Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2

by Electronic Arts

Product Features

• Over 20 of the world's most coveted high-speed machines are here, rendered in exquisitely realistic detail
• Race against others in Challenge Mode, race for the ultimate prize in Championship Mode and go all-out as you avoid cops in Hot Pursuit
• You'll speed down the road avoiding cops and obstacles at over 200MPH -- the dynamic lighting, reflections, and Driver animations will make it all seem so real
• Survive in over 60 different and deadly racing events to walk away with the title of Champion Road Racer!

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006FWU7
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 2, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (57 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,472 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Platform: Xbox

From the Developer

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 stays true to the heritage of the NFS series by housing a stable of over 20 exclusive and exotic cars from the world's most coveted licensors including Ferrari, Porsche, and Lamborghini, to name a few.

The game includes a variety of open road environments that truly come to life, consisting of river crossings, waterfalls, beaches, volcanoes, and brushfires. Over 20 courses, some of which are more than 15 miles long, provide the widest variety of driving challenges. Animated drivers and cops give life to the drivers within the game, bringing added emotion to the world of these exotic super cars.

Become the king of the road by conquering numerous racing events, all carrying rewards such as cars, tracks, and high-performance model upgrades. The game challenges the driver to dodge traffic, police, and natural elements in high speed and high style--true NFS style.

Be the Cop mode lets players actually get behind the wheel of a police car and attempt to bust those pesky lawbreakers. For added multiplayer enjoyment, square off against a friend to see if justice can be served.

Product Description

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 stays true to the heritage of the NFS series by housing a stable of over 20 exclusive and exotic cars from the world's most coveted licensors including Ferrari, Porsche, and Lamborghini, to name a few.

The game includes a variety of open road environments that truly come to life, consisting of river crossings, waterfalls, beaches, volcanoes, and brushfires. Over 20 courses, some of which are more than 15 miles long, provide the widest variety of driving challenges. Animated drivers and cops give life to the drivers within the game, bringing added emotion to the world of these exotic super cars.

Become the king of the road by conquering numerous racing events, all carrying rewards such as cars, tracks, and high-performance model upgrades. The game challenges the driver to dodge traffic, police, and natural elements in high speed and high style--true NFS style.

Be the Cop mode lets players actually get behind the wheel of a police car and attempt to bust those pesky lawbreakers. For added multiplayer enjoyment, square off against a friend to see if justice can be served.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I own this game... And it owns me!, October 6, 2002

By 

DarkDan "DarkDan" (Norman, OK United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 (Video Game)

Unlike everyone else who reviewed this, I actually own this game for the X-box! ;-) Although I am a racing purist, NFS2: Hot Pursuit offers a level of excitement and challenge not offered in other console racing titles. Because (as the name implies) you are being pursued by cops while in a race to the finish, you have to avoid patrol cars, spike strips, road blocks, and helicopters that drop explosives in your path while trying to finish first amoungst the supercars you're racing against.

In addition to the impressive array of vehicles (NOTE: The cops get supercars too, so you can expect to be chased by Lamborghini and Dodge Viper police vehicles!), the tracks are interesting and fun. Shortcuts and reverse modes make them exciting to play over and over again, and the rewards for winning (you earn money to unlock special NFS editions of the super cars) make the game "replayabilty" absolultely top-notch.

Short answer: If you like the Need for Speed series, you'll love this X-box port. If you haven't heard of NFS, but enjoy driving games that offer more than just a start-to-finish line challenge, this is the title for you.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Game, June 15, 2005

By 

D. Regenold - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 (Video Game)

Wow this game is awesome. If you like racing games then this is the one 4 u. This game has great graphics, awesome cars, and innumerable tracks(because u can play each track in 4 different directions). The handling and speed of the cars are more realistic than any other racing game i've ever played. I only have 2 complaints with this game, 1)The cops are too hard at the very beginning of the game, they have way to fast cars and they are to skilled for the very first levels. Through the game though you learn how to avoid them and it gets about twice as fun. 2) The damage to the cars when you wreck isnt very realistic. I hit a tree going almost 200 mph and all it did was make my car smoke out the back and it opened my hood. It didn't even effect the way my car drove. This game has great graphics. When you go off road the smoke from the ground isn't just black/gray like other racing games, its actually the color of the ground and its not all blocky looking. Also another thing i like is that when u make skid marks they don't go away throughout the race. I think that's awesome because i like to look at my skid marks to see the mistakes i make the first time and try not to make that same mistake more than once. Also the cars look like real cars. The shininess of the paint actually changes with the different lighting of the track. Since there are so many cars and tracks you cant ever get bored with this game. I love this game and would recommend it to anyone who likes racing games with great graphics and awesome cars. This game rox.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth Buying!, October 17, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 (Video Game)

I had my doubts about this game, but I went ahead and bought from best buy. The game is a lot funner than I thought. The game is nice and arcadey, but with a realistic feel. not as arcadey as rush.
You start off with a few cars in single challenge mode, but as you work your way through the Hot Pursuit and Championship, you earn more and more points and can buy more cars with those points. There are many supercars to choose from like the Lamborghini Diablo,
Lamborghini Murcielago, McLaren F1, Ferarri F50 and many others. The gameplay is fast and relatively easy. You get a good steady framerate at high speeds and the cops act realistic, maybe too much, at times. I have a few minor complaints, though. When you skid up against the side of something, its like there is superglue or the side of your car and you hit it or it messes you up. Also the po pos or police can be a little hard on you when you have a slower car as they constantly turn you around and make you run into walls, which can get unbearably annoying at times of high pressure like tournaments... The jump camera that comes on when you hit a high jump is fun to watch, though and if you hit something going fast enough you can really gets some good air. i recommend this game to anyone who likes a little arcadey racing.

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