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Need For Speed Hot Pursuit features an extensive single player Career Mode for aspiring racers and cops. Accessed via the Seacrest County Map, new events show up as orange signs for the former whilst SCPD incidents show up as blue badges, and you can switch between the two whenever you want.
Racer events include straight races, time trial events or Hot Pursuit, where you have to evade the attentions of the SCPD whilst gunning for first place. If you take to the streets as a cop, one moment you'll be taking down racers before they reach the finish line, the next you'll be sent on an Interceptor mission to bust a suspect as quickly as possible by any means necessary.
As you complete objectives, you unlock new events and new dream machines by racking up bounty, the in-game currency; race to the finish line as quickly as possible to rack up more bounty, and boost your total by taking out opponents along the way and posting a new personal best time.
Whichever side of the law you decide to race on, make sure your driving skills are up to scratch by sticking to the road, avoiding oncoming traffic and making best use of the equipment on offer. All cars come equipped with nitrous, which can be used to give you a short and powerful burst of acceleration. In addition, as you progress, you'll pick up extra equipment such as spike strips, a deadly tyre shredder, and the EMP, a long-range weapon that causes significant internal damage to any car it targets successfully.
At any point, take advantage of Freedrive to explore Seacrest County with the cars you've unlocked, familiarising yourself with the lie of the land and searching out the many shortcuts that could give you those extra crucial seconds when the heat is on.
Need for Speed Rivals inserts gamers behind the wheel of both sides of the thin blue line, daring them to cross that line as either a cop or racer in order to gain any advantage in the street’s ultimate rivalry. Players decide between two distinct career experiences, each with its own set of high-stakes challenges, rewards, pursuit tech and cars. The intensity of the action is enhanced as a result of AllDrive, a feature that destroys the line between single player, co-op and multiplayer. Through AllDrive, friends are connected to one racing world where their races and chases can collide at any time.
