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Ooh's awe's and then some

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: November 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

It's about time NFS comes to PS2 especially for those like me who wait and crying for a good police chase. For those who never experienced any NFS game will certainly enjoy this, but for those who grew up with NFS in all it's glory, well for one, you probably have this game already, if you don't, then you either heard about it, or need to hear about it. The game is stil exremely fun and even more graphically and physically amazing than prior NFS games, but it does have it's down sides. One, well, personally i miss the weather options. The snow, the rain, it's not in this game for PS2. Instead you have the option of driving during the day, during sunset, or cloudy skies. Damage only effects the way your car looks, not the way it drives. Granted the graphics on the damage are sweet, from a busted steaming radiator, heavey smoke coming out the back, and busted out windows, the car still drives as though nothing happened to it. The cops are the same no matter what track you take. Unlike the 1st Hot Pursuit and High Stakes where certain tracks had there own cops with suitible languages or accents, paint jobs, and sirens. They're all the typical black and whites and even though you maybe driving in the mediterranean, the cops still are American. Cops are alot tougher. They have more dialog, and they'll pursue not only you, but also the other cars racing you. If you never get pulled over, then the majority of the cops will focus on you. Depending on how long your race is and you still don't get pulled over, the cops will actually call off pursuit and you earn points for it. As I mentioned, graphics are extremly breathtaking. Even though Sony still refuses to give us the inside the car driving view, you can still see the very pin point details of every different car's interrior. Although i'll let you in on a secret, one event actually does have a driver's view inside a 360 Spider. The physics they put into this project are amazingly realistic. Even though you're not driving through rain, there's still puddles here and there and the water sprays from your tires the way it should. Plus you'll notice they finally put in working windshild wipers. Makes me miss the weather conditions even more. There's more to do on the tracks than any preceeding racing game ever made. From multiple routes to choose from, to high flying jumps, and down to specific conditions for a track such as the brush fire and dust storm making visibility 0 till you get through it. There's a downside to the variaty of tracks though. You've got different lengths of 4 types of tracks to choose from. A Country side/ Alpine, Meditterrainian, Desert, and a Tropical Island/city. The scenary is beautiful, but i later felt the Need For Speed really had a need for more locations. On the plus side, point-to-point tracks are back instead of just all circuit tracks that sort of stuck with NFS since NFS 2. Although, i miss the XJ220 from that game. I always get my hopes up that it will be in the next NFS. Speeking of car selection, most cars from previous NFS games are making repeat performances, while others are brand spanking new. I kinda hoped Camero and the Tans AM would be back, but no, they were forgotten along with the XJ220. They could have put an even BIGGER variety of cars to choose from, but they wasted that game space on duplicates of their car selection with the exceptions of their improved performances and occasionally a better paint job. Trust me, if i was the producer of the game i would have dropped that idea and put in more cars. Although i like the crazy fact you can race in Police cars without actually playing as the cops, let alone run from the cops in their own cop cars. They claim to be in pursuit of a borrowed black and white, i'd like to think i stole it thank you very much. The above all thing, this is still the most fun racing game for PS2. That is, if your tired of being confined to track limitations and lazy cops that don't work hard enough to even try to be a challenge. Well worth it for those aspects.

Simple racing fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: November 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Need for speed: Hot Pursuit 2 for the ps2 can be sumed up very easily. Its a fun and addicting racing game. There are 2 career modes. One has you just racing against other cars. The other involves not getting caught by the police. What really makes this game addicting is that you never feel like you're doing the samething over and over again. There are so many different types of races and challenges that each race is unique. Even the number of other drivers changes from race to race. 2 player mode (one person gets to be the cops) works great as well.
I have two criticisms (and they are very small). First, I found the menu a little confusing the first time I played. Second, I don't like the game saves your name in the record book (yes, I'm very petty).
It may not be the most realistic driving game, but it sure is a whole lot of fun.

an awesome game!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: July 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I just got this game for my birthday. This game is great!!!

Choose from a ton of awsome supercars and race them at top speeds! Race them on a choice of 30 different tracks. You don't get all the cars and tracks at the beginning but you can unlock them by completing different goals. So if your thinking of getting this game GET IT! Its Great!!!

It's just the EA hard work

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 14
Date: March 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I know that this is what we want, the NFS power, I know that all the Need for Speed games are the best cars games, and they're allways becoming grater, perfect for all the cars lovers, you and me, must buy this game. Just Perfect!

SPEEEEEEEEEEED

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: October 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I usually dont like racing games. The only ones that I do ever like are arcade ones. But they are usually to shallow for my interests. But this game has a ton of different challenges for you to complete to get new cars and tacks & other things. The challenges can get monotinous after you play so long, but once u play for about an hour and leave for 2, youll be reay for more. It is a rush going down the track knowing that any wreck you have will have everybody passing you. Actually though, sometimes you can get by in a wreck head on into wall and still keep goin at nearly the same speed. There is really 2 games here. One is the racing game where you and other people race for supremency. The other is where you are the cop and are chasing the guys. In this mode u can call in for helicopters and road blocks. Its really fun for any1. I'd sayat least rent it for a weekend.

Greatest NFS title ON any platform

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is simply AWESOME.
The game will definitely take your BREATH away. Try it on the XboX or the Game Cube or even the MOST advanced PC, you will certainly not get the FEEEEEEELING as you get with this Playstation2 version.
Everything is 5 steps ahead of the last games, NFS 4 and NFS 5.
Superb graphics, very good DUSt effects, Great sound make this game worth owning for every Ps2 owner.
So i just couldn`t stop giving 5 out of 5 stars.
Get ON with it Ps2 owners.

Fun game. And no technical problems.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: April 11, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is one of my favorite racing game, second only to Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed. The one advantage over Porsche Unleashed is the wider variety of car manufacturers and the hot pursuit option (i.e., being chased by or chasing as a cop). Some people reported problems with crashes and I think the best way to get around that is to use an older version of your graphic driver. I use the Nvidia denotator version 30.82 and DirectX 8.1 and the game was super smooth (even on a 1Ghz PC).

The one reason why I think this game lose points to Porsche Unleashed is the car physics engine. The cars are too similar in handling. The Porsche, which supposedly has a distinct handling, doesn't seem to move like it should. In Porsche Unleashed, the physics is more realistic and more varied between the cars. The tracks in Hot Pursuits are good and all of them have shortcuts, which are best used to evade cops. I wished there were more shortcuts though, since the cops can easily catch up to you and cause huge annoyances. I also would like to see more tracks, especially a "race track" style track like in F1 or the Monte Carlo races in Porsche Unleashed. Overall, I recommend this game for those who likes modern cars (like the Murcielago) driving through nice sub-urban areas. Those who enjoy the thrill of being pursued by cops (not advised in real life) would like this game as well.

break the law, and feel damn good about it!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 10, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is responsible for single handedly sparking my affection for both racing games, and real life exotics. For most of us average joe gamers, this is the closest we will ever get to actually driving all of these beuaties. The game has awesome graphics for its time, featuring plenty of shiny reflections off the car, as well as puddles down the road. There really is no feeling like behind the wheel of the McLaren F1, only about 10 still exist to this day in the entire world! If you like to feel like a bad ass, and get an unbelievable adrenaline surge at the same time, look no further, outstanding!

if you want real, get off the couch and into a REAL car!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I am totally addicted to this game! Sure, I get frustrated with it, but that just tells me that it's time for bed. I've read some of the other reviews, some of y'all need to get a life! It's just a GAME! And it is damn fun for what it is. First of all, all of the cars do not handle the same. You can definitely tell the difference between the Opel Speedster and the Ferrari F50. And over-steering is easy when a car accelerates like the Ferraris and Lambos do. The jumps are awesome! The graphics rock. It makes you wince when the cops are bashing your Murcielago off the road. I love the tournaments in Championship mode. And the timetrials are cool, too.
I was kind of apprehensive about playing Johnny Law, but I must admit it is fun chasing down law breakers. The catch up feature is cool, and I like how traffic moves over to the right for you when you are flashing your lights. Unlocking cars and courses makes all your hard driving worth it. So just sit back and take this game for what it is: hours of pulse pounding, adrenaline pumping fun! :)

This Game Is Awsome

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 12
Date: March 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

My friend told me this ame was wonderful. He has it for the PC. So he told me to buy it as soon as it comes out. This game is the best Need For Speed yet. It features awsome graphics, police chases in the sweetest cars in he world and realistc damage. Also it features tune ups, Reapirs, Paint jobs, etc. So if you want a realistic game I would recommend Need For Speed Hot Pursuit for the Playstation 2...

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