Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered

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5.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 133 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 52 out of 133
  2. Mixed: 25 out of 133
  3. Negative: 56 out of 133
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  1. awdrifter
    Jan 20, 2021
    2
    This game is a cheap cash in. They didn't do anything to modernize the game. The rubberband AI is horrible, the mission (especially the cop missions) are down to luck. If you get lucky, the AI will crash into other cars to allow you to take them out. Otherwise the AI cheats like a mofo, they can deploy more than 4 sets of spike strips, disregard cool downs, just generally cheat. There's noThis game is a cheap cash in. They didn't do anything to modernize the game. The rubberband AI is horrible, the mission (especially the cop missions) are down to luck. If you get lucky, the AI will crash into other cars to allow you to take them out. Otherwise the AI cheats like a mofo, they can deploy more than 4 sets of spike strips, disregard cool downs, just generally cheat. There's no rewind like many modern arcade racing games, each restart forces you to watch the god damn unskippable burnout sequence, lengthening the time wasted at each restart. This game has not aged well and EA put no effort into remastering it. Avoid!… Expand
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. Bryce052
    Dec 10, 2020
    7
    Not a true remaster, but still fun to play for a weekend or two. There are different event types for cops and racers-this can be fun at first, but can become repetitive. Multiplayer offers a fun experience in playing with others, but suffers from empty matchmaking for certain modes.
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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.
  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. talhaONE
    Dec 14, 2020
    0
    Literally same game. Graphics improved in some areas so small its not even noticeable. Cheap Cash grap from EA.
  10. Eluxi
    Jan 18, 2021
    1
    This would of been a 10/10 game for me but this doesn't feel like the original the cars feel heavier and don't handle feels like your locked in to a bit of track when stuff gets a bit hectic so you crash, the rubber band affect if pretty bad you could nitros for the whole lap and the racers and cops will keep up without using nitros at all. Cars will also spawn infront of you right nearThis would of been a 10/10 game for me but this doesn't feel like the original the cars feel heavier and don't handle feels like your locked in to a bit of track when stuff gets a bit hectic so you crash, the rubber band affect if pretty bad you could nitros for the whole lap and the racers and cops will keep up without using nitros at all. Cars will also spawn infront of you right near the end so you go first to last 500 yards from finnish line happens to me more oftern then not. Plz plz fix
    This is why I don't pre order games what a letdown    … Expand
  11. Kuropatkaa
    Nov 9, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Все та же самая игра, фактически изменения минимальные, не берите, лучше купите ключ от старой версии… Expand
  12. Nagykutya
    Nov 18, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really don’t like the handling in this game. You always feel like your car is slower than the rest no matter how good you’re driving. They will just drift passed you at the turns doing double the speed you do. You can’t customize your controls,sensitivity,difficulty,traffic..you can’t really customize anything besides switching up the buttons. I remember having fun with the original but this one falls short. Like they released the exact same game with worse handling. I deleted it after a few days and most likely will never pick it up again.If anyone remembers NFS hot pursuit 2 on the ps2,this is a sad wannabe compared to that game. EA should remaster that one instead but keep the damn controls as they were please.… Expand
  13. YoungCritic007
    Dec 9, 2020
    3
    This game is the same as the 2010 game, moving on. IGN had the balls to give this game a ducking 80 when nothing has **** changed. Your main character looks the same as he did on the XBOX 360, the cars look the same yest IGN is dumb enough to give this a 80. This shows you EA is paying IGN to say this **** because IGN are **** when it comes to EA, hell they can't even go 30 seconds withoutThis game is the same as the 2010 game, moving on. IGN had the balls to give this game a ducking 80 when nothing has **** changed. Your main character looks the same as he did on the XBOX 360, the cars look the same yest IGN is dumb enough to give this a 80. This shows you EA is paying IGN to say this **** because IGN are **** when it comes to EA, hell they can't even go 30 seconds without saying "I really wanted 2018's Spider-man to make me FEEL LIKE SPIDER-MAN". How many more times will EA and IGN keep doing this. Besides that the game feels the same from the 2010 version which isn't bad.… Expand
  14. TLOU2ISBS
    Feb 7, 2021
    0
    The steering is so great you constantly feel like driving a boat. Dead-zone is not adjustable, cars are not customizable.
    overall classic ea game. 0/69 would play again.
  15. 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.
  16. LisaCroft
    Jan 4, 2021
    6
    Hier hat es sich EA mal wieder viel zu leicht gemacht. Statt einem richtigen Remake wird eine Version des Spiels veröffentlicht, die ein wenig überarbeitet und mit allen Inhalten ausgestattet wurde. Das war im Jahr 2020 meines Erachtens jedoch nicht genug, da Hot Pursuit nicht mehr zeitgemäß ist. Vom Gummiband möchte ich gar nicht erst anfangen.
  17. 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???
  18. 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
  19. Xerxes_
    Nov 13, 2020
    1
    It's really an awful game , extremely bad control, not enjoyable, you easily give up playing in the first day
  20. 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.
  21. Apollus
    Nov 10, 2020
    6
    I grew up on Hot Pursuit 2 for Gamecube. I'm also not big into racing games.

    I'm having a good time with this game, however there are serious problems that affect my experience. The user experience is not very good. In a game about precision and speed, it takes forever to restart. Personally, I find this inexcusable from a game design perspective. It means the developers never really    I grew up on Hot Pursuit 2 for Gamecube. I'm also not big into racing games.

    I'm having a good time with this game, however there are serious problems that affect my experience.

    The user experience is not very good. In a game about precision and speed, it takes forever to restart. Personally, I find this inexcusable from a game design perspective. It means the developers never really played it.    … Expand
  22. 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
  23. BallzyDan
    Nov 23, 2020
    1
    The game is playable and quite fun in the beginning few hours. However this is a re-release, not a remaster at all; for that lie, they get lowered from a 3 to a 1... I could write pages and pages about my complaints with this game but why bother, it's ea. The game gets incredibly difficult and unfair after about 8 hours. Wreckfest is an alternative that will hopefully make you forgetThe game is playable and quite fun in the beginning few hours. However this is a re-release, not a remaster at all; for that lie, they get lowered from a 3 to a 1... I could write pages and pages about my complaints with this game but why bother, it's ea. The game gets incredibly difficult and unfair after about 8 hours. Wreckfest is an alternative that will hopefully make you forget about this trash heap… Expand
  24. Rockzilla
    Nov 25, 2020
    0
    There is no difference between this and the original game, I still have the original, and a console to play it on. This could have all been solved with a backwards compatibility update on Xbox, and a budget release on PS4. The fact that the game is full price is an insult. I suspect this was done by a team of 1 person, and a month or two. EA are shameless.
  25. EvgenyBychkov8
    Nov 12, 2020
    0
    Ужасный кусок дерьма и пустая трата денег, как и все игры от ЕА
  26. MikeRocks
    Dec 25, 2020
    1
    It's stupid how you can't customize your vehicle. If I wanted a game like this then I would've download one on my phone for free.
  27. M3t4critic
    Feb 4, 2021
    0
    If you don't want to ram your head into a wall then don't buy this **** game. It's complete scripted frustration ********! The worst steering ever, the worst nfs game ever!

    DON'T BUY THIS ****!
  28. Theredghost
    Mar 10, 2021
    2
    I had high hope for the remaster, unfortunately it has fell short. The controls tend to have a delay, The traffic is very buggy, The road blocks are not spaced out correctly and there for cant not be passed effectively, there are a bunch of other bugs and server problems to make me very sad to say this game is something that has fallen flat on its face and I believe the company responsibleI had high hope for the remaster, unfortunately it has fell short. The controls tend to have a delay, The traffic is very buggy, The road blocks are not spaced out correctly and there for cant not be passed effectively, there are a bunch of other bugs and server problems to make me very sad to say this game is something that has fallen flat on its face and I believe the company responsible for the remaster needs to fix alot of problems before it can live up to the 2010 release.
    -PS4 PRO User.-    … Expand
  29. 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.
  30. WendyStamps
    Oct 3, 2021
    10
    Awesome thanks for making this happen though that is perfect bro amazing experience
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  1. Positive: 23 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 36
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  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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