I really wanted to give this a 3 and a half star because I really do think this game is a blast but lord does it have issues. To get this out of the way I really enjoy this game its a lot of fun! the core gameplay loop is fun and I wish this game would make a return in any form or shape because there aren't a lot of games like Pursuit force.
Anyways! Most of my complaints really boil down to bugs, sometimes terrible control and downright unfair and annoying levels.
This game really was unique for its time as the gameplay loop has you driving at highspeeds in which when you are near an enemies car you can jump onto their car and highjack it. There are on foot segments but they are very basic and just get the job done with you autolocking onto enemies and shooting at them. Its simple brainless fun but even for a PS5 version this game had a surprising amount of issues. To start controlling motorcycles is near impossible as even bumping into anything will send you into a frantic out of control spree causing you to hit everything and sometimes just losing ALL control of a motorcycle. The same thing applies with cars but cars control league tons better so it isn't as bad since you can gain control again pretty quickly. Past that there are points where my car would just go out of bounds of the map or sometimes even under the map causing for very awkward situations and sometimes frustrating ones.
The later levels of the game become downright unfair as the game wants you do objectives pretty much flawlessly and if you mess up for 5-10 seconds that very much can cost you the whole mission. The level pool in general is very basic as all games pretty much have the same mission loop which I started noticing near the end which honestly wasn't the biggest issue.
Past the story mode there are trials, races but I never found them fun at all so I only did what I needed to do for trophies and moved on. Speaking on story there is one but it isn't that good but I mean what can you really expect story wise this game sole focus is the fun gameplay. To boil it down gangs do bad things ... stop them.
I did achieve the platinum trophy its very easy so that was nice not having to do anything outlandish for it the trophy list is very straight forward.
Overall this was a game from my childhood that I am very glad to see put onto the PS5 I just really wish past them making it look nicer that they weeded out the bugs and annoyances of this game more. Overall if you have the PS+ sub you mine as well try it !
Anyways! Most of my complaints really boil down to bugs, sometimes terrible control and downright unfair and annoying levels.
This game really was unique for its time as the gameplay loop has you driving at highspeeds in which when you are near an enemies car you can jump onto their car and highjack it. There are on foot segments but they are very basic and just get the job done with you autolocking onto enemies and shooting at them. Its simple brainless fun but even for a PS5 version this game had a surprising amount of issues. To start controlling motorcycles is near impossible as even bumping into anything will send you into a frantic out of control spree causing you to hit everything and sometimes just losing ALL control of a motorcycle. The same thing applies with cars but cars control league tons better so it isn't as bad since you can gain control again pretty quickly. Past that there are points where my car would just go out of bounds of the map or sometimes even under the map causing for very awkward situations and sometimes frustrating ones.
The later levels of the game become downright unfair as the game wants you do objectives pretty much flawlessly and if you mess up for 5-10 seconds that very much can cost you the whole mission. The level pool in general is very basic as all games pretty much have the same mission loop which I started noticing near the end which honestly wasn't the biggest issue.
Past the story mode there are trials, races but I never found them fun at all so I only did what I needed to do for trophies and moved on. Speaking on story there is one but it isn't that good but I mean what can you really expect story wise this game sole focus is the fun gameplay. To boil it down gangs do bad things ... stop them.
I did achieve the platinum trophy its very easy so that was nice not having to do anything outlandish for it the trophy list is very straight forward.
Overall this was a game from my childhood that I am very glad to see put onto the PS5 I just really wish past them making it look nicer that they weeded out the bugs and annoyances of this game more. Overall if you have the PS+ sub you mine as well try it !