(mini-review.)

NFS: Hot Pursuit (2010) was a wonderful racing game. Fantastic controls. Great graphics (for the time). Awesome music. A decent selection of popular cars. I was excited about the remaster. The game is barely a re-release much less a remaster, however. No graphical upgrades except for some mild AA. The game runs modestly on my 32 GB/Nvme SSD/OC Radeon VII system. At 4K/Ultra, I was getting about 80 fps, which is a bit embarrassing for a game that is over 10 years old, with an AA filter slapped on top. The menus are practically impossible to navigate, with dips into the teens. They corrected none of the rubber banding AI, nor issues with cheating police. The Origin thin client is a joke, with the game refusing to restart, even after I had started the full version of Origin on my machine.

The game is simply a sad insult to the memory of a once classic title. Even at 18 dollars, USD, this game borderline theft. I'm hoping to snag a refund.

Avoid this game.

4.5/10.

(mini-review.) NFS: Hot Pursuit (2010) was a wonderful racing game. Fantastic controls. Great graphics (for the time). Awesome music. A decent selection of popular cars. I was excited about the remaster. The game is barely a re-release much less a remaster, however. No graphical upgrades except for some mild AA. The game runs modestly on my 32 GB/Nvme SSD/OC Radeon VII system. At 4K/Ultra, I was getting about 80 fps, which is a bit embarrassing for a game that is over 10 years old, with an AA filter slapped on top. The menus are practically impossible to navigate, with dips into the teens. They corrected none of the rubber banding AI, nor issues with cheating police. The Origin thin client is a joke, with the game refusing to restart, even after I had started the full version of Origin on my machine. The game is simply a sad insult to the memory of a once classic title. Even at 18 dollars, USD, this game borderline theft. I'm hoping to snag a refund. Avoid this game. 4.5/10.