Well lets break down the history
I started playing NFS with NFS Underground, first played it on an PS2 in the entrance hall of a hotel.
later i bought it for my own PC, which was crap back these days. It lagged like shit, almost half the speed it would have had normally, but i played it day and night tho.
next was NFS U2, again first played that on a xbox at some local store, bought it again and - crap - it didnt run.
->upgraded my PC with a new gfx card and -ding ding ding- it worked. I played thru the whole game from the first to the last race in the Opel Corsa.
next thing i bought was NFS Most Wanted. Till now the best part of all NFS, if u ask me, although i never finished it.
better PC -> better Games: next i bought NFS Carbon. First played this on Games Convention in Leipzig some years ago, competing against a friend of mine and my father in a downhill-drift: I was first, made 60.000 points, my friend scored 30.000 and my father crashed the car after the third curve and gave up with the words: "thats too fast for me, only for you young peoples". he later outraced me at ridge racer 6
I also bought it, and played thru it in 1 day -.-
Next was Pro street and undercover, i tested both, and disliked them, then i bought NFS shift
Although that shit is intense, the handling is fucked up pretty good, but u can handle it after playing some time. I also never finished it.
Then i saw Hot Pursuit coming on and i fucking wanted to have it, until i read the first reviews.
The game may be crapy, but the trailers for HP count to the most epic gametrailers ive ever seen.
Oh i forgot, i also played NFS Porsche back in the days, never finished it tho.
Now im rly waiting for Shift2 and The Run, while that ill keep playing on GRID, Shift, FUEL, Outrun, GTAIV EFLC and ofc SA:MP.