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Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

Set in Seacrest County, the game lets you take on full careers on either side of the law. As a racer, evade pursuing police; as a cop, chase down and stop illegal racers. Compete in event-based races and pursuits across coastal, desert, forest, and mountain roads, driving high-performance cars. The events bring different objectives and assigned vehicles, with speed and rival encounters at the center of play. Use equipment to turn chases in your favor: police can deploy spike strips and call in support, while racers can use jammers to disrupt police gear. Earn bounty through careers and challenges to level up and unlock cars and equipment; Autolog also compares friends’ results and suggests challenges.

Race as a cop or fugitive across Seacrest County, using pursuit gear, escapes, and high-speed events to unlock new cars.

Released 14 Dec 2010

83%positive of
20k player reviews
Free
View on Steam
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Play Both Sides

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Escape Police Pursuits

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Deploy Spike Strips

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit launches you into a new open-world landscape behind the wheel of the world's fastest and most beautiful cars. From Criterion, the award-winning studio behind the Burnout series, Hot Pursuit will redefine racing games for a whole new generation.

Developed by Criterion Games · Published by Electronic Arts

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Common Player Critiques

  1. Unskippable Intros
  2. Repetitive Events
  3. Limited Car Tuning
  4. Disputed Car Handling
83%
positive of 20k player reviews
85/100
Metacritic

Back of the Box

Platforms Windows
Age ratings
  • ESRB E10+ — Violence
  • PEGI 7 — Violence Online multiplayer
  • USK 12
  • BBFC PG
  • CRL 12
  • ClassInd (Brazil) L
  • FPB 13
  • KGRB 12 — Violence
  • NZOFLC G
  • OFLC G
Players 1–8
Play modes
  • Online PvP
Other modes
  • Autolog friend challenges
  • Asynchronous leaderboard/time comparison
  • Screenshot and activity sharing through Autolog
  • Cops vs racers pursuit mode
  • Traditional online racing
  • Three online multiplayer modes
  • Custom races with friends
Multiplayer The store page lists Single-player and Online PvP. Reviews and descriptions consistently mention online play with friends, Autolog social competition, and online events. One review states online multiplayer has three modes playable with up to eight players. No local multiplayer, LAN play, or splitscreen support is stated. The game also supports single-player careers as cops and racers.
Multiplayer & mods One review mentions mods that add more cars or events, but no provided information confirms multiplayer compatibility or effects on multiplayer.
Controller support Xbox
Controller required No
DRM / EULA
  • Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA eula_47870
Content notices
  • Violence
  • Age rating for: ESRB
Metacritic 85/100 View on Metacritic
Website Official website

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Is Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit free?▾
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit is free to play. Get it on Steam here.
Who made Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit, and when did it come out?▾
It was developed by Criterion Games and published by Electronic Arts, released on December 14, 2010.
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