


The second category is dubbed "Hot Pursuit", where police pursuits are included in races the mode allows the player to select a standard sports car to race against a single opponent in a police-scattered track. The first encompasses standard racing, as it has been in its predecessors, The Need for Speed and Need for Speed II, in which the player is allowed to race against one (including split-screen races) or seven other racers in normal circuit racers, knockouts, or tournaments (which allow the player to unlock bonus vehicles and a bonus track).

With police pursuits reintegrated into the game, Hot Pursuit 's gameplay now consists of two categories.
