Atlantica

Atlantica
Length	4.9 mi (7.9 km)
Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit
Category	Beginner
Music	"Rear Flutterblast #19" "Aquila 303"
Police	Ford Crown Victoria (PlayStation) Ford Falcon (PC)
Need for Speed: High Stakes
Location	United States
Difficulty	Beginner
Police	Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Chevrolet Caprice

“

Reminiscent of the Monaco Grand Prix, this course is a real driver's utopia. Emphasis on racing technique will insure record times on this futuristic track.

”

— In-game description

Atlantica is a course in Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit and the PC release of Need for Speed: High Stakes.

Course

The course takes place in a clean and futuristic city with numerous gardens along the coastline on a boulevard called Atlantica Drive. It is comprised of straight and twisting roads. The player can spot a tour blimp flying in the sky around the boardwalk. In the PlayStation release, passing rapid transit trains can also be seen on elevated tracks at two points of the map.

Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit

It is available from the beginning in both the PC and PlayStation releases.

The police vehicles patrolling the course in Hot Pursuit mode are the Ford Crown Victoria in the PlayStation release or the Ford Falcon EL in the PC release.

The musical pieces "Rear Flutterblast #19" by Matt Ragan and "Aquila 303" by Rom Di Prisco will play when participating in an event along the course.

Need for Speed: High Stakes

It is set in the United States and is unlocked by competing in Circuit #2: Memory Lane.

The police vehicles patrolling the course are the Chevrolet Camaro Z28 and the Chevrolet Caprice.

Trivia

• An Electronic Arts building resembling EA Canada's headquarters in Burnaby, BC, can be seen near the dividing roadway. Cops will refer to it as the EA building in their radio chatter.
• A white Box Truck, bearing the triangular logo found on various Atlantica buildings, appears as a traffic vehicle in the PlayStation releases of both Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit and Need for Speed: High Stakes.
• The course is featured in the PC release of Need for Speed: High Stakes without alterations compared to the PC release of Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit.
• In Need for Speed: Underground, there's a course similarly named Atlantica.
• In Need for Speed: Heat, there is an Easter egg reference to Atlantica with a road sign stating "Atlantica", which can be found in Bayview Park, Palm City.

Gallery

Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit

Course Layout

Course Layout
(PC)

PlayStation

Starting Area

Civic Center

Skyways
(Weather On)

Waterfront

PC

Starting Area

Civic Center

Skyways
(Weather On)

Waterfront

Need for Speed: High Stakes

Starting Area

Civic Center

Skyways
(Weather On)

Waterfront