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The game has a something-for-everyone design, with an excellent range of racecourses and customization options. Racecourses can be altered to different times of day and weather conditions, varying their level of challenge. The game has a strong commitment to realism, going to extremes to differentiate the cars in appearance, control, and even engine noise. Driving uphill or on rough terrain has predictable (and frustrating, if it costs you a lead!) effects. Pursuit mode, where you can either run from or become the police, is entertaining and heightens the stakes credibly.
Need for Speed 3: Hot Pursuit is not without minor disappointments, chief among them being the lack of an Internet play option (although you can link players over modem and network). Additionally, some of the course shortcuts fail to deliver their promise as time-savers. It also comes with a virtual airbag--no crash is really terminal. This is a common feature of race games, but a strange convention--it contrasts starkly with the game's realistic driving features. You can strike a road sign, spin out and smash a competitor, or even hit a cliff head-on at 120 mph, and none of these accidents is fatal to the car or driver. Instead, players may back up, turn around, and floor it, in hopes of making up lost time and winning the race. --Alyx Dellamonica
Pros:
- Over a dozen high-performance cars
- Fantastic track design
- Innovative pursuit mode
- Customization options
- Weather has little effect on handling
- Cars don't show damage when bumped or crashed
| PLATFORM: | Windows 95, Windows 98 |
| CATEGORY: | Software |
| MANUFACTURER: | Electronic Arts |
| ESRB RATING: | Everyone |
| TYPE: | Great Deals (Outlet store), Auto car automobile race racing, Computer Games, Driving Simulators (Simulation) |
| MEDIA: | CD-ROM |
| ACCESSORIES: | |
| UPC: | 014633121995 |
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Customer Reviews of Need for Speed 3: Hot Pursuit (Jewel Case)
Very good game It's my first race game in a PC. The cars look awesome, with reflections on them like you just had a detaling job. You get a really good feel of the speed and the cop car looks beautiful (a corvette that is). The scenery looks awesome and I really like the acuatica and pacifica tracks. You go through a tunnel that looks like an acuarium with neon plants inside. I wish they had some japanese cars though. The smoke is kind of like NES level, not very good, and the dust too. The rain and the snow effects are amazing though. Your windshield gets snow, mud and rain on in the experieced level and I think that's the real kick. In the beginning mode it's a little monotonous. But start the experience d one and then you get an exciting challenge.
The replay option is good, but the cars look like old carton boxes running around, maybe is my 64 mb video card. But the gameplay is good. (:)
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When this game first came out in 1998 (yes it WAS that long ago) everyone loved this game. I got this game about a year ago and on my computer (which was just upgraded) the cars didn't even look like cars, they looked like little colored blobs with black circles with a blob of silver on them for wheels. The graphics were horrible but gameplay is good, Hot Pursuit mode is fun for about two races. Handling is VERY unrealistic, all cars handle like they're on a rail (which could be a good thing for less experienced players which I'm NOT). What I thouht of this game: crappy. What you other computer geeks think: sweet (screw you(:
One of the best PC racing games of all time...
I've spent many hours playing this game. You don't realize its full potential until you start playing it at LAN parties and downloading new cars. There are plenty of cars and tools available and you can't beat the price. Buy it now and add it to your game collection. It's a classic.