Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered

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5.2

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  1. Swagforever
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    The worst game I've played on PS4 period.
    Glad I only paid a few pounds for it.
  2. Poompop_Gaming
    Jun 30, 2023
    7
    An another **** money grabbing remaster from EA but if you are talking about the gameplay it's great
  3. xXprobro786Xx
    Mar 23, 2023
    4
    Discusting dinamic difficulty and this is a remaster for a game that did not need one in the firstplace ( the graphic on the orginal are good even compared to today)
  4. CarlosS15
    Mar 2, 2023
    1
    This game instead of being called "Hot Pursuit Remastered" should be called "Hot Pursuit for PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch" because there is nothing remastered about it, rather they took away more things, if you have a PC I do not recommend this game at all , play the one from 2010, you will save a lot of space on your disk...
  5. chnn92
    Dec 4, 2022
    3
    'Need For Speed Hot Garbage Sh**master' That's how to perfectly describe this game.

    Car handling is very poor and unresponsive, every input has 0.5-1 second delay and it rely on luck rather that skill. The game appears to have been created by someone who knows nothing about cars and has never driven one. Rubber band A.I. is probably the most ridiculous I've ever seen in any racing game.    'Need For Speed Hot Garbage Sh**master' That's how to perfectly describe this game.

    Car handling is very poor and unresponsive, every input has 0.5-1 second delay and it rely on luck rather that skill. The game appears to have been created by someone who knows nothing about cars and has never driven one. Rubber band A.I. is probably the most ridiculous I've ever seen in any racing game. Some glitches and bugs from original are still present in the remaster version.    … Expand
  6. bosili
    Nov 30, 2022
    9
    The closest thing you could come to a James Bond racing game in 2022. The 60fps on PS5 is a huge leap forward for the NFS on console, improving the overall driving experience. The cars look beautiful, both reflection and lightning. Even though the "free-drive mode" is pretty boring with not much to do other than drive around on your own, there is tons of great Career missions withThe closest thing you could come to a James Bond racing game in 2022. The 60fps on PS5 is a huge leap forward for the NFS on console, improving the overall driving experience. The cars look beautiful, both reflection and lightning. Even though the "free-drive mode" is pretty boring with not much to do other than drive around on your own, there is tons of great Career missions with Hollywood-action-like races and huge crash scenes. Using EMP or Spike traps, for instance, to sabotage for your competitors or the police adds to the "James Bondish" action. The physics of the car crashes are particularly impressive compared to modern racing games or even racing simulators such as WRC. While the game starts slow and may feel a bit repetitive at first, I soon find myself going faster and faster with new cars in more and more challenging mission. And last but not least – the music is great too with nice songs to accompany you through the various landscapes. Overall, one of my favorite racing games as of 2022.… Expand
  7. Brandenial
    Oct 26, 2022
    0
    This review is for the PC version downloaded from the EA app from the perspective of someone who never played the game.
    No wheel detected. No way to assign controls to manually force my Logitech G923 to work. Uninstalled. How does a racing game exist, simulation or not, and have no support for wheels and pedals? It isn't 1998 anymore.
  8. BrianDavid94
    Oct 22, 2022
    7
    Quick background on me the reviewer, I tend to like single player games that is heavy on narrative the most. I also play a lot of racing games and use to play multiplayer games in my high school days but now that it's hard for me and my friends to find a good time to link up so now it’s rarer for me to get into a multiplayer game. Up to try any genre of games and sometimes I find somethingQuick background on me the reviewer, I tend to like single player games that is heavy on narrative the most. I also play a lot of racing games and use to play multiplayer games in my high school days but now that it's hard for me and my friends to find a good time to link up so now it’s rarer for me to get into a multiplayer game. Up to try any genre of games and sometimes I find something new that I didn't think I'd like. I own a PC (built by me), Xbox One X, Xbox Series X, PS3, PS4, PS5, and a Switch. I prefer Playstation due to their focus on narrative games. For scoring, I’ll be using the Gameinformer review scale and of course influenced by my personal opinions.

    (7) Average. The game’s feature may work, but are nothing that even causal players haven’t seen before.

    I've never tried the original Hot Pursuit so this was a completely new experience to me. The first thing I noticed was the graphics, expected the graphics to be better. Gameplay was fun but the car physics needs some work. I really liked NFS Rivals which pretty much did the same concept but is a newer version of the game. Rivals has better graphics, car physics, and same gameplay. I recommend playing Rivals instead of this remaster that is still out dated and failed to modernize the originally Hot Pursuit. I didn't play the original but it feels like they just ported it to the new consoles without updating the game to take advantage of the newer hardware. Normally I would redact a point for bad business practice for something like that but since I never actually played the original, so I can't do that in good faith. I can still have fun with this game and so can you if you got nothing else to play.    … Expand
  9. denlunar
    Oct 7, 2022
    10
    Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit is a really good racing game with great graphics and gameplay. The only flaw is that there is no opportunity to tune your car like in Need for Speed Underground 2
  10. nfs7379
    Sep 4, 2022
    9
    9/10.......................................................................
  11. Kaola
    Apr 27, 2022
    10
    Easily the best driving game on Nintendo switch that is offline. Yes, loading screens can Be long, but it's made up for with the Epic music tracks, stunning graphics and fast fun. Police are pretty good and responsive, if you have the skills you can pretty much outrun them. Car customisation is a lot of fun, being a big fan of cars I spent hours in the custom wrap section, editing my carsEasily the best driving game on Nintendo switch that is offline. Yes, loading screens can Be long, but it's made up for with the Epic music tracks, stunning graphics and fast fun. Police are pretty good and responsive, if you have the skills you can pretty much outrun them. Car customisation is a lot of fun, being a big fan of cars I spent hours in the custom wrap section, editing my cars to perfection. Hyper series is really fun to drive, but hard to control sometimes. My only regret is that there isn't enough traffic in free play, it's already a massive amount of fun to just drive around and follow other cars. Racing performs well, Online is too, amazing. Everything about this game charms me and I'd love to see another port of a NFS game as well.… Expand
  12. Rais_Hmad
    Apr 26, 2022
    1
    The game has very good graphics but the problem is with the gameplay it really sucks u can't pass a corner without drifting and there are tons of rapid responses (time trials in cop career) which aren't funny and annoying because if u hit a trafic u get +3 and hitting a wall or the side of the road +2 and it's already soo hard to beat without the penalties it's such a shame for that goodThe game has very good graphics but the problem is with the gameplay it really sucks u can't pass a corner without drifting and there are tons of rapid responses (time trials in cop career) which aren't funny and annoying because if u hit a trafic u get +3 and hitting a wall or the side of the road +2 and it's already soo hard to beat without the penalties it's such a shame for that good game.
    Thanks for reading !    … Expand
  13. DestroyerM24
    Apr 13, 2022
    8
    This review is not only a comparison between the original and remastered version of the game, but also a review of the game itself as a alone published game on which my final user score will be based on.

    After 10 years Criterion launches a remastered version of one of the best Criterion games made so far. This title is practically a sequel of the well-known NFS Hot Pursuit 2 released    This review is not only a comparison between the original and remastered version of the game, but also a review of the game itself as a alone published game on which my final user score will be based on.

    After 10 years Criterion launches a remastered version of one of the best Criterion games made so far. This title is practically a sequel of the well-known NFS Hot Pursuit 2 released back in 2002, even though it differs in some parts.
    The game itself is a racing arcade, as all Need for Speed games are, you play both as a racer and a cop in already designated events, this is where the first difference from the 2002 title comes in. In NFS HP2 you had the chance to decide which car to use, which track to drive onto (and you still got the chance to get bounty points), on the top of that, you also had offline splitscreen mode available if you wanted to play with someone from your family or friends. None of this appears here, you have events on which you have to use a specific car or car class in a specific part of the map.
    What is more, you have the Free Roam mode in which the only thing you can do is just drive, no racers or cops appear within the map, so practically a useless mode.
    Ok, now after saying what wrong with the game, what are the good things? Well, of course the gameplay, you are gonna have such a great time playing this game, there are many race modes, like Hot Pursuit (of course), Interceptor, Race, Time Trial,... and the best of them are playable in online mode with other people who are gonna give you a hard time beating them, but you are probably gonna enjoy it more than playing singleplayer mode.
    With the DLCs comes new cars and singleplayer events and a completely new online mode called Most Wanted in which there is a player who has the most bounty points (he's the most wanted), racer's objective is to protect him from being caught by the cops and the cops have to bust him before he escapes.

    Now the difference between the original and the remastered version is that all DLCs are already in the game, given for free. Also 4K support but 30fps, and 2K 60 fps, graphics improved, but not drastically, which is a big flaw for all pc players as mods can render the game even better than remastered without buying the new version.
    So for whom is the Remastered version? Well, for new players who haven't experienced the game is a must buy, but for others, well it depends on if you want to spend many hours on online mode, than probably yes as there is crossplay enabled and you can play the game with friends on different platforms. For people who already played the game (especially for pc players) and played it only for the singleplayer experience, than don't buy it, it isn't worth your money.

    All in all a great game, one of the best from the Need for Speed franchise, the game itself is a must buy for all racing arcade fans, but when it comes to the Remastered version, than it isn't for everyone, for new players yes, but for others it depends.    … Expand
  14. Pumukel182
    Mar 7, 2022
    2
    No es un buen juego mucho lag y va muy lento no me gusta aaaaaaahdbfkfk. Dos Kendra. Didbdbidbx. Cienekdidd. Dkdndjd d
  15. GuntasChief
    Feb 14, 2022
    6
    I think this game is for people who like arcade racing and doesn't care for any physics. The game is good but there isn't anything done for the remaster(no updated graphics no new game modes) except for new liveries not much customizable.
  16. Butkenp
    Feb 12, 2022
    10
    In my opinion this is the best Need For Speed ever made. I can feel the nostalgia from Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2 (PS2). I can't give it less than a 10, this game is perfect.
  17. fidnet
    Dec 7, 2021
    0
    Мусор ! Нет русифицированной озвучки (не смогли скопировать из оригинала !?), есть не рабочая русская озвучка с zoneofgames.ru. Дерьмовое управление, дерьмовая мылографика, это не ремастер, а просто ухудшенное переиздание. Игра куплена в Zaka-Zaka.com за 48р. не стоит и того. Удалил после прохождения стартовой гонки, буду и дальше играть в оригинальную дисковую версию.Мусор ! Нет русифицированной озвучки (не смогли скопировать из оригинала !?), есть не рабочая русская озвучка с zoneofgames.ru. Дерьмовое управление, дерьмовая мылографика, это не ремастер, а просто ухудшенное переиздание. Игра куплена в Zaka-Zaka.com за 48р. не стоит и того. Удалил после прохождения стартовой гонки, буду и дальше играть в оригинальную дисковую версию.
  18. zblsk
    Nov 22, 2021
    10
    Как же я соскучился по классическому аркадному Need for Speed! Без сюжета, тюнинга, донатов и прочего - только копы и гонщики. Обычно когда выбиваешь платину у игры, то возвращаться в неё уже не хочется. В случае же с NFS: Hot Pursuit Remastered сперва погонял в неё по подписке ЕА Play и позже купил в американском PSN чтобы получить ещё одну платину (у игры два списка трофеев у Европы иКак же я соскучился по классическому аркадному Need for Speed! Без сюжета, тюнинга, донатов и прочего - только копы и гонщики. Обычно когда выбиваешь платину у игры, то возвращаться в неё уже не хочется. В случае же с NFS: Hot Pursuit Remastered сперва погонял в неё по подписке ЕА Play и позже купил в американском PSN чтобы получить ещё одну платину (у игры два списка трофеев у Европы и США)
    Расстраивает долгий поиск онлайн гонок, но оно и понятно почему - игра для олдфагов, пофаниться в добротную аркадную гонку десятилетней давности.    … Expand
  19. Mr1
    Oct 19, 2021
    9
    Хорошее переиздание! хорошая музыка, очень нравился этот формат игры, просто выбираешь тачку и гонку и поехал!
    Проходил по подписке, игра понравилась.
  20. WendyStamps
    Oct 3, 2021
    10
    Awesome thanks for making this happen though that is perfect bro amazing experience
  21. potato_player23
    Sep 3, 2021
    0
    just wanted the multiplayer back, not 30 bucks for it, player it back in the days, and although autolog was **** back in the days, I wouldn't spend 30 bucks on it
  22. stasweb
    Aug 19, 2021
    5
    It's definitely not worth the price.
    I like this game for a light gameplay. Sometimes it may be even difficult. I haven't seen any improvements compared with previous part, except for resolution of textures.
  23. DominicPlays135
    Aug 15, 2021
    0
    35£ for this game is 100% not worth it. It looks just like the original one the car feels like a 1 one year did if you want a true racing game I would get need for speed payback or heat
  24. Stanley_G
    Jul 18, 2021
    0
    This remaster is pure garbage. Extremely overpriced, artificial slowed with **** made 30 FPS lock, broken AI catch-up, bastardy leaderboards that made you permanently rage. DO NOT BUY THIS PIECE OF **** UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
  25. Highmax
    Jul 11, 2021
    0
    This game is a joke and terrible. The AI is overly aggressive and literally cheats. The RNG of the placement of traffic and road blocks is completely terrible, as the game puts them in the perfect place to ensure you will wreck. They should remove this game from all platforms and count it as a complete failure.
  26. Shenandoah
    Dec 29, 2020
    4
    It is unbelievable that a remaster of a ten year old game didn‘t improve anything. It is not worth the title „remaster“. The performance mode is the only one which is playable on PS4 Pro, thus getting the most points of this review for 60 fps. It is hard to rate this game, since the original title was a blast before a decade. As a fan of the original game I was looking forward to theIt is unbelievable that a remaster of a ten year old game didn‘t improve anything. It is not worth the title „remaster“. The performance mode is the only one which is playable on PS4 Pro, thus getting the most points of this review for 60 fps. It is hard to rate this game, since the original title was a blast before a decade. As a fan of the original game I was looking forward to the remaster. Seeing the result makes me very disappointed.

    Since almost each of the last NfS titles greatly fails in selling, It feels like this is now finally the end of a racing game era, because they take their most popular title of this series and sell it a second time just as it is.    … Expand
  27. ofp123
    May 2, 2021
    6
    Controls are horrible, you never feel like you have full control of the car... The skill does not come from mastering the speed and having fast reaction time. No, the skill comes from just dealing with the horrible controls.

    I consider myself as a big fan of racing simulations (like grand tourismo) or arcade racers (like the burnout series). Because of the latter, I was in good hopes when    Controls are horrible, you never feel like you have full control of the car... The skill does not come from mastering the speed and having fast reaction time. No, the skill comes from just dealing with the horrible controls.

    I consider myself as a big fan of racing simulations (like grand tourismo) or arcade racers (like the burnout series). Because of the latter, I was in good hopes when I saw the developers are the same studio. But it is a disappointment, even GTA has better driving machanics and its not even their core gameplay... It's not a bad game, but it's also far from good.    … Expand
  28. Dangatangs
    Apr 29, 2021
    0
    Nothing pisses me off more than a fantastic game destroyed with several, easily fixable, fatal flaws. A.I. got worse, catchup is beyond stupid driving skill means NOTHING in this version. I blame forced diversity. Women don't like racing games why would they give a **** at a job they don't want???
  29. Kchewz
    Apr 23, 2021
    6
    As others have written, it is the same game. If you hated the original, you will hate this. If you loved the original, you will love this. Same mechanics, same bugs, minor visual enhancements, DLC included and thats as far as its goes. I believe the dev team could have improved the drifting mechanics even the slightest, as the cars feel chonky and unable to properly steer on occasion,As others have written, it is the same game. If you hated the original, you will hate this. If you loved the original, you will love this. Same mechanics, same bugs, minor visual enhancements, DLC included and thats as far as its goes. I believe the dev team could have improved the drifting mechanics even the slightest, as the cars feel chonky and unable to properly steer on occasion, sometimes sticking to walls.… Expand
  30. Damobarlow
    Mar 25, 2021
    1
    Controls are awful cars feel way too stiff some time trails that use a specific car are ridiculous some times seem impossible and cars seem to magnetize towards traffic and barriers this not a remaster its a rip off
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 36 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 36
  3. Negative: 0 out of 36
  1. App Trigger
    Jan 29, 2021
    75
    Need for Speed Hot Pursuit is a gem from 2010 that we didn’t really need again. It definitely wasn’t in my top 5 NFS games to come back as a remaster, but still one to welcome with its new additions. This is a game for those who never experienced it in its initial state in 2010 or for those who want some variation in the arcade racing genre in the meantime until the 2021 iteration is released.
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  2. New York Daily News
    Dec 30, 2020
    100
    EA knows not to mess with the classic formula, so the largely visual upgrades work, creating a satisfying game. Truth is, racing games haven’t changed that much in the last decade; it’s about speed, and letting you feel that speed. Sure, you’re missing the “rewind” feature of current racing games, and it might have been nice to get that added in here.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Dec 25, 2020
    71
    We could praise riveting races, unforgiving opponents and spectacular destructibility – but all that was already present in the original game. So what does remaster bring to the table? The answer is “nothing”. [Issue#250, page 52]
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