
So going in blind to Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered, I can confidently say, “Hot damn”. The closest parallel of the original I could draw would probably be Split/Second. I hadn’t played the original, my last NFS being Most Wanted as an Xbox 360 launch title. Normally, the first port of call with any remaster/remake is to make immediate comparisons to the original. Is it something to push through and grow to love, or will it put less competitive players off? Let’s take a trip to Seacrest County and find out… Blinded By The Sights Yet it comes with a surprisingly difficult learning curve, as well as strict time parameters in races. A faithful remaster of the 2010 classic, it’s as close we’ll get to a Burnout Takedown remake for a while. Thankfully, Hot Pursuit delivers in buckets, from both sides of the law. You want high octane thrills, insane speeds and dramatic crashes. You’d think wrecking a few of their cars would deter them, not encourage them.īut then, this is a Need For Speed game.

Of course, these drivers bring it on themselves by racing illegally in the first place.

Such is the determination of the Seacrest County Police Department that I’m surprised Max Rockatansky isn’t on their payroll.

In the world of Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit, however, you’ll be lucky if you don’t end up dead or paralysed. Over here, you get slapped with some points on your license, maybe a ban if you’re lucky. Well, in this game’s version of America, at least. I would hate to be caught speeding in America.
