Need for Speed: High Stakes

Need for Speed: High Stakes, released in Europe as Need for Speed: Road Challenge, is the fourth entry in EA Canada’s flagship racing series, published by Electronic Arts for PlayStation and Windows in 1999. The game introduced a damage system affecting both the appearance and performance of vehicles, along with economy-based tournament modes and an expanded Hot Pursuit police pursuit experience. In the High Stakes mode, a player could lose their car and upgrades if beaten in a race, adding genuine stakes to progression.

Only a single PAL variant is currently catalogued, carrying serial SLES-01876, with English as the only documented language on a single disc. Country of origin, case type, hologram, and EAN barcode details are all unconfirmed. The earliest PAL release date is 26 March 1999. This entry sits alongside the Road Challenge variants elsewhere in the catalogue, reflecting the title’s dual naming across different territories.