Hot Pursuit: Worthy Of Need for Speed Title?

I've recently attended a Need for Speed Hot Pursuit media day at Criteriongames where I got my hands on the full and unlocked game. Just how good of a job Criterion's attempt at a Need for Speed game is? As a long time Need for Speed fan I might have a different view of the game as the mainstream gaming press and if you're interested, I've summed up my thoughts on the game in an article titled [url=http://www.nfsunlimited.net/article/hot_pursuit_worthy_of_nfs_title]Hot Pursuit: Worthy Of Need for Speed Title[/url].

If you're too lazy to read the whole thing, I have the closing words right here:
[quote]...once you get past the arcade handling you'll soon start paying attention to the cars, the environments and the incredible amount of detail in the game. And once you master the controls and start beating your friends' times you'll find out the game is not just fun at first glance but has enough value to keep playing. And that makes it worthy of the title.[/quote]
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