVER, PATROL).

Racers are given a similar tree. Though this a seemingly typical NFS game this time they placed a heavy emphasis on being a cop. For example players are given extra reward points for co-op play in order to stop racers, all Cops gain the same amount of reward points as well so whether you played a vital roll or where just a hindrance to racers you are rewarded equally for being cooperative.

The open world in Rivals is a fair size with several different area types such as countryside, mountain, beach etc.. The road layout is basic which means you'll get the hang of every corner and cut off point pretty quick. Visually the areas are somewhat bland and the cars are easy on the eyes but lets not forget this is NFS not Grand Turismo.

Now for the negatives the missions in rivals is where my problems start. There are plenty of them but only a few variations which means it becomes repetitive very quickly, and the weak storyline doesn't help. Personally more than an hour at a time bores me to tears. There is one saving grace to this and that is you don't have to go it alone, you can join a sever with up to five other players, whether you choose to team up to help each other out or try to wreck each other is up to you.
 
There is also a companion app available for this game, in 'Overwatch' a birds eye view of the map, you can choose to help or hinder other players in the server.