My personal rating

Below is an analysis of old people from an old man, so let me see the youth that I do not throw with abbreviations to me. I'm also a some of my problems that have nothing to do with the review, but maybe it will help anyone time.
Mich have initially deterred the reviews here, I wanted the game so do not buy really. When it came, however, in a flash of 49, - to 29, - Euro has been lowered, the fingers could not resist and we went in the cart.
In fact, after a day comes, thank you very Amazon.
This was followed by the installation, which lasted a little. After all the data were read and extracted, he came first shock:
Error Directx Setup. Installation will be terminated. Well, thank you, a good start.
Aunt Google cranked, no hit. DirectX from another Game reinstalled, Setup continues ... back at 20% the message ... Error DirectX Setup.
Panic in the eye. Well, no idea why, at the 4th attempt, he moved then extracting and setup through to the end. Emergency unsubscribe.
This was followed by the next question ... runs es..oder not running it. In any case, started the game. Make it my elderly computer? Yes, it was clearly with the game. A 4-Kerner at 3 GHz, a GTX 460 OC with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of memory.
Fraps gave me with my settings permanent 30FPS on (longer is the game so in the normal way is not wise), sometimes even very briefly down to 24, then recovered quickly, however.
The next problem ... my gamepad. With keyboard to play ... no thanks, I'm not a finger acrobat. X-Box controller: None. I have only an ancient Logitech Wingman, even analog. The suits me but so well in hand that I shied away from a new purchase and even in Hot Pursuit and Most Wanted I got to run him. Here, however, failed all X-Box controller simulators, whether or Xpadder x360ce. With Xpadder some keys went, but steer impossible, the driver just looked to the left and right out the window.
Because it occurred to me ... I still have a reserve gamepad, NoName, digital, even with this engine thingy vibrator :-)
Long story short, the Free Software MotioninJoy I could quickly simulate and adjust the X-Box controller.
Hooray ... on the first round.
For me the graphics are acceptable, as has been said, except for small stuttering playable. Test, I have the recommendations to adjust the FPS means of command, tried, the result was clear: the GTX 460 does not create more than 30 FPS (or only short times 35) in the game, thus kicked the command line again. The next attempt to spice up the game graphically (other command) went right into his pants, FPS to 20 down.
Conclusion: just above system followed geradeso values:
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Bewegungsunschäfe OFF
Lighting Quality: Low Medium
Headlight shadows
Ambient Occlusion: OFF (also HBAO went)
Reflection Quality: Low Medium
Effect Quality: High

Handsomely it is anyway. Driving against opponents and cops (some really hard, what can) is fun, the orders are ok, upgrading and optical tuning is in my view sufficient. The other've already described here and is in div. Test nachlesbar.
Who first wants to try to calm everything should definitely change the Alldrive on single player, you will usually immediately thrown into multiplayer and some Level 20 Cops have nothing else to do, as your first car (of course stock) to hunt and return to the garage to convey.

Me personally, only the following things have annoyed:
Controller limited (is not gonna work ... please where is the problem of integrating all gamepads)
Loading times ... well, just so, but I'm always very impatient
Vehicle selection: compared to Hot Pursuit total loss, but let's be honest, I do not drive all but just a few.

I give 4 stars, not because I am an EA or otherwise-what-fanboy, but because my game.
To take my patch the FPS lock out and adjust the controller / steering wheel would be nice. Then, the next way to the next order would be free: a new graphics card.

In this sense ... I wish you all a nice pre-Christmas period.