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It SSSUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKSSSSSSS!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 7 / 10
Date: April 10, 2003
Author: Amazon User

NFS 1 - The first. Not the best, but a glimpse of things to come.

NFS 2 - Much better graphics, and a great "wide open" track. Car physics very realistic.

NFS 2 SE - EA's attempt at making an extra buck by forcing you to buy another copy of the same game. Unfortunately, it worked on those of us who bought 3D cards AFTER the first NFS 2 came out.

NFS 3 HP - Graphics are even better. The car dashes were true to life as well as the car info, but EA lost the wide open track. The extra of being law enforcement didn't make up for much.

NFS 4 HS - Graphics about the same, a new money feature, but what horrible car physics. Another disappointment from EA.

NFS PU - EA finally listened to it's loyal customers and produced what I would say is the best of the bunch. The best car (Porsche rules), the graphics are top notch, the car physics are truly the elite of the series (next to Grand Prix Legends). The GT1 on the Autobahn is to die for.

Which leaves me with only one more...

NFS HP2 - I don't know what the game designers at EA were smoking when they thought up this monstrosity, but they obviously shared it with the upper echelons of EA because they actually released it. All the wonderful graphics in the world could not help this game due to the fact that the car physics are directly related to that of a slot car racing set. Mash the gas pedal and away you go. No skill is necessary to master this game. All the cars have the same behavior (I seriously doubt a REAL Lotus Elise could run toe-to-toe with the mother of all supercars - The McLaren F1). Besides that, most of the cars in the game are rehashes of ones from the previous games (with no more interior shots or info even). We already know what the McLaren F1 and the Ferrari F50 can do. How about some supercars from THIS century like the Saleen S7 or the upcoming Ford GT or the Lingenfelter twin turbo Corvette? If staring blankly into your computer screen and lazily pointing a car down a road at full throttle and bouncing off walls is your idea of racing, then this may be your ticket. But if you crave the realism of TRUE racing and don't have the cash, save your [$$]and buy a copy of NFS PU or Grand Prix Legends - you'll leave the arcade racers in the dust.

A Step Backward

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: January 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Need for Speed Porsche Unleashed was (and is) a great game. Hot Pursuit 2 is a step backward. The graphics aren't any better and what is worst is that the game does NOT support many game steering wheels.

I've tried the game on a very new Windows XP system and on an old Windows 98SE system. In either case you CANNOT get the game to recognize a MICROSOFT STEERING WHEEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I contacted EA (who made the game) and they tell me Microsoft steering wheels (whether USB or gameport) are "non-compliant". That means the game simply doesn't work with Microsoft products. I've done extensive searches for drivers, etc on the internet but the bottom line is that Microsoft and ALSO MANY OTHER steering wheels do not work with this game.

Pass on this game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great racing game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 06, 2003
Author: Amazon User

So easy to install, I though it was loading the program to unistall when it was actually installing that is how fast it is.

Great graphics, sound, and music

Plenty of cars
Tracks are limited but still fun with alternate routes and shortcuts.

Tons of challenges in championship/hot pursuit

Easy to change controls on key board or game controller

Great overall game

Good, if not Exciting

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: February 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 is the sequel to the original NFS Hot Pursuit that released back in 1998. Much like it, the main attraction is the ability to drive various sports cars down winding roads while trying to evade the police.

Hot Pursuit 2, in and of itself, is a good if not exciting racing game. There is a branching campaign of missions you can carry out, ranging from simple races to delivering cars to playing as the cops. These objectives help to differentiate the tracks, which are otherwise rather similar. There is a very good sense of speed in this game and watching your adversaries slam into oncoming traffic in your rear view is something that will never get old. The physics are more like a arcade racer. It's a bit looser than the original Hot Pursuit. However, the vehicle impacts and general feel of the engine are very solid. The music is also very good.

There are a few things that I didn't like. NFS: HP2 was originally designed for the Playstation 2 and it was subsequently ported to the other game systems. Every port has its ups and downs and, unfortunately, some aspects of this version make it feel like a rushed effort. Aspects such as:

- No two-player split-screen mode. Two people can't sit at the computer and play head-to-head.

- There is very little flexibility in track options. There are no day/night or weather settings to speak of. The tracks themselves, while pretty, are not very distinctive nor exciting on their own. This hurts since there are only about 4 original tracks in the game and you race on different segments of them. In actuality, it's hard to tell one apart from the another.

- The police have the odd tendency to be aggressive one moment, and then just give up the next. It's a bit hard to figure them out.

- The replay is [not good]. It's almost entirely from the vantage point you raced as, and so you don't get to see the spetactular crashes in any more detail.

Keep in mind that, for the price, it's not a bad racer at all. In fact, I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a better arcade racer on the PC. And truly, the game is a lot of fun. I just wish EA spent a little more time with it. New tracks and/or a track editor would be fantastic additions that are sadly absent.

Mediocre upgrade to NFS 3 & 4

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: December 20, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I must say that I'm quite disappointed by this game. I've been a fan of the series. However, since I switched to Win2K (and therefore could not run the previous NFS versions) I was eager to get my hands on this new NFS HP 2 and now that I have I can honestly say that I would have rather wanted a patch to run the previous versions on my PC than this.

Sure the graphics are very nice (although I personally don't believe that it's that big an upgrade from NFS PU) but the game lacks a lot of things. The tracks are not that exciting and although there are supposed to be 20 or so all are based on 4 or 5 basic tracks which means that there's no big change in the atmosphere of the game. I recall with the previous versions some of the tracks gave me chills while driving through them but I was actually falling asleep while driving (and winning) with the Mclaren F1 LM. The cars are more or less an upgraded list of those found on NFS HS which is a good thing.

But what bothers me the most is that the people at EA seem to have taken a step backwards in many aspects. There's no weather so the challenge of driving through rain, or even worse, through snow is missing. No in car view means that you don't getr to see the car's dashboard and steering wheel. All you get are the speedo and rev counter of each car and 2 3rd person views. You can't change cammeras in the replay. Also, there's no career mode or anything like that. On the previous 2 NFS I enjoyed a lot buying the cars, upgrading them, selling them and fixing them. But no such thing now. The cars come as they are, the damage is only visual and the "points" you get are only useful for unlocking cars and tracks. And if you think that the game will be a lot more fun once you switch to HP and start chasing speeders then think again because while in the original NFSHP you had to block the car in order to catch him in this one you just have to hit it a few times and it's done. Not challenging by any means.

I might also add that those that have played the previous versions of NFS will find this game to be extremely easy which means it wears off quickly (I bought mine 3 days ago and I've already "finished" it and I'm tired of it already).

So, my advice. If you have U$40 to spend on a game that will give some relative fun for a few days then go ahead. But be warned, don't expect something better than the previous versions of NFS.

A pretty cool game!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: January 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

When I saw this game in the store I was sceptical. ... I had Hot Pursute 1 and enjoyed it, however I certantly would NOT pay [a high price for it]! I looked at it for a while, and after some convincing, I bought it. I was sure I would be dissapointed.

Boy, was I wrong.

This game is cool. It has 100 times better graphics than anything in the NFS series so far. (Its not unreal tournament 3, but what is?) It had a better structure so that it felt more like a game than a racing simulator. Also the first one was sorta "kiddy." Now Im not the type that enjoys Grand Theft Auto 3 type games, but this felt a lot more like an exciting road rage than a boring race. Sure theres no violence... but the cops seem worried and sometimes when you drive through a city street you here screams of terror from inside the houses :). I could go on and on revieing this game, there is so much to talk about. But to spair all of you I will simply sum it up...

Pros: Nice graphics
Better Gameplay
Better Music
The Cars Show Dammage :)
The Police chases are FAR more intence with hellecopters and road blocks.
You get points to buy cars instaid of unlocking them
You have a funky looking meter that shows you if you are getting away from the cops

Cons: Not a lot but there are a few things (like night racing) that are not included. This isn't a big problem for me however its one of those things where you say "Come on guys! You made a good game, would it be that much harder to include something small like this?" Oh well. No big deal.

One more Con for me is that there seams to be some black patches that flash across the screen sometimes... and sometimes the game freezes for about 5 seconds. This is probably just my computer though. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A GOOD ONE!

Thank you my friends, and
happy gaming :)
-Matt

WHAT HAPPENED TO MY REPLAY?

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 8
Date: October 31, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Ok EA... you started out with a great concept... exotic cars and cops... the ultimate chase... you did well with NFS Hot Pursuit... good game play, nice graphics(for the time), with a few bugs here and there... and a pretty nice replay which made for half the fun... you removed the cops in Porsche Unleashed which killed some of the fun but it had good phisics and a nice replay.. so now for NFS Hot Pursuit 2 you remove the replay?...The phisics need a little tweeking... I'm fine with that... I've actually driven the Ferrari Modena Spyder... and the sounds are right on, and the phisics are pretty close to the real thing (somewhat) but what...is the point of having a MODENA if you can't look at it? Personally... I like the driving perspective from the "INSIDE" of the car... which... in this NFS game is GONE... you get 2 analog dials insted of a dashboard... which I could actually live with if I had my second desire filled... and that is TO WATCH MYSELF DRIVE, CRASH, SPEED, CUT OFF, MAKE GREAT MOVES, MAKE BAD MOVES, ECT... but NO.... EA gets the brainstorm of removing the camera control in the replay section...P>The music is great... graphics get a little too "video gameish" at times but for the most part they rock... if you have a system that can set the effects channel to it's highest setting... you get some really cool world weather effects... (warning: you need a MONSTER MACHINE FOR THAT even at 800x600)

All that being said, if it had a "behind the dash view" and a camera control in replay... you could scrap the music... scrap half the cars... have lame graphics... and I would still love it...

Need For Speed 6! YAHOO

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Its true is could of been better. Dont no what happened to the replay. In NFS 3 u could SEE your car do everything but now since in like playing in the INSIDE VIEW I cant see my car. And EA went a little over board with the exploding barrels. Say wheres the weather i cant find where to change that. I dont know about the hadling ive havent played NFS 5 but Id say the handling is better than NFS 3 or 4. The graphics are the BEST. The tracks are long, hard, with neat scenery, thats how i like them. The music is better than NSF 3 or 4. Overall Id say this is a GREAT game!

Is this a Joke?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

When I downloaded the demo and played, I felt very disappointed. This is not at all an improvement of the NFS saga. It seems that they forgot that a good game should have something more than just good graphics.

The saddest thing is that they cut off the amazing physics of Porsche unleashed, hot pursuit 2 doesn't even simulate the basic behavior of a real car. I think that physics simulation is the most important thing that a game of this type should care most.

If you are just a kid, I think that there is a very good chance that you would like the game. But if you are a person who knows how a car should behave, you should buy Porsche Unleashed.

NO FUN

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

when it comes to games, I Only play Need For Speed. I got hooked on them back in the days when the 1st one had the R&T add on them. Anyways, what I'm trying to say is that I play absolutely nothing else. So when I heard that HP2 was comin out I was more than pumped, and the release date came and I was impressed at the new additions in the lineup like the new Lambo and da Carrera GT, however, when i started the tournament...all you do is pick a car and race for some points that have nothing to do with the actual tournament but rather unlocking the cars and tracks in the single player mode! I personally like the idea of High Stakes and PU that you have to race for money and buy your cars, which makes the game fun to play with a goal in mind. Here it doesnt matter as long as you finish in the top 3, you just move on to the next race/knockout/time trap and choose your car at no price. At some point in time you only get a chance to race the Viper like once or twice....
Another thing that definetly did not impress me was the effort put into the tracks. It seems that there are 3 locations and that there are about 9 tracks...lemme explain. EA team made one track and made 3 versions by choppin up the street and inserting a few turns and renaming it. Way to put in the effort guys.
Bottom line is everything looks nice but it was extremely rushed, no tracks, free cars in tournaments, and no upgrades that we are used to seeing.
PS. After i bought this game and passed it with ease within a week (all gold), I was back to racing in a less fancy, but more fun High Stakes and NFSPU.

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