

The game opens by welcoming players to Seacrest County, which is a playground for illegal racers. However, it does follow rather closely in the footsteps of these games by offering a more pure arcade experience compared to some of the story-heavy previous titles.


Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, not to be confused with Need For Speed 3: Hot Pursuit or Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2, is the sixteenth entry in the long-running series. With Criterion, known for the highly entertaining Burnout series behind the wheel, it’s also one of the frantic entries in the franchise. Thus, after leaning into the simulation side of things with Need for Speed: Shift, it’s no surprise that the series made a u-turn back into arcade territory with Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. Electronic Arts have never been afraid to shake up the series, which meant that fans never knew what to expect from one release to the next. Say what you want about the Need for Speed franchise, but the one thing that it cannot be accused of is complacency.
