Need for Speed Hot Pursuit brings the franchise back to its roots with intense cops vs. racer chases. Criterion also ups the ante with the introduction of an all-new online network called Need for Speed Autolog where players compare racing stats and automatically get personalized gameplay recommendations from their friends — a feature that is poised to transform online racing for the connected generation.
GenreRacing
Platforms ps3
DEVELOPER Criterion Games | PUBLISHER Codemasters | RELEASE DATE
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Reviews ps3
joystiq.com review
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit may have been a late entrant into the race, but it both grabs the checkered flag for this year and may set a land speed record for this entire class of racer.
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gamesradar.com review
You know those dickheads who either fall behind and give up, or simply just hop online to drive backwards and ruin the fun for others? Play as a cop, douchebag! It’s part of the game now, you’ll earn Bounty and increase ranking to your integrated on/offline profile, and fewer people will hate you. Assholes great and small: Hot Pursuit has a place for you. Which brings us to…
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1up.com review
Autolog is cool, but what about the true multiplayer? Is it just as much fun as single-player? The answer is an unequivocal: hell yes. Sure, there are modes that take on a more traditional racing or time trial style, but the developers clearly poured most of their energy into the titular Hot Pursuit mode.
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destructoid.com review
Criterion hasn’t rebooted the Need for Speed series, instead taking classic key elements and injecting them with new life for the current generation. It delivers a near-perfect competitive experience, in a way that few games — racing or otherwise — can. Hot Pursuit is not only a defining moment for the series, but for arcade-style racing, period.
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digitalchumps.com review
Now, with all this said, is the game worth $59.95? You will get somewhere between 20-25 hours out of the offline mode before you shift gears to go online. That's if you're doing it in a reviewer's order. The online play is not deep, but it's addictive.
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psfocus.nl review
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gametrailers.com review
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit is excellently crafted, letting you take the world’s fastest cars across miles of stunning landscapes. Chases are exhilarating from either perspective, and the autolog feature completely changes how you compete with friends, keeping you hooked until you’ve wrecked all of their scores. If you’ve been waiting for the real Need for Speed to make a comeback, get ready to jump in the driver’s seat
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ps3.ign.com review
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit is pure over-the-top driving entertainment. The cars and environments are gorgeous, the crashes are spectacular, and the new Autolog feature breathes new life into the time-honored tradition of video game competition among friends. The single-player races can become somewhat repetitive and there are some presentation issues, but overall, Hot Pursuit is a blast. If you’re looking for a high-octane racer that grabs on tight but doesn’t take itself too seriously, give this one a shot.
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eurogamer.net review
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit is an unqualified triumph. It’s stuffed with content but rarely for the sake of it, and knowing Criterion it will be handsomely supported for months to come, even though it’s already the best pure arcade racing game since Burnout Paradise. For Need for Speed, it’s a return to critical form to match, justify and potentially expand the series’ enduring popularity.
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eurogamer.it review
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psu.com review
On the surface, it’s a gorgeous, easy-to-play racer with great controls and exciting crashes, but look further and you’ll find that Hot Pursuit is a game that gets just about everything right. Arcade racing fans have a new champion in the genre thanks to Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit.
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metro.co.uk review
The best arcade racer of not just this year but this whole generation of consoles, with an unrivalled sense of speed and the sheer joy of competition.
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videogamesdaily.com review
Even prior to the full-scale revamp that began with SHIFT‘s unveiling back in January 2009, the Need for Speed franchise has been characterised by constant revision, darting between intense cockpit simulation and splashy cartoon absurdity, hair-trigger cornering physics and driftsville, tight-lipped garage sim and mouthy gangsta flick. This instalment is the pick of the lot.
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3djuegos.com review
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gameinformer.com review
To say that Criterion has successfully taken over the Need For Speed series and reinvigorated it with a modern take on the Hot Pursuit formula is an understatement. Fans of white-knuckle racing games, both online and off, will find immense satisfaction on the roads of Seacrest County.
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gamingxp.com review
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meristation.com review
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realgamer.net review
On the face of things, Need for Speed: hot Pursuit seems like a fairly standard racing game. However, the break neck speed the game runs at combined with the prospect of being involved in Burnout style smash-ups and the pressure of the police presence really help make this one of the most engrossing arcade racers in a long time.
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videogamer.com review
Despite feeling like a fusion of Need for Speed and Burnout, Hot Pursuit is still the most exciting title the franchise has seen in a long time. The core driving is never anything but exhilarating, visually it’s almost flawless and the Autolog features are genre leading. There’s still something missing, though. While the high-speed pursuits are up there with the best gaming experiences of the year, the game needs more than that: car tuning, a resemblance of a story – complete with cheesy acting – and a reason to explore the open world. Ultimately, Hot Pursuit could have done with a bit more Need for Speed and Burnout.
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gamereactor.se review
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gameblog.fr review
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gamingbolt.com review
Good old crash into everything, cause total mayhem fun. The kind of game that people would dream about but hasn’t happend until now that’s unique from other crash em up racers.
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