Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

This article is about 2010 video game. For other uses, see Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (disambiguation).

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit is a BAFTA-award winning^[11] 2010 racing video game in the Need for Speed series developed by British games developer Criterion Games and published by Electronic Arts for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows and iOS. The Wii version was developed by Exient Entertainment. Hot Pursuit is the 16th title in the franchise and was released in November 2010. The game was released on via digital download on 15 December 2010.

Hot Pursuit's gameplay is set in the fictional Seacrest County, an open world in which players can compete in several types of races. Players can also compete online (except in the wii version), which includes additional game modes as "Hot Pursuit", "Interceptor" and "Race". The game feature a new social interaction system called "Autolog", which is a network that connects friends for head-to-head races and compares player stats for competition. The game also features paid downloadable content in the form of new cars, new race and pursuit events, and new trophies/achievements.

Hot Pursuit was well received by critics at E3 2010 and was most notably awarded with "Best Racing Game" fromGame Critics Awards as well as several other media outlets. Upon its release, Hot Pursuit was met with high critical acclaim averaging 90% on both review aggregate websites Metacritic and GameRankings, making it the highest rated game in the Need for Speed series history and one of the generation's highest rated racing games. In the end of 2010, it won several "Best Racing Game" awards, including "Best Driving Game" at Spike’s 2010 Video Game Awards. Reviewers praised the game’s visuals, soundtrack, the new Autolog feature, felt the game had an excellent sense of speed and that it brought the series back to the roots. Hot Pursuit was ranked number seven onNPD's sales charts for November 2010, and GamesIndustry.biz reported that "Hot Pursuit" managed to sell 417,000 units in the US in its first two weeks. After three months of sales, it was announced that the game has sold more than 5 million units.