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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2

Developer: EA Seattle

Publisher: EA Games

Console: GameCube

Genre: Racing

Number of Players: 2

Release Date (USA): Summer 2002

ESRB Rating: E

Features

Over 20 coveted exotics, fully licensed and rendered in awesome detail.

Multiple game modes including Challenge, Hot Pursuit, and Championship.

Dynamic lighting effects, true reflections, and animated drivers bring the cars and tracks to life.

Detailed environments bring to life real-world elements such as rain, blowing leaves, sun beams, and dust storms.

Edge-of-your-seat driving as you dodge traffic, race neck-and-neck with other exotics, and elude police at breakneck speeds upwards of 200 mph.

Open world environment gives way to off-road adventures and shortcuts.

60 different racing events -- Emerge victorious to become the Champion Road Racer.

Reap rewards for winning events -- Upgraded cars, new driving courses, and more.

Two player split-screen action.

Company Line / Game Summary

Further building upon the franchises' award-winning legacy, Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2 will feature classic open road racing with the added intensity of police intervention, as first seen in Need For Speed III Hot Pursuit. This year's game allows the player to select from over 20 licensed exotics from the world's most coveted manufacturers including the Ferrari 360 Spider, Lamborghini Murcielago and Porsche Carrera GT.

Race through an array of open road environments that come to life with river crossings, waterfalls, beaches, dusty paths, and brush fires. Rush through traffic, conquer multiple racing events, and outrun cops in hot pursuit to become the Champion Road Racer!

My Take

It took a while, but the Need For Speed series is on a Nintendo console for the first time. It will be interesting to see how it stacks up to Burnout 2 when it’s released. The new cop mode sounds like it should be very fun. You actually get to play a career as a high-speed highway patrolman by competing in over 30 events.

Anticipation: 9/10

Previewed by: Eric Brown on June 4, 2002

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