Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
Developer(s): EA Black Box
Publisher(s): Electronic Arts
Genre: Racing
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: IGN: 9/10, Metacritic: 89/100, GameSpot: 8.5/10, Eurogamer: 8/10
Game description: Need for Speed is back and faster than ever in Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2. Engage in the next generation thrill of arcade racing with the spiritual successor to Need For Speed III Hot Pursuit. The sequel houses a stable of exclusive and exotic cars from the world's most coveted licensors including Ferrari, Porsche, and Lamborghini. Become the "champion road racer" by conquering numerous racing events, all carrying rewards such as cars, tracks, and high performance upgrades. The game challenges the driver to dodge traffic, police, and natural elements in high speed and high style. And it's up to you to evade any cops on your path, since getting busted just might end your career.
Test configurations on Windows:
Environment | Configurations | Comments | Tester | ||||
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Region | OS | CPU/GPU | Revision | Graphics | Sound/Pad | ||
PAL | ? |
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r4600 | GSDX r4643 0.1.16 |
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BIOS: SCPH70004, Easy to run this. FPS: ~50 | Lagahan |
NTSC-U | Windows |
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1.1.0 r5492 | GSdx 5464 SSE41 |
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Runs above full speed., Very slight graphics errors. | |
PAL | Windows |
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1.1.0 (r5682) | GSDX |
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Europe v02.00(14/06/2004), Recommended + MTVU, Automatic Game Fixes, Playable, but requires a powerful GPU (better than mine for sure) or you'll have constant perfomance drops. I had to max out VU Cycle Stealing to get constant 100% speed and that costed me smoothness. Various graphical glitches in Hardware mode. Glitched effects like dust from under tires and glitched lights can be fixed by setting Skipdraw to 5 but this will also remove fog and Depth of Field. | |
NTSC-U | Windows 7 64-Bit |
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1.2.1 r5873 | GSdx 10 (Software)0.1.16 r5875 |
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Game still has "Sunray" issue but the translucent textures appeared to be fixed. Game runs at a solid 60FPS, only problem was the audio skipping during the opening cut scene.Bios v 2.0 was used. | Zrooney |
PAL | Windows 10 64-bit |
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1.5.0 r2567 | GSdx 1.1.0 OpenGL AVX2 |
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Software mode (set to 2 cores, also no speedhacks, everything is set to default) runs at 60 fps all the time (fixed game speed). | LeRutY |
PAL-M6 | Windows 8.1, 64-bit |
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v1.6.0 | GSdx 20200506140834 (MSVC 19.25 SSE4.1/SSE41) 1.2.0 |
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The game pulls at 1080p (60 FPS), but due to sunlight, the game slows down. For that there were no freezes and bugs! | Chern40+7 |
NTSC-U | Windows 10 64-bit |
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1.7.0-dev-437 | GSdx 1.2.0 |
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In software mode levels like coastal parklands will work but as soon as you get into the area with the gas station after the tunnel the fps will drop and go back to normal when you leave. If you want the busted screen normal and no gray line behind the cars choose software mode but be warn of fps dropping. In hardware it will run fast but the busted screen will look black and gray and a gray line will appear behind the cars. (Enable Speedhacks Set EE Cyclerate To 180% And EE Cycle Skipping to Mild Leave Everything else in default it will run fps 60) must having gaming laptop otherwise it wont work fast. | Legendgamer |
NTSC-U | Windows 10 64-bit |
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v1.7.2183 | GSdx 1.2.0-AVX2 |
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Fully tested from start to finish at 4k 60fps using OpenGL and 3-Balanced speedhack setting and runs really good and smooth. For Important settings I only used Round Sprite Full in the Enable HW Hacks settings. A decent mid range to high end pc recommended for best experience. | Hemporus01 |
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Trivia
- Original names: 니드 포 스피드: 무한질주 2 (SLPM-67527)
Known Issues
Depth issues
- Status: Active
- Type: Serious
- Description: In hardware mode fog effects aren't rendered right, smoke effects appear square and there is a gray mist over police arrest cam.
- Workaround: Enable HW Hacks and set Skipdraw to 5. This will remove the fog, fix the smoke effects, but remove the police arrest cam. Use software mode to avoid these issues altogether.
Semi-transparent textures
- Status: Active
- Type: Minor
- Description: Textures may appear translucent or semi-transparent at times.
- Workaround: Enable HW Hacks and set Skipdraw until the effect disappears. Setting it to "5" may work.
Sunray issues
- Type: Note (not an issue)
- Description: The sunrays may shine through objects or buildings. The cause of this is unknown.
- Workaround: Using software mode will fix this bug. However this issue is minor and software mode may run a lot slower.
"busted" screens are broken
- Status: Active
- Type: Minor
- Description: The in-game scenes where you are busted by the police in Hot Pursuit mode do not render correctly,no textures are present.
- Workaround: Using software mode will fix this bug. However this issue is minor and software mode may run a lot slower.
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