Well, they're both modern driving games, one is a traditional track racer with a lot of sim and the other one is action. If you want cops VS robbers modern driving there's only one choice.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
APB.

Get Burnout Paradise.

...do you have a real life drivers license and drive a car regularly?

" If you want cops VS robbers modern driving there's only one choice. APB. "  

hot pursuit without a doubt.

GT5 without a doubt.

Depends whether you like arcade racers like Burnout or more realistic sims like Shift and Forza. It's hard to compare the two directly head-to-head because they cater to separate ends of the driving genre.
 
I didn't have a choice between driving games, so I picked up Hot Pursuit. It's well worth the purchase.

GT5 without a doubt. Its a $60 dollar game. NFS id pay like 25 bucks.

Hot Pursuit is just a worse Burnout. You're better off picking up or replaying Burnout Paradise if you want an arcade racer. 

There both so different. GT5 is a driving simulator with a massive number of cars where as NFS offers are more arcadey take on things. I would go with GT5

It depends, do you want to take turns at 30mph or at 200mph.

I honestly can't see the appeal of arcade racers, especially anything with NFS on it. There all just incredibly obnoxious in my opinion.

TC I had the same dilemma. In the end I went with GT5, opting to replay Burnout Paradise if I ever need that er, need for speed. Down the line when NFSHP goes down in price I will pick it up.

Just out of interest - did any of you guys enjoy GRID?
 
I'd vote for GT5 - I only wish I was half as good at GT as I am at Burnout.

If you want a driving game, get GT5. If you want an ARCADE game, get NFS.

" Just out of interest - did any of you guys enjoy GRID?"  

" Get Burnout Paradise. "

 
personally i would read reviews, and make my own mind up about what i find fun. 

GT5 has more value.

i'd go with Tetris.  it's pretty good.

" @nintendoeats said:

" Get Burnout Paradise. "

I cant understand why everyone likes this game so much........get GT5. "

" Depends whether you like arcade racers like Burnout or more realistic sims like Shift and Forza. It's hard to compare the two directly head-to-head because they cater to separate ends of the driving genre.  I didn't have a choice between driving games, so I picked up Hot Pursuit. It's well worth the purchase. "

If you're looking for pretty-ness, go for GT5, if you're looking for fun, go for Need for Speed. That's just based on the GB quicklooks I've seen so far (They're doing GT5 live now.)

i was really hyped for GT5 for quite a while, but Hot Pursuit was just so damn fun.  i kinda wish GT made its November 6 release date, so i wouldn't have been spoiled by NFS

Those games don't compare at all. Have you ever played a GT before? If you have and liked it, NFS won't do shit for you. If you (only) like arcade style racers, by any means try to avoid GT!

I prefer apples.
 
...well, most of the time anyways.