It is only to wonder, did Criterion Games make the perfect remaster, or did they ruin that perfect picture of the past? Upon starting the game, it gave us a serious nostalgia trip, as these games made the Need for Speed genre pretty well-known for how modern they were during their original release period. When the whole world is really waiting on an NFS Underground remake (what we sort of have gotten with NFS Heat), it was a special treat to receive something like the remastered version of Hot Pursuit.
On the bright side, the game only costs about $40 and if you have friends to play with, I would still recommend this game.It really seems that it has become a staple in the gaming industry to bring out remastered versions of old classics, ranging from Tony Hawks to the Spyro and Crash Bandicoot games, now even to the Need for Speed franchise. While this can be fixed (and I imagine the team is working on many of these bugs), it just feels like a bummer to have them at launch. Sadly, EA seems to have slacked on the debugging before the release of the game allowing for some missions early on to literally be unplayable. Arcade racers can be a lot of fun and being able to get 8 people together for some fun regardless of their platform is a huge bonus for me. Unfortunately, those aren’t the only bugs I’ve come across, but they’re probably the most infuriating. When the game loaded, it ended up swapping us though so I was the cop and he was the racer. I also went to do a 1v1 game with my friend and they chose to be the cop and I was going to be the racer. Also, every time I try to do the Escape to the Beach police mission, the game freezes while loading and I have to kill the game and restart it. I’m not sure if this is still a problem, but wanted to include it in case anyone else runs into the problem. I found that I had to say “no” and then go to setting to enable cross-play. For instance, when I went to start the game, it asked if I wanted to enable cross-play and every time I said yes, the game froze and crashed. There have been a fair number of bugs that I’ve come across which really just frustrate players.
So, are there any downsides to NFS: Hot Pursuit Remastered? Sadly, the answer is yes. Did I still have a lot of fun racing to it? Yes. In addition, I was caught off guard by how much I enjoyed the soundtrack. The remaster enjoys higher-res models, shadows, reflections, and more to support 60FPS at 4K resolution. Also, there’s cross-play support so you and your friends can play regardless of what platform you each prefer.
This variety helps the game feel fresh and not get stale very quickly. There are a variety of game modes including races, running away from cops, being the cops and trying to catch troublemakers, and more. It’s not trying to be realistic, it’s just being fun. It’s an arcade racing game instead of a simulation one like Forza or Gran Turismo which means that it’s not the most realistic racing game, but that’s not a bad thing. NFS: Hot Pursuit Remastered was my first foray into the NFS franchise.
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