I found this Need For Speed the hardest in the whole NFS series. I found that this one also lacks features, like the taken away Free Roam option in Quick Race, Less customization (Neon, Hydraulics, Spinners,etc.), and less vehicles like the Tuners (Honda Civic, Acura NSX,etc.), Compacts (Peugeot 206, Ford Focus, the OLD VW Golf,etc.), and the newly-introduced and quickly-thrown away SUVs (Hummer H2, Escalade, and Lincoln Navigator). Not to also mention the good ol'(new in a way) Dymo testing. This one incorporates the highly horrible & annoying BlackList system, a chick who once kissed a girl as your NFS model, and the annoying cop Cross who's always on to you. yep, some Need for speed game this is.