Great graphics that still hold up
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“the graphics are timeless.”
Steam review · 51.9 h played ↗
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
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Very Positive · 82%Very Positive · 82%Criterion Games2010Racing · Sports · Driving
The verdict
A fast, good-looking arcade racer where you play both cops and racers, with no tuning or story. Skip it if you hate rubberband AI, unskippable cutscenes and EA account hassles.
Great for
Fans of simple arcade racing and cops-vs-racers chases who want no tuning or story
Main risk
Unskippable cutscenes, EA login/key issues and cheating rubberband AI spoil the racing
What players love
Play as cop or racer
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Pursuits in this game are so much fun, as racer or cop.”
Steam review · 49.7 h played ↗
Big selection of cars and detailed car info
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“You get a truly realistic engine rev, a brief backstory on the car's development, and genuine specifications”
Steam review · 53.9 h played ↗
Pure, simple arcade fun without bloat
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“No story lines, no avatars and no car set ups. Its good ole fashioned, plain jane racing.”
Steam review · 73.3 h played ↗
Great soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“The soundtrack is great.”
Steam review · 15.4 h played ↗
Fun drifty handling and sense of speed
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“You can seriously go insanely fast while drifting around corners”
Steam review · 13.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Unskippable cutscenes and intrusive menus
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Takes one hour of unskippable cutscenes to get into a race”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
EA account, Autolog and CD key problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Dead game that requires product key and EA account, both of which I have, but product key has "been used the maximum amount of times".”
Steam review · 9.3 h played ↗
Heavy, floaty handling and forced drifting
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“You're not driving a car; you're drive a soapbox.”
Steam review · 10.6 h played ↗
Delisted and replaced by pricey remaster
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“A publisher should not be able to remove a game from the Steam store, then simply repost it so that people must buy it again to restore online functionality.”
Steam review · 60.5 h played ↗
Cheating rubberband AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“the bots cheat severely and that negates 90% of the enjoyment for me”
Steam review · 38.1 h played ↗
No customization, tuning or story
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“There is no upgrading (tunning) your car and you can not change it apperance”
Steam review · 12.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable8 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP SP3, Windows XP 64-bit SP2, Windows Vista SP2 (32- or 64-bit), or Windows 7 (32- or 64-bit). (Not Supported - Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000 are not supported.)
ProcessorIntel Core® 2 Duo 2.0 GHZ or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4GHZ; 1.5 GB Windows® XP / 2 GB Windows Vista® - Windows 7®
Memory1GB (XP), 1.5GB (Vista), 1.5 GB (Windows 7)
GraphicsDirectX® 9.0c Compatible 3D-accelerated 256 MB video card with Shader Model 3.0* or higher
Storage8 GB free hard disk space. Additional space required for DirectX 9.0c installation and for saved games
OSWindows XP SP3, Windows XP 64-bit SP2, Windows Vista SP2 (32- or 64-bit), or Windows 7 (32- or 64-bit). (Not Supported - Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000 are not supported.)
ProcessorIntel Core® 2 Duo 2.0 GHZ or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4GHZ; 1.5 GB Windows® XP / 2 GB Windows Vista® - Windows 7®
Memory1GB (XP), 1.5GB (Vista), 1.5 GB (Windows 7)
GraphicsDirectX® 9.0c Compatible 3D-accelerated 256 MB video card with Shader Model 3.0* or higher
Storage8 GB free hard disk space. Additional space required for DirectX 9.0c installation and for saved games
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