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Is it just me???

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: November 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Am I the only one who didn't like this game???
The control is terrible. The cars neither turn nor brake.
You slide around the track, if you can even stay on it, that is.
Also the racing is boring, with very dull scenery.
Oh, and the graphics aren't all that great, with a very grainy appearance and a funny framerate...
Oh well, I can always play Burnout or Burnout2 instead!!!

PS One material

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 13
Date: September 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I've played the demo for this game on the Official Playstation Magazine Issue #61, and it is not what I've expected. The game looks like it could be played on the PS One...Yes there are moments that can be fun in the game...I'll stick with my demo & not buy this game.

sucks!!!!!!!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 7
Date: December 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

this game is now where near as fun as the underground games. if you are going to buy this game get it for gamecube. need for speed hot persuit is a million times better on gamecube. you would think they would be the same. the gamesube one i would rate 5 stars the one for ps2 i would give a half a star.

upkeeping tradition of the NFS series, a horrible game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 9
Date: November 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I always despised the NFS games, the only good one was Porsche Unleashed. I lost interest in this piece of schlock after 20 minutes. The graphics quality is 2 years behind times and has overall kiddie feel to it, number of tracks is limited, control is horrible. Cop fight mode is an interesting variation on the racing theme, but how do you execute it if the cars neither break nor steer? How these guys get away with selling such garbage for...a pop, is beyond me.

Worst Game Ever Made for PS2

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 16
Date: July 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is stupid and it is the dumbest game ever made.

My ranking of 10 PS2 games is as follows:
1. The Simpsons: Skateboarding-BEST OVERALL GAME
2. The Simpsons: Road Rage-quit playing it after all fares
3. The Simpsons: Hit and Run-play about 6-10 times a year
4. Reel Fishing III
5. Nascar Games 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006 (due for release in August)
6. Nascar 2000 (PS1 platform started freezing after 4 years within purchase
7. Nascar Rumble- AVERAGE OVERALL BEST GAME
8. Crash Nitro Cart and Wrath of Cortex
9. URBZ-rarely played after 4 months passed Christmas
10. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2: WORST GAME-last time played: 11 months ago.

Which ever studio released this game is *SO cheesed off.*
So in conclusion I think this is the worst game I ever played.

PS: If you want to buy this game, one tip, it is the stupidest game made for PS2. Any rude reviews will be replied with a very nasty review by the writer of this worst game made for PS2 review.

'HOT' Pursuit? Anything but........

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: August 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game has one main thing going for it. Graphics. The soundtrack is rather lacking (unless you like rock/metal and ONLY rock/metal). The physics of the game aren't too crash hot (don't really get a 'feel' for the speed you are doing). And the controls?? EVERY car slides across the track and cornering is especially difficult because of sluggish response time from the controls. As for the track layout some tracks are ok but unlike previous installs of NFS the tracks seem to 'blend' together (i.e. there's nothing that makes one track stand out from another). Visibility on certain tracks is rather bad as at some points along the track you cannot see where the next corner is until you are crashing into it. I've spent in excess of 10 hours playing this game and getting a feel for it and I'd have to say that it's dissapointing. If you want a game that gives you a feel for speed as well as handling of different cars, I'd recommend NFS: High Stakes.

Don't understand the hype

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: August 01, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game definately has really good graphics and sound. But like special effects in movies these days, they are no substitute for substance.
Essentially this game is Pole Position with good graphics. 90% of the time I played (and I played it for maybe ten hours) I was pedal to the floor... braking was not required. I won 95% of the races the first try. There's just no skill required to holding the gas wide-open, and that started to bore me after about five hours. (I kept playing just to see what cars came next... definately some impressive ones. But all of them could be held full-throttle almost all the time.)
Also, what is up with the loop-tracks? With traffic?! Aside from making no sense, the tracks seemed to lack point. If it's a race track, make it a race track. If it's a street track, make it open-ended. Driving on a three-mile circular street with traffic?
Finally, I really wish NFS would bring back the good in-car views like NFS1. I like seeing what inside of the car looks like, and to feel like I am driving it when I free-ride.
If being floored non-stop and not having much challenge is your idea of a good game (and you believe graphics rule over gameplay) then this one will make you happy. If you're looking for a good racing game involving skill and realism, look elsewhere.

Disappointed with Hot Pursuit 2

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I was really disappointed with this game. The cops aren't a threat at all even on the highest difficulty setting, the "damage" your car takes is purely cosmetic and has no bearing on the performance of your car, and the physics are terrible. You hit an oncoming car head on and you jump over it. Yeah right.

A review from the perspective of a Hot Pursuit fan

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: October 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I love a good racing game, but I love a good chase even more. NFS 3 has been my favorite on both pc and PS1. I loved Porsche Unleashed on the PC -- slinging a Carerra 2 around corners through France is awesome, but I sorely missed the cops, even the brain dead ones from High Stakes. I'll let others write about this compared to Porsche Unleashed or GT3 and simulation racing -- this is my impressions of the true subject of the game: Hot Pursuit!

The good: Tons of cars. Tons of huge tracks with runoff room and many short alternate routes. Depending on the game mode, the tracks can either be circular laps or point-to-point. Decent graphics, not a lot of popup, great sensation of speed. Lots of different game modes, ranging from straight racing to hot pursuit to "mission" type events of both types. The police chatter varied and is well done, and the cops seem to work together to stop you. The mostly useless roadblocks in High Stakes have been replaced with obstacles that take a little more effort to get around. Spike strips no longer force you to stop, but you won't get far on your rims. :) I can't decide if I like the choppers dropping barrels or not. They are totally ridiculous, sure, but they are a challenge. Similarly, those old Crown Vic cops are able to keep up because of some kind of Nitrous injector -- you can see flames shooting from their tailpipes. Cheesy, yes, but it keeps the cops on your $120,000 tail.

The bad: No night driving or weather. You can change atmosphere on tracks between sunny and overcast but I've yet to see any weather effects. For me this is not a huge issue, but I liked taking the occasional night drive to watch the pretty swirling lights in the night. :) There are also segments of tracks which are invisibly walled -- or rather, they are visibly walled unconvincingly by a "natural" rail of some sort. The cops, though smarter than the ones in HS, are less wild. They always start from a standstill at the side of the road in the same direction of you. I miss having to swerve past kamikaze cops trying to T-stop in front of you.

The ugly: The physics of this game blow, even from an arcade standpoint. I wasn't expecting GT3 handling here -- remember I'm looking at this from a Hot Pursuit standpoint. Which means I want to be shouting "Yee hah!" as three cops tumble through the air along side me after a good tag right as we left the ramp, and praying that my vehicle lands on its wheels so I can speed away before backup arrives. Watching replays used to be a blast just for the wrecks, no matter how exaggerated. That will never happen in this game. You can't flip over. Ever. I spent a good half hour trying to do it. Cars for the most part are stuck to the road, even with the jumps scattered throughout the game. You can go up on your side maybe 30 degrees but then some invisible force pushes you back on all fours. It's the same for every vehicle in the game, cop, racer or traffic. Collisions either stop your vehicle cold, or push the offending object backwards and to one side until it moves out of the way. There's no sensation that you could totally lose control at any time, losing valuable time as your vehicle slides down the road on its roof. I've spun out sometimes on sand or grass, but most of the time you can run at full throttle and not worry about the consequences. There is a "damage" selection on the menus but I can't tell if it affects anything other than the vehicle's appearance.

I'll let other people talk about the racing aspect of the game, but from the chase aspect and for being a sequel to the original Hot Pursuit, this has been very disappointing. IMHO, rent it before you buy it!

Not Worth It

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: March 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Do not listen to all of the great reviews this game has been given. The concept to this game is great. The devolpers just didn't carry through. The game is just plain boring. All of the courses are very baren. The cops do the same thing every time. The graphics are great and the physics are great, but there is just no fun in this game after a couple days playing it. I know the game looks very appealing but save yourself and do not buy it. I do recomend renting it though. By doing that, the game will be lots of fun since there is absolutely no replay value to the game after a while.

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