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Also, since when can an old Barney Fife cruiser keep up with a Ferrari? Well, it happened all the time in this game. Maybe I was just not good enough to get away from them, but it seemed awfully tough to elude them. Although this mode was fun for a few races, it did get to be a bit annoying having to slow down and get stopped by the cops all of the time. They also resort to such trickery as road blocks and spike belts to try and stop you. Since the roads have traffic, they have to have cops to patrol the traffic, right? Since the cops are patrolling the traffic, they really don't care much for someone who fly's by at 150 MPH so they chase you down and either slap you with a fine or arrest you. This mode had you racing against a single racer on traffic-infested roads. I thought this was a great addition to the game that really kept it fresh.ДЄlso new in this release is the Hot Pursuit mode. Your next race could be the Red Rock track during the day in the rain. For example, you could race on the Hometown track at night with dry roads. Between the varying weather conditions and the random day/night, your really had a huge combination of variables to effect you race. Also, you could set the time of day on random so you could also race during the day or at night. This added a whole new feel to the same track. It is about time that someone made a racing game that had varying weather conditions. This also gave the game a real arcade feel to it which I prefer over true simulations.ДЄnother cool addition to this version was the inclusion of weather. If you have ever played NFS II, you know that cornering was a real pain in the ass. All you had to do was hit the hand brake and watch the tail end start to slide.

I think that the reason it reminded me of this was because of the awesome power slides that you could use to make it around sharp corners. It actually reminded me of Moto Racer except in cars instead of on motor bikes. The game engine has been redone and handles like a dream. I really had a tough time playing NFS II and ended up not liking it much. The biggest improvement over the previous version is unquestionably the gameplay. I guess that the idea is to give you a look and feel of driving an untouchable car. I have heard of the majority of these manufacturers but I can guarantee with the exception of the Vette, you will not ever be stuck in traffic next to any of these vehicles. You can race a Ferrari 550 Maranello, Ferrari 355 F1, Lamborghini Diablo SV, Lamborghini Countach 25th, Mercedes CLK-GTR, 1998 Corvette C5, Jaguar Sport XJR-15 and Italdesign Nazca C2. Apparently I was the only person who thought that this was lame because in NFS III, the cars are pretty rare with a few exceptions. In NFS II, I had never heard of most of the cars. One of the things I liked about the original was that the cars were all high performance cars but you could still see them on the road in everyday life. In NFS II, I complained a little bit about the cars and how obscure they were. I knew that one mistake could cost me the race. It was one white-knuckled race after another. No, EA does not give me kick backs or anything like that (not that I wouldn't accept them, but they just have not offered). Since I have left little doubt in your mind about my feelings of this game, I will spend the next few paragraphs trying to sell you on why you need to go buy this game. Oh yeah, it also has one tiny little thing that makes it better: great gameplay. So what makes it better? How about new cars, better graphics, awesome tracks, a pursuit mode, day or night racing, backwards tracks, and even varying weather conditions. After a 'disappointing-at-best' effort with Need For Speed II, EA is back on track with this arcade racer.

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The Need for Speed series is on its third installment (not including V-Rally and the old saying 'the third time is a charm' has never been more true. It just so happens that Need For Speed III: Hot Pursuit is a racing game, and a damn good one at that. All I know is that I can sit down and play racing games for hours on end. I don't know if it is due to the fact that there have been so many quality racing games for the PSX or what.

What is it you ask? The fact that racing games are officially my favorite genre, ousting the long running sports titles.

No more kidding myself or the others around me.

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