Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit reviews start going live - EG goes with 9

Yeah. This is going to be awesome.

The first couple of reviews have gone live for Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit ahead of a flood later today.

Consensus for the Criterion reboot is that it is, as thought, amazingly awesome.

Get the first lot below. Once the influx starts, we'll add them here.

• Eurogamer - 9
• IGN - 9 (video review below)
• CVG - 9
• Eurogamer.cz - 8
• Games.cz - 8
• Byteme.gr - 9
• Eurogamer.it - 9
• NowGamer - 9.2 (PS3), 8 (360)
• D'Toid - 9.5

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit launches next Tuesday in the US and next Friday in the UK for PS3, 360, PC and Wii.