#Need for speed hot pursuit 2010 ign review how to#

#Need for speed hot pursuit 2010 ign review how to#

But once behind the wheel itвЂ™s back to Burnout of old вЂ“ a bumpless ride, simple drift mechanics and huge understeer to make the most of those wide, sweeping corners and straights as far as the eye can see: on the plus side itвЂ™s like the best of the two classic series fused together as one, finally, but the reverse is that hardcore fans of both recent Need for Speeds and Burnout titles will need to readjust their outlook a little: Hot Pursuit isnвЂ™t really like either.Д¬riterion know how to make a racing game.

The car selection, the pre-race revving and snarling, the nitrous: itвЂ™s pure Underground, exhausts dripping fuel and the camera shaking like a hyperactive two year old. If this is you, then allow us a couple of paragraphs to ease you in and settle your nerves. Racing games used to be immediate, but this Criterion developed (and EA published) title requires that you be patient and listen, at least at first: thereвЂ™s a lot to take in and thereвЂ™s a great deal that regular buyers of the now annual Need For Speed franchise will need a little time to feel comfortable with. ThereвЂ™s so much new in Hot Pursuit that the game feels the need to hold your hand as you open up each menu option, forcing you to listen to the voiceover long after youвЂ™ve pressed every button to skip it.