Simply incredible in almost all its aspects. Need For Speed 3 Hot Pursuit not only makes what made the previous two entries miles better, but also is what i think to be nothing short of the greatest racing game ever made. If racing games had almost always a problem is that you never feel like you are actually in control, with a bit of abuse on oversteering or cars stiff as hell (or extremely drifty in newer NFS), this is not the case in NFS3 however where the cars are very lightweight and feel actually in control. You have 100% control over your car in this game, combined with a superb track design, incredible graphics for the time, interactive soundtrack, intense pursuits and what racing games doesnt do that i really miss, being able to customize your own races, save replays and being able to watch some real info of the cars.
Unfortunately there are a few things that needed to be polished. As perfect as the handling of the game is, it is not as perfect as that of CTR. The walls and rival cars seem to have glue on them, and when you hit one of them it can take a while to get unstuck.
In short, a masterpiece. More games of the genre should aspire to be like this.
I really dont recommend the PS1 version of this game though since it has a lot of minor annoyances...... Just play on PC with modern patch and you will be fine.