---> Amusing entertainment and lots of action for varied high-speed races.
Have already played to the Platinum Trophy short my positive impressions:
- The races are relatively short (2-5 minutes), always very scarce and therefore very exciting
- You're always on the other turn, and is very nearly followed.
- The controller is "depp simple": with R2 always full on the gas, hold briefly with L2 before bends / tap.
- Lots of very interesting and topical vehicles, with rich sound.
- Great damage model / crash scenes
- No stuttering / sound dropouts
- Very fast, you can feel the road speed
- Continuous progress and rewards, no cacophony, boring repetition of the same race needed to make progress
- Very beautiful, varied and large area (forest, beach, mountains, snow, desert, etc.)
- Day, night, and weather changes
- Time Career: 25-35 h
- Very successful online mode: you can start right away with up to 7 other players, sometimes a cop, sometimes the hunted, or just racing each other drive (about 3-5 minutes). Power almost addictive. One can also compare the completed in Career Mode times with those of friends, or try to be better.
Conclusion: Fast, uncomplicated, perfect arcade racing fun.
What NFS HP does not provide (including, as an arcade racer?):
- Realistic driving and steering behavior
- Steering wheel support
- Cockpit view
- Manual gearshift
- Settings not possible to driving aids, tuning, etc.
- 2P Split Screen