Now players can only change the car paint similar to the original Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit.
The diverse customisation options seen in the last two installments has been dropped as well as special weather effects and the day-night circle. Similar to the original Hot Pursuit, players can be busted after being caught three times in EA Black Box's release, although being caught one single time in EA Seattle's release leads to being busted.
Unlike Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed, the gameplay consists of arcade-style races and police pursuits, featuring tactics that include roadblocks, use of spike strips, and a helicopter that now has the ability to drop explosive barrels against racers, and in the PlayStation 2 release, it can also drop spike strips and missiles.
