Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit
- First release
- Mar 25, 1998
- Developer
- EA Canada, EA Seattle
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Genres
- Racing · Action
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation
Also known as NFS3, NFS: Hot Pursuit 1, Need for Speed 3, Need for Speed III
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Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords
- Release dates
- PlayStation
- Mar 25, 1998
- PlayStation
- Apr 1998
- PlayStation
- Sep 23, 1998
All 4 release dates
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Oct 12, 1998
- Age ratings
- ESRB EClassInd 12
- Game modes
- Multiplayer, Single player
- Perspective
- First person, Third person
- Keywords
- split-screen multiplayer, game critics awards, polygonal 3d, licensed cars, starting grid
… All 12
, game critics awards, polygonal 3d, licensed cars, starting grid, arcade driving physics, car chase, police chase, sports cars, enforced speeding laws, greatest hits, interactive achievement awards 1999
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- Englishinterface
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