That's not to say that Hot Pursuit II for the PC is bad. Instead, PC owners get a port of the less spectacular GameCube and Xbox versions of Hot Pursuit II. Unfortunately for PC game players, EA didn't port the superior PS2 version of Hot Pursuit II to the PC. That's because those two versions of the game were developed by a completely different company, EA Seattle, in order to ship on time alongside Hot Pursuit II for the PlayStation 2, which Electronic Arts considers to be the primary version of the game. While the PS2 version, which was developed by Black Box, is a wholly satisfying racing game with great graphics and a visceral sense of speed, the Xbox and GameCube versions of Hot Pursuit II are noticeably tamer in terms of control, graphics, and sound. This sequel to the 1998 arcade-style driving game was made available for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube, but interestingly enough, not all three games were identical. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2:A few weeks ago, Electronic Arts released three versions of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit II simultaneously.
