#Need for speed hot pursuit 2 soundtrack series#
Hot Pursuit 2 is a sequel in spirit to Need For Speed III, three installments back, which was the first game in the series to make high-speed chases its central gameplay element. They are of course not simulated with Gran Turismo's exacting precision, but it's cool to simply be given the impression of driving the world's greatest sports cars. Even the McLaren F1 is in attendance, both the original and Le Mans editions. The Ferrari 550, 360, and F50 Porsche's 911, Boxster, and Carrera GT Lotus BMW Mercedes American representatives from Corvette and Ford Aston Martins. EA has to have shelled out a positively unearthly amount of money for the licenses in this game. If you like cars, you'll probably get a kick out of the simple fantasy factor in Hot Pursuit 2's car lineup. I pick up Emap's CAR magazine off the newsstand every month, I can dope out the difference between BMW 3-series with a little effort, and I'll happily share my opinion on the Subaru Impreza's headlights or the front-end design on the Enzo Ferrari (respectively, I like them, and I don't like it). Now, I like cars, as you can tell if you've read some of my other racing reviews. Skip down to the next heading if you want to read about the game, rather than watch the author wretchedly geek out. And you'll definitely want to play it on PS2, since this version has plenty of features that the competition lacks. Gran Turismo 3 remains the best-looking racer on PS2 by a substantial margin (a margin we're starting to doubt any game will be able to make up), but Need For Speed's engine drives it well enough that it can focus on what it does best: fast, competitive, exciting arcade racing. Hot Pursuit 2 is mightily impressive simply as a collection of exotic cars - never have this many sweet rides been packed into a single game. Attempting to elude the cops in a red Ferrari 550 Barchetta, top down, is pretty good as fantasies go. After all, attempting to elude the cops in your 1989 Honda Civic DX is not much of a fantasy.
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 delivers that fantasy in unadulterated form, and several other fine fantasies besides. There is not a single human who has been pulled over by a cop and failed to contemplate, at least for a split second, the prospect of putting the hammer down and taking off.
#Need for speed hot pursuit 2 soundtrack full#
Fantasy, of course, comes in all forms, both highly exaggerated and relatively mundane - sure, there are magical worlds full of elves and dwarves and medieval villages that for whatever reason don't smell awful, but there are also more basic, familiar, down-to-earth fantasies that a game can satisfy.
The best games are those that not only present a challenge to the mind and reflexes, but also speak to the need for escapist fantasy in entertainment.
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