![]() As a law-breaking bad guy behind the wheel, you’ll be able to jam police communications, basically a defense against anything they have in their arsenal. As a cop, you’ll have access to police department backup, such as roadblocks and helicopter support to slow down fleeing racers. Spicing things up a bit, both racers and police have their own sets of equipment, which adds an interesting Mario Kart-like layer of offense and defense to each event. As the police, these events feel a lot like Burnout’s “Road Rage,” only you’re attempting to take out a finite number of racers before they reach their goal. As a racer, these events are nerve-racking, with police cars aggressively trying to take you out as you speed towards the finish line against other racers. “Hot Pursuit” races are the highlight, a typical race with the wrinkle being that cops are looking to shut it down by any means necessary. But choosing one over the other would mean you’d miss out on the pleasures of stepping into each role, which are equally exhilarating in their own right.Įvents on either side of the law are broken up into a few basic categories, like straightforward race events, timed events (such as a “Time Trial,” or the police version, “Rapid Response”), and so forth. It’s a bit odd at first, not being able to choose your allegiance you alternate between breaking and enforcing the law, which earns XP and ranks up both careers separately but congruently. With no real narrative to speak of outside of “put the pedal to the metal and don’t stop,” the career is completely open, allowing you to choose events from various parts of the map, spread across the fictitious Seacrest County. The difference here is that as a racer, you’ve got the fuzz on your tail as an officer, you are the tail. As either, your goals are essentially the same - drive as fast as possible. Hot Pursuit’s “Career” mode puts you on both sides of the law, alternating between speed-junkie illegal racer and police officer. ![]() It’s never so demanding that folks who aren’t interested in hitting that perfect line will feel left out, but is instead a game that encourages you to revel in maximum velocity at all times. It’s basically car porn, with slick and exotic rides, and the handling and feel you’d expect from high-end vehicles. Hot Pursuit tries to straddle a thin line between realistic car handling and accessible arcade racing, and while it definitely nails it, it’s unquestionably closer to the latter. Let’s get it out of the way right now - Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit feels and plays like a Burnout title in almost everything but its name. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) It’s a high-velocity, eyebrow-searing racer that sets new standards with an innovative design that closes the gap between single-player and multiplayer experiences like no other game before it. The result is one of the best Need for Speed games to date, without question. So when Electronic Arts decided it was ready to take the Need for Speed series back to its early roots - with its high-speed, open-road chases - it was smart to tap the Guildford, England-based developer for Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. With 2008’s Burnout Paradise, Criterion Games solidified its spot as the king of fast-paced, arcade-style racing.
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