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BEST NFS GAME EVER!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 11, 2007
Author: Amazon User

this is THE best game in the nfs series ever. i never get bored of this game no matter what day it is. the graphics are great, the races are cool,u get to play with a buddy and the cars are AWESOME!! this is my all time favorite game ever.

Love it!!!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 19, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game in a pack with other Need For Speed games, the other ones sucked compared to this one. My computer has froze up a few times, though. Great graphics. Looks EXACTLY like real life. Oh, by the way u can get free money. Go to www.cheatplanet.com and look at the hints. There are cars that go 205 M.P.H! This is the best PC game I have ever had!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good but flawed

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 01, 2006
Author: Amazon User

NFS:HP2 is a good game, with detailed graphics, nice environments, etc. The car selection is also very good, with the world's most prestigious exotic supercars. Where the game is really let down is it's difficulty level.

No matter if you have just started the game or are well into it, the difficulty level doesn't seem to vary too much. For me, it is way too easy and that really let's the game down. Another drawback is the fact that there are only four types of courses (Alpine, Mediterranean, Parkland and Tropics) Of course, each one is quite large but it still limits the players' choice severely.
Unlike earlier NFS games, there are also no varying weather conditions i.e. rain or snow, nor nighttime driving, which is a let down.

I would recommend renting this game before buying it because you may find the replay value to be quite low. If you can, choose either NFS: Underground 2 or Most Wanted. They are far superior.

awesome!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: April 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game about 2 weeks ago and I love it. It is awesome! I use along with it a logitech game controller. If you are looking for a fun racing game buy it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is one botched game, what happened in network play

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 8
Date: January 13, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I wanted to post this just as an FYI for anybody who fell in love with the original hot pursuit. This game's hot pursuit mode is totally heinous. EA really botched it. You can't be the police and chase down bad guys with your buddies over the network. We bought a bunch of copies found this out and sold a bunch of copies totally lame. So just a heads up

Good, but maybe not perfect

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I've had NFS III hot pursuit for years, so when I saw the newer version come out I decided to try it. Well... I definitely think it could have been better. The graphics are wonderfully detailed, and I love the 3D effects much better than those of the previous version. However, sometimes they are too much for my computer to handle, and everything gets so jerky it is hard to see what I'm doing. When that happens, the graphics tend to lose their effect.

I've found the system of earning the option to race more tracks to be pretty annoying. Even if I win everytime, it still takes a lot of races around the same old tracks to unlock something new, and that can get pretty discouraging. Also, there is not nearly as much control over car tuning as I would have liked. They all tend to handle about the same, so I really begin to miss the customization features of NFS III.

There are some definite high points, though. The graphics, when they work, are incredible. The music is also really nice - it fits the racing mood perfectly, and has plenty of variety. The cars are fairly highly detailed, and the hot pursuit mode works out pretty well (if not a little too easily for the racer on the run). Overall I would recommend this game, but definitely make sure your computer can easily handle the graphics and make it worth your while.

Great game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: August 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Recently I downloaded the demo of Hot Pursuit 2, and it persuaded me to go out and buy the game (should be coming soon :)) Anyways, I've played this at a friend's house and have found it excellent. I love the "Be The Cop" mode as well as the cars provided in the game. I find that this game (even the demo, in my case) has high replayability. The graphics for this game are nice, and it runs well on my computer (Intel 4 3.0 Ghz processor, 1GB RAM, and some sort of good video card :P) But as people have said before, all the tracks are practically identical. You might want to consider that before you buy it, but otherwise, it'll be worth your money.

underground is beneath this game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 13, 2004
Author: Amazon User

i stupidly sold this game to buy nfs underground.2 months later i sold under ground a bought this again. this game has great cars for any car finatics out there and the play, while not always realistic provided a lot of fun.it has the lotus elise, opel speedster, bmw m5 , bmw z8 ,dodge viper, ferrarri 360 spyder, 550 merronello , f50, and the mcclairen f1 just to name a few. everyone talks about dodging the cops but chasing speeders was even more fun. you can drop explosives, call for back up, and set up spike strips.this game is so much more than underground, which has crappy cars , poor performence, and horrid corses. please buy this and save a hell of a lot of cash

Surprisingly Good!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: May 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I am a diehard NFS series freak going back to NFS3, the first Hot Pursuit, which is still a blast. No video game driving/racing series has ever come close, come on, let's be real. NFS: Porsche Unleashed (NFS5 for short following NFS: High Stakes, the fourth in the series), is still by far the greatest game in this series, imo, and probably the greatest PC driving game there is in almost every way. But I digress...

I had tried the demo for Need For Speed Underground but it ran slow on my (fairly recent and powerful) system, and didn't look all too special anyway, but, I had heard and read some bad things about this game, so was reluctant to buy. After trying the demo for this and finding everything working perfectly, I couldn't see what all the bad press was about. This is not the greatest NFS PC game out there (Porsche wins that hands down), but this is STILL NEED FOR SPEED, and it's pretty darn good.

True, this is much more "arcade" than a realistic driving sim (Porsche). A lot of the physics are such, a lot of the cars drive the exact same way it seems, and engines here, they all sound the same to me. There's not much scenery here either (though pretty, all tracks are based on only about 8 mirrored routes I believe, so soon all tracks start to look alike), or night driving, but what there is still beats 99 percent of most PC driving games out there, and that's good enough for me.

There are two main areas in the game, Hot Pursuit and Tournament challenge type. Almost everything is "locked" at the beginning, but veteran NFS players won't have much trouble getting through some of the early levels. It gets pretty tough soon enough though. A "points" system is used whereby you may unlock cars and tracks, as well as a gold/silver/bronze medal feature which adds to replayability, but I CAN understand these being rather lame to some perfectionists since almost every car, regardless of its beauty, handles and sounds the same. The AI is very good throughout however, and the fuzz can be tough to shake at times. Or of course, be the fuzz, and get the evildoers yerself!

Graphics-wise, this has higher-spec requirements than Porsche Unleashed (the game in the series before it), but the graphics even maxed to high, are really only pretty much as good (and they are very good) as Porsche, so I don't see why they couldn't have put in some extra features, perhaps a rushed console port? Still, it's a good one, imo, and at the price this is going for now, no TRUE Need For Speed series fan oughta be too disappointed.

There is a cool replay system still available, at least, and a pretty good mix of rock and techno. If you play MP3's, you can also turn down the music in the game and play your own music, which is always a great feature for me in a game. Just put together a playlist of MP3's, start your MP3 player, start the game, turn down the game's music in options, and drive/race away. To your own tunes.

Perhaps Porsche spoiled a lot of people, though even that game has its (CRAZY) detractors. And while this is really more of a 4 star effort, compared to NFS3 and Porsche, I'm going to give it 5 stars simply to raise its rating here a bit. In the end, it is still NEED FOR SPEED, despite its setbacks and some obvious programming overlooks, and anyone looking for a pretty decent but flawed PC driving game should add this to their collection.

It's all a matter of expectations however. If you're looking for a sim, for more locations and scenery, for the ability to tinker down to the bone your speeders, and for more general features, get Porsche Unleashed if you don't have it. If your system (and wallet) can't quite handle NFS:Underground, or you've tried the demo and wasn't impressed, and haven't tried this, buy this. It's easily worth double the current asking price, and hey, it even works on XP without a patch! Doggone it! Will miracles never cease?

Highly recommended with insignificant reservations. I've already gotten 10 times my money's worth in speedy driving chases and challenges, so I ain't complaining, really. Try the demo for this. If it runs nice on your system, and you're at all impressed, the actual game will do much more than that.

Cool

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I like this game. It is cool cause the cars. All the Mclarens, Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Porsches, and Corvettes make this game cool. But if you play it too long, you get a headache. It is worth your money

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