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Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2

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Game Info

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Developer: EA Seattle

Genre(s): Racing, Driving

Players: 8

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Release Date: October 21, 2002

Summary

Become the "Champion Road Racer" by conquering numerous racing events, all carrying rewards such as: cars, tracks and high performance upgrades. The game challenges the driver to dodge traffic, police and natural elements in high speed and high style... true NFS style! Evade any cops encountered, as getting busted just might end your career. [Electronic Arts]

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What The Critics Said

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Entertainment Weekly

Killer aerial shots, intense chases, and a rock-infused soundtrack make for a heart-pounding ride. [18 Oct 2002, p.124]

ActionTrip

The sad thing is that even when you use high res modes such as 1280*1024, you still don't get anywhere near the feeling of a true photo-realistic ambience...All things considered, NfS: HP2 is one heck of racing experience.

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PC Gameworld

The game has an all around solid polished look, and still manages to retain a steady frame rate without any slowdown.

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GameSpy

The physics are extremely arcade-based, which isn't a bad. The problem is, however, that the controls feel sluggish and the cars feel like they're pivoting around a pole running through their center.

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GameZone

Not the best version of this really great game.

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Game Over Online

Overall I’m disappointed by the physics of this game.

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GameSpot

It certainly is a good arcade-style driving game, but it's nowhere near as fun as the PlayStation 2 version.

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FiringSquad

The ability to be the cop and call up backup such as the chopper and spike strips is a noble attempt but just not enough. They are fun to use but a few tweaks do not make a game.

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Computer Gaming World

Too bad the lame Career modes can't match the rest of the game's quality. [Feb 2003, p.74]

PC Gamer

A moderately entertaining, albeit retrograde, arcade driving experience. [Jan 2003, p.112]

Computer Games Magazine

While it's great to see it return to the PC after a three-year absence, it doesn't reach the heights of previous editions. [Feb 2003, p.67]

What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 8.0 (out of 10) based on 36 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Evan gave it a10:
Sick Game! Super fun in every way. Try using a steering wheel it is so much fun. The cops are way funner in this game than in the first one because they arent perfect. The only thing that could make this better is if my computer didnt crash when i was 70% or so done.

Ban M. gave it a10:
Really cool, and fun. Cool music too. TOTAL ACTION.

Moricz B. gave it a 5:
This game is lame, all the fun and the car management fromthe NFS5 was dropped for a arcade style game. Lame :((

Justin gave it a 10:
Great cars, graphics, levels, and every thing!!!!

Will mo gave it an 8:
Very cool graphics, wicked cars.

Anton Z. gave it a 9:
Bad Ass Game !!!!!!

Phil gave it a 9:
Beats the ass off GT3. Far more bang for your buck!

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