It's been a long time since NFS HOT PURSUIT released. Full of memeries. As a NFS fan, I've finished all the journeys of UNDERGROUND and HOT PURSUIT and MOST WANTED. I have to say appraciate, for years of companion. Actually. I've played NFS HOT PURSUIT for a really long time. I've got HOT PORSUIT on EA Origin and Valve Steam, and mostly I played the game on Origin. Now you cannot sign in Autulog Hot Porsuit(changing avatar, etc), it's said that only new NFS(Most Wanted, Rivals, etc)'s Autolog is still working. I don't know whether it's a lie.
Anyway, HOT PURSUIT is not like simulator mode games, definitely not. But you'll like it, for I've played this game again and again over than hundred hrs(Origin edition).