This game essentially made me realize how the NFS franchise had decayed since the turn of the millennia. NFS: Porsche 2000/Porsche Unleashed was the last really good NFS game, and while NFS: Hot Pursuit was decent, it was just... lacking. There was just no sense of speed; you wouldn't get that awesome feeling while playing it.
Oh god, Hot Pursuit was amazing fun, the newest Hot Pursuit just isn't the same :(
They Left out the part where they buy at companies like Westwood and then fire the origional staff and hire idiot replacements to make a watered down overhyped sequel.