Their Autolog feature will help fuel ”rivalry between friends” to outdo one another. Multiplayer supports 8 with any combo like 7 cops tailing 1 racer.
”We’re very excited about the way that Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit brings players together,” Criterion’s James Deverill told SCEE’s James Gallagher, posts the EU PlayStation.Blog.
“Online multiplayer supports eight players, and one of the coolest things we’ve included, for me, is the way that you can have any combination of players; you can even have seven cops against one racer if you like,” he said. ”This adds a lot of variety.”
It’s the social networking of the game’s players that has Criterion the most excited. “Digital communication is at the heart of how people behave these days so, given that, we’ve included a social network in the game to connect, compare and compete.”
”We call this the Need for Speed Autolog,” Deverill added. This network will be accessible via the Internet and on mobile phones. While it is a leaderboard the focus is primarily on your chums and not the world, which should spur you on more they hope.
“It can be a bit depressing to see a leaderboard and discover you’re ranked 10 millionth in the world, or something like that,” noted fellow developer Doug McConkey, “so we’re looking to drive rivalry between friends foremost.”
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit releases on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC November 16th in the US, the 18th in Europe and on the 19th in the UK. Check out the E3 2010 trailer below.
