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Racing / Driving

Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit

by EA Canada, EA Seattle·published by Electronic Arts

1998Everyone23
PCWindowsPlayStationPS1

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7.9/ 10

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In the third major installment of Electronic Arts' Arcade racing series, there are several modes of play available. You have the standard race, with one big difference - now there are traffic cops out to ticket you for your excessive speed. Alternatively, you can take your turn with the radar gun and attempt to pull over speeding computer or human racers.

Returning to the flavour of the original Need for Speed, this adds a new Pursuit mode, where you must out run the cops through fast, open area tracks, while also out-lasting the rest of the pack. Another new mode is knockout, where you race through all the tracks, and whoever is last after each race is knocked out. The winner is, of course, the one that lasts the distance. Almost every course in the game has one or more shortcuts.

The cars include Ferrari 550 Maranello, Ferrari 355 F1 Spider, Italdesign Scighera, Lamborghini Diablo SV, Lamborghini Countach, Jaguar XJR-15, Jaguar XK8, Aston Martin DB7, '98 Corvette C5, Mercedes SL600 and the Mercedes CLK GTR.

Ways to play

Modes

Single playerMultiplayer

Perspective

First personThird person

Included in

The Need for Speed Collection

Languages

1 languages, with audio, subtitles and interface
Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
English——

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Supported Systems/Models

x86 (32-bit)

Drivers/APIs Supported

Direct3D, Glide

Media Type

CD-ROM

Sound Capabilities

Dolby Surround, EAX

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard, Mouse, Other Input Devices, Racing/Steering Wheel

Controller Types Supported

Analog Joystick, Digital Joystick

Input Device Features Supported

Force Feedback

Multiplayer Options

LAN, Modem, Null-modem cable, Same/Split-Screen

Multiplayer Game Modes

Free-for-all / One-on-one (VS)

Number of Offline Players

1-4 Players

Number of Online Players

2-8 Players

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel Pentium

Min. OS Class Required

Windows 95

Min. RAM Required

16 MB

Min. DirectX Version Required

DirectX 5

Min. CD-ROM Drive Speed Required

4X (600 KB/s)

Min. Video Memory Required

1 MB

Video Modes Supported

Full screen

Video Resolutions Supported

640×480, 800×600

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Also known as

NFS 3 — Informal title

Over Drivin' III: Hot Pursuit — Japanese title

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Facts

Released

1998

Platforms

PCWindowsPlayStationPS1

Age ratings

ESRBEveryonePEGI3USK0 (ohne Altersbeschränkung)ACBGELSPA3+DJCTQ12

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Top 17% by visits

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1st-personBehind viewDirect controlAutomobileStreet racing