<s>
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hot	I-Application
Pursuit	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1998	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
by	O
EA	O
Canada	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
by	O
EA	O
Seattle	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
major	O
installment	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
incorporating	O
police	O
pursuits	O
as	O
a	O
major	O
part	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Police	O
AI	B-Application
is	O
improved	O
over	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
utilizing	O
several	O
tactics	O
to	O
stop	O
both	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
opponent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
12	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
a	B-Application
direct	I-Application
sequel	I-Application
in	O
2002	O
and	O
a	B-Application
reboot	I-Application
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
encompasses	O
standard	O
racing	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
in	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
and	O
Need	B-Device
for	I-Device
Speed	I-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
allowed	O
to	O
race	O
against	O
one	O
(	O
including	O
split-screen	O
races	O
)	O
or	O
seven	O
other	O
racers	O
in	O
normal	O
circuit	O
racers	O
,	O
knockouts	O
,	O
or	O
tournaments	O
(	O
which	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
unlock	O
bonus	O
vehicles	O
and	O
a	O
bonus	O
track	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
supports	O
network	O
play	O
through	O
a	O
serial	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
,	O
modem	B-Application
,	O
or	O
IPX	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
online	O
gaming	O
through	O
TCP/IP	B-Protocol
protocol	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hot	O
Pursuits	O
pursuit	O
system	O
has	O
been	O
significantly	O
improved	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
AI	B-Application
and	O
police	O
tactics	O
over	O
The	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
original	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
would	O
only	O
have	O
a	O
single	O
police	O
car	O
chasing	O
a	O
racer	O
in	O
each	O
pursuit	O
,	O
Hot	O
Pursuit	O
allows	O
more	O
police	O
cars	O
to	O
pursue	O
a	O
racer	O
,	O
opening	O
up	O
the	O
opportunity	O
for	O
them	O
to	O
collectively	O
ambush	O
the	O
racer	O
's	O
car	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
police	O
have	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
deploy	O
roadblocks	B-Application
which	O
has	O
computer-controlled	O
police	O
cars	O
form	O
a	O
wall	O
across	O
the	O
road	O
,	O
and	O
spike	O
strips	O
which	O
puncture	O
the	O
tires	O
of	O
a	O
racer	O
's	O
car	O
,	O
bringing	O
it	O
to	O
a	O
halt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
may	O
also	O
listen	O
to	O
police	O
radio	O
chatter	O
on	O
the	O
pursuits	O
 '	O
statuses	O
,	O
revealing	O
to	O
them	O
the	O
current	O
locations	O
of	O
racers	O
,	O
police	O
cars	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
roadblocks	B-Application
and	O
spike	O
strips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
if	O
a	O
computer-controlled	O
racer	O
's	O
driving	O
conduct	O
proves	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
dangerous	O
(	O
also	O
chosen	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
)	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
racer	O
's	O
,	O
the	O
police	O
may	O
relent	O
their	O
pursuit	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
chase	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hot	I-Application
Pursuit	I-Application
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
just	O
two	O
points	O
shy	O
of	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
Price	O
of	O
Official	O
UK	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
While	O
certainly	O
accomplished	O
,	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
hamstrung	O
–	O
in	O
a	O
direct	O
head-to-head	O
with	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
,	O
EA	O
's	O
title	O
just	O
ca	O
n't	O
compete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
four	O
reviewers	O
on	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
hailed	O
Need	B-Application
For	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
III	I-Application
as	O
a	O
strong	O
comeback	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
after	O
the	O
disappointments	O
of	O
Need	B-Device
for	I-Device
Speed	I-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
V-Rally	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation/Saturn	O
revision	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
particularly	O
commenting	O
on	O
the	O
outstanding	O
power-sliding	O
and	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
cars	O
and	O
play	O
modes	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
likewise	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
truly	O
outstanding	O
game	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
series	O
since	O
the	O
original	O
3DO	B-Device
release	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
stunning	O
graphical	O
effects	O
and	O
effective	O
customization	O
,	O
and	O
contradicted	O
Next	O
Generation	O
by	O
remarking	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
two-player	O
split-screen	O
mode	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
two-player	O
modes	O
I	O
have	O
seen	O
in	O
a	O
driving	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
variety	O
in	O
the	O
tracks	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
them	O
are	O
merely	O
palette	O
swaps	O
of	O
others	O
,	O
but	O
lauded	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
racers	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
tight	O
simulation	O
,	O
and	O
thrilling	O
Hot	O
Pursuit	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGames	O
Shawn	O
Sackenheim	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
All	O
things	O
considered	O
,	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
blast	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
1998	O
"	O
Racing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Motocross	B-Application
Madness	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
likewise	O
nominated	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
racing	O
game	O
of	O
1998	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
lost	O
again	O
to	O
Motocross	B-Application
Madness	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
and	O
Best	O
Racing	O
Game	O
at	O
the	O
1998	O
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
Awards	O
,	O
for	O
"	O
Console	O
:	O
Racing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
at	O
AIAS	O
 '	O
Second	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Racing	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
1998	O
OPM	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Racing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
IGNs	O
Best	O
of	O
1998	O
Awards	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
StarCraft	B-Application
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Prix	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
,	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Powerslide	B-Device
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
