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Yes you can get the car to drift if speed is just right. If your speed is too much and you hit the grass, or gravel shoulder you slide towards the guard-rail and usually imapct it. Drifting is slightly different overall than what I am used to in other racers, but not so much if feels foreign or anything like that. In PGR 4 you simply hit the e-brake & steer correctly to drift. If your speed is right you slide right around the turn without any wall contact. In HP you can over compensate your steering & actually do a 180 while drifting. Not unlike Forza. If your shunted from behind during a drift or high speed corner it will cause you to have to make steering/speed corrections or into the shoulder & guard-rail you go! It should only take most that play racers/car games a few minutes to get familiar with the physics, than maybe a few more to master the drifting aspect. It's not that difficult just a little different than previous NFS games. I got hands on for about 8 to 10 runs in the 4 available modes. I think I spent most time in 'Sun, Sand & Supercars' race.

Yes the physics are more like PGR4 I use Burnout series as an example of the gameplay itself. Going fast, sense of speed, driving high speed like a maniac. Physics are above what Paradise had to offer. Of course the demo will allow everyone that plays it to make their own assessment. As I reviewed it elsewhere here @TDU-C http://forum.turboduck.net/showthread.php?p=360390#post360390 you cannot simply press the e-brake button & drift around a corner. It takes a combination of brake (slowing down some) & e-brake tapping to get the car to drift correctly. If you simply press the e-brake button more than tapping you will spin your car into a 180. Also if you are headed for a sharp curve and going to fast you WILL slide off into the fence/guard-rail. It's not like Ridge Racer where you can easily drift & slide around a sharp turn at mega speed you do have to have SOME driving skill & sense. But by all means it's still arcadish not sim like at all everyone think PGR4, GRID style and it's pretty close.

Alot are missing the point, and I am talking about what I see all over the web not so much here. NFS HP is for the fun factor, racing, chasing , drifting & sliding around at speeds in excess of 200 (game) mph. Too many are reading into it. I want a sim, I want customization, I want this & that. Its a game like PGR, where you pick a car and haul buns, driving like a maniac. If you are looking into it any deeper than that you will be disappointed. If you like games like PGR, Burnout, GRID, you'll enjoy this one. IF you hate those games wholla! your gonna feel the same about HP. If anyone has even remotely watched the released videos showing gameplay it stands clear of what it is. From one who has actually had a chance to play a slice of the game I still have my pre-order in place. It's the kinda race game when you need to sit down, erase the day, release some aggressions, shunt & out-run some cops and put a smile on your face & feel good about it while your doing it. A game with very little fustration & more fun factor, get it? Nothing more! The split screen thing is a let down, but it is what it is.

You are correct. I just could not remember! Been working to hard & not enough time to spend watching the videos lately! Wish they would have snapped some pics of the GT. I knew I should have brought my camera, even if it would have been a hassle.

A few more aspects of the game I forgot to share. The few races that were offered it seemed a bit easy to knock out the Porsche Panamera Turbo Police cruiser. As you knock them out they get replaced by another. It resembles Burnout Takedown in that respect. I think it may be a false confident booster. Because when the Pagani Cinque joins the pursuit it is much harder to take out. So I think the Panamera are for sport early on in the race then they ramp things up. A.I. plus the cops shunt, bump, smash you but not as bad as say GRID where in the narrow road races in that game the A.I. can be relentless. I did notice in one race I was around 4th or 5th and was able to reach 3rd toward the finish line then two cars ahead wrecked each other then at an iron bridge the Lambo in front of me got caught on the railing and I flew by to take 1st. I thought maybe it might be like FUEL where the A.I. waits for you in the end, but after a few more races I realized it's just like GRID where A.I. makes mistakes and you still have to fight to get 1st. Of course like most race games the AI flies off the start line leaving you behind & you spend the entire race trying to catch up all the while dodging cops shunting & smashing you. The other odd thing about the game is the spike strips: If you hit one your cars spins out then in a second your back on the road with new tires? Nothing like Most Wanted or Carbon at all. In MW you could limp away sometimes but Carbon you are almost always busted after hitting spikes. The one thing I did forget to mention also about the physics: In most arcade type racers you hit the e-brake and get your car into a drift easily. With HP it's not that easy. If you give it a full on e-brake your car spins into a 180. One of the team members there told me to work with the brake & the e-brake. So I tried slowing down some with the brake then tapping the e-brake and it was much easier to accomplish a drift or slide. Even though it should only take you a few minutes into the game to master it, it's not the normal non-thinking e-brake style like say PGR3 or 4. Not only do you get short bursts of Nitrous which you build up as you drive but also on the d-pad you have 'Turbo' when you push it it gives you a surge of speed for around 5 to 10 seconds then it is depleted and you have to build it up once again while driving. Nice to have when you need that extra boost right at the finish line when your having trouble catching up but why two means of speed boost? I guess it's a cue from the Burnout series. I am not sure anything will be changed at this stage of the game as we are just over a month away from release. So I guess it is what it is, like it or not?

The tour organizes with local car dealers to cordinate car showings. Also there was a Maserati GT at the end of the row & I don't believe that car is in the game either. They had a GT-R Nissan in Seacrest County police livery. I just took these pics from the NFS site as I did not want to lug my camera to the event. The handling of the cars in my opinion is a cross between PGR 4 & GRID. The cars have weight to them & there is a difference between them that is physically felt. Not majorly but it's there. Acceleration turning, grip etc... Not anything like Gran Turismo or Forza not on that level. It was a very small slice of the game only 4 different events were available. One was a 6.8 mile 'pleasure cruise' in a Carrera GT not a race just you & the GT driving a few miles. Seeing that mode makes me think they may not have a totally 'freeroam' mode. But thats just from what I saw. Since it was a small slice the total freeroam mode may have not been available? They did not offer you the chance to be cop & bust racers. Nor did they allow you a chance to drive the Reventon, Murc SV, CCX, CCXR, etc... I think they want to leave those for when you actually get the game. Guess they did not want to spoil or reveal too much? You get rear car view, close-up rear view, hood (bonnet), & bumper view NO CABIN VIEW! Graphics are easily on par with Burnout Paradise, SHIFT, not as detailed as say Dirt 2 but a close second. The cars do not have such high color contrast like in SHIFT (which in my opinion was too much) but look good with a good amount of polygons, they do not look plastic like at all. Also no light bloom/flare which really annoys me in other games. You may like it but I do not. HP does not have it. Lighting is similiar to Dirt 2 in that respect. I think the biggest gripe of the game would be the totally ridiculous rearview mirror. I'm sorry I just don't get it?! In Most Wanted & Carbon you see everything real world correct. HP has this mirror with vertical lines down it like defrost wires, all the environment reflects blue & any car in view is a yellow plastic looking toy? The only true color is the red & blue police lights. Why they think the rearview should look like that is beyond me?

Attended last nights NFS-HP Tour event here and started a thread if anyone is interested in asking me questions concerning the game? http://forum.tdu-central.com/showthread.php?p=359587#post359587

Attended the Austin NFS-HP Tour event and got some hands on time with a small slice of the game. Fire away with your questions, and I'll try to give you some insight on it from my limited experience. http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd16/madpioneer/Spyker.jpg http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd16/madpioneer/R8.jpg http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd16/madpioneer/DB9.jpg

Just got my invite this morning so may have to pony up & attend!:thumbsup:

The NFS Hot Pursuit on Tour date here in Austin is in 2 days. I never got any confirmation after signing up so I guess I am not 'cool' enough to attend.:( I was hoping to get achance to check it out before release, guess not!:-x

Criterions statements that I have heard say over 157 miles of road. So figure about that. Not a huge map indeed, but I believe somewhat larger than Most Wanted & Carbon not by a milestone but bigger. I think they have tried to make it with less repitition by combining pacific coast, desert, forest & snow capped mountains all in one map. Rather than the mutiple singular scapes of HP2. Most of the videos released show the familiar blocking yellow arrows so it seems depending on your choice of race, pursuit the road has either open or closed off sections not unlike Most Wanted or Carbon. I was thinking maybe they would create different maps like HP2 but it seems like it has become a combination only instead. Regardless of the small map I have had it reserved for some time. A first day purchase for me. Have waited to long to see this come to full perition.

Plugged in the sound mod last night. Like it! Although with TDU's limited audio I knew the total nuance of the sound may not be captured but you did a fantastic job even in lue of that. Love the downshifting! Sounds very close to the films sound. Kudos!

Doctor, this is exactly what I was hoping someone would attempt after I first viewed the short film. Thanx! a Million!!

A new type of sports/super car being built less than 40 miles from where I live. I met a man who was persuing patents on a new type of water cooling A/C system years ago. Never knew what became of it? Then there was a entrepreneur here in Texas building an American Exotic car for tall athletes in mind using Ford Sho motors now this! http://www.ronnmotors.com/cms/ http://www.worldcarfans.com/109031117808/governor-schwarzenegger-test-drives-hydrogen-assisted-ronn-motors-scorpion-supercar http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.greentechgazette.com/images/ronn-scorpion.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.greentechgazette.com/index.php/free-energy/ronn-motors-scorpion-exotic-car-saves-gas-using-hydrogen/&h=261&w=320&sz=17&tbnid=YzEZdAGR9UePkM:&tbnh=96&tbnw=118&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dronn%2Bscorpion&zoom=1&q=ronn+scorpion&usg=__DLwrV6AfooKWTBe81TbjhS2X1rA=&sa=X&ei=s9aITOzMIermnQfuwNS9DA&ved=0CBoQ9QEwAg http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd16/madpioneer/Scorpion.jpg

So are they available to the public?

I understand the loading and jumping annoyance, sorry. I usually load all this stuff at work where we have T1 drops and it's pretty fast and I forget people viewing are at home and have slower and less powerful internet service. Have to remember this! I try to get alot of angles if I can because some car nuts are like myself and one quick photo is not going to do the job! So I will take your advice for future posts, and try to restrain myself.

Trying to add to this site, but if you feel you don't want to see anymore than I won't post here anymore. Sorry to clog up your day! Thanx for your enthusiasm!

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My friend and I have been talking about this for over a year wishing someone would re-do Hot Pursuit 2 (our favorite NFS game) but update it for the newer consoles. We would joke around about it all the time and now it's coming out! WOW! Everyone has their thoughts on which NFS is their favorite or the best. For us it has always been Hot Pusuit 2. So actually seeing it come to light is amazing, never thought they would ever even consider going back to those roots. Not really concerned with customization or tuning so much, if it's anything like the original game but on steroids I will be more than happy. Seeing the Lambo SuperVeloce in it is two thumbs up!!:thumbsup: I will be buying in November if it is not delayed!

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iLLusion Are you using original road textures or a mod? If so what mod? Thanx!

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