I'm a fan of the series however I've not played a NFS since "Hot Pursuit" came out for the PS back in 1999 or so. In any event, I remember that being the first game where you can see the driver in the car while driving. This certainly was unheard of and became hot stuff once the GTA series came around. It was fun and the effects for the time were pretty awesome. In fact, I still wish I had my PS system...I miss playing that game. My favorite car to drive was the BMW M5.