Shame to hear some negative vibe about this game. I wonder how much Criterion are actually holding back in favour of a proper Burnout Paradise sequel, which certainly must be on the cards eventually ?
I would assume EA have some sort of hold over the devs at Criterion to release x amount of NFS games, and then when this is lifted we might see a proper Burnout again ?
You can see this difference purely in the handling of Criterion developed NFS games, the handling in Hot Pursuit was certainly a long way of the feel of a Burnout game. I got used to it, eventually, but still prefer the less weighty and loose feel of Burnout.