Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 review - ColourShed

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    Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 review
    Platform: PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC
    Release Year: 2002
    Developer: EA Canada, EA Black Box (PS2)
    Publisher: Electronic Arts
    Genre: Arcade Racer
    ► Music (in order):
    "Going Down On It (Instrumental Remix)" from Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2, by Hot Action Cop
    "Motocross" by Topher Mohr and Alex Elena
    "Tied Up" by Silent Partner
    "Cykloid" from Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2, by ROM
    "Sphere" from Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 (& Sims 2), by Humble Brothers
    "Emergency On Level 3" by Jeremy Korpas
    ► Gameplay, audio, and images from:
    Codemasters
    Criterion Games
    EA Black Box
    EA Canada
    EA Montreal
    EA Seattle
    Eden Studios
    Electronic Arts
    Midway
    Playground Games
    Sega
    Sony Interactive Entertainment
    Xbox Game Studios
    ► UA-cam videos used:
    "NASCAR 2001 ... (PS1) Gameplay" by 10min Gameplay
    • NASCAR 2001 ... (PS1) ...
    "PC Longplay [802] Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 (part 1 of 4)" by World of Longplays (played by mihaibest)
    • PC Longplay [802] Need...
    "PC Longplay [802] Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 (part 2 of 4)" by World of Longplays (played by mihaibest)
    • PC Longplay [802] Need...
    "PC Longplay [802] Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 (part 3 of 4)" by World of Longplays (played by mihaibest)
    • PC Longplay [802] Need...
    "PC Longplay [802] Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 (part 4 of 4)" by World of Longplays (played by mihaibest)
    • PC Longplay [802] Need...
    "NHL 2005 gameplay" by Corybantic Rage
    • NHL 2005 gameplay
    "NHL 2K (Dreamcast)" by Dreamcast Preservation Project
    • NHL 2K (Dreamcast)
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 853

  • @robred123s
    @robred123s 3 роки тому +334

    10 minutes of dodging bombs, spike strips and literal missiles
    Cops: this is getting out of hand. Let him go
    30 seconds later: 21 county, a racer just blew my doors off, commencing pursuit

    • @iansteelmatheson
      @iansteelmatheson 3 роки тому +25

      but if the race is long enough they do eventually give up. the 6-lap race at the end of the hot pursuit career tree, for example.

    • @robred123s
      @robred123s 3 роки тому +1

      @@iansteelmatheson yep. Put a fun of hours into this game when it came out on ps2

    • @damarfadlan9251
      @damarfadlan9251 2 роки тому +1

      @@iansteelmatheson yes. Sometimes if you hit cops hard enough cops also gave up.

    • @IMzKDC23
      @IMzKDC23 2 роки тому +4

      They were out here trying to arrest racers by downright trying to kill them 🤣

    • @MrKrewie
      @MrKrewie Рік тому +1

      When illegal street racing is considered terrorism

  • @minimme
    @minimme 3 роки тому +846

    blessed game

  • @raffiavedissian7052
    @raffiavedissian7052 3 роки тому +571

    To me this is THE Need for Speed game. No other Need for Speed game replicates the aggressive and high octane nature of the police chases

    • @Clay3613
      @Clay3613 3 роки тому +40

      Same, screw that tuner crap!

    • @Hassworld10
      @Hassworld10 3 роки тому +25

      Ngl Rivals had pretty good police chases

    • @Wheresthepepsibismol
      @Wheresthepepsibismol 3 роки тому +14

      Hot pursuit 2 on the PS2 is so damn great I own it for the PS2 it's so high octane but I can't use first person for the ferrari because I haven't beat all the levels because it's hard af but I'm so glad I got the nfs edition of all the cars.

    • @irfannoreplys6312
      @irfannoreplys6312 3 роки тому +41

      It's own reboot, NFS Hot Pursuit 2010, is a good aggressive police chase.

    • @dustinjames1268
      @dustinjames1268 3 роки тому +20

      @@irfannoreplys6312
      I hated the handling model criterion uses

  • @SahiPie
    @SahiPie 3 роки тому +52

    When he showed himself holding the Australian case of the game I thought I had a fucking stroke and everything I thought I knew of my childhood was a lie.

  • @ErkanMehmedali
    @ErkanMehmedali 3 роки тому +62

    The handling of this game still beats the last 3 released NFS games. The cars have weight, steering it feels you are turning with strength and soundtrack kicks ass.

  • @Mx64MaxyImpress
    @Mx64MaxyImpress 3 роки тому +159

    The soundtrack is so awesome
    Especially that Amazing Going Down On It with showdown between Murcielago & Ferrari 360 with goddamn Helicopter chasing on your tail!

    • @MiguelRPD
      @MiguelRPD 3 роки тому +5

      _Ohhh heeyyy heeeyyy heeyyYyyYyuh_

    • @patrickhein6986
      @patrickhein6986 3 роки тому +6

      The Buzzhorns Ordinary made me unbeatable in a Race when playing :-)

    • @r0b3rt_959
      @r0b3rt_959 3 роки тому +8

      Build Your Cages was lit 👌🏼🔥

    • @mrendgame7949
      @mrendgame7949 3 роки тому +2

      Wall of Shame and Build your cages were the best songs

    • @Wheresthepepsibismol
      @Wheresthepepsibismol 3 роки тому +2

      Rush was in this game Geddy Lee is an awesome bassist but his vocals sound like a girl but Rush is an awesome Progressive Rock band from Canada also the HSV gts is so nuts to drive it's constantly wanting to drift when playing with stick shift 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

  • @MidnightClubStillCancelledSoz
    @MidnightClubStillCancelledSoz 3 роки тому +220

    My first Need For Speed, still one of my favorites in the series.

    • @mattc2306
      @mattc2306 3 роки тому +6

      Mine as well. I remember when I first got the GameCube I got this, The Simpsons: Hit & Run, and F-Zero GX.

    • @OnlyTheFinest125
      @OnlyTheFinest125 3 роки тому +3

      Same here GameCube FTW

    • @tganims9804
      @tganims9804 3 роки тому

      @@TigerChamp99 the game is literally NFSHP 2010 but without weapons on the cars, there would be absolutely no point in remastering or remaking the game and just a waste of time, its just not worth touching

    • @HisameSymouri1995
      @HisameSymouri1995 3 роки тому +3

      @@mattc2306 the old games source codes are all gone since Black Box is dead......so sadly, they couldn't do remasters on the older games, even if they wanted to.

    • @melchorvincentagot1002
      @melchorvincentagot1002 3 роки тому +2

      Sadly my only NFS was Most Wanted 2005 on PC. I never grew up with any gaming consoles at all, since I don't live in the West. Last time I played it was in July 2018. And I was still stuck with Blacklist #6 Ming.

  • @ThomDorke
    @ThomDorke 3 роки тому +64

    This game was my introduction to the greatness that was Rush. One Little Victory truly slapped in this game.

    • @deaj8450
      @deaj8450 3 роки тому +5

      Fantastic song to drive to, especially with those sunny tropical courses.

    • @brendenfreeman9572
      @brendenfreeman9572 Рік тому +2

      The whole soundtrack was amazing. Bush, The Buzzhorn, I even liked the Uncle Kracker songs

    • @maaaaaap
      @maaaaaap Рік тому +3

      Pulse Ultra had so much potential

  • @windowfries
    @windowfries 3 роки тому +352

    The nostalgia holy shit. They don't make em like they used to. This, Need for Speed Underground 2, and Need for Speed High Stakes are some of my faves of the series. Oh and Porsche Unleashed as well.

    • @ElPatron42069
      @ElPatron42069 3 роки тому +17

      Also NFS most wanted

    • @gtrnismo2734
      @gtrnismo2734 3 роки тому +3

      blessed childhood

    • @basithph8958
      @basithph8958 3 роки тому +4

      And Carbon and Prostreet

    • @lethauntic
      @lethauntic 2 роки тому +2

      I'd love for NfS to come back in a spectacular fashion, but there's no way EA will let that happen. It's kinda like Sonic in a way. I mean that as no matter what the developers want to do, SEGA doesn't care, which is why '06 and Boom exist. So while I'd love the series to come back in a meaningful way, I don't have much hope. Well, there was NfS Heat, which apparently isn't half bad, but it's not there yet.

    • @Gideon13397
      @Gideon13397 2 роки тому

      @@lethauntic I like to believe that I was only one who enjoyed Sonic '06 despite it's massive, and massive flaws & glitches. I have a lot of fond memories about that game, I still got my copy.

  • @AJ6spd
    @AJ6spd 3 роки тому +123

    My favorite nfs game. The cars, beautiful exotic locations, shortcuts were also cool, the music (rom di prisco, pulse ultra, hot action cop, course of nature's wall of shame, buzzhorn's ordinary and many more)
    cop chases, split screen multiplayer, graphics, the game's intro cut scene with the 360 and the Murcialago, everything was perfection!

    • @patrickhein6986
      @patrickhein6986 3 роки тому +5

      You are right with everything. Such a wonderful Time to play that was.

    • @AJ6spd
      @AJ6spd 3 роки тому +2

      @@patrickhein6986 yeah it was a great time

    • @cheesyeurotrance95
      @cheesyeurotrance95 3 роки тому +3

      same here, this is my favorite game in the series (PS2 version only)

    • @Mx64MaxyImpress
      @Mx64MaxyImpress 3 роки тому +4

      @@cheesyeurotrance95 Yes,The PC version looks like a totally different game and the tracks are doesn't have life feeling compared to PS2
      Remember in Coastal Parklands with that Burning Forest with Firetruck also Sandstorm with Fog at Desert Hill just add some challenging in it!

    • @cheesyeurotrance95
      @cheesyeurotrance95 3 роки тому +2

      @@Mx64MaxyImpress yep the PC version looks very bland and it plays worse as well

  • @panandscan4941
    @panandscan4941 2 роки тому +23

    Playing this game for the first time on PS2 and it’s honestly one of the very best racing games I’ve ever played. The controls and track designs are so satisfying, it’s a masterpiece.

    • @Dusty2455433
      @Dusty2455433 Рік тому +1

      As a kid I always used to drive through the forest fire! And I remember the one part of that one map that if you took the side road you go under the waterfall… good times

  • @noraneko8926
    @noraneko8926 3 роки тому +143

    Fun fact: If you drive below 60mph/100kph, the police won't chase you

    • @sosagonebrazzy4788
      @sosagonebrazzy4788 3 роки тому +20

      I remember doing that when I was 5 years old 🤣

    • @brbtrg
      @brbtrg 3 роки тому +28

      This is the same in NFS Most Wanted. Also in that game, if your heat is low enough you'll only get a fine.

    • @scottthewaterwarrior
      @scottthewaterwarrior 3 роки тому +12

      I used to have split screen torments with friends using DDR dance mats. One of my friends was so bad, he never went fast enough to get chased! You can swerve all over the road and bang into literally every wall and traffic vehicle, but so long as you don't speed or hit one of the parked police cars, they don't chase you!

    • @communistpootisbirb
      @communistpootisbirb 3 роки тому +2

      I remember abusing this in championship’s cuz the police catching you took up more time than just slowing down for a couple of seconds.

  • @MiguelRPD
    @MiguelRPD 3 роки тому +110

    I'm so happy the CLK GTR special edition had an easy requirement. _Clean 8 laps._ And then you're with a nice fast whip early game.

    • @Mx64MaxyImpress
      @Mx64MaxyImpress 3 роки тому +31

      National Forest was the best track for that event

    • @Hme_by
      @Hme_by 3 роки тому

      Without hitting a wall

    • @tropixx_xlr1549
      @tropixx_xlr1549 3 роки тому +15

      Or any opponents, that was such a pain in the ass to achieve, actually it's the original CLK GTR, not the Need for Speed edition one.

    • @Mx64MaxyImpress
      @Mx64MaxyImpress 3 роки тому +8

      @@tropixx_xlr1549 The NFS Edition You need get 4,500,000 NFS Point

    • @mplewp
      @mplewp 3 роки тому +1

      worst challenge ever xD . how can you drive slow xD

  • @kylehunter2674
    @kylehunter2674 3 роки тому +46

    You literally review all the games of my childhood. Thanks bro bro 💯

  • @OldsXCool
    @OldsXCool 3 роки тому +88

    I heard that the PS2 version was so different because it was originally supposed to be an exclusive title on the PS2 and EA decided that it would not be and handed the other versions over to a different studio so they could get them done in time to be released together.

    • @thattonnatoguywithafez8246
      @thattonnatoguywithafez8246 3 роки тому +7

      Read a bit right now after reading your comment, it is the case, well at least for the Desert track and few other adittions, they were firstly done on PS 2 but there wasn't time to be done on other versions too, so guess is the rest were might have rushed just to meet the PS 2 version.

    • @scottthewaterwarrior
      @scottthewaterwarrior 3 роки тому +22

      I've actually heard it was the other way around. The PC/XBox/GC version was developed first, with the PS2, being less powerful, handed off to Black Box to make a port. Then they went above and beyond, working their asses off to remake most the game in only a few months.
      IDK what is true that, we will probably never know.

    • @De-M-oN
      @De-M-oN 3 роки тому +12

      @@thattonnatoguywithafez8246 HP2 PC is indeed very unfinished. You see it in several places of the code. They lost a lot of time getting the new engine running.
      to name a few examples which didnt make it into the game: night driving, weather, traffic density setting, a game mode, one or even more tracks were supposed to be longer, desert is entirely missing, some physics parameters unfinished and some finished but werent used on any stock car, and so on

    • @LA-st6dq
      @LA-st6dq 3 роки тому +3

      No, the thing is before Hot Pursuit 2 was developed EA Seattle was developing and mantaining Motor City Online (originally planned as Need for Speed Motor City, 1999 - 2003). When Hot Pursuit 2 was planned to be developed portion of EA Seattle was still on Motor City Online, obviously it being the world's first massive multiplayer Online racing game it needed constant support during its live time.
      Being from the MCO community we had alot of talk about MCO and NFS and I don't exactly remember what they said how HP2 was affected, however it probably couldn't have full attention because EA Seattle was co-working on other games, for example at least MCO. However, HP2 for the PC/GC/Xbox doesn't play bad and doesn't look bad for its time, in fact the visuals are fairly compareable how the EA Sports titles from 2002 - 2006 looked for the PC). What really couldn't push the PC Version, Xbox and GC was that the PC's at the time were not the most powerful saying that 95% of the people who had a computer was just poweful enough to run games like HP2 as it is, the GC wasn't a wonder neither so the Xbox had to follow the line to be able having multiple systems product. The PS2 luckily got the chance for its exclusive treatment using all its capability for Hot Pursuit 2 with a second devlopment team that was already familar with the console.

    • @govinlock8568
      @govinlock8568 2 роки тому +2

      @@De-M-oN Yep. They even cut corners when developing their own Alpine region. The most noticable is the WHOLE drivable area in Alpine region is 100% Alpine Trail PS2 course with only 10% of Fall Winds PS2, which make Alpine PC version only accounts to 55% of PS2 version.
      Note: Alpine Trail and Fall Winds were switched for both version.

  • @IanRB26
    @IanRB26 3 роки тому +50

    The vehicle gallery with the narrator explaining the specs of the car is literally one of my favourite things about this game.

    • @aayonce4
      @aayonce4 2 роки тому +2

      Yessss

    • @Alexzw92
      @Alexzw92 Рік тому +1

      Love your Profile Pic.
      Motorstorm is my jam

    • @Protoking
      @Protoking 10 місяців тому

      Thank you for that. I have to listen over and over. Oddly enough rogue squadron has something similar

  • @MerlautZone
    @MerlautZone 3 роки тому +94

    Righteous mate, my first Need for Speed.

    • @Braylon1997
      @Braylon1997 3 роки тому +3

      that was my first racing game for the gamecube but I recently bought it for the ps2

    • @edeniltonsantos686
      @edeniltonsantos686 3 роки тому

      Eu quero um desse

  • @Vixenlive22
    @Vixenlive22 2 роки тому +9

    This was my first NFS game and I still love it and play it at least once a year. I have a ton of hours into my PS2 version from when I was a kid and it personally got me into racing games. Still holds up to this day, at least for me. All the tracks had something I liked in them and I only played in Hot Pursuit mode. It almost felt like simulation racing with Arcade police thrown in and it was amazing. Bombs, Spike Strips, Missiles, and roadblocks in a race made it amazing. I wish all the NFS games had aggressive helicopters like HP2 had. Awesome game worth playing even to this day.

    • @dtxspeaks268
      @dtxspeaks268 Рік тому

      HP 2010 had helicopters that were like HP2. And MW 2005 was supposed to have aggressive helicopters

  • @Maximum1Impulse
    @Maximum1Impulse 3 роки тому +20

    I didn’t even know the helicopters shot missiles. Some of those races were really a warzone lol. It’s was like racing with 5stars from GTA; Ultimate Racer was such a thrill!!
    They definitely should remaster this

  • @HGAMES69
    @HGAMES69 3 роки тому +11

    First LGR comes up with the NFS 2 video, then Rayveick comes up with the NFS Carbon video and now ColourShed comes up with the NFS Hot Pursuit 2 video. Nice

    • @HisameSymouri1995
      @HisameSymouri1995 3 роки тому +3

      Nice indeed......the older NFS games were so great....I hope NFS 2021 can bring it back.

    • @ObiKKa
      @ObiKKa 3 роки тому +1

      *Raycevick.

  • @batmangovno
    @batmangovno 3 роки тому +17

    "why can't you just slam the cop with the door and drive away?"
    Asking the real questions here.

    • @scottthewaterwarrior
      @scottthewaterwarrior 3 роки тому +2

      I loved doing that in Midnight Club L.A. You couldn't actually slam the cop with the door, but if you pulled over, you could speed off again while they were walking up to your car!

    • @HisameSymouri1995
      @HisameSymouri1995 3 роки тому +1

      @@scottthewaterwarrior surely a feature that NFS devs looked at and said "shit....why didn't we think of that"

  • @Gaminggod1997BAGR
    @Gaminggod1997BAGR 3 роки тому +5

    Had the PS2 version as a kid. easily a top 3 racing game. the soundtrack was full of bangers, challenges were tough but fair, a great sense of track design very brilliant choice of dream cars, (Ferrari F50, 360 spider, BMW M5, Lotus Elise, Lamborghini Murcielago, Mclaren F1 and Aston Martin Vanquish to name a few personal favorites.) Back when EA made games. It's a classic in my eyes. Please get this game by any means necessary!
    10/10

  • @saadhasan2518
    @saadhasan2518 3 роки тому +21

    I personally love NFS HP2 on PS2 it's one of my all time favourite racing games it gets really intense by the end that you'll always come back to it plus the cops in this game are better than MW'05

  • @GTA5Fan2012
    @GTA5Fan2012 3 роки тому +5

    I remember being 7 years old and this was always in my ps2. have so much love and respect for this game. Childhood favorite

  • @Kurtmind
    @Kurtmind 3 роки тому +8

    I remember playing this game on PC when I was about 8 years old. I revisited it recently, and you're right. I had no idea the PS2 version was so much better. Wow!

  • @Skirakzalus
    @Skirakzalus 3 роки тому +5

    This is one of the best NfS games period. Something about how it all comes together is just special, the driving, the action, the scenery, the music.

  • @fuzzyapplepie6940
    @fuzzyapplepie6940 3 роки тому +14

    Fun fact: When I was 5 I was scared of this game, like I couldn't be in the same room as somebody playing it.
    To this day I have 0 fucking clue why that is, but I can actually enjoy it nowadays.

    • @lasarousi
      @lasarousi 3 роки тому +14

      Perhaps the person playing raged while playing and that scared you?
      I know I got furious playing this game.

    • @robbylebotha
      @robbylebotha 3 роки тому +1

      Go to therapy bro. The reason is probably very serious and limits other parts of your life. Don't be a hero, get help.

    • @Journey_Awaits
      @Journey_Awaits 3 роки тому

      I used to be scared of big ass trucks well because they are big and loud af and could wipe you off the road like a bug

  • @PewPewBeets
    @PewPewBeets 3 роки тому +4

    This was my very first video game. The memories come flooding back. This was the game that made me want to become a cop.

  • @vitamc1213
    @vitamc1213 3 роки тому +31

    I should be doing law study, but ehh... This game means so much to me, and to see it reviewed by one of my favourite reviewers is so much more important!

    • @infasis
      @infasis 3 роки тому +7

      Think of your future. Plenty of time to waste on youtube later!

    • @Gideon13397
      @Gideon13397 2 роки тому

      @@infasis This comment right here!

  • @issammelzi728
    @issammelzi728 3 роки тому +27

    Can you do a Test drive unlimited 1 and 2 review ?

    • @NeverMetTheGuy
      @NeverMetTheGuy 3 роки тому +1

      Whoa. That's a title that's got some dust on it!

  • @dud5606
    @dud5606 3 роки тому +5

    This and Most Wanted are my all time favourites. So many memories.

  • @jordanprice9285
    @jordanprice9285 3 роки тому +55

    The only acceptable version of this game was on the PS2 tbh. I was blessed to have the PS2 version and never looked back at any other versions because none look half as good lol.

    • @mrendgame7949
      @mrendgame7949 3 роки тому +2

      My version is luckily still running on my working PS2

    • @dustinjames1268
      @dustinjames1268 3 роки тому +3

      I've only ever played the PC version
      I loved it but I'm buying a PS2 used soon to get the authentic experience

    • @MajL337
      @MajL337 3 роки тому +1

      I played the pc version after having played the ps2 version for most of my childhood. I was so disappointed

    • @EndlessFunctionality
      @EndlessFunctionality 3 роки тому +3

      PS2 version was developed by Black Box. Naurally it was much better than the EA Seattle version that did the other 3

    • @MajL337
      @MajL337 3 роки тому

      @@EndlessFunctionality I see

  • @kidus_tv
    @kidus_tv Рік тому +2

    This was the first ever PC game I played. One night in 2006 my mom came home with a CD with this game on it, and my journey began. It brings so many memories.

  • @TLC673
    @TLC673 9 місяців тому +2

    As a little kid my brother and I rented this from blockbuster and we absolutely loved it and luckily our parents later bought it for us.
    Yesterday, after 3 hours straight of trying, i managed to beat Championship Event 29, the 6 lap coastal race in the CLKs. Could never ever beat this as a kid but now ive managed to scrape by by 0.10 seconds

  • @ManuVyas-social
    @ManuVyas-social 3 роки тому +2

    So i spent the last 2-3 days listening to this game’s OST, on a pure nostalgia trip and colourshed decides to upload this. Small world.

  • @diablow1411
    @diablow1411 3 роки тому +3

    The last true NFS in my opinion. My cousin bought it back in early 2003 and installed his copy on my PC too; the graphics felt so top-notch back in the day! The gameplay was equally fun, especially after migrating directly from 2 SE and seeing some of the same cars on this game too. I mostly got busted back in the day so I mostly just used the Multiplayer feature to 'host' a game and then just test drove any of the cars on the tracks. Fun times, man! Really miss them now.

  • @peternatorrr
    @peternatorrr 3 роки тому +5

    I remember the soundtrack so fondly.

  • @brandonnitro4029
    @brandonnitro4029 Рік тому +1

    This was the first game I ever played as a kid, when I got my PS2. This game felt so unreal. I always loved how aggressive the cops were, how great the cars looked and sounded, the aesthetic of the tracks, and just how incredible the game was overall.

  • @jessicataylor4071
    @jessicataylor4071 3 роки тому +4

    Very first need for speed i ever played and absolutely fell in love. Still play it to this day this game is the reason the 2000 mustang cobra r and Lamborghini Diablo are 2 of my 3 all time dream cars!

  • @OiCCaboose
    @OiCCaboose 3 роки тому +1

    You've been incredible with these video releases. They're always great. I appreciate the time you put into making them.

  • @Cinderkin
    @Cinderkin 3 роки тому +2

    I had no idea this game was like this on PS2. I've only ever played the Gamecube version. I loved this game, holy crap, what have I been missing out on

  • @lincolnvaldez1873
    @lincolnvaldez1873 2 роки тому +3

    The newer Hot Pursuit was okay, but didn't even come close to this one. I thought they did a damn near perfect job here. Great selection of cars, tracks with beautiful scenery, and the AI for both cops & opponents was spot on. I miss driving the Ferrari F-50. PS2 good memories. Appreciate the review!

  • @brandonperez8977
    @brandonperez8977 Рік тому +1

    8:31 here's a fun fact. There's a little detail that the police won't chase you if you drive slowly because I did it once when driving around one of the track alone.

  • @Johnny-ux7yi
    @Johnny-ux7yi 3 роки тому +19

    Just found out that Hot Action Cop’s Goin Down On It and Fever For The Flava are actually songs about sex.
    My childhood was a lie 😂

    • @pourgoi_6100
      @pourgoi_6100 3 роки тому +1

      yeah the original versions are fucking garbage lmao

    • @Johnny-ux7yi
      @Johnny-ux7yi 3 роки тому +1

      For the longest time, before i even read the lyrics, i always thought those two tracks were written for the game from the perspective of a police officer wanting to get a piece of the action.

    • @HisameSymouri1995
      @HisameSymouri1995 3 роки тому +1

      @@pourgoi_6100 kinda funny actually....the NFS versions of those songs are so much better and probably would have saved their careers, instead of writing an album about sex and then disappearing into the abyss.

    • @jayive34
      @jayive34 3 роки тому

      Yes, and this song is one of the rare case where the censored, or toned down version is better.

    • @Wheresthepepsibismol
      @Wheresthepepsibismol 2 роки тому

      Yep its all a lie.

  • @carbonracer1432
    @carbonracer1432 3 роки тому +2

    I have GameCube version and PS2 version.
    Other things that were never mentioned in this video:
    Horns- you can honk in all versions but when you look behind you, your headlights flash in PS2 version.
    McLaren F1 LM- in GameCube and the other 2, the car is only 1 color, the beautiful iconic orange that idk the name of, but PS2 allows you to change the color, orange, red, blue, silver, and black.
    Points- in PS2 he mentioned you get points over time from racing, in GameCube and the other 2, it’s “bank”, you buy the cars so you can race them in free run or buy better police cars.
    Coastal Parklands race- They are the same tracks but the scenery is completely different as well as some short cuts. When you start the race, your first short cut is dirt, as in PS2, it’s tarmac, and same with the light house. Before the tunnel, you have a big cliff with some grass and trees maybe, that is basically just a wall, unlike PS2, it’s the beautiful sea/ocean. The chief cut to the left of the tunnel is the same until you reach the bridge. GameCube has a little concrete bridge while PS2 has a broken sewer pipe with a nice little stream going through it for you to splash through.
    Driving style- GameCube and the other 2 you can go straight into the race and it asked you if you want to use auto or manual. As for PS2, it asked for transmission and handling style. Auto, semi-auto, and manual, handling styles are classic or extreme, which is a more simulation feel if you choose extreme. When you do free run(I’ve never done anything else other that free run outside of career mode as I’ll call it), there’s traffic settings, GameCube and the other 2 offer “on” and “off” while PS2 has off, minimum, moderate, and maximum.
    Car modeling- GameCube and the other 2 have a different version of the Mercedes CLK GTR than PS2 does. The license plates in GameCube are yellow, while PS2 has actual Europe license plates.
    **This comment WILL be updated if I have more to add.**

    • @kornaros96
      @kornaros96 3 роки тому

      All European makers have europlates

  • @unbearifiedbear1885
    @unbearifiedbear1885 3 роки тому +4

    *Hands down* the best racing game I've ever played.. the disc rarely left my PS2
    It was all downhill from here - this was _peak_ racing game, people

  • @garygrandy9443
    @garygrandy9443 3 роки тому +4

    My disappointment was immeasurable when I got this for PC after playing my friend's PS2 version. Well, that was an exaggeration but the quality between the versions is painstakingly obvious.

  • @hunterwelcher5485
    @hunterwelcher5485 3 роки тому +3

    I love this game. I spent so much time in my childhood playing this and just free roaming around the tracks.

    • @kylewatson6890
      @kylewatson6890 Рік тому +1

      Me too. I would pretend I was driving real car, obey the speed limit, and park in parking spots lol.

  • @EscargotGaming
    @EscargotGaming 3 роки тому +8

    Local 1v1 on this game holds up surprisingly well, even to this day. They got the catchup + cops formula perfect to keep it interesting the whole race
    Great review as always! Have you ever considered reviewing Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction? Seems well-suited for your channel

  • @DaRealBruner
    @DaRealBruner Рік тому +1

    I can't believe this game is 20 years old. Love both PS2 and PC versions to death.

  • @skat0rzZzz
    @skat0rzZzz 3 роки тому +1

    Alright you know what? I appreciate you taking the time to produce this emotional roller coaster. You’re a damn legend!

  • @SuperSirDarius
    @SuperSirDarius 3 роки тому

    I've been waiting for you to review this forever, so glad it's up! Keep up the great work man✌🏽

  • @GoBeyond4Balls
    @GoBeyond4Balls 3 роки тому

    your channel is such a nostalgia trip thanks man

  • @Mazelhub
    @Mazelhub 3 роки тому

    Oh wow dude I remember I subscribed at around 300 subscribers and you are improving a lot congrats when you reach 100k

  • @ZestySamurai
    @ZestySamurai 3 роки тому +1

    this was my very first NFS game. i still play it on my PS2 to this day and i’ll never forget my first time driving the F50 and the F1!

  • @josiahmanown393
    @josiahmanown393 3 роки тому

    I have waited years for the day you would make a video on this classic. My favorite arcade racer on PS2 hands down

  • @SimotionPictureStudios
    @SimotionPictureStudios 2 роки тому +1

    The cop at 9:30 was so dedicated 🤣🤣
    Also, solid video! I owned the ps2 version and it was a family game night fave. I’m glad I got that version.

  • @NO_MCCXXII
    @NO_MCCXXII 3 роки тому +6

    Man, this game hits me hard with nostalgia. Looking back at this time, one of the things I absolutely loved was the soundtrack. My favorites were the two songs by Hot action cop (Feva for the flava, Goin' Down On It
    ). For me, those two songs really give the game its own personality.
    I also find it ironic that the two songs in the game are censored versions of the original songs. Which made finding out/listening to the uncensored songs many years later to be really damm funny. But you gotta hand it to them, turning a song about wanting to eat a girl's p***y to a song talking about how badass your car is. Or a song about having sex to a song about outrunning the cops in a fast car.

    • @Protoking
      @Protoking 10 місяців тому +1

      Yep fever for the flava was the best. Speed kills stuck with me but idk how popular it really is

  • @Aaron-gt2qe
    @Aaron-gt2qe 3 роки тому

    I know you’ve done different things with your borders in the past but the police lights on this was especially fun. Great work as always

  • @kobrakai007
    @kobrakai007 3 роки тому +2

    I glad I'm not the only one that sees Hot Persuit 2 and is reminded of Forza Horizon 1

  • @MyNameIzMittens
    @MyNameIzMittens 3 роки тому

    Colourshed is gonna get that Play button from UA-cam. Well deserved man! Been watching for a while and really enjoy your content. KEEP GOING

  • @KingC-way425
    @KingC-way425 3 роки тому +28

    Me (an American): It’s getting late and I’m tired. Time to get some slee....
    *Colorshed Uploads*
    Me: Wouldn’t hurt to stay up a little longer

    • @rustyshackleford7265
      @rustyshackleford7265 3 роки тому +6

      You: a typical copy/paste comment from every other UA-cam comment thread
      Me: gee never seen that one before!

  • @robred123s
    @robred123s 3 роки тому

    I always loved listening to the VO for the cars in the menu. Thought that was pretty cool.

  • @Kwisss
    @Kwisss 3 роки тому

    Honestly was waiting for so long for you to review this classic!

  • @zachg9065
    @zachg9065 3 роки тому +1

    Great review man!! I spent hours on this game as a child, fantastic came on the PS2. Lot of great memories

  • @gogolplex74
    @gogolplex74 3 роки тому +5

    Damn the cops in this game can be really ruthless, I tried the game again yesterday and from the first race they were aggressive and constantly trying to push you off.

    • @HisameSymouri1995
      @HisameSymouri1995 3 роки тому +2

      The cops in NFS Heat at night remind me so much of this game....they are so aggressive and angry.....plus the chatter is funny.
      Honestly the best part of Heat is the night mode, it's like playing an entirely different game.

  • @calsas
    @calsas 2 роки тому +1

    Amazing review! NFS Hot Pursuit 2 is my favorite one in the franchise, and I never realized there was this version by Blackbox. So I got it and it's every bit as good as you say. Not only am I impressed with the improved graphics, but the physics are on another level too! Thank you so much!

  • @jordanprice9285
    @jordanprice9285 3 роки тому +6

    Fun Fact: If you ram the police as they're sitting there and shunt them while they're stationary, then it will put them out of commission before they start to chase you! I learned this and use it to my advantage when I can sometimes to hold off pursuits as well

  • @ThePixySoloWing
    @ThePixySoloWing 3 роки тому +2

    Back in the ps2 days, the lack of powerful hardware made developers compensate for a lot of things the more powerful system could do...
    Black box ingenuity and creativity was rewarded with the keys for the Nfs Franchise, going down as creator of the best NFS Games to this day. 👏❤️
    God I miss Black box 😭

  • @user-zv5ex2cz2i
    @user-zv5ex2cz2i 3 роки тому +3

    The sound track of this game is so amazing🔥

  • @BubbaBearGames
    @BubbaBearGames 3 роки тому +8

    In the words of Comic Book Guy about the PS2 version of NFS Hot Pursuit 2, "Best. Racing Game. EVER!!!

  • @madkaiser4887
    @madkaiser4887 3 роки тому +1

    Yessss more NFS Reviews!!!!! Keep up the good work

  • @Hme_by
    @Hme_by 3 роки тому

    I always wanted you to do a review of this game,thank you!!!!!😀
    I grew up with this game

  • @Wubsy96
    @Wubsy96 3 роки тому +8

    I have such fond memories for the PC version.
    And then I found out about the PS2 version.
    No regrets.

    • @asrr62
      @asrr62 7 місяців тому

      Yeah I found out the magic of the ps2 version like 10 years ago never playing the inferior versions again

  • @gtrnismo2734
    @gtrnismo2734 3 роки тому

    after 12 years , this gentleman said what i felt and i couldn't express it good enough there and then.

  • @ColossalGameplays
    @ColossalGameplays 3 роки тому

    oh the memories!
    man thank you for bringing them back!

  • @denikec
    @denikec 3 роки тому +3

    Glad to see more NFS vids around, its obvious that a lot of people dearly miss this series, i have 0 hopes for EA making a good NFS game though

  • @chinmayasinghrawat4622
    @chinmayasinghrawat4622 3 роки тому

    ColourShed AND Raycevick video on the same day? Hell yeah!

  • @dustyattenborough4007
    @dustyattenborough4007 3 роки тому

    Finally i was waiting for this review for so long

  • @90Blindside
    @90Blindside 3 роки тому +1

    Had all the NFS's during the PS2 days, but always kept coming back to this one. The handling model and tension/sense of speed was awesome. Much better than the brake to drift type of handling of recent NFS's imo

  • @Hurricane2k8
    @Hurricane2k8 3 роки тому

    I absolutely love this game. A TV commercial here in Germany right around christmas was the reason I wanted a PS2 and this game, and thankfully I got it. I probably played it for hundreds of hours. Even the mid-tier cars (Lambos, Ferraris etc) were tons of fun already.

  • @phoboswhiplash
    @phoboswhiplash 3 роки тому +4

    You should message LGR to help you running the old NFS on modern machines. Thank you for this review, ive been on a binge of old NFS videos and this is awesome

  • @A_Planner_and_a_Dreamer
    @A_Planner_and_a_Dreamer 5 місяців тому +1

    I will go f***in’ crazy if EA decided to remaster this game. The game engine still holds up to this day.

  • @DamarcusChlorine
    @DamarcusChlorine 3 роки тому

    Dude the quality on these video is fucking insane please keep it up

  • @grasped2
    @grasped2 2 роки тому

    The main song "People That We Love" by Bush was stuck in my head for years. And still listen to this song.

  • @robred123s
    @robred123s 3 роки тому +7

    Hot Pursuit 2: 5 minutes of running from the police Lamborghini and finally get pulled over, only to get a speeding ticket from the 400lb cop driving it.

  • @tleoipl37
    @tleoipl37 3 роки тому +2

    Damn right my childhood! Hot action cop the goat

  • @armando_az1
    @armando_az1 Рік тому +1

    This was my favorite racing game before Midnight Club 3

  • @kylemitchell2052
    @kylemitchell2052 3 роки тому

    this was one of my favourite games as a kid. god this takes me back. now i want to buy this somewhere and a ps2 and play it again

  • @xxczerxx
    @xxczerxx 3 роки тому +2

    This is the Hot Pursuit they should have remastered!

  • @brendenfreeman9572
    @brendenfreeman9572 Рік тому +1

    Whoa, that aussie title is cool looking. I've only seen the Ferrari and the Lambo on the front

  • @Colts63AK
    @Colts63AK 2 роки тому

    I was 3 when this game came out but it was my first GameCube game when I was about 6-7. The nostalgia for this is insane omg

  • @TheRageLivesOn
    @TheRageLivesOn 3 роки тому

    this and Underground were the first 2 games i got on my PS2. im thankful for those early blackbox need for speeds for really getting me into racing games

  • @ruinerryan
    @ruinerryan Рік тому +1

    I remember this game, I rubbed out a cop car so bad I went back and the car was inside the cactus. Favourite desert/Canyon map to drive on.

  • @larryisntmynamebutyoucanca9625
    @larryisntmynamebutyoucanca9625 3 роки тому

    Good job! Great video!

  • @HuskyrM
    @HuskyrM 3 роки тому

    I always love listening to build your cages by pulse ultra when driving the svt mustang cobra r in that game

  • @jamessheehy4895
    @jamessheehy4895 3 роки тому +1

    Still got this played it last summer! The music was brilliant! I keep it comin with the ooooh!

  • @kitchen5203
    @kitchen5203 3 роки тому +2

    Oh yeah. I've been waiting for this one!

  • @DANYBAZI
    @DANYBAZI 3 роки тому +1

    My favorite need for speed game ever couldn't stop playing this game on my ps2. The ps2 version is a masterpiece on the console and has the best graphics on ps2 era

  • @Cross._._
    @Cross._._ 3 роки тому +2

    Holy shit, I've been waiting for you review this game. This game was literally my childhood.