Need for Speed Hot Pursuit

Hot Pursuit returns to the gameplay of earlier Need for Speed titles, mainly Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit (1998), and prominently featuring supercars and high-speed police chases. It features two factions, "Racer" and "Cop", and a full career mode for both roles. Police are more powerful and racers faster, with each side having access to several power-ups, including calling for roadblocks and radar jamming.^[7][8] Hot Pursuit's physics are positioned between the arcade-styled approach of Burnout Paradise (2008) and sim racing games such as Need for Speed: Shift (2009).^[7][9]

Hot Pursuit takes place in the fictional Seacrest County based on the West Coast of the Western United States.^[7][10] It is an open world and features over 100 miles (160 km) of open road, four times larger than that of Burnout Paradise, Criterion's previous title.^[11] Hot Pursuit features a new social interaction system called "Autolog" which is described as "Facebook for the game".^[12] The game features both single-player and multiplayer game modes with up to eight players; as an option to live multiplayer racing, players can post records and achievements on the Autolog feed for friends to see, which they then can try to beat. Autolog also contains an experience system called "Bounty" which is used to unlock new vehicles.

Hot Pursuit returns to the gameplay of earlier Need for Speed titles, notably Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit (1998), and highlights supercars and high-speed police chases. The game features two factions, "Racer" and "Cop", with a full career mode for each. The police are more powerful and the racers faster, with each side having access to several bonuses, such as setting up roadblocks and radar jamming. ^{[ 7 ] [ 8 ]} The physics of Hot Pursuit are located between the arcade style of Burnout Paradise (2008) and racing simulation games such as Need for Speed: Shift (2009). ^{[ 7 ] [ 9 ]}

Hot Pursuit takes place in the fictional Seacrest County, inspired by the west coast of the United States. ^{[ 7 ] [ 10 ]} It is an open world offering over 160 km of roads, four times the area of Burnout Paradise, Criterion's previous title. ^{[ 11 ]} Hot Pursuit features a new social interaction system called "Autolog", described as a "Facebook for the game". ^{[ 12 ]} The game offers single-player and multiplayer modes for up to eight players; in live multiplayer mode, players can post their records and achievements on the Autolog news feed for their friends to see and try to beat. Autolog also includes an experience system called "Bounties" to unlock new vehicles.