Hot Pursuit's gameplay is set in the fictional Seacrest County, an open world in which players can compete in several types of races. Players can also compete online (except in the wii version), which includes additional game modes as "Hot Pursuit", "Interceptor" and "Race". The game feature a new social interaction system called "Autolog", which is a network that connects friends for head-to-head races and compares player stats for competition. The game also features paid downloadable content in the form of new cars, new race and pursuit events, and new trophies/achievements.
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

Hot Pursuit was well received by critics at E3 2010 and was most notably awarded with "Best Racing Game" from Game Critics Awards as well as several other media outlets. Upon its release, Hot Pursuit was met with high critical acclaim averaging 90% on both review aggregate websites Metacritic and GameRankings, making it the highest rated game in the Need for Speed series history and one of the generation's highest rated racing games. In the end of 2010, it won several "Best Racing Game" awards, including "Best Driving Game" at Spike’s 2010 Video Game Awards. Reviewers praised the game’s visuals, soundtrack, the new Autolog feature, felt the game had an excellent sense of speed and that it brought the series back to the roots. Hot Pursuit was ranked number seven on NPD's sales charts for November 2010, and GamesIndustry.biz reported that "Hot Pursuit" managed to sell 417,000 units in the US in its first two weeks. After three months of sales, it was announced that the game has sold more than 5 million units.

NFS: Hot Pursuit (2010) Minimum System Requirements:
OS: Windows XP (SP3) / Windows Vista / Windows 7
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHZ / AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4GHZ
RAM: 1.5 GB Windows XP / 2 GB Windows Vista and Windows 7
HDD: 8.0 GB of free space
Video: 256 MB DirectX 9.0 compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher
Sound: DirectX 9.0 compliant sound card
Net: Internet connection required for activation and multiplayer
NFS: Hot Pursuit (2010) Recommended System:
OS: Windows XP (SP3) / Windows Vista / Windows 7
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.6 GHZ / AMD Athlon X2 64 6000+ or better
RAM: 1.5 GB Windows XP / 2 GB Windows Vista and Windows 7
HDD: 8.0 GB of free space
Video: GeForce 8800 GT or ATI Radeon HD 4700 or better
Sound: 5.1 sound card
Net: Internet connection required for activation and multiplayer