Much better than the last!
In addition to not having any of the things that made the other NFS games hurt, I find that the graphics and sound are very sharp and clean.
Pro's: All around great looking game as well as sound. Control is also very good, and the person has the ability to change the levels of control if that seems to be a problem later on. Also, a plus for NFS is that this was not in any way like NFS Pro-street, which I thought was a terrible game for many reasons. The tier progression is not too hard hard yet not too easy. There are also enough different types of events to keep you from getting bored.
Con's: Event though the game looks and sounds awesome, I am not sure there is anything that will draw me back to play it a second time through. This may be a game that is just fun to go through once - I'll have to see if I am right. As for now I see myself trading it once beaten. Don't get me wrong. Awesome game to play through - will it be able to hold my interest enough to not trade it - who knows?