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|introduction      = '''''Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered''''' is a 2020 remaster of the 2010 racing game ''[[Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit]]'' originally developed by [[Company:Criterion Games|Criterion Games]]. It is the first game in the ''[[Series:Need for Speed|Need for Speed]]'' series since series publisher [[Company:Electronic Arts|Electronic Arts]] moved the series license back from [[Company:Ghost Games|Ghost Games (now EA Gothenburg)]] to Criterion. The remaster was primarily handled by [[Company:Stellar Entertainment|Stellar Entertainment]], who also handled ''[[Burnout Paradise Remastered]]'', with Criterion's assistance. It features all the content from the original game (except for three cars due to licensing issues), plus all the content-expanding DLC from the original PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 releases, and various improvements including the ability to set custom colors for Racer cars (with a wrap editor coming in a future update).
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{{ii}} The "Polizia" livery of SCPD's Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 has been replaced with a simplified design.
 
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{{++}} All downloadable content (sans the Timesaver packs), which are not available for PC version of the original game, are included in Remastered.
 
{{++}} All downloadable content (sans the Timesaver packs), which are not available for PC version of the original game, are included in Remastered.
{{--}} Because of licensing issues, Carbon Motors E7 Concept and both of 722 Edition and Stirling Moss models of the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren are removed in Remastered. In the case of the former, the company shuttered in 2013.
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{{--}} Because of licensing issues, Carbon Motors E7 Concept and both the 722 Edition and Stirling Moss models of the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren are removed in Remastered. [[Wikipedia:Carbon Motors|Carbon Motors]] shuttered in 2013 without ever having produced a production model, while Mercedes-Benz has since sold off its stake in McLaren and is now a direct competitor (cars made by either one company still appear in Remastered).
  
 
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==Essential improvements==

Revision as of 20:01, 4 December 2020

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For the original release, see Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit.

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered cover
Developers
Criterion Games
Stellar Entertainment
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Release dates
Windows November 6, 2020
Reception
Metacritic 74
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Racing
Vehicles Automobile
Art styles Realistic
Themes Contemporary, North America
Series Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered on IGDB
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered on Wikipedia
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Subseries of Need for Speed
Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit 1998
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 2002
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2010
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered 2020

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered is a 2020 remaster of the 2010 racing game Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit originally developed by Criterion Games. It is the first game in the Need for Speed series since series publisher Electronic Arts moved the series license back from Ghost Games (now EA Gothenburg) to Criterion. The remaster was primarily handled by Stellar Entertainment, who also handled Burnout Paradise Remastered, with Criterion's assistance. It features all the content from the original game (except for three cars due to licensing issues), plus all the content-expanding DLC from the original PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 releases, and various improvements including the ability to set custom colors for Racer cars (with a wrap editor coming in a future update).

The game was released for Windows on November 6, 2020.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Origin
Origin
Included with EA Play Pro.
Windows
Steam
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Origin
Windows
All versions require Origin and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.
The "Polizia" livery of SCPD's Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 has been replaced with a simplified design.
Based on the original Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 ports, using their lower resolution textures.
All downloadable content (sans the Timesaver packs), which are not available for PC version of the original game, are included in Remastered.
Because of licensing issues, Carbon Motors E7 Concept and both the 722 Edition and Stirling Moss models of the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren are removed in Remastered. Carbon Motors shuttered in 2013 without ever having produced a production model, while Mercedes-Benz has since sold off its stake in McLaren and is now a direct competitor (cars made by either one company still appear in Remastered).

Essential improvements

NFS HPR Texture Pack

Restores the higher resolution textures of the original PC release.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Criterion Games\Need for Speed(TM) Hot Pursuit Remastered\config.NFS11Save
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Criterion Games\Need for Speed(TM) Hot Pursuit Remastered\Save\Default\MUD64.8.NFS11Save
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1328660/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Criterion Games\Need for Speed(TM) Hot Pursuit Remastered\Save\Default\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1328660/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Origin
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
5.1 and 7.1
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
Audio is identical to English version.
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
Online play
8 Versus
Cross-platform multiplayer and leaderboards are supported.[2]

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-2120
AMD Phenom II X4 965
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 45 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTS 450
ATI Radeon HD 5750
DirectX 11 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References