Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit

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racing video game video game

Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit is a 1998 arcade-style racing video game known for its exotic cars, police chases, and high-speed pursuits, and is one of the most popular entries in the Need for Speed series.

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Label	Occurrences
Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit canonical	4
NFS III: Hot Pursuit	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit
Context triple: [Need for Speed, hasPart, Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit]

A. Need for Speed II
Need for Speed II is a 1997 arcade-style racing video game known for its exotic cars, diverse international tracks, and fast-paced gameplay as part of the Need for Speed series.
B. Need for Speed (video game series)
Need for Speed is a long-running racing video game franchise known for its high-speed street racing, car customization, and police chases.
C. Need for Speed (2015 video game)
Need for Speed (2015 video game) is a racing title by Ghost Games and Electronic Arts that reboots the long-running franchise with an open-world setting, live-action story elements, and a focus on car customization and street racing culture.
D. Need for Speed (2014 film)
Need for Speed (2014 film) is an action-packed racing movie based on the popular video game series, following a street racer seeking revenge through high-stakes cross-country car battles.
E. Racer
Racer is a classic wooden racing roller coaster located at Kennywood amusement park in Pennsylvania.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit
Target entity description: Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit is a 1998 arcade-style racing video game known for its exotic cars, police chases, and high-speed pursuits, and is one of the most popular entries in the Need for Speed series.

A. Need for Speed II
Need for Speed II is a 1997 arcade-style racing video game known for its exotic cars, diverse international tracks, and fast-paced gameplay as part of the Need for Speed series.
B. Need for Speed (video game series)
Need for Speed is a long-running racing video game franchise known for its high-speed street racing, car customization, and police chases.
C. Need for Speed (2015 video game)
Need for Speed (2015 video game) is a racing title by Ghost Games and Electronic Arts that reboots the long-running franchise with an open-world setting, live-action story elements, and a focus on car customization and street racing culture.
D. Need for Speed (2014 film)
Need for Speed (2014 film) is an action-packed racing movie based on the popular video game series, following a street racer seeking revenge through high-stakes cross-country car battles.
E. Racer
Racer is a classic wooden racing roller coaster located at Kennywood amusement park in Pennsylvania.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	racing video game ⓘ video game ⓘ
alternateTitle	NFS III: Hot Pursuit ⓘ linked to: Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit
developer	EA Canada ⓘ Electronic Arts Canada ⓘ linked to: Electronic Arts
feature	Hot Pursuit mode ⓘ LAN multiplayer ⓘ exotic cars ⓘ high-speed pursuits ⓘ knockout tournaments ⓘ police chases ⓘ split-screen multiplayer ⓘ time trial races ⓘ
followedBy	Need for Speed: High Stakes ⓘ
franchise	Need for Speed ⓘ linked to: Need for Speed (video game series)
gameMode	multiplayer ⓘ single-player ⓘ
genre	racing ⓘ
hasCheatCodes	yes ⓘ
hasPoliceAI	yes ⓘ
includesMode	Hot Pursuit ⓘ Knockout ⓘ Single Race ⓘ Tournament ⓘ
includesVehicle	Aston Martin DB7 ⓘ Chevrolet Corvette ⓘ Ferrari 550 Maranello ⓘ Lamborghini Diablo SV ⓘ linked to: Lamborghini Diablo Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR ⓘ
notableFor	being one of the most popular entries in the Need for Speed series ⓘ popularizing police pursuit gameplay in the Need for Speed series ⓘ
notableReception	praised for car selection ⓘ praised for graphics ⓘ praised for police chase mechanics ⓘ
partOfSeries	Need for Speed ⓘ linked to: Need for Speed (video game series)
perspective	first-person cockpit view ⓘ third-person ⓘ
platform	Microsoft Windows ⓘ linked to: Windows PlayStation ⓘ
precededBy	Need for Speed II ⓘ
publisher	Electronic Arts ⓘ
releaseDate	1998 ⓘ
seriesNumber	3 ⓘ
setting	various international locations ⓘ
soundtrackType	electronic music ⓘ rock music ⓘ
supportsForceFeedback	yes ⓘ
visualStyle	3D graphics ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Need for Speed → hasPart → Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit ⓘ

subject linked to: Need for Speed (video game series)

Need for Speed II → followedBy → Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit ⓘ

Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit → alternateTitle → NFS III: Hot Pursuit ⓘ

linked to: Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit

Need for Speed: High Stakes → precededBy → Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit ⓘ

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 → sequelTo → Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit ⓘ

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