Need for speed:hot

pursuit

European
cover art featuring a Pagani Zonda Cinque and
a Lamborghini Reventn

Developer(s)

Criterion Games
Additional work by:
EA Digital Illusions CE
Exient Entertainment (Wii)[1]

Publisher(s)

Electronic Arts

Director(s)

Craig Sullivan
Fiona Sperry

Producer(s)

Matt Webster

Designer(s)

Matt Follett

Artist(s)

Henry LaBounta

Composer(s)

Marios Takoushis[2]
Vanesa Lorena Tate[3]

Series

Need for Speed

Engine

Chameleon[4]

Platform(s)

Microsoft Windows,PlayStation
3, Wii,Xbox
360, iOS,[5] Android,webOS, Windows
Phone,Java ME

Release date(s)

16 November 2010[6]

NA

AUS

18 November 2010[7]

EU

19 November 2010[6]

JP

9 December 2010

Genre(s)

Racing

Mode(s)

Single-player, multiplayer

Distribution

Optical disc, download

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit is a 2010 racing video game developed by British games
developer Criterion Games andpublished by Electronic Arts for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft
Windows, Wii, iOS, Android, webOS and Windows Phone. The Wii version was developed by Exient
Entertainment. Hot Pursuit is the sixteenth Need for Speed title and was released in November
2010, with digital download versions released within December 2010.
Hot Pursuit's gameplay is set in the fictional Seacrest County, 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 such as Hot Pursuit, Interceptor and Race. The game features 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 paiddownloadable content in the
form of new cars, new race and pursuit events, and new trophies/achievements. As of 07/30/2012,
the Web Dashboard for Autolog was shutdown for all games except Need for Speed: Most Wanted.[8]

Hot Pursuit was well received by critics at E3 2010 and was most notably awarded with "Best Racing
Game" from the 2010 Game 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 Need for Speed series
history and one of the seventh generation's highest-rated racing games. It won several Best Racing
Game awards, including Best Driving Game at Spikes 2010 Video Game Awards. The game also
won aBAFTA Award for its Autolog multiplayer component. Critics praised the games graphics,
visuals, crashes, sound and soundtrack, excellent presentation, dramatic races, high-speed chases
as well as the new Autolog feature and that it brought the series back to its roots.