Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2

1. Evan

   Nov 18, 2005

   10

   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 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.… Expand

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2. JamesBond

   Feb 13, 2003

   10

   Finally a game with the all time greatest exotic...Ferrari. The Modena Challenge summs the entire ferrari line-up... Thanks EA for the newestFinally a game with the all time greatest exotic...Ferrari. The Modena Challenge summs the entire ferrari line-up... Thanks EA for the newest Need for Speed!… Expand

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4. BanM.

   Apr 14, 2005

   10

   Really cool, and fun. Cool music too. TOTAL ACTION.

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5. Kevin-Blueberry

   Nov 16, 2011

   8

   Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2, I love this game, and not just because of childhood memories. I've never played the console version of theNeed For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2, I love this game, and not just because of childhood memories. I've never played the console version of the game, so I can't make that comparison, but I'll say the PC version is no doubt the best NFS game I've played, and I've played everyone to date that was available on the Xbox or Xbox 360 (Besides The Run) including some of the older PC titles. I'm actually ashamed of the newer games butchering the Need For Speed franchise by catering to larger audience by putting in explosions and on foot sequences, which is totally not true Need For Speed. I mean, I think all was going well for Need For Speed up until Undercover, which took the series into a new direction in a bad way. Hot Pursuit 2 features 3 basic modes plus multi-player (which doesn't appear to feature cops at all). There's Hot Pursuit which is a non-story based career mode, where you complete challenges in increasingly faster cars, including circuit, knockout and point to point races. Timed challenges and then Be The Cop where you must ram and arrest a minimum number of racers to succeed. Best of all, unlike the newer games, you don't need to place first, eliminating a lot of the frustration. If you're having trouble getting first, no problem, you can pass with 3rd. Worth mentioning is that in Hot Pursuit mode, all of the challenges have cops somewhere, whether it's the AI or you. There's then Championship mode, which is basically the opposite, a bunch of races with absolutely no cops anywhere. Then there's just the plain race mode, where the game's points system comes in. You gain points both for playing in the custom races mode, or by completing challenges in the career mode. You then spend these to buy new cars and tracks for race mode. In Race mode, you can choose Single Race, Be the Cop, Knockout, Tournament and Free Run. Most of which you can toggle settings like police, traffic and number of racers. However, there is a lack of the "Time of day" option, which was featured in previous games. A couple of tracks take place at night, but most take place during various times of the day, which is disappointing. There's also a new wanted system, as you are in a race and get in multiple pursuits, you will get more stars in the next pursuit. And these affect how the cops behave, not only increasing the pursuit length, but the cops will begin calling in backup including an extra cop to pursue, helicopter and roadblocks/spikestrips (all of which you can use in Be the Cop mode). Also, unlike previous games, there's a larger variety of cop cars, as the majority of the game's cars (but not all) have police variants. All of the cop cars are the same however, they all have this very generic logo and black and white finish, and same lightbar. Luckily though (best part about the PC version, most likely) is mods! Download new skins including mods that make the cop cars headlights flash and even entirely new police cars. Beware however, I would recommend only using skins or modified versions of the cars already in-game. I have seen many issues with downloading entirely new cars such as Dodge Charger for example, which isn't already in game, which usually results in you having to re-install the game. There's also modded tracks and more, all of which are fairly easy to install assuming you can follow instructions. Anyway, that concludes my review of Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2. Buy? Yes. Sad thing is this game is nowhere to be found, probably only way is to pirate it and send an apology letter to EA. Excellent game, buy nao.… Expand

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6. SlawomirJ.

   Nov 26, 2002

   8

   Well, I give 8.5. If you like arcade racing then it's game for you. It's fast and action-filled. Graphics is fantastic (on GeForce4 Well, I give 8.5. If you like arcade racing then it's game for you. It's fast and action-filled. Graphics is fantastic (on GeForce4 Ti4200 and above).… Expand

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7. JoeBob

   Mar 6, 2003

   7

   This is a great game single player, but they really should have added the police in mulitplayer, cause racing around is just boring. They This is a great game single player, but they really should have added the police in mulitplayer, cause racing around is just boring. They could have done a lot more..… Expand

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8. kndr

   May 20, 2021

   2

   I kept playing and hoped it would be better but it didn't. You sleep while playing.

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