EA has announced some details on the exclusive driver profile system in Need for Speed SHIFT. Extending through the single player career and online multiplayer modes, driver profile gives each player a unique game experience based on the way each player drives on the track. This exclusive driver profile system pushes the entire racing genre forward…or at least it’s meant to….

Driver profile is a tailor-made career mode based on four key game play components:

1. Personality – a player’s driving style determines whether they are an aggressive or precise driver.
2. Success – as in every race, the ultimate goal is to finish at the top of the podium.
3. Profile points – every car passed, every corner mastered, every opponent taken out generates profile points.
4. Badges – these unique icons bring individuality and style to each player’s driver profile, as each player races and completes top achievements.

As a player’s driver profile develops through the course of the game, it creates rivalries, triggers specific challenges and even unlocks vehicles and customization options. Need for Speed SHIFT’s multiple reward systems keeps players in each race regardless of their position.

“The new driver profile feature in Need for Speed SHIFT gives players full control of how they progress through game,” said Patrick Soderlund, Senior Vice President of EA Games Europe. “In SHIFT, how you drive is who you are behind the wheel.”

Hmmm…sounds kind a neat. What do you all think?