Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered

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User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 63 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 63
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 63
  3. Negative: 12 out of 63
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  1. DKRedDragon
    Feb 21, 2022
    1
    Out of all the NFS I've ever played ( all of them ), This is 1 of 2 of the worst ever produced NFS to date ( the other being "NFS Most Wanted 2012). This game is just that crappy game "Burnout" with a "Need for Speed" logo on it. All the "Scripting" of the Players Vehicle, All the Garbage "Cut Scene's" you Can't turn off let alone the fact that the cut scene has a 90% chance for havingOut of all the NFS I've ever played ( all of them ), This is 1 of 2 of the worst ever produced NFS to date ( the other being "NFS Most Wanted 2012). This game is just that crappy game "Burnout" with a "Need for Speed" logo on it. All the "Scripting" of the Players Vehicle, All the Garbage "Cut Scene's" you Can't turn off let alone the fact that the cut scene has a 90% chance for having you crash into a wall or car, can't get "thru" a single roadblock cleanly even though there is always a spot to go through; The unfair advantage of "Rubber Banning" in the game. It's like the game was produced to piss people off instead of being entertaining and fun.
    People that "Claimed" that NFS Rivals was garbage in comparison , Are Clearly Clueless, Brainless, probably smoking Dope, and probably should shut up.

    If this is what Criterion has turned into, I don't have a lot of hope for NFS 2022.
    Especially when there has already been talks of firing people from the CodeMasters Team already.    … Expand
  2. FSChris
    Jan 11, 2023
    3
    Unpredictably unplayable on this hardware. Extremely prone to software crashing if restarting multiple times over in a single session. Game tends to prefer to take a leaf out of Doc Hudsons book and turn the opposite direction of input regardless of speed when taking corners. Cars feel sluggish and heavy taking multiple inputs to achieve lane switching which results in heavy rear swervingUnpredictably unplayable on this hardware. Extremely prone to software crashing if restarting multiple times over in a single session. Game tends to prefer to take a leaf out of Doc Hudsons book and turn the opposite direction of input regardless of speed when taking corners. Cars feel sluggish and heavy taking multiple inputs to achieve lane switching which results in heavy rear swerving and spinning out of control. In level menuing is the worst of it all extremely unresponsive, trying to input down to the options menu can take 20-30 inputs as the game struggles to stay in the material plane of existence before ultimately giving up and crashing to home menu. Trying to start a level is just as bad as when pressing A to start/skip appears it can take up to 30 inputs before it reads that you are indeed playing the game.… Expand
  3. captain9fingers
    Apr 25, 2021
    0
    This game starts out fun and runs really well but once you get into to higher levels the aggressive AI blatantly cheats, whether playing as racer or cop the game finds new ways of stopping you from progressing.
  4. LordDoran
    Nov 16, 2020
    1
    More EA regurgitated trash. Don't bother with this, runs terrible and is a poor "remaster".
  5. 1183007266
    Jul 11, 2021
    0
    If you want to torture yourself, buy it
    On switch's poor little screen, hot push mode is a nightmare
  6. rmcf13
    Aug 31, 2023
    1
    constant distracting slow motion replays that cause you to crash or miss shortcuts, cheating rubberbanding AI, poor visibility, long loading times, bad framerate
  7. gamer-link
    Jan 1, 2021
    3
    The audio quality is extremely bad. Not sure why they compressed it that badly. It is not playable for me right now.

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#42 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2020

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Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Cubed3
    Feb 22, 2021
    60
    Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered is a mixed bag. On one hand, its simplicity in its pick up and play race-to-race gameplay style can suit those who enjoy "back to basics" game modes. Anyone seeking an experience that can be fun to play with limited options will find Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered a joy to play, especially given its relatively budget price. Petrol heads and those looking for a bit of nostalgia will be satisfied with the car selection and arcade gameplay. However, Hot Pursuit Remastered's game modes both inside and outside of career mode are fairly scant, and fall short of standards set by other racing games in the modern landscape - even those upheld historically within the Need for Speed franchise itself.
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  2. Ninty Fresh Magazine
    Dec 21, 2020
    90
    Despite the Burnout heritage, NFS Hot Pursuit Remastered is a hardcore racer that looks and plays incredibly on the Switch. Love racing games? You need this. [Issue #2, p.62]
  3. Nintendo Insider
    Dec 1, 2020
    80
    The Need for Speed series isn’t the behemoth it used to be but it’s great to see one of the last great entries in the series make its way over to Nintendo Switch. It may be a ten-year-old game, but it manages to stand toe to toe with other more recent examples on the console with ease.
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