Background Info
Electronic Arts announces the upcoming release of Need For Speed(TM): High Stakes for the PlayStation®. Key features to include a new ``High Stakes'' mode that raises the stakes and consequences of competing in high adrenaline race challenges, a revamped, high intensity ``Hot Pursuit'' mode, a broad range of licensed sports and supercars, a game economy that allows for car purchases, upgrades and modification, visible and punitive car damage, eight new tracks and stunning special effects and graphics. The game is currently under development for a spring '99 release.

Key Features

• "High Stakes" mode provides the ultimate challenge in an intense head-to-head duel, by challenging players to bet one of their highly prized cars against one another. Adding to the intensity, the cars waged will be those that the players have earned and customized in previous races. The winner takes possession of the other player's car via memory card.
• "Hot Pursuit" mode is revamped with new and improved features including the ability to be the police -- or conversely, the object of the police chases. Players choose from an assortment of performance cars or pursuit vehicles with ongoing real-time cop chatter from the police scanner to alert players of the state of the chase.
• "Tournament and special events" mode to feature an economic system in which racers earn money by competing in more than 12 unique tournaments and special events, use their winnings to purchase new exotics, repair damaged cars, as well as upgrade and modify supercars into their dream cars.
• Multiple licensed sports and supercars as well as a range of pursuit vehicles in Hot Pursuit mode:
  • BMW M5(TM)(includes a version in police trim)
  • BMW Z3(TM)
  • Ferrari 550 Maranello(TM)
  • Ferrari F50(TM)
  • Lamborghini Diablo SV(TM)(includes a version in police trim)
  • Chevrolet(TM) Corvette(TM)C5 (includes a version in police trim)
  • Pontiac(TM) Firebird(TM)T/A
  • Chevrolet(TM) Camaro(TM)Z28
  • Mercedes(TM) CLK(TM)GTR
  • Mercedes(TM) SLK(TM)230
  • McLaren F1 GTR
  • Jaguar(TM) XKR(TM)
  • Aston Martin DB7
  • Chevrolet(TM) Caprice(TM)in police trim
  • Additional car news to be announced shortly.
• Detailed graphics and realistic special effects -- visible and punitive car damage that will affect driving performance, modeled car interiors with visible drivers in both player and opponent cars, reverse lights, turn signals, hazard lights, customizable license plates, varying weather conditions, oncoming traffic and day/night time driving with headlights, to name a few.
• Random track events -- Artificial Intelligence will generate random events on the roadway, which will require the player to react quickly to avoid obstacles that weren't there on previous laps.
• Eight uniquely themed open road tracks.

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