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Not Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 10.7 hrs on record (9.7 hrs at review time)
Posted: Sep 27, 2014 @ 1:17pm

It's a great simulation. That is, it has a great engine which feels good to interact with. The driving simulation also clearly and immediately rewards players who anticipate the actions of the other drivers as well as anticipating the effectiveness of their own vehicle within the environment. However, I can't possibly recommend this game to anyone. Nobody asked for this. It's a really cool concept but NFS was not the franchise to be taking on such an endeavour. The cops vs. racers factions systems actually detract from both gameplay modes equally. There is way too much going on, and despite the incredible presentation of different gameplay concepts through means which most often don't feel artificial and forced, no amount of player comprehension of Hot Pursuit's gameplay mechanics will make the game experience less chaotic. It's photo realistic Mario Kart. Each gameplay scenario is all complexity and no depth, something which must have been difficult to achieve for a driving simulation.

On a scale from rent to own I would rate this game as neither. This game could be easily passed up and you would not have missed anything. At all. Like even a little. I think that all I learned from it is how not to make Mario Kart.

I wouldn't spend more than 5$ on this game, and thankfully I didn't. NFS Hot Pursuit is actually kind of entertaining for a short period, especially due to the amount of polish that this game has and the initial novelty of the game mechanics. I'm pretty sure that there is a saying about polishing a turd though. At least dumb fun is still fun.
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