Whether or not consumers will demonstrate a Need for Speed at retail this holiday season, it's clear they at least needed a taste. Electronic Arts today released a handful of stats pulled from its recent launch of the Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit demo, most notably that the trial version of the game was sampled by 2 million players in its first two weeks of availability.

　　Revisiting the premise of the original 1998 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, this year's installment in the series allows players to play as--or race from--the long arm of the law. The Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC versions of the game also feature "Autolog," an overarching social network that links players' experiences to that of friends, tracking accomplishments, sharing photos, and recommending events to try.

　　Not pictured: Your locality's police cruisers. According to EA, Autolog has made more than 5 million such recommendations in the demo. Meanwhile, players have combined to race across more than 54 million miles of roadway, busting 20 million criminals in the process.

　　Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit was developed for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC by Criterion Games, with a Wii version on the way from Exient. Criterion is best known for the Burnout series of games, the last of which--Burnout Paradise--debuted to critical acclaim in January 2008.

　　For more on Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, check out GameSpot's previous coverage.

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