It follows in its predecessors' tire tracks (and the iPad version of the game) by giving the player control of a fast car in this case, either as a racer or as the police officer tasked with stopping racers.Ĭars, tracks and other awards are unlocked as players earn achievements, and the vehicles (up to 20, including 15 police versions) include the Pagani Zonda Cinque and "high-speed police interceptors like the Lamborghini Reventon." In addition to ramming and roadblocks, the police cars may be outfitted with weapons including spike strips and an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) lock to disable the fleeing felon's engine.Īs for controls, while few sports cars have rectangular steering wheels, the size (and, actually, heft) of the TouchPad makes steering reasonably easy (although we wonder if driving gloves might help with grip).
With today's launch of the HP TouchPad comes a new EA game: Need for Speed Hot Pursuit for TouchPad ($9.99 in the App Catalog). (We note, however, that like other PDK games, NFS Undercover will probably play expand to play full-screen, although a bit pixelated, on the TouchPad.) While the game has gotten great reviews (including a Hot Apps win), it has suffered a bit from the form factor: neither the Pre or any other smartphone is big enough for easy two-handed steering. Electronic Arts' Need for Speed franchise has been available for webOS since Need for Speed Undercover accompanied the launch of the PDK beta in February 2011.