Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit

2010 racing video game
VideoGame video_game Q837931
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Summary

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of video game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,430 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Hot Pursuit — award received (P166): Game Critics Award for Best Racing Game[3], Hot Pursuit — award received (P166): British Academy Games Award for Multiplayer[4]
  • Publisher: Hot Pursuit — publisher (P123): Electronic Arts[5]
  • Genre: Hot Pursuit — genre (P136): racing video game[6]
  • Based on: Hot Pursuit — based on (P144): Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit[7]
  • Developer: Hot Pursuit — developer (P178): Criterion Games[8]
  • Part of the series: Hot Pursuit — part of the series (P179): Need for Speed[9], Hot Pursuit — part of the series (P179): Need for Speed Hot Pursuit[10]
  • Operating system: Hot Pursuit — operating system (P306): Android[11], Hot Pursuit — operating system (P306): iOS[12]
  • Commons category: Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit[13]
  • Platform: Hot Pursuit — platform (P400): Wii[14], Hot Pursuit — platform (P400): Windows Phone[15], Hot Pursuit — platform (P400): Android[16], Hot Pursuit — platform (P400): Xbox 360[17], Hot Pursuit — platform (P400): PlayStation 3[18], Hot Pursuit — platform (P400): Microsoft Windows[19], Hot Pursuit — platform (P400): iOS[20]
  • Game mode: Hot Pursuit — game mode (P404): single-player video game[21], Hot Pursuit — game mode (P404): multiplayer video game[22]
  • Language of work or name: Hot Pursuit — language of work or name (P407): English[23], Hot Pursuit — language of work or name (P407): Russian[24]
  • Distribution format: Hot Pursuit — distribution format (P437): optical disc[25], Hot Pursuit — distribution format (P437): digital distribution[26], Hot Pursuit — distribution format (P437): digital download[27]
  • Review score: 84/100[28]
  • Input device: Hot Pursuit — input device (P479): computer keyboard[29], Hot Pursuit — input device (P479): touchscreen[30]
  • Country of origin: Hot Pursuit — country of origin (P495): United Kingdom[31]
  • Publication date: November 16, 2010[32]
  • Sport: Hot Pursuit — sport (P641): racing[33]
  • Distributed by: Hot Pursuit — distributed by (P750): Steam[34], Hot Pursuit — distributed by (P750): Google Play[35], Hot Pursuit — distributed by (P750): App Store (Apple)[36], Hot Pursuit — distributed by (P750): PlayStation Store[37]
  • Narrative location: Hot Pursuit — narrative location (P840): Seacrest County[38]
  • ESRB rating: Hot Pursuit — ESRB rating (P852): Everyone 10+[39]
  • Official website: http://hotpursuit.needforspeed.com[40]
  • PEGI rating: Hot Pursuit — PEGI rating (P908): PEGI 7[41]
  • USK rating: Hot Pursuit — USK rating (P914): USK 12[42]
  • Nominated for: Hot Pursuit — nominated for (P1411): British Academy Games Award for GAME Award[43], Hot Pursuit — nominated for (P1411): British Academy Games Award for Multiplayer[44]
  • Takes place in fictional universe: Hot Pursuit — takes place in fictional universe (P1434): Need for Speed universe[45]

Why It Matters

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

FAQs

What awards did Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit receive?

Honors received include Hot Pursuit — award received (P166): Game Critics Award for Best Racing Game[3] and Hot Pursuit — award received (P166): British Academy Games Award for Multiplayer[4].

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  41. [43] ↑ . gamerant.com. Retrieved . gamerant.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . gamerant.com. Retrieved . gamerant.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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