Need for Speed: Most Wanted

Need for Speed: Most Wanted

released on Nov 15, 2005

Need for Speed: Most Wanted

released on Nov 15, 2005

The player arrives in Rockport City, driving a racing version of the BMW M3 GTR (E46). Following Mia Townsend (played by Josie Maran), the player proves his driving prowess as he is pursued by a veteran police officer named Sergeant Cross (played by Dean McKenzie), who vows to take down the player and end street racing in Rockport. Races seem to be in the player's favor until a particular group of racers, led by the game's antagonist, Clarence "Razor" Callahan (played by Derek Hamilton), sabotages and win the player's car in a race.


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Need for Speed: ProStreet
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Need for Speed: Carbon - Own the City
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Need for Speed: Carbon
Need for Speed: Most Wanted Demo
Need for Speed: Most Wanted Demo
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Need for Speed GT

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This game is an absolute masterpiece. It's insane that Most Wanted is 19 years old and still has the best cop chases in gaming. That being said, this game is far from perfect. Outside of cop chases everything is kind of a step back from Underground 2. The rubberbanding on the other racers makes it feel like you almost always win races by pure luck rather than because you were driving well. Customization is scaled way back from UG2 as well. The one thing that I do think is better is the sense of speed. Driving in Most Wanted is some of the most satisfying driving I've ever experienced in a racing game. Rockport is a really fun city to drive around in too. I just wish we could've had a full day/night cycle to see it really light up and come alive. Overall this is some of the most visceral fun you can have in a racing game and if you can get past the jank I think you'll really love this game.

Mid 2000s classic. Rough around the edges, no doubt about it, however, it is fun and provides a lot of content. The police chases are pretty fun and can get pretty intense, but that's at higher levels. Even in the beginning, the police is annoyingly slow and boring, especially during a replay.

Nostalgia blinds me here a bit, but I do believe it is a great game, even with its flaws.

NFS' racing continues to be undermined by lousy career progression. The story rivals SEGA CD FMV games in how hilarious it can be, and speedbreakers are a cool addition, but the further you make it through the Blacklist, the more of a slog it becomes. You're forced to get into increasingly large police chases to progress, and by the time it's over, it expects 13-minute chases out of you. You can pick and choose which goals you achieve to progress, but there's no eliminating the busywork.