Summary
Needs the Black Box games moring after pill...
The Good
There are other things I could do, like choke on my own saliva.
The Bad
Everything that made the Playstation 2 version of this game a beautiful and unforgettable classic is just... gone.
My first order of things to humiliate and demean is the graphics. PS2 version was beautiful. This version looks like something you find in an alcholic's toilet. For some inexplicably insane reason, the brilliant masterminds behind this product probaby assumed that the XBox's technological superiority to the PS2 would compensate for the uncaring corpse they call a game creator? Hardly. People, you can't slap some piece of sh*t together like this and assume Microsoft will do your dirty work. Honestly, if you crap in a divine toilet, the fact of the matter is, it's still crap, no matter how expensive and cool the toilet is. No, I'm not drunk.
2nd matter I am forcing you to read and be traumatized about: difficulty. Everyone gripes that this game is too easy... well, that's about 25% true. In hot pursuit mode, you go through event 1 as a solo race. No big deal. Cops aren't even trying. then... WHAM! All of the sudden, event 2...Your opponents aren't exactly Hitler reincarnations, but the cops are E V I L. They get up to you, start, erm, well you don't wanna know. They get up to your side and STAY THERE. Now this wouldn't be so hard if 1 LITTLE TWITCH wouldn't wind up scattering you into the bushes as your opponents who were 2 seconds ago 5 miles behind now blazing past you as you have no hope of recovery. Ermm...
Well after that, everything just gets... Blllarghh. You start getting head trauma over the repitition and sheer bladness of everything... ever had a bottle of water that had no taste? This is the $20 equivalent.The PS2 version demonstates complete superiority to this unholy turd in every way, shape and form.
The Bottom Line
Now, this isn't a horrible game. It's a game to throw into the streets and hop a REAL Ferrari runs it over. Don't do that, though. You can always just hit "Power off" and pop in Test Drive.
