Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit

Moby ID: 49216

Released

November 16, 2010 on Windows

Credits

700 people

Releases by Date (by platform)

Publishers

Developers

Criterion Software Ltd.

Moby Score

8.2

#1,380 of 25.7K

Critics

86% (51)

Players

(58)

Review Ranking

#69 on Xbox 360
#74 on PlayStation 3
#1,939 on Windows

Collected By

201 players

Genre: Racing / Driving
Perspective: 1st-person
Behind view
Interface: Direct control
Vehicular: Automobile
Street racing

Windows Specs

ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+

Business Model: Commercial
Media Type: Download, DVD-ROM
Input Devices Supported/Optional: Keyboard, Mouse, Racing/Steering Wheel
Multiplayer Options: Internet
Number of Online Players: 2-8 Players

Add-on (official)

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Armed & Dangerous (2011)
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Bugatti Veyron Super Sport (2010)
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Gumpert Apollo S (2010)
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Lamborghini Countach LP5000QV (2011)
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Lamborghini Diablo SV (2011)
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Lamborghini Sesto Elemento (2011)
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Lamborghini Untamed Pack (2011)
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Porsche 911 GT2 RS (2010)
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Porsche 911 Speedster (2011)
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Porsche 911 Turbo (2011)
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Porsche 959 (2011)
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Porsche Unleashed Pack (2011)
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Racer Timesaver Pack (2010)
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - SCPD Rebels Pack (2010)
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - SCPD Timesaver Pack (2010)
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Super Sports Pack (2010)

Conversion (official)

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Remastered (2020)

Included in

Special Edition

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (Limited Edition) (2010)

See Also

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010 on Wii)
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010 on iPhone, iPad, 2011 on webOS...)

Description official descriptions

After years of street racing and closed circuits, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit returns to the series' roots - scenic tracks, cops versus racers face-off, and, of course, exotic and super cars.

The game is set in the Seacrest County, the land of sunny beaches, snowy mountains, hot deserts and high forests. Its roads are extremely popular within racers community and, hereupon, are filled with cars from all over the world. Because of that, the local police department has to be at one level with law violators in order to keep citizens safe.

You begin the career as a racer and a cop simultaneously. Each one has 20 ranks to achieve, gaining in reward new cars. The racing events are divided into four groups, based on participating car types: sports, performance, super, exotic and hyper, unlocked only when the previous one is finished. Unlike the similar Burnout Paradise, they are accessible only from the map. As a racer, you will experience sprints, time trials and races, with or without police presence. The Law Enforcer's job is a reverse side of the coin - fight the racers and bust them by different means.

Like in old Need for Speed games, the accent is made on the most powerful cars of the world, with Subaru WRX STi, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X at the very bottom and Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport with Koenigsegg CCXR Edition at the top, total of 64.

The game also has an online multiplayer mode (with some extra online game modes made available by the Armed and Dangerous Pack DLC). The new Autolog system is introduced with this mode, with the system tracking the player's friends' records and encourages the player to compete with their times.

Credits (Xbox 360 version)

700 People (687 developers, 13 thanks) · View all

Directed by	Alex Ward Craig Sullivan Fiona Sperry
Produced by	Alan McDairmant Hamish Young Matthew Webster Paul Ross Peter Lake Steve Cuss
Production Supported by	Catherine Schell
Autolog Created by	Alex Bailey Alex Mole Ben Smith James Svensson Philip Maguire Thomas Belmont
Pursuits Created by	Alex Thomson Alex Veal David Smeathers Garry Casey Iain Angus Jeremy Chubb Martiño Figueroa Matt Follett Olly Read
[ full credits ]

Reviews

Critics

Average score: 86% (based on 51 ratings)

Players

Average score: 3.8 out of 5 (based on 58 ratings with 0 reviews)

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Trivia

Awards

GameSpy
- 2010 – Racing Game of the Year
GameStar (Germany)
- 2011 - Best PC Racing Game in 2010 (Readers' Voting)
Spike Video Game Awards
- 2010 - Best Driving Game

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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
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Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit
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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Remastered
Released 2020 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - DLC Bundle
Released 2012 on PlayStation 3

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (Limited Edition)
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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Super Bundle
Released 2012 on PlayStation 3

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Porsche 959
Released 2011 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Armed & Dangerous
Released 2011 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3

Related Sites +

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Official website.
X360A Achievement guide
X360A's achievement guide for Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. (English)

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MobyGames ID: 49216

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Game added November 23, 2010. Last modified December 8, 2024.