Need for Speed: Most Wanted - A Criterion Game

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  1. Newghandi
    Nov 4, 2012
    2
    Unfortunately there's so many bad things with the game that I just have to start off with them. Poor PC port. 30FPS lock and there's still graphical lag tested on 3 powerful machines. Control is sluggish and could be a result of the low frame rate and lag issues. It's basically a copy of Burnout: Paradise which in many respects (those that matters anyway) is a lot better. The AI isUnfortunately there's so many bad things with the game that I just have to start off with them. Poor PC port. 30FPS lock and there's still graphical lag tested on 3 powerful machines. Control is sluggish and could be a result of the low frame rate and lag issues. It's basically a copy of Burnout: Paradise which in many respects (those that matters anyway) is a lot better. The AI is incredibly bad and missions where you're chased by the cops are frustratingly bad since they cheat by spawning in cops you've out-runned in front of you. There's very little customization and the content of the game is terrible - drive around, find car, do mission, find another car, do mission... no story, no depth. EA has yet again pushed out a superficial title without any kind of depth.… Expand
  2. ryansworld10
    Nov 4, 2012
    1
    This is the worst offense to PC gamers I've seen in a long time. The game is completely playable on a high end PC due to constant FPS drops below 40. I'm using a Radeon HD 7950 and AMD FX-8320. This looks like a really fun game, and I want to like it; but how can I enjoy it if I can't even play it?
  3. emperorkibbles
    Jan 25, 2013
    2
    It feels like a horribly watered down version of Burnout Paradise in almost every aspect. Hell, even the COLOURS look watered down compared to Burnout Paradise.

    The slow-mo crash thing is horribly disappointing compared to the exact same system in Burnout Paradise.
  4. davoz28
    Mar 31, 2013
    1
    First off, this game looks rediculously good on max settings. Gorgeous game. But unfortunately its a RACING game. Omg the controls. OMG. Cars are tanks, they either dont turn at all, or turn you 90 degrees into a wall. I've played for 5 hrs now, TRYING to get a grasp at it. Its just unplayable and unenjoyable. I really want to like it but if you cant steer, you cant race. Shameful a gameFirst off, this game looks rediculously good on max settings. Gorgeous game. But unfortunately its a RACING game. Omg the controls. OMG. Cars are tanks, they either dont turn at all, or turn you 90 degrees into a wall. I've played for 5 hrs now, TRYING to get a grasp at it. Its just unplayable and unenjoyable. I really want to like it but if you cant steer, you cant race. Shameful a game that looks this good races this bad.… Expand
  5. ridicol
    Nov 28, 2012
    2
    The game is not that bad, it has great graphics, decent controls, it would be a 7/10 game, but as a most wanted sequel it's just disappointing, the first game was all about tunning, about making your car your car, not to mention the fact that criterion recycled much of burnout paradise in this game, that added to the bad optimization makes this an awful game.
  6. robalaquio
    Jan 26, 2013
    3
    The worst game of the franchise, initially thought it would be a version of the previous game (one of the best) adapted to frostbite engine,my mistake, the game is more like a version of NFS online with better graphics. The controls are bad, in some races you will start about to hit a wall or fall off the track without any control of what you doing, you wiil need to break giving advantageThe worst game of the franchise, initially thought it would be a version of the previous game (one of the best) adapted to frostbite engine,my mistake, the game is more like a version of NFS online with better graphics. The controls are bad, in some races you will start about to hit a wall or fall off the track without any control of what you doing, you wiil need to break giving advantage to the other racers. The amount of availabe cars was new in the franchise, at the begging it was cool, but them you notice that you have to do same things to unlock new upgrades and it start to becoming boring. And as the cops, oh my... the cops, well, for that i will just say that they should have changed the title franchise for Need For Cops, one of the worst experience in a race game ever. But got to give a 3 for the graphics!… Expand
  7. LostInDaJungle
    Feb 22, 2013
    2
    How in the world did this game get such glowing reviews? For starters, I love both the NFS and Burnout franchises. So one of those, or a mix of the two SHOULD appeal to me, right? I put over 100 hours into Burnout Paradise... Issue 1: Car handling. Playing with a gamepad, I found the handling to be unbearable. The stick was over sensitive, you would turn a bit, let go of the stick andHow in the world did this game get such glowing reviews? For starters, I love both the NFS and Burnout franchises. So one of those, or a mix of the two SHOULD appeal to me, right? I put over 100 hours into Burnout Paradise... Issue 1: Car handling. Playing with a gamepad, I found the handling to be unbearable. The stick was over sensitive, you would turn a bit, let go of the stick and still be turning, and then have to correct back the other direction. Wha? Combine this with some of the narrow obstacle filled races, and it was nothing short of unpleasant. Push the stick too far, and find yourself spinning like mad. FYI No option to increase or reduce sensitivity. Their racing system is designed around the idea that you're going to drift around every turn. Issue 2: Freaking lens flare. Too many pop-ups. Obstacles hidden over hills. The game sets it's difficulty curve by blinding you. The graphics are quite beautiful, but half of the time you just can't see what the heck you're doing. You don't want to slipstream other cars, because you'll be blinded by their smoke/dirt trail and they'll turn at the last second leaving you staring at the wall that just appeared out of nowhere. Issue 3: Awful AI. The game has a rubberband AI that means that there's always 2 cars right on your tail. No matter how well or poorly you play. Add in Cops who wait around corners and "Jump out" to wreck into you. At the end of the day, this game wasn't enjoyable. It was a frustrating grind, and I felt that the difference between getting 1st place and 6th place was more luck than skill. Poor visibility, bad AI, and oversensitive handling meant that you couldn't see what was coming, couldn't react to it, and when you hit it, 2-3 AI cars were lined up behind you. Restart race, start over... Oh, and the menus are slow and fiddly too. Wait for bizarre/stupid cutscene to load, skip it, watch another cut scene of the race starting... You spent 2-3 minutes starting a race just to have the poor AI or poor handling put you into a barricade that you couldn't see due to lens flare in the first 15 seconds. Restart race... Rinse lather repeat. Get first place, sigh.… Expand
  8. EV3RLiGHT
    Apr 16, 2013
    2
    It's a hugely over-rated game that misses its expectations by miles. Fully detached from its origins, brought to the PC for arguably better visuals and simplified controls, but a polished turd is still a turd. Where's the customization? Where is the proper story? Where is a fraction of realism? Criterion has ruined the legendary Most Wanted by making it too "arcadeish" and way tooIt's a hugely over-rated game that misses its expectations by miles. Fully detached from its origins, brought to the PC for arguably better visuals and simplified controls, but a polished turd is still a turd. Where's the customization? Where is the proper story? Where is a fraction of realism? Criterion has ruined the legendary Most Wanted by making it too "arcadeish" and way too simplified, all that this game has is decent (not outstanding) graphics and a relatively short list of licensed cars. I've had to push this to 2 out of 10.… Expand
  9. shamon
    Jul 19, 2014
    1
    worst driving game i ever played...the handling is atrocious, the steering is so sloppy it's almost impossible not to hit something and crash, the opponent AI deliberatly smashes into you and every rice is a crashing carnage fest....i have no ideea what they were thinking then they made this game
  10. gesi
    Feb 28, 2014
    0
    The creator of this games are greedy lazy bastards just copy past from burnout, no story whatsoever, no customization poor number of cars the gameplay is retarded keep crashing in traffic and very annoying scenes, this game concept may be ok for phones but not justify for pc.
  11. Goreaffection
    Oct 31, 2014
    1
    **** this game **** **** **** Is this game made for people who are on extacy? No difficulty settings, menu horrible to navigate. I feel like crushing the developers scull to pieces. You guys ****ed th Most Wanted name real good!
  12. nukemdukem3d
    Aug 13, 2014
    0
    CRAP! Worst driving model in nfs history! Also: worst nfs ever. Gameplay is boring and not funny. Original most wanted is 100x better. If you like nfs - dont buy this "thing".
  13. Ahenci
    Dec 2, 2014
    4
    Polished Burnout with horrible physics and poor gameplay. Just a sandbox where there's nothing of interesting to do and with no notion of progression.
  14. Moony21
    Oct 2, 2015
    1
    The game absolutely sucks. No physics, no progression. No safe houses, no bounty, no cost to state, the bizzare crash scene, too much traffic, dark graphics. Waste of Money!!!!
  15. XDavidX
    Nov 17, 2015
    0
    This is total disgrace to original Most Wanted. No customization, No story, No buying any cars. Races are boring as hell despite its have very arcade handling and its not motivating to do next races. Its total crap, I don't take this Need For Speed even for free.
  16. Nemo84
    Feb 12, 2016
    0
    First graphics are good i'll give that. But gameplay is very very bad. When police is chasing you there is almost no way to escape they just keep coming. I was even in the hideout and police spawned right in front of me. AI makes no mistakes what so ever and police is not chasing them at all. No car buying no car upgrade just some random car you find along the way. This game is a waste ofFirst graphics are good i'll give that. But gameplay is very very bad. When police is chasing you there is almost no way to escape they just keep coming. I was even in the hideout and police spawned right in front of me. AI makes no mistakes what so ever and police is not chasing them at all. No car buying no car upgrade just some random car you find along the way. This game is a waste of time and money.… Expand
  17. TioVel
    Feb 18, 2016
    2
    First of all I got this game free from Origin and I sure am happy about that!

    The first moment you get to the driving you can sense it's a Criterion game and don't get me wrong there's nothing wrong about that. I love Burnout games they are simply enourmous fun! It's the usual get to a corner, tap the brakes and slide at 200+mph and that's just fine in a game that has the environment    First of all I got this game free from Origin and I sure am happy about that!

    The first moment you get to the driving you can sense it's a Criterion game and don't get me wrong there's nothing wrong about that. I love Burnout games they are simply enourmous fun! It's the usual get to a corner, tap the brakes and slide at 200+mph and that's just fine in a game that has the environment built for that... Here the problems start. The game world is not designed to this sliding around drivestyle, there are way too many things to crash into. You would need the reflexes of a fighter pilot to even try to avoid anything and that only to find out you can't because the cars just won't react that fast. Then there's the inconsistency in handling. 3 lap race, you drive twice around the first corner in the same way, all is fine, then the third time round the car just won't go into a slide.

    And there's more when the police really take an interest in you either in a race, ambush event or just a long pursuit. Police Corvette's can drop spikestips while on the move, it was fine and you could avoid them quite easily when driving a Alfa 4C or a 911, but then further in the game you notice that you can't pass those Corvette's even in a Veyron and they still drop spikestrips and now you have no time to react to them. Then the basic police cruisers which apparently go like the Koenigsegg, handle like the BAC Mono and accelerate faster than the Ariel Atom V8 and sure they are dumb, I mean really really dumb. You just crashed (which happens alot) so after the crash cutscene you back up away the thing you just hit to get going again and BANG! twelwe police cruisers crash into you... And finally the police rhinos, thank god you don't see them often but when you do you're going to crash (again), most of the cars just aren't responsive enough to avoid them.

    After all that what else could go wrong? We'll just forget the "tuning" because there really isn't anything of that in this game. But I really do have to mention the ingame music... After 20 minutes of gameplay and continous dubstep torture I had put it on mute and put something else on from my pc.

    Because of the developer I have to compare this to Burnout Paradise (which is a great game) and because of the name I have compare it to the 2005 Most Wanted. And after 7 hours of playing this is no match for either of those.

    I really struggled to find anything good about this game... but I did. Mountain road, Chevy Camaro or BMW M3 and just slide there I had some fun.    … Expand
  18. Billeclipse
    Feb 24, 2016
    0
    One of the worst games ever!! The multiplayer just doesn't work at all... Its more like takedown its other than racing... Also the interface its the worst you just can't do anything...
  19. Chudy2
    Jul 11, 2020
    1
    Gra nudna, sterowanie toporne jako gracz mający miłe wspomnienia z poprzednim most wanted poczułem się strzaszliwie rozczarowany tą grą, zdecydowaną wadą jak dla mnie było też brak modyfikacji wyglądu auta normalnie tylko sobie przemalowanko przy naprawie i to że auta są debilnie porozstawiane na ulicy, wyjaśnanie rozgrywki przez tą babę było też wkurzające i czułem się traktowany jakGra nudna, sterowanie toporne jako gracz mający miłe wspomnienia z poprzednim most wanted poczułem się strzaszliwie rozczarowany tą grą, zdecydowaną wadą jak dla mnie było też brak modyfikacji wyglądu auta normalnie tylko sobie przemalowanko przy naprawie i to że auta są debilnie porozstawiane na ulicy, wyjaśnanie rozgrywki przez tą babę było też wkurzające i czułem się traktowany jak debil tym, wyścigi z kierowcami z tej dziesiątki cholernie niesatysfakcjonujące, pomysł że trzeba gonić go i rozwalić żeby przejąć auto też słabizna, szczerze gra prawdopodobnie nie posiada żadnej części którą uznałbym za dobrą… Expand
  20. asy8492
    Nov 24, 2013
    0
    Among most of the Need for Speed series that I've played, this is by far the worst and crappiest series ever. What the hell Criterion? First of all the controlling sucks heavily. Graphic was fine but the controlling REALLY SUCKS!! I can't even finish one race without crashing to cars and buildings. The car handling was too heavy and the AI was too difficult even at easy level. I'd say thisAmong most of the Need for Speed series that I've played, this is by far the worst and crappiest series ever. What the hell Criterion? First of all the controlling sucks heavily. Graphic was fine but the controlling REALLY SUCKS!! I can't even finish one race without crashing to cars and buildings. The car handling was too heavy and the AI was too difficult even at easy level. I'd say this is the most disappointing parts and its not even fluid for the handling. If this rating had a minus rate, I would have given -10!!… Expand
  21. BestNoob
    May 7, 2020
    0
    Absolute garbage, trash just advertising no racing game. With bugs and no fun.
  22. Benden
    Dec 17, 2021
    4
    Bad game. Played the 2005 one and I loved it.
    Got this one for free and I'm disappointed : I confirm it sucks.
  23. ThorBreaker
    Sep 20, 2013
    1
    The game graphics is good, that's to be expected sadly, disappointing and frustratingly the game play is "extremely" unfriendly....The AI's are the same.....their cars usually run faster than yours w/e the car the AI uses...most terrible in this game is the cut scene of crashing....little bump crash destroying the momentum of the game....the police chase is OK.....but seriously? suddenlyThe game graphics is good, that's to be expected sadly, disappointing and frustratingly the game play is "extremely" unfriendly....The AI's are the same.....their cars usually run faster than yours w/e the car the AI uses...most terrible in this game is the cut scene of crashing....little bump crash destroying the momentum of the game....the police chase is OK.....but seriously? suddenly appearing like nowhere....games should be challenging but always remember should be enjoyable as well. but this game failed both....its stressful and BORING in the long run… Expand
  24. mightyzz
    Dec 30, 2013
    1
    its not NFS it is burnout !

    Looks worse than previous NFS and feel very bad as well. Cut scene after cut scene and the old most wanted was totally different game.
  25. Fostin4
    Mar 27, 2014
    0
    First of all I own a controller. But this game is horrible on keyboard you won't survive a few kilometers without crashing into something and the crashes pretty much ruin the immersivness of the game. You keep staring at the animation for what feels like hours. It's totally pointless and repeatitve and makes you want to hit alt+f4
  26. mivaras
    Jan 10, 2021
    0
    Repetitive,simplistic ,good graphics and sound, good music but this isnt a NFS and nothing like the old Most wanted. What a waste of time...
  27. TsukasaHiiragi
    Apr 22, 2017
    4
    Great graphics, horrible gameplay. The cars all feel rigid with the handling, stock brakes are god awful that essentially the handbrake is the only method that works and not to mention there is npc cars for you to crash in, seeming on every street corner just waiting for you so they can drive in front of you.

    Just not a good entry for this franchise, avoid it to be honest.
  28. jacob_lukas
    Sep 1, 2017
    2
    This game is a bad joke. Gameplay is so awful and unpleasant, most of the time you can't see anything in front of you, bc of those tooons of flares, sun rays, blinding lights and other "artistic graphic enhancements" , also police chases are nightmare, they're worst than japanese kamikaze. Being taken down for the 10th time in 5 minutes is defienetly not fun. Not to mention these "fixed"This game is a bad joke. Gameplay is so awful and unpleasant, most of the time you can't see anything in front of you, bc of those tooons of flares, sun rays, blinding lights and other "artistic graphic enhancements" , also police chases are nightmare, they're worst than japanese kamikaze. Being taken down for the 10th time in 5 minutes is defienetly not fun. Not to mention these "fixed" races where your opponents most of the time stay only a second behind you no matter how flawless and fast you're driving. NFS:MW2012 is a dissapointment. EA and Criterion... shame... >:(… Expand
  29. CheeseLord
    Jun 3, 2017
    0
    Absolutely terrible. It's bad, very bad.
    The game feels like a rehash of burnout, the game gets boring already, i found myself uninstalling once i challenged the first blacklist member, physics are god awful, you will end up crashing into something all the time, ai racers care more about bumping into you rather than winning the race, no body customization of cars, and the worst part of it    Absolutely terrible. It's bad, very bad.
    The game feels like a rehash of burnout, the game gets boring already, i found myself uninstalling once i challenged the first blacklist member, physics are god awful, you will end up crashing into something all the time, ai racers care more about bumping into you rather than winning the race, no body customization of cars, and the worst part of it all is having MOST WANTED on the title making you feel that its a reboot of 2005's title of the same name    … Expand
  30. Critical-Hit
    Jan 20, 2018
    0
    Need For Speed: Demolition Debry
    Enjoy another piece of NFS sh*t. No skill required, console handling included.
    Enjoy our Burnout Paradise rip off with same graphics, mechanics, but different cars. So earn some points by crushing your opponents into walls, because that's what racing is about. So you say, you have never played a mobile game on PC? Now you have the chance. We're offering    Need For Speed: Demolition Debry
    Enjoy another piece of NFS sh*t. No skill required, console handling included.
    Enjoy our Burnout Paradise rip off with same graphics, mechanics, but different cars. So earn some points by crushing your opponents into walls, because that's what racing is about.
    So you say, you have never played a mobile game on PC? Now you have the chance. We're offering you this piece of junk, but don't worry this one is different, not like the others. You say, you trust us? Lol, you'll never learn. But wait, next year it will be different...RPG NFS or NFS FPS, we'll see.    … Expand
  31. mitsosgk22
    Apr 28, 2017
    0
    Okay, let's begin with the graphics options on the pc: Absolute garbage! The controls? What about the controls? They're terrible! The driving? Even worse! This game is a nightmare! Don't even think to buy it. I got it free from Origin. I regret of downloading it.
  32. xlastovi
    Feb 25, 2017
    3
    I played the game for less than an hour and I am not going to play it anymore. The only good things about this game:
    - I got it for free
    - imho the graphics is very good, at least how cars look But that is all. Rest is garbage. Game felt like a destruction derby, not like car racing. - no cockpit view. I could not manage to drive fast without frequent crashing. - cars don't accelerate    I played the game for less than an hour and I am not going to play it anymore. The only good things about this game:
    - I got it for free
    - imho the graphics is very good, at least how cars look
    But that is all. Rest is garbage. Game felt like a destruction derby, not like car racing.
    - no cockpit view. I could not manage to drive fast without frequent crashing.
    - cars don't accelerate unless you push gas to almost 100%
    - you drive a Lambo and then police with an ordinary car speeds past you like a lightning
    - suicidal police crashing into you    … Expand
  33. Addicted-ox
    Dec 2, 2016
    0
    Самая сраная гонка евар. Я люблю симуляторы, как бы умею рулить, но в этой игре на !!! первых гонках я плетусь в хвосте не врезавшись ни разу , бля это пиздец, это полный пиздец. Это разработчики великой Бёрнаут 3, что случислось?!Мусора, в жизни, так не бесят, как в этой игре! Даже если захотеть, я такое гвоно, бы не сделал, графика классная при этом. АААА уроды!Самая сраная гонка евар. Я люблю симуляторы, как бы умею рулить, но в этой игре на !!! первых гонках я плетусь в хвосте не врезавшись ни разу , бля это пиздец, это полный пиздец. Это разработчики великой Бёрнаут 3, что случислось?!Мусора, в жизни, так не бесят, как в этой игре! Даже если захотеть, я такое гвоно, бы не сделал, графика классная при этом. АААА уроды!
  34. LotusTeaDragon
    Jan 30, 2017
    2
    I love the NFS games, and have since the very first Need For Speed title was released. Through the years, they've had hits and misses, but I've still enjoyed each game in one form or another. What happened here? What went wrong with Need For Speed: Most Wanted? The PC ports were always decent (at least for me), but this port seems to have no consideration for anyone who plans on using aI love the NFS games, and have since the very first Need For Speed title was released. Through the years, they've had hits and misses, but I've still enjoyed each game in one form or another. What happened here? What went wrong with Need For Speed: Most Wanted? The PC ports were always decent (at least for me), but this port seems to have no consideration for anyone who plans on using a keyboard instead of a gamepad.

    When the game starts, I'm already in control of the car. Unfortunately, at no point am I told which buttons give me the ability to steer, accelerate or slow down, and the first thing I do is slam into a guardrail. At this point, you might think the game will tell me "Oh, you have to press "A" to accelerate, "Z" to slow down, and the arrow keys to steer," but instead it just lets me crash into the railing, other cars, and everything until I finally find those controls do what I need to do.

    There is no use of a mouse for camera movement. So even if you remap the keys to the traditional WASD keys, you won't have much to do with your right hand save for the occasional button press, because there is no mouse involvement whatsoever. None. For a computer game, that is a waste of control options.

    The visuals look great, but I don't have time to enjoy them. Cops appear out of nowhere and suddenly I'm "busted". "Oops! Better outrun the police next time!" the game tells me, but I didn't get the chance, because the cop car appeared *out of nowhere* right behind me.

    The gameplay is a joke. I want to know who gave the AI a transporter, because one minute I'm 10 car lengths ahead, the next second my opponent has passed me and is crossing the finish line. I need that ability! Amazing! *sigh*

    I am so disappointed in this game. I wanted to love it so much, but for me it fails on nearly every level. I honestly don't feel like playing it, as it doesn't feel like a game, but is, instead, a Sisyphean task that makes me regret every buying the game.    … Expand
  35. zw1ck
    Dec 16, 2017
    3
    Its a pretty game and the one race I was able to do was fun. But, after that first race I started getting chased by the police. I then spent three hours running from the police. Police who could pass a Bugatti at 180mph like it was sitting still. even when I did lose them they would find me before the five minute cooldown was over and I would be back at it again. Running from the cops isIts a pretty game and the one race I was able to do was fun. But, after that first race I started getting chased by the police. I then spent three hours running from the police. Police who could pass a Bugatti at 180mph like it was sitting still. even when I did lose them they would find me before the five minute cooldown was over and I would be back at it again. Running from the cops is fun and all but it needs to be possible to actually win! Getting chased by the cops for so long only to lose because cops were literally falling from the sky and getting nothing makes this game unplayable and awful. **** this game, the original was better in every way except graphically and even that is close.… Expand
  36. MestreDosMagos
    Apr 19, 2017
    0
    This game is such a big disappointment. How someone can even imagine a NFS game WITHOUT car customization? Only Criterion of course. It's so hard to imagine NFS car only with paint changing, but here we are.
  37. Desuroku
    Jun 19, 2017
    0
    If you didn't play the original game released in 2005 you wouldn't understand that this game is missing 4/5 of the features that the original had in its spiritual successor many years ago. No customisation apart from 'driving into a station from one end and coming out a different colour out the other'. No progression in single player you can only unlock cars simply by finding them. that'sIf you didn't play the original game released in 2005 you wouldn't understand that this game is missing 4/5 of the features that the original had in its spiritual successor many years ago. No customisation apart from 'driving into a station from one end and coming out a different colour out the other'. No progression in single player you can only unlock cars simply by finding them. that's not fun. No story mode, a disappointing soundtrack and the city is lifeless.… Expand
  38. altmind
    Aug 21, 2017
    0
    Straight off the bat you are thrown into the city without explaining who are you, what you want, what you strive for and how you going to achieve that. The controls are ridiculous(why you decided A should be accelerate, have you heard of WASD?) Cars feels like you are driving rocket-propelled tank, it takes nothing to accelerate, but all the vehicle controls lag a full second.
  39. XxMasterPlaysxX
    Nov 11, 2017
    1
    Awful optimization. Driving in this game is so fcking boring, the city is genirc and getting cars its as easy as driving, using the car and nothing more.
    And... its an EA game.
  40. narcissistic
    Oct 5, 2017
    0
    this game has terrible driving mechanics, all the cars feel like trucks.
    Because you have all the car in the game right off the start, there is no sense of progression.
    Some of the dlc cars outperform everything else which makes the on-line mode p2w.
    The smallest touch of an other car makes you crash and the npc's are extremely overpowered
  41. VeloxFox
    May 5, 2018
    0
    Literally unplayable.

    I got this for free on Origin, and I still paid too much. I thought it was the original NFS:MW, but it was not. Good job on sewing confusing by making a game with the EXACT SAME name as another one in the series. Anyway, I decided to give it a shot. I came into this with absolutely ZERO expectations, and I still ended up disappointed. If I could drive around    Literally unplayable.

    I got this for free on Origin, and I still paid too much. I thought it was the original NFS:MW, but it was not. Good job on sewing confusing by making a game with the EXACT SAME name as another one in the series. Anyway, I decided to give it a shot. I came into this with absolutely ZERO expectations, and I still ended up disappointed. If I could drive around real fast in a fancy car, I'm happy. Unfortunately, I couldn't get past the first few seconds of the game.

    So, to start out with, I'm given an unskipable intro scene that doesn't even set-up anything story wise. It is quite possibly the laziest intro I have ever seen. It explains the game mechanics in the driest way possible: Beat the 10 "most wanted", steal cars to do it. Fine, whatever, just let me drive around in my shiny cars.

    So, I am dropped right into the driver's seat of a car speeding down the highway. Fine, I can do this, but first, let's fix the controls. So, I hit the ol' escape key, go to options, and find the keybindings. Except, there's a problem; they don't work. I try to rebind my Razer Tartarus V2. No go: Tells me to 'release the keys'. Ok..whatever, let's try to rebind the keyboard. Nope, still wants me to 'release the keys', despite the fact I'm not touching anything. Ok....a little research says to modify the keybinding file directly. I do this, and it gets overwritten by this garbage pile of a game. I cannot set-up the controls for this game.

    So, Criterion managed to **** up the most basic of game features: rebinding keys. After suffering through the unskipable cutscene for the thousandth time, I had no choice but to give up. I wanted to give it a chance. I wanted to give it the benefit of the doubt. I wanted to come to it from a fresh angle. And in the end, I couldn't get past the first curve of the first road, in the intro car due to the fact that the publisher couldn't be bothered to get something as simple as keyboard input right. It took me longer to download the game than it did for me to uninstall it after the download finished.    … Expand
  42. KingJailson
    May 10, 2018
    2
    Outro NFS Ruim, esse jogo é uma aberração do antigo Most Wanted (2005), mas pelo menos não consegue ser pior do que o NFS The Run
  43. MatikTheSeventh
    Oct 11, 2020
    3
    The game absolutely ruined the Need For Speed franchise for me. It has never been the same since.
  44. ceptronik90
    Mar 8, 2019
    0
    ta gra to crap gorsza od the run ktory jest mega crapem , to byla by swietna gra na tzw. za kare NIE KUPOWAC nie pobierac palce z daleka
  45. Soullex
    Nov 15, 2022
    4
    Neden böyle bir oyun var ki....................................................
  46. RomanGor
    Nov 7, 2019
    3
    Как этой "игре" могли дать название одной из самых божественных игр в истории?
  47. sashok9026
    Dec 4, 2019
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game has no plot, our garage is missing, there is no external tuning of cars.
    Cars do not need to be bought now, they are free, there are no any shops.
    change machine parts during the race :D
    There are no rewards for winning the match, only the rating advancing to the bosses, and details, by the way about the bosses, no names of bosses, photos of their faces, their voices, only their cars and the names of the cars.
    I don’t understand why the game was called "need for speed most wanted", because there aren’t a lot of cops and they don’t make much sense.
    As a result, for me, one of the worst games from this series of races.    … Expand
  48. Yattanisha
    Dec 6, 2019
    2
    The worst game in the series, it is not worthy to wear the title Most Wanted. This does not even apply to the 2005 game. Without a plot, without a goal, they simply give an unnamed blacklist and that’s it.
  49. fddfdf
    Dec 8, 2019
    0
    я играл в most wanted 2005 яи яждал продолжение но получил говно в игре был 2 плюса графика охрененая и мультплеер минусов много 1. полиция очень слабая 2.пропал гараж 3.нельзя покупать тачки 3. где? те парни из ориганальной игры у которых были крутые машины а не боты короч минусов много. Я разочерованя играл в most wanted 2005 яи яждал продолжение но получил говно в игре был 2 плюса графика охрененая и мультплеер минусов много 1. полиция очень слабая 2.пропал гараж 3.нельзя покупать тачки 3. где? те парни из ориганальной игры у которых были крутые машины а не боты короч минусов много. Я разочерован
  50. r03vg
    Apr 15, 2020
    2
    Как это вообще можно было назвать Most Wanted, если здесь нет ничего общего с игрой 2005 года? Ни сюжета, ни тюнинга, даже погони скучные.
  51. SrCre
    Mar 10, 2020
    4
    [ ] Perfect
    [ ] Awesome
    [ ] Good
    [x] Good Bad
    [ ] Fail

    Não vejo necessidade em escrever um longo texto analisando sobre uma arte, a nota é apenas um conselho para saber o quanto ela vale para sua vida.

    I see no need to write a long text analyzing an art, the note is just a piece of advice to know how much it is worth in your life.
  52. pwlm1975
    Mar 20, 2020
    0
    Got it for free in 2015. Still not worth the money.

    Single player either far too easy or stupidly difficult.

    Online - driving a MB AMG-65 and get beaten by a God-damned Alfa Romeo Vito in an almost straight-line race. Either coded poorly, or plenty of cheat users in the environment, but it makes for a completely unenjoyable experience for the casual player like myself.
  53. KykaPb
    Apr 3, 2020
    1
    I don't want to write anything . I'm just lazy. I think you all understand. FUX ZIS GAME FUX ZIS GAME
    FUX ZIS GAME FUX ZIS GAME
  54. MrJulian_
    May 25, 2020
    0
    People say Payback is Bad, but this Game is waaaaay worse! they even had the Balls to call this Trash (Most Wanted)
  55. MonDongZeep
    Jul 4, 2020
    0
    Харчок в лицо любому, кто играл в NFSMW, да и другим тоже.
    Отсутствие сюжета, бесполезные заправки, скучные погони, ужаснейшая физика, урезанная кастомизация. Графика далеко не прорывая. Смысла в перечислении минусов дальше не вижу так же, как и в существовании этой игры.    Харчок в лицо любому, кто играл в NFSMW, да и другим тоже.
    Отсутствие сюжета, бесполезные заправки, скучные погони, ужаснейшая физика, урезанная кастомизация. Графика далеко не прорывая. Смысла в перечислении минусов дальше не вижу так же, как и в существовании этой игры.
  56. FRIST_008
    Aug 4, 2023
    3
    Что это за хрень? Как вы могли так назвать эту гонку? Где тут хоть одна связь с серией nfs? Оно ещё и крашит вечно
  57. WRviper
    Oct 23, 2020
    0
    This is very very bad game this game is have so bug this game bot is a ..... bot
  58. bar0yka
    Dec 5, 2022
    2
    tam bir hayal kırıklığı çocukken ne düşüncelerle almıştım aw me çıkmıştı yine sinirim bozuldu 3 verecektim ama 2 veriyorum aminakoyum
  59. Gorbunov2004
    Aug 10, 2021
    2
    Эта игра настолько убога что она просит настроить геймпад хотя в игре он функционирует нормально, но играть мешает огромное табло в котором написано что геймпад не настроен почти во весь экран. А как я тогда езжу дебил это делал. Геймпад то оригинальный за 4 тысячи деревянных так в чём проблема! И ещё что интересно А что касается игра это хлам, почему чему хлам потому что здесь нетЭта игра настолько убога что она просит настроить геймпад хотя в игре он функционирует нормально, но играть мешает огромное табло в котором написано что геймпад не настроен почти во весь экран. А как я тогда езжу дебил это делал. Геймпад то оригинальный за 4 тысячи деревянных так в чём проблема! И ещё что интересно А что касается игра это хлам, почему чему хлам потому что здесь нет тюнинга, машины теперь покупать даже не надо просто ищи по всей карте. Мотивации проходить игру нет вообще так как это было в оригинальной
    NEED FOR SPEED: MOST WANTED и там и правда было желание вернуть машину и отомстить Рэйзеру.    … Expand
  60. Lucaluma
    Nov 15, 2020
    0
    It’s a ok good Game but no Most Wanted, no tuning and and the story is bad don’t like that
  61. Theoldplayer
    Nov 18, 2020
    0
    The Most terrible game of NFS series! I really hate this game so much! A massive piece of s..t!!!
  62. vova22379
    Dec 18, 2021
    0
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  63. AGR-
    Jan 16, 2021
    0
    una puta mierda cagaron el nombre del juego
    No merece ni jugarlo el pero nfs que he jugado
  64. nari_kutti
    Jul 2, 2021
    0
    please for the love of god don't buy this game, its that bad. This is not a nfs game and this is not similar to the original most wanted.
  65. Resul_Emre
    Jun 30, 2021
    0
    The controls suck. The mission schedule is terrible . The only good thing about the game is that it has a Nissan in it . Graphics are good . But instead of playing it, play NFS 2 Underground.
  66. DKRedDragon
    Feb 21, 2022
    0
    By far the WORST NFS that I have ever played in the total history of NFS. this was a bare bones and pathetic attempt at producing a NFS game. The Steering Mechanics/Latency was/is so bad that I just quit playing after an hour or two. Seriously pissed off that I spent money on EA again releasing some non-AAA game with a AAA Label on on it. The only thing that can be said about this game inBy far the WORST NFS that I have ever played in the total history of NFS. this was a bare bones and pathetic attempt at producing a NFS game. The Steering Mechanics/Latency was/is so bad that I just quit playing after an hour or two. Seriously pissed off that I spent money on EA again releasing some non-AAA game with a AAA Label on on it. The only thing that can be said about this game in a positive note is: that the visual graphics are clearly "upgraded" for the time period that it came out, guess that's where all the money went............. and 10 years later, much like todays games.
    Big Label Triple A Games like this Clearly don't care about Honor or Integrity anymore.

    Anybody waiting for NFS 2022 Shouldn't Hold Their Breath, Considering the unethical practices that have been implemented into their games let alone the firings, the poor state that EA willingly decides to leave games in and the compulsive lying for for what they offer in the purchase of their game.    … Expand
  67. The_D4RknesS
    Nov 24, 2022
    2
    This game is a mediocre copy of the amazing BURNOUT PARADISE, I give it a 2 just because the gameplay is better than NFS 2010
  68. UI-4054
    Jul 15, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the feeling when the developers of the once-perfect demolition-racing Burnout Paradise managed to collaborate with the idiotic NSF line since 2010, where you drift along the track with drift and the speed only increases. Sandbox does nothing to save this game from a low score, sadly… Expand
  69. Giero
    Jan 4, 2023
    4
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  70. VeuxVIP
    Jan 25, 2023
    0
    The worst nfs without a doubt, they decided to throw away the whole concept of the game they had just before E3, and decided to take burnout paradise, make it sh*t in its entirety with the worst possible gamplay offered and put an nfs skin on top of it. And to conclude it has a horrible fanbase and the online is bullsh*t.
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Awards & Rankings

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#63 Best PC Game of 2012
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#28 Most Discussed PC Game of 2012
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#22 Most Shared PC Game of 2012

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Nov 30, 2012
    60
    Just pick one of the beautiful cars, hop in and drive. But do not want anything else. NFS: Most Wanted is average fun for all car lovers. [Dec 2012]
  2. CD-Action
    Nov 29, 2012
    70
    Most Wanted works best when you treat it like mobile games – switch it on for 15 minutes, do a random race with a random car and then turn it off. It's a good arcade racing title closely resembling Burnout: Paradise but it's not exceptional. [CD-Action 13/2012, p.52]
  3. Worth Playing
    Nov 25, 2012
    92
    Most Wanted's biggest strength is that it feels like a cohesive whole, rather than some amalgamation of a reboot tacked on to another game's engine. The gameplay emphasizes as little downtime as possible, which is a good thing as it's an absolute blast whether or not cops are involved. It's not a reboot as much as it is a reimagining of the original game, taking the bits that worked and wrapping them in a completely new package. Surprisingly enough, it does so in a way that works, and the new Most Wanted ranks up there with the original.
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