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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit |OT| Do you have the Need for Speed?
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Majima Everywhere System
Member
Gary Whitta said:
This game more than any other makes me feel like it is faking the login message. I think it is how they present autolog.
FunnyBunny
Member
Servers down again... drats.
Goldrusher
Member
The entire game feels a lot like Outrun (basic gameplay & racing), mixed with some Burnout (crashes, takedowns) and NFS (cops, special abilities).isamu said:
isamu said:
Mostly because countersteering pretty much doesn't exist. It's still more realistic and feels more natural than Outrun 2 though.
In fact, to my surprise, it works pretty well.
Tap the gaz (or tap the brakes) and you start drifting. Once you're drifting, you control the drift from left to right...
Edit:beaten badly. I must say, the game feels like a mix of Outrun/Arcade Cruisn USA/Burnout 3 & Chase HQ. Overall, it's fucking awesome:lol
MidnightScott
Banned
I just won this on Ebay for $40 + $4 for shipping - the $11.67 in my paypal account, so I really spent only $32.33 on it.
I bought the PS3 version (I don't have a 360). I used to play a Need for Speed game on PC many years ago (think it was Hot Pursuit actually) and I remember having fun with it. I just watched videos of this game on Youtube and was excited for it.
I guess if I don't like it I could always resell it.
I bought the PS3 version (I don't have a 360). I used to play a Need for Speed game on PC many years ago (think it was Hot Pursuit actually) and I remember having fun with it. I just watched videos of this game on Youtube and was excited for it.
I guess if I don't like it I could always resell it.
Peterthumpa
Member
I still can't believe how good this game is. Criterion/EA, please, I'm waiting for Hot Pursuit 2 already, you have my money.
Been playing for the last 2 hours (and tomorrow I got a meeting to attend @ 8 AM, 2 AM right now :lol) and it's so good. It's a shame that the PC version has no voice chat whatsoever, and that's the only complaint that I can imagine with this game.
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Been playing for the last 2 hours (and tomorrow I got a meeting to attend @ 8 AM, 2 AM right now :lol) and it's so good. It's a shame that the PC version has no voice chat whatsoever, and that's the only complaint that I can imagine with this game.
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Ninja Scooter
Member
jesus christ some of these single player events (particularly the one on one duels and the time trial previews) are fucking brutal. I will run through and have what seems like a pretty good run (no wrecks, catch a bunch of shortcuts) and when I finish I'm like 20 seconds off a gold medal :lol
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
Fill up your nitro bar and use it all in one go, that's how I got it.Y2Kev said:
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
I think it's more like Ridge Racer, but with some actual weight to the cars.isamu said:
ColonelSkills
Member
Can anyone give me any tips on drifting, as I just don't seem to be quite grasping it in this game.
Is there a better way to initiate, or a to keep speed up, or something I'm just not quite intuitively picking up like I should? Following the line is all fine and good but during drifts I seem to be losing way too much ground. There's gotta be something I'm missing here based on what everyone else is saying.
Any tips?
Is there a better way to initiate, or a to keep speed up, or something I'm just not quite intuitively picking up like I should? Following the line is all fine and good but during drifts I seem to be losing way too much ground. There's gotta be something I'm missing here based on what everyone else is saying.
Any tips?
Peterthumpa
Member
Try to only "tap" the drift button without holding it.ColonelSkills said:
Usually I just tap once for a light drift, twice quickly for a heavier one and so on.
IMO, the secret is to avoid holding the drift button.
plagiarize
Banned
i normally move out to cut in tight on the turn, tap the breaks to start drifting, and then try and go as close to the apex as possible. you need to sort of predict when you want to come out of the drift to nail the right line out of the corner, and then as soon as you have traction again and are facing the right way, NITRO.ColonelSkills said:
on a shallow long turn i find it's better to come off the accelerator and back on it to intiate the drift. seems to give you a shallower drift.
AlphaTwo00
Member
Regarding Drifting. I'm not sure why this is, but I see a ton of people online hitting their e-brakes going into a turn, and then then spin wildly as result. :lol
Does this game work with a wheel, and if so, how is it? I'm playing GT5 with my DFGT right now, so I'm pretty spoiled when it comes to force feedback implementation, but I'm still curious of other games that gets enhanced with a wheel. I've tried Outrun 2 and Burnout Paradise with a wheel, but they weren't particularly good.
ColonelSkills
Member
Hmm, definitely something to try out. Thanks everyone. Regarding nitro usage, I was tending to tap or hold it after initiating the drift and carrying it through the corner to maintain speed through it rather than using it to regain it afterward. I will definitely try to change that up, and the double tap as opposed to the slightly lengthier brake holding I was doing for entering sharper corners.
Thanks guys, much obliged.
Thanks guys, much obliged.
The Bookerman
Member
I love this game, definetly one of my sleeper hit(it wasn't on my radar cause I thought the racing model was gonna change). Will pick it up on boxing day....
BUT the time trials are freakin rediculous. especially the "Ultimate road car" time trial... I wanted to throw my controller to the wall.
BUT the time trials are freakin rediculous. especially the "Ultimate road car" time trial... I wanted to throw my controller to the wall.
The Bookerman said:
That one is a piece of cake compared to some of the later Gauntlet events. And just wait until the last couple of Hot Pursuits. I only have two racer events left to Gold, and one of them is a Hot Pursuit that makes me want to punch a hole to the fabric of space and time while yelling every obscenity in every language I know.
FunnyBunny
Member
The game becomes infinitely easier once you learn how to properly drift.
- In sharp, right-angle turns tap X (360 controller) to send of the car into a sideways spin.
- In medium turns, tap the brakes then punch the gas
- In long turns, tap the gas to lose traction but maintain speed
The time trial events frustrated me at first, especially the Cop Rapid Response races. But on my last race, I won gold with 22 seconds to spare.
There's a learning curve to the game I didn't expect. But once you get it down, learning how to feather the gas in long turns and nitro out (ALWAYS nitro out if you can)... the game is sublime.
- In sharp, right-angle turns tap X (360 controller) to send of the car into a sideways spin.
- In medium turns, tap the brakes then punch the gas
- In long turns, tap the gas to lose traction but maintain speed
The time trial events frustrated me at first, especially the Cop Rapid Response races. But on my last race, I won gold with 22 seconds to spare.
There's a learning curve to the game I didn't expect. But once you get it down, learning how to feather the gas in long turns and nitro out (ALWAYS nitro out if you can)... the game is sublime.
plagiarize
Banned
well, i think that is just the first one that requires you to corner properly to get near gold. it's easy enough once you figure out the drifting basics, but until you do gold seems impossible.Westonian said:
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
Sweet, I wanted the Veyron SS and Apollo. Now EA needs to add the Maserati MC12, Lamborghini Diablo SV, Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary, Mercedes CLK GTR, and the SSC Ultimate Aero TT, and I'll be happy for now.NHale said:
Kccitystar
Member
Just got word via Twitter:
YES.
Need for Speed Twitter said:
YES.
chris121580
Member
This is by far one of the most addicting games I've ever played. I hope people aren't sleeping on this
plagiarize
Banned
i better be able to add my retail version to steam...Kccitystar said:
iNvid02
Member
quick interceptor game, my fav tactic is to do a 180 turn and drive off :lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=329UKic8JEU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=329UKic8JEU
I love this game but the rubber-banding is FUCKING ridiculous. I'm on the "King of the Road" Duel and I've tried to beat it at least 20 times. No matter how good I am, the other car just rubber-bands to the front. One time, he had TWO HEAD-ON COLLISIONS and still caught up to me, even though I had a perfect run and hadn't even touched a guard rail.
How the hell do I beat this?
How the hell do I beat this?
iNvid02
Member
Defunkled said:
thats the veyron one right? i got it on my 2nd try, first attempt was just like yours, ,the AI managed to catch up and win when there was like 1 mile left.
stay ahead if possible, dont crash, use nitrous wisely BUT if he catches up/goes ahead which he probably will you gotta slipstream and pretty much get past him. i used the veyron but try ccxr
Defunkled said:
Reposting:
What I did was choose the car I felt was the better drifter for hairpins (the Koenigsegg for me). In the first highway section, keep up with him, maybe even get ahead of him if you can. Then there's an abrupt transition to the mountain road, try not to lose him there. He will screw up in one of the first three hairpins, guaranteed, and that's your cue. Get ahead of him, then try to keep him behind by cutting him off. Still, he will pass you in that turn before you have the caves on the left. Follow him as closely as you can, then after the next big turn to the right when you drift, boost as much as you can and use the shortcut on the right. If you don't exit it ahead of him, it's too late, start again. If you do get ahead of him at this point, you can beat him by preventing him from drifting on the inside of turns, i.e. doing it yourself. He will bump you and try to push you out of the way, so you will need a bit of luck. After the last hairpin, boost to leave him in the dust, but be careful of that treacherous last bend!
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
Won't happen. There is no EA game that you can do this with.plagiarize said:
Iron_Scimitar
Banned
40 bucks at amazon now
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003R783IY/?tag=neogaf0e-20
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003R783IY/?tag=neogaf0e-20