The Need for Speed features seven courses divided into two categories: Road courses and Track courses. All courses are available from the beginning of the game except for the Lost Vegas course as it requires the player to complete all tournaments in order to be unlocked. Road courses are point-to-point events split into 3 stages whilst Track courses follow a circuit with a set number of laps. Burnt Sienna and Transtropolis are two additional courses included in the PC only released "Special Edition" of The Need for Speed.