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Another Great Arcade Style Racing Game For Xbox |
 Xbox_Xtreme2002 from StationPlay says (12/Oct/2002): |
This game is great, the graphics are very highly detailed with bumpmapping, realtime reflections, and very very smooth shading. the music is the best, the sound effects are pretty good too, with the doppler effect things going, hook it up to a 5.1 dolby system and u can hear which side the cops are coming from and sometimes even how far back they are, the game itself is a lotta fun, with hyper fast cars that you actually feel, in some games the speedometer says 120 but it feels more like 50. however in this game 270 feels like 270. i would definately suggest buying this game if you are a high speed fast action hardcore racing fan.The game also has many cars for you to choose from, whether you want to save up for a more expensive version or just get a car. The gameplay fun, multiplayer can get a little boring because the cars are so different, so naturally the other player will pick the same car, and that kinda kills it right there. The single player it fun, with 2 different campaign modes, a normal campaign, where you race as you normally would or Hot Pursuit Mode, in HP mode your main goal is to not get "busted". There is a free roam mode, single race customizable mode, or a "be the cop" mode. The AI or Artificial Intelligence of the cops and computer players is good, the cops will do anything to stop you, like blowing you up for running head on into you, the computer players will duck out of the way and such if you are too close.
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very dissapointed |
| robo from Christchurch , New Zealand says (16/Nov/2003): |
i thought this game lacked alot! I first played this game on the PS2 and thought it was the greatest NFS ever made. a few months later i brought myself an XBOX, and then NFSHP2 went on sale for half price and i brought it thinking with the same name it will be identicial. To my horror it was totally crap. The replays were a sad affair what was the point in even having it in there, i thought i was doing something wrong but no its just a crap replay. The other thing is i liked the fact you could zoom ahead in PS2 to see what is in front of ya. That was a no show in XB version. I also found that the graphips ran really slow at times which didnt seem to happen in PS2. The whole branch set up was stupid and the be the cop mode gets very boring after about 2 minutes, The multiplayer mode in this is very limited aswell. To sum up my thought on this game it was a waste of NZ $50 and i hope NFSU is the same on all platforms otherwise EA can stick it up their ass.
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Need For Speed: Underground |
| A gamer from Del Rio, USA says (11/Sep/2003): |
When is it going to come out because I heard of it in the GMR. So when is the earliest date you can sent it.I heard some of rumors that you can upgrade your car by using game money. So is it true that you can play over the internet agaainst friends over the modem and I hope it gots really good graphics like Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2.
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Could be better |
| harm from holland says (5/Sep/2003): |
Well, nfs hp2 definitely has it's good points, and plenty of 'em. Cars look awesome, drive awesome and sound awesome. I'm not gonna nag about the fact that the performance of a few cars like the aston martin and mustang are a bit out of proportion compared to some other cars, but I have to mention it. There's some thing to nag about though. The accelaration of the cops is way over the top! You pass 'em with 300 kmh, them cops standing still. Then you look back and see that they are set to gain. And I really mean set to gain. They must be going 330 or so, and accelerate to that speed in a few seconds. I mean what the hell?! They're on your tail in no time while you are driving perfectly! I liked the cops better in nfs high stakes, also they don't give up on you after half a minute of pursuit, which they do in hp2. Then there's the helicopter. Thing can't just follow you around, it just has to drop bombs! WTF? How unrealistic is that?! Then there's the tracks. Beautifully made, though there's a shortcut every 5 seconds! Way too much! I don't mind, no I even like the fact that there are a few routes you can take to the finish, but please, don't put in those shortcuts. The thing that annoys me most about the game is probably the fact that you can't go backwards. I just loved to play around on maps in nfs high stakes, trying to lose cops going backwards and then forwards. But in hp2 some annoying traffic sign blocks your sight which is highly annoying. I don't care about winning races, i just want to have fun. all in all, i may have nagged enough, i do think however that the game still rates a 6. the graphics and handling are too good to rate this game too low.
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stupid |
| lewis from edmonton alberta canada says (24/Aug/2003): |
sure the graphics are good. but the danmage sucks! with 5 min of running in to walls and cops all you'll gent is a few bumps and the fornt&back lid flipped open. the spikes stop you instantly, which is NOT realistic the play back sucks lick CRAP!!! and the rear view mirror isn't clear the big problem well 2 is a crown victora tould catch a maclerin f1! and nfs 4 has better damage! in all i thik it's the worst nfs (including nfs1) and i give it a 4 thumbs DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Awesome and Phat |
| Mikey and Dylan from York, PA,USA says (17/Aug/2003): |
This game has all the coolest cars and graphics. Even though it does not have any cheats it's not hard to get cars if you know how to race. It has really great sound and selection of cars. Also on Project Gotham Racing the cars are stupid and slow with no control. Need 4 Speed: HP2 the cars have great handling and fast. We would much rather much have Need 4 Speed:HP2 than just about any other racing games. If any body is thinking about buying Project Gotham, save your money. We'd give it a big fat ... 0!!!!
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This game is awesome! |
| Mike Nihan from Northfield CT USA says (11/Aug/2003): |
this has to be the best games i ever have gotten for my PC. the graphics are completly insane and the game play and controls are really good. i just need a new sound card for ultimate sound. i only wish that they had some better cars and that for the faster cars were able to control them easier. but other than that i think that this games absolutley rocks!. i have all of the nfs games and this one is definatly the best. i have yet to play it online.
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The Best Game Ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| A gamer from NJ U.S.A. says (28/Jul/2003): |
When I play this game it has some of the fastest cars on the road. It is a Very,Very,Very,Very,Very good game. When you play it it's like you're in the car that your racing with. It's challenging when you want to unlock a car like the CLK-GTR worth 85,000 points that has 600 bph, 982 pounds of tourque at 200 mph.
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NFS:HP2 not so bad! |
| D_J_Phats from Christchurch, New Zealand says (13/Jul/2003): |
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 (NFS:HP2) isn't that bad... infact it's pretty damn good. the enviroments look terrific and the cars look and feel great. the physics seem to be on the mark. the cars really seem to handle like you'd expect them too! a shame they didn't put as much time into the engine note of the cars as Sega did for Sega GT 2002 (the cars sound exactly as they should). an improvment could definatly have been a realistic damage model so you get to see every contact on the car and the graphics could be alot crisper (we all know that the xbox can handle it!) all the same, the music is awsome, the cars rock, the tracks look brilliant, and i just love the smoke and dust effects! so a very very fair 8 out of ten!!
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Damn good game for PC if you have the right stuff |
| Crazy Al from Oaville, Canada says (12/Jul/2003): |
This game is absolutly the best need for speed game ive ever played. The only flaw is the REPLAY! Will someone please fix that stupid players view replay. You cant roam around the car and the only way you can get good screenshots is if you can drive looking backwards, which is very difficult. The cops in this game are great. They are super aggresive and never let you slip away without damage. The damage is very visible but to see it u must put you graphics to the high level, which is not possible to some players. So what i say to those players is get a NEW GRAPHICS CARD!
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Better than good! |
| Nicolas from HI,U.S.A. says (1/Jul/2003): |
The games' very good with the sound affeats and stuff. If I had to gave it a grade in school I'd gave it a B+!!! The only proplem is that when I get ''busted'' the computer freezes but I think it's only the disk not the game. DO you have any cheat codes that WORK!!! because I can't find any that work with my vurshen and I don't even know what kind of vurshen I have.
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The best NFS game (For P.C.) |
| A gamer from Redmond, WA says (25/Jun/2003): |
Great Gameplay, Great Internet Play. Dashbord would be nice. How can u say it is the worst NFS game, the others have sucked compeared to this one. This is the first game were i have played the demo, and liked it so much i bought the game. The internet play is really good (except for the cheaters).
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A total letdown? |
| Calvin from New York, USA says (24/Jun/2003): |
After reviewing the game on both Xbox and PS2, running it on a high-end computer console would be a heaven send given the graphic barriers that still isnt overrun by the consoles yet. And it was just that, the bitrate was high and the graphics were visually stunning right down to the mirror reflections on the hull of the exotic. But there are total letdowns. First, I believe anyone would enjoy changing the enviornment to meet their satisfactions like how we could back in the Need For Speed III days. The tracks are pretty much pieced together and renamed, some even run backwards. It might feel like its going 200 Mph when it sounds like its going 50. I am a big fan of third person replays, especially the angle that has the "hollywood" perspective; and that they left out. All in all, it is a good game and is worth the price its going at now. At least the music isnt all that bad.
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itīs not so bad |
| eflores from San Jose, Costa Rica says (16/Jun/2003): |
the game in itself is good because the cops are agressive and hard to run away, but i have to agree with the replays comment it sucks. the cars are hard to manuver and the tracks arnīt that tough as some pervious nfs games. this is the worst one of all and also it has no damage so that stinks also.
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LAME LAME LAME |
| A gamer from red bank N.J. says (12/Jun/2003): |
no replay angles and no dashboard view no good, no fun , not worth the money, lame . watching the replay is half the fun. seeing the different dashboards was the other half of the fun. (for me anyway) That translates to NO fun. this game is lame.
How about some updates???
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A Very Enjoyable Game (on PS2) |
| Super spy from New York USA says (8/Jun/2003): |
This game is bay far fantastic! The game may be a little on the expensive side but it's worth it! TIP:on you're the cop mode, get right up on the tail of a speeder and press the "catch up" button (R3). This will usualy inflict madgor damage on the racers car. They will also be easy to spot after that (smoke will star poring out of thier car!!!)
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Best NFS game so far! |
| A gamer from Florida, USA says (4/Jun/2003): |
The NFS series has given us their best game yet, as promised. It has about 41 cars to unlock and 25 tracks to unlock. I liked the game because you can take so many alternate routes. The AI and cops are also very challenging to beat. The soundtrack is pretty good, being a mix with rock and techno. The engine sound I have nothing against.The graphics are state-of-the-art. The Event Trees are a cool new feature, giving you specific tasks to unlock more events, cars, and new tracks. If your like me, it'll take you 6 months to complete, so it's "lifespan" is very good. The fun factor is a 10 / 10. I don't think it's value (price) is so hot, but it's the same price with mostly all new PS2 releases. So they're just going along with the crowd as they say. This game's originality isnt hot, but it's a sequel, so they cant be very different. This game GREATLY exceeded my expectations. I sugest seing screenshots, and if you like what you see, buy it.
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Excellent Game |
| Jeff from MI says (18/Apr/2003): |
A lot of people say "Ooooh there aren't any codes for this game so Project Gotham is bettterrrr." WELL BOO FRICKIN HOO. This game is tight. Project Gotham is good too but I personally perfer this game more because over all, it is better. Project Gotham has good stuff, but NFS:HP2 has everything Project Gotham has AND more. I own both games, as well as many other XBox games, incase you think that I am just making this up...
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The Absolute Worst Game of the NFS Series |
| Chase from Delray Beach,FL.USA says (17/Apr/2003): |
I've played/owned every game in the series and all of them (except this one)had at least one redeeming quality about them. I bought this game b4 playing (stupid i know)thinking it could'nt be any worse than any of the others(which were'nt that bad (cept nfs 2)only this one would have great xbox graphics and steady frame rates......Wrong!This Game Sucks Soo Bad that EA should Fire the development team responsible for releasing this junk and start over again!Who cares about cheats? What about control?These Cars feel like Pontoon Boats that float down the road yet magically stay on the road no matter what u do(kind like old slot cars).And why have replays if they only show the one perspective u used to drive the round.you want to see the action not just the road again!They should have sacrificed 6 of the 7 play back speeds and gave different perspective views during replays,Even NFS1 did Better than this.This Game is truly pathetic,so if u care about Quality dont get or patronize this Lame Garbage!!!
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An Average Racing Game |
| Umrahel from Sydney says (16/Apr/2003): |
If you liked Hot Pursuit 1 you will like this. Who cares about the no cheat Factor cause who needs cheats anyway (you unskilled newbies from previous reviews) Graphics are good and theres a great selection of cars and tracks you can unlock. lifespan depends on the player (pretty short), how good are you? after finishing the many modes go on and play with ur bro or friend / s . The new Pursuit system with the health bars and all that new stuff is no good, the Pursuit system from NFS HP 1 is better, but that depends on the player again. You cannot compare this with Project Gotham at all because they are both very different games. This game has the Either you Like it or u dont in it, just like Phantom Crash and Crimson Sea.
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