Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit guide

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit guide
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Use this Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit guide to find out the rank requirements for both the racer and cop careers, as well as the achievements and trophies you can earn along the way.

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit unlockables

Racer Level Requirements

Wanted Level 0 Racer: 0

Wanted Level 1 Racer: Unknown

Wanted Level 2 Racer: Unknown

Wanted Level 3 Racer: 75,000 points

Wanted Level 4 Racer: 128,000 points

Wanted Level 5 Racer: 195,000 points

Wanted Level 6 Racer: 275,000 points

Wanted Level 7 Racer: 360,000 points

Wanted Level 8 Racer: 450,000 points

Wanted Level 9 Racer: 545,000 points

Wanted Level 10 Racer: 645,000 points

Wanted Level 11 Racer: 755,000 points

Wanted Level 12 Racer: 875,000 points

Wanted Level 13 Racer: 1,000,000 points

Wanted Level 14 Racer: 1,130,000 points

Wanted Level 15 Racer: 1,265,000 points

Wanted Level 16 Racer: 1,405,000 points

Wanted Level 17 Racer: 1,550,000 points

Wanted Level 18 Racer: 1,700,000 points

Wanted Level 19 Racer: 1,850,000 points

Wanted Level 20 Racer: 2,000,000 points

Cop Level Requirements

Rank 1 Cop: 0

Rank 2 Cop: Unknown

Rank 3 Cop: Unknown

Rank 4 Cop: 128,000 points

Rank 5 Cop: 195,000 points

Rank 6 Cop: 275,000 points

Rank 7 Cop: 360,000 points

Rank 8 Cop: 450,000 points

Rank 9 Cop: 545,000 points

Rank 10 Cop: 645,000 points

Rank 11 Cop: 755,000 points

Rank 12 Cop: 875,000 points

Rank 13 Cop: 1,000,000 points

Rank 14 Cop: 1,130,000 points

Rank 15 Cop: 1,265,000 points

Rank 16 Cop: 1,405,000 points

Rank 17 Cop: 1,550,000 points

Rank 18 Cop: 1,700,000 points

Rank 19 Cop: 1,850,000 points

Rank 20 Cop: 2,000,000 points

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit achievements

Aerial Assistance (5): Call in a Helicopter which then hits a Racer with a Spike Strip

Bounty Hunter (5): Play 10 Online Interceptors as a Cop

Burnout (25): Fill the Nitrous bar then use it all in one go without hitting anything

Captain (10): Reach rank (18): Captain as a Cop

Chase (5): Play 10 Online Hot Pursuits as a Cop

Denied (5): First Jammer use that affects a Cop

Electrically Charged (25): Bust the 918 Spyder using an EMP in 'Porsche Patrol'

Escapologist (25): Play 10 Online Interceptors as a Racer

Eye of the Needle (25): As a Racer, drive through an undamaged Road Block
without hitting it

Felon (5): Reach wanted level (6) Felon as a Racer

Festival of Speed (25): Play 10 Online Races

Flight of the Bumblebee (25): Win the 'Muscle Reflex' race in a Bee Yellow Chevrolet Camaro SS

Fugitive (10): Reach wanted level (17): Fugitive as a Racer

Godzilla (25): Get any medal in 'Run to the Hills' driving the Nissan GT-R SpecV without using any weapons

Golddigger (100): Earn a Gold Medal in every single-player Racer event

Gotcha! (5): Bust a Racer

Graffiti (10): Create a 'New Post' or 'Write a Reply' on the Wall

Hit Confirmed (10): Get a hit with a Spike Strip

Imprezive (25): Accumulate 2,000 yds of drift in a single event using the Subaru Impreza WRX STI

In the Zone (25): Use a full Turbo without hitting anything

Iron Man (25): Get Distinction in a Hot Pursuit, Interceptor and Rapid Response using the Audi R8

Lieutenant (10): Reach rank (14): Lieutenant as a Cop

Midnight Cowboy (25): Dreamshot a Midnight Blue Metallic Ford GT at night in the desert

Most Wanted (50): Reach wanted level (20): Most Wanted as a Racer

Notorious (25): Reach wanted level (19): Notorious as a Racer

Offender (10): Reach wanted level (8): Offender as a Racer

Officer (5): Reach rank (3): Officer as a Cop

Outlaw (10): Reach wanted level (11): Outlaw as a Racer

Patrolman (5): Reach rank (5): Patrolman as a Cop

Power Spike (25): Spike strip a car that is targeting you with an EMP

Pursuit Agent (25): Reach rank (19): Pursuit Agent as a Cop

Race (25): Play 10 Online Hot Pursuits as a Racer

Sergeant (10): Reach rank (11): Sergeant as a Cop

Settling the Score (25): Select a Friend Autolog Recommendation and beat it

Shaken, Not Stirred (25): Win any Hot Pursuit in an Aston Martin

Share the Dream (10): Share a Dreamshot to the Wall

Share the Joy (25): Dreamshot a BMW and share it with your Friends

Shock to the System (10): Get a hit with an EMP

Snakebite in Black (25): Spike a cop while driving a Black Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR or Ford vShelby GT500 Supersnake

Socialite (10): Have 5 or more NFS Friends

Suspect (5): Reach wanted level (2): Suspect as a Racer

Target (5): Reach wanted level (4): Target as a Racer

Trooper (10): Reach rank (8): Trooper as a Cop

True Blue (100): Earn a Distinction in every single-player Cop mission

Ultimate Enforcer (50): Reach rank (20): Ultimate Enforcer as a Cop

Undercover (10): Reach rank (17): Undercover as a Cop

Vengeance is Mine (5): Wreck a Cop

Wall of Steel (5): Deploy a Road Block which then gets hit by a Racer

Wanted (10): Reach wanted level (14): Wanted as a Racer

Wet in the Vette (25): Drive any Corvette in the wet

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit trophies

Setting the Score ( Bronze Trophy):
Beaten a Friends Autolog Recommendation

Graffiti ( Bronze Trophy):
Written on the Wall

Share the Dream ( Bronze Trophy):
Shared a Dreamshot

Socialite ( Bronze Trophy):
5 or more NFS Friends

Gotcha! ( Bronze Trophy):
First Racer Bust

Officer ( Bronze Trophy):
Promoted to Officer

Patrolman ( Bronze Trophy):
Promoted to Patrolman

Trooper ( Bronze Trophy):
Promoted to Trooper

Sergeant ( Bronze Trophy):
Promoted to Sergeant

Lieutenant ( Bronze Trophy):
Promoted to Lieutenant

Undercover ( Bronze Trophy):
Promoted to Undercover

Captain ( Bronze Trophy):
Promoted to Captain

Pursuit Agent ( Bronze Trophy):
Promoted to Pursuit Agent

Chase ( Bronze Trophy):
Played 10 Online Hot Pursuits as a Cop

Bounty Hunter ( Bronze Trophy):
Played 10 Online Interceptors as a Cop

Vengeance is Mine ( Bronze Trophy):
First Cop Wrecked

Suspect ( Bronze Trophy):
Wanted Level is Suspect

Target ( Bronze Trophy):
Wanted Level is Target

Felon ( Bronze Trophy):
Wanted Level is Felon

Offender ( Bronze Trophy):
Wanted Level is Offeneder

Outlaw ( Bronze Trophy):
Wanted Level is Outlaw

Wanted ( Bronze Trophy):
Wanted Level is Wanted

Fugitive ( Bronze Trophy):
Wanted Level is Fugitive

Notorious ( Bronze Trophy):
Wanted Level is Notorious

Festival of Speed ( Bronze Trophy):
Played 10 Online Races

Race ( Bronze Trophy):
Played 10 Online Hot Pursuits as a Racer

Escapologist ( Bronze Trophy):
Played 10 Online Interceptors as a Racer

Burnout ( Bronze Trophy):
Used a full Nitrous Bar without hitting anything

Wall of Steel ( Bronze Trophy):
Successful use of Road Block

Shock to the System ( Bronze Trophy):
Successful use of EMP

Hit Confirmed ( Bronze Trophy):
Successful use of Spike Strip

Aerial Assistance ( Bronze Trophy):
Successful use of Helicopter

Denied ( Bronze Trophy):
Successful use of Jammer

In the Zone ( Bronze Trophy):
Successful use of Turbo

Eye of the Needle ( Bronze Trophy):
As a Racer drove through a Road Block without hitting it

Share the Joy ( Bronze Trophy):
Shared a Dreamshot of a BMW with your Friends

Shaken, Not Stirred ( Bronze Trophy):
Won a Hot Pursuit in an Aston Martin

Wet in the Vette ( Bronze Trophy):
Drove a Corvette in the wet

Ultimate Enforcer ( Silver Trophy):
Promoted to Ultimate Enforcer

Most Wanted ( Silver Trophy):
Wanted Level is Most Wanted

Power Spike ( Silver Trophy):
Spike Strip hit a car who was targeting you with an EMP

Imprezive ( Silver Trophy):
Good drifting in a Subaru Impreza WRX STI

Flight of the Bumblebee ( Silver Trophy):
Won 'Muscle Reflex' in a Bee Yellow Chevrolt Camaro SS

Godzilla ( Silver Trophy):
Completed 'Run to the Hills' in a Nissan GT-R SpecV without using weapons

Iron Man ( Silver Trophy):
Got Distinction in three different events driving an Audi R8

Electrically Charged ( Silver Trophy):
Busted the Porsche 918 Spyder using an EMP in 'Porsche Patrol'

Snakebite in Black ( Silver Trophy):
Spike Strip hit a Cop while driving a Black (Snake): car

Midnight Cowboy ( Silver Trophy):
Dreamshot of a Midnight Blue Metallic Ford GT in the Desert

True Blue ( Gold Trophy):
All Cop missions completed with Distinction

Golddigger ( Gold Trophy):
All Racer events completed with Golds

NFS Hot Pursuit Elite ( Platinum Trophy):
Awarded for successfully collecting all Need For Speed Hot Pursuit trophies

Iain Wilson
Guides Editor

Iain originally joined Future in 2012 to write guides for CVG, PSM3, and Xbox World, before moving on to join GamesRadar in 2013 as Guides Editor. His words have also appeared in OPM, OXM, PC Gamer, GamesMaster, and SFX. He is better known to many as ‘Mr Trophy’, due to his slightly unhealthy obsession with amassing intangible PlayStation silverware, and he now has over 500 Platinum pots weighing down the shelves of his virtual award cabinet. He does not care for Xbox Achievements.