Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2

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Open-Road Thrills Stunning Supercars Be the Cop All-Out Police Pursuit Head-to-Head Competition - Own the road in the world's most elite exotics - Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, and more

• Intense police pursuit with full squads of cruisers, choppers, and road blocks.

• Immense, richly-detailed open-road courses.

• Choose your own reward path: Unique unlock system for cars, tracks, and more!

• Hot EA GAMES Trax including Bush, Uncle Kracker, Rush, Course of Nature, and Hot Action Cop.

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Back of Box - PlayStation 2

Hot Pursuit Is Back!

Need for Speed (NFS) is back and faster than ever in Need For SpeedÂ’ Hot Pursuit 2! Engage in the next generation thrill of arcade racing with the spiritual successor to the highly acclaimed, award winning Need For Speed III Hot Pursuit.

Drafting on its award-winning legacy, Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2 stays true to the heritage of housing a stable of exclusive and exotic cars from the world's most coveted licensors including Ferrari’, Porsche® and Lamborghini’... to name a few.

Become the "Champion Road Racer" by conquering numerous racing events, all carrying rewards such as: cars, tracks and high performance upgrades. The game challenges the driver to dodge traffic, police and natural elements in high speed and high style... true NFS style! Evade any cops encountered, as getting busted just might end your career.

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EA.com

Need for Speed is back & faster than ever in Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2! Engage in the next generation thrill of arcade racing.

Key Features * Featuring our local heroes, the Holden HSV Coupe & the Ford TS50. * Exotic cars from the world's most coveted licensors including Ferrari, Porsche & Lamborghini... to name a few. * Realistic, detailed enviornments bring to life elements from the real world - rain, brush fires, sunbeams, & dust storms. * "Be the Cop" mode lets you get behind the wheel of a police car & attempt to bust those pesky lawbreakers.

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EA Games Brochure (Australia)

**THE PURSUIT IS ON AS EA RELEASES

NEED FOR SPEED HOT PURSUIT 2**

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., October 8, 2002 – Do you feel it? Do you feel the need for speed? Well, buckle up as EA announced today the North American release of Need For Speed’ Hot Pursuit 2 for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Xbox’ video game system from Microsoft and Nintendo GameCube’. The PC version will shortly follow on Monday, October 21.

Staying true to the legendary “Need For Speed” franchise, Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2 features the world’s most sought after exotics … with the added intensity of “Johnny Law” as similarly featured in the spiritual predecessor, Need For Speed III: Hot Pursuit. The cops are back, but bigger than ever! Players can jump behind the wheels of 23 vehicles and 10 police variations including the speedy Lamborghini Murcielago’ and the popular Ferrari 360 Spider’. Skilled drivers will need to push their RPMs all the way to the finish line within a variety of challenging tracks and detailed environments including National Forest and the 13-mile long Tropical Sunset track.

Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2 includes four gameplay modes: Quick Race, Single Challenge, Championship and Hot Pursuit. In Hot Pursuit mode, players must out-maneuver the cops and do their best to evade police pursuit tactics such as multiple cruisers, roadblocks, spike-strips and even armed helicopters ready to put an end to those law-breaking joyriders. All versions of Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2 will also feature new multiplayer head-to-head racing and “cop versus speeder” mode.

About the PlayStation2® version This version features 15 tracks (30 total variations) and two career event trees (62 events total) where players can unlock rewards including new vehicles and tracks. Revolutionary “zone cams” enhance the pursuit and absorb the players into the action. The PlayStation2 console version is developed by EA Black Box.

About the Xbox’, Nintendo GameCube’ and PC versions These three versions feature 12 tracks (48 variations) and two career event trees, for a grand total of 66 events. After completing each event, players will be rewarded with points that can be used to unlock new vehicles and tracks. The PC version will support up to eight-player LAN/Internet racing. The Xbox, Nintendo GameCube and PC versions are developed by EA Seattle.

Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2 is rated “E” (Everyone) and carries an MSRP of $49.99. For more information, visit the official product website at: www.needforspeed.com. Additional information can be found on the press website at www.info.ea.com.

ABOUT ELECTRONIC ARTS Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: ERTS), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, Electronic Arts posted revenues of more than $1.7 billion for fiscal 2002. The company is the leading software developer for video game systems including the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, the PlayStation, Nintendo GameCube’, Xbox’ video game system from Microsoft, personal computers and the Internet. The company publishes and distributes software worldwide. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS’, EA SPORTS BIG’, EA GAMES’ and EA.COM.

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Press Release

Satisfy your need for speed in a dream machine.

Need for Speed’ (NFS) is back and better than ever in Need For Speed’ Hot Pursuit 2! Engage in the next generation thrill of arcade racing with the spiritual successor to the highly acclaimed, award winning Need for Speed’ III Hot Pursuit.

Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2 stays true to the heritage of housing a stable of over 20 exclusive and exotic cars from the world’s most coveted licensors including Ferrari’, Porsche® and Lamborghini’… to name a few.

FEATURES - Over 20 of the most coveted licensed exotics including the Lamborghini Murcielago and Ferrari 360 Spider.

• Maneuvering exotic super cars through traffic and police at upwards of 200 mph puts you on the edge of your seat.

• Open world environments and shortcuts allow for intense off-road excitement.

• A variety of modes including Challenge, Hot Pursuit, Championship, Top Cop and Be The Cop mode.

• Realistic, detailed environments bring to life elements from the real world - rain, brush fires, sun beams, dust storms and more.

• There are over 60 events in the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system.

• Hot licensed music keeps the adrenaline pumping.

• Two-player split screen multiplayer support.

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Electronic Arts UK website - PlayStation 2

Dieses Spiel wird nicht mehr hergestellt.

Rasante Rennaction im Arcade-Stil mit Weltklasse-Sportwagen - das waren von jeher die Werte der NEED FOR SPEED-Serie. Mit Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2 kehrt nun die legendäre Serie zurück - so spektakulär wie nie zuvor! Tauchen sie ein in ein völlig neuartiges Rennerlebnis im Arcade-Stil.

Selbstredend steht auch hier wieder eine exklusive Auswahl an reinrassigen und exotischen Sportwagen weltbekannter Hersteller wie z. B. Ferrari, Porsche® und Lamborghini im Fuhrpark. Also rein in den Wagen und ab auf die Strasse.

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 knüpft an legendäre Features an und bietet rasante Rennaction im Arcade-Stil. Rase durch eine Vielzahl von vollkommen realistisch wirkenden Landschaften mit rauschenden Wasserfällen, tollen Stränden, speienden Vulkanen, heftigen Waldbränden und vielem mehr.

Die mehr als 20 Strecken, teilweise länger als 15 Meilen,, sind enorme Herausforderungen für jeden Rennspielfan. Animierte Fahrer und Cops bringen Leben ins Spiel und in die Welt dieser exotischen Luxuskarossen.

Der Spieler kann zum König der Straßen werden, indem er zahlreiche Rennen gewinnt, denn für jeden Sieg bekommt er Preise wie Autos, neue Strecken und Upgrades für die Hochleistungsmodelle. Das Spiel fordert vom Fahrer viel Geschick beim Umgehen von Verkehrsaufkommen, Polizeiwagen und Naturkatastrophen bei Höchstgeschwindigkeit - eben typisch Need For Speed!

In dem Modus "Sei ein Cop" steigt der Spieler hinter das Steuer eines Polizeiwagens und muss versuchen, die Gesetzesbrecher zu jagen. Zusätzlichen Multiplayer-Spaß bietet dieses Feature, wenn der Spieler seine eigenen Freunde jagen und der Gerechtigkeit Genüge tun muss.

Features:

• Mehr als 20 weltbekannte Luxuskarossen, einschließlich Lamborghini Murcielago und Ferrari 360 Spider.
• Rasante Action beim Manövrieren der exotischen Rennwagen durch dichten Verkehr und Polizeikontrollen mit über 300 km/h.
• Offene Streckenführung und Abkürzungen bieten intensiven Off-Road-Fahrspaß.
• Viele verschiedene Modi, unter anderem die Modi Herausforderung, Hot Pursuit, Championship, Top Cop und Sei ein Cop.
• Realistische und detaillierte Landschaften verbessern den Fahrspaß und die Rennatmosphäre - Regenschauer, Waldbrände, Sonnenstrahlen und Sandstürme.
• Über 90 Events für die den Nintendo GameCube
• Heiße Rhythmen lizenzierter Musik erhöhen den Adrenalinspiegel.
• Multiplayer-Unterstützung durch geteilten Bildschirm für zwei Spieler.

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www.electronic-arts.de - GameCube/PlayStation 2/Windows/Xbox