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A Roadblock is a series of police vehicles parked in a line to prevent speeders from continuing along their path. Roadblocks are used frequently in the Need for Speed series in games that feature the police such as Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010) and Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit.
Games[]
Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit[]
Roadblocks in Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit are used by the police along with spike strips to stop speeders if officers fail to pull over their vehicles.
Need for Speed: High Stakes[]
Roadblocks appear in Need for Speed: High Stakes, and can be requested by players competing as police. In the PlayStation release, it's one of the commands along with the sirens, backup, and spike strips. The PC release requires players to have their A.I. police partners set the roadblock up.
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2[]
Roadblocks appear in Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2, and can be requested by players competing as police.
Need for Speed: Most Wanted[]
Roadblocks appear in Need for Speed: Most Wanted at Heat Level 2 and above with spike strips sometimes appearing alongside the roadblock at higher levels.
Need for Speed: Carbon[]
Roadblocks appear in Need for Speed: Carbon at Heat Level 2 and above with spike strips sometimes appearing alongside the roadblock at higher levels.
Need for Speed: Undercover[]
Roadblocks appear in Need for Speed: Undercover.
Need for Speed: Nitro[]
Roadblocks appear in Need for Speed: Nitro as obstacles in Nitro as attempts by the police to stop racers.
Need for Speed: World[]
Roadblocks appear in Need for Speed: World.
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010)[]
Road Blocks are Equipment available for deployment by the SCPD.
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012)[]
Roadblocks in Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) are similar to that of the first Most Wanted and start appearing from heat level 2. Roadblocks are initially made up of Crown Victoria interceptors but are replaced by tougher vehicles as the player's heat level rises.
- Heat Level 2 - Ford Crown Victoria
- Heat Level 3 to 5 - Ford Police Interceptor Utility
- Heat Level 5 to 6 - Chevrolet Corvette Z06 with Spike Strip
- Heat Level 6 - S.W.A.T. Truck
Need for Speed: Rivals[]
Roadblocks appear in Need for Speed: Rivals, available as Pursuit Tech for the Redview County Police Department.
Need for Speed (2015)[]
Roadblocks appear in Need for Speed (2015) at the third level of engagement during a pursuit.
Need for Speed: Payback[]
Roadblocks are used in Need for Speed: Payback by the Fortune Valley Police Department.
Need for Speed: Heat[]
Roadblocks are used in Need for Speed: Heat by the Palm City Police Department.
Need for Speed: Unbound[]
Roadblocks are used in Need for Speed: Unbound by the Lakeshore Police Department.
Trivia[]
- Roadblocks can slow down Racers and allow cops to catch up.
- Roadblocks can stop Cops as well as Racers.
- The rear of a police vehicle in a roadblock is lighter than the front.
- Undamaged vehicles in a roadblock will join the pursuit.