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  • Summary: Combining the thrill of illicit street racing and tuner customization with the intensity of strategic police pursuits that rivals any Hollywood-style chase scene, Need for Speed Most Wanted challenges players to become the most notorious and elusive street racer. Players instantly feel theCombining the thrill of illicit street racing and tuner customization with the intensity of strategic police pursuits that rivals any Hollywood-style chase scene, Need for Speed Most Wanted challenges players to become the most notorious and elusive street racer. Players instantly feel the thrill of the ride as they hit the streets in an open world environment where drivers can tune their cars to compete against any class of vehicles or use their wits to out-fox the law to satisfy their need for speed. Need for Speed Most Wanted delivers a unique, fast-paced and gripping ride in the racing genre as players build up their Rap Sheet and street cred to move their way up the Black List to become the most wanted racer on the streets. Players go head-to-head with the top drivers on the scene as well as strategically evade more than half dozen cops at any one time. Also included are a dynamic open world, new gameplay and customization as well as tuners, supercars, muscles and sports cars. [Electronic Arts] Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 19
  2. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. 90
    Making a name for youself by climbing the game's Black List, aka series of bad-ass mo-fos you must beat, is good fun.
  2. Computer Gaming World
    90
    Does Most Wanted feed my adrenaline addiction from start to finish? No - repetition, while unavoidable in a game ilke this, ultimately does in the game's ability to raise your blood pressure. But while it lasts...damn, it's good. [Feb 2006, p.80]
  3. PC Gamer
    86
    A superb arcade racer that's a feature or two away from greatness. [Feb 2006, p.88]
  4. Fantastic gameplay variety, and stunning graphics make this a worthwhile investment if you own a high-end PC.
  5. Most Wanted brings the police back in force, and the game benefits greatly from it.
  6. The addition of smart and relentless police pursuers has reinvigorated this popular driving series.
  7. games(TM)
    60
    It’s a nice, clean package that delivers enough hi-octane chases and enjoyment to warrant a purchase. [Christmas 2005, p.121]

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Score distribution:
  1. Negative: 10 out of 223
  1. Apr 27, 2011
    10
    This Game Is My Personal Favourite ,,,,, The Storyline Plot Was Brilliant .... Graphics Are Great ....
    Police Pursuits Love Em . Car
    This Game Is My Personal Favourite ,,,,, The Storyline Plot Was Brilliant .... Graphics Are Great ....
    Police Pursuits Love Em . Car Selection In This Game Was Excellent .... I Cant Praise How Much I Love This Game .....No Other Need For Speed Game Has Come Even Close To Being Better Than Most Wanted .... And I Doubt There Ever Will ....
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  2. Feb 9, 2022
    10
    Kahpelere inat şaheserleri savunmaya devam. Çocukluğumuzu güzelleştiren nadir oyunlardan.
  3. FredericA.
    Nov 23, 2005
    10
    A really nice mix between NFS Underground 2 and Hot Pursuit. Full of thrilling action ! One of the best driving game I played yet ! Wonderful
  4. May 26, 2023
    10
    Its criminal this game is not rated higher. This game has everything you want out of an arcade racing game. Its a complete pack of high octaneIts criminal this game is not rated higher. This game has everything you want out of an arcade racing game. Its a complete pack of high octane street racing mixed with the action of a movie. The game holds up incredibly well after so many years. This game is by far the best game in the Need For Speed franchise and to this day none have managed to come close to replicating the police chases present in this game.
    The game has a decent amount of variety when it comes to cars present in the game. They all manage to feel different enough and offer a good variety of tuning options ranging from spoilers to wheels to body kits and more.
    The atmosphere in the game is one of the strongest and remarkable ones in the series. The cities look dirty and the different areas present in the game combine together in a really convincing package. The world feels alive despite of the lack of pedestrians simply because of how much detail is put into the actual world.
    The graphics, although dated by this point, have a great art direction, thus everything blends in extremely well and they only add to the atmosphere the games sets out to present.
    The racing is incredibly well paced managing to be both interesting for newcomers to the racing genre as well as veterans. The game starts you out in a set of races that are incredibly well disguised tutorials. You are first given a really powerful car and are placed against weak opponents. Without realising the game makes sure you understand the basic controls and lets you figure stuff on your own.
    After the tutorial phase of the game you get to pick a slower car as your starter. The more you race the better the opponents become, the more upgrades you unlock, the longer the races and harder the cops.
    The game never overwhelms you and it always gives you time to adapt to the new things such as the nos system or the higher police levels. For a newcomer it really helps them to get used to how the game works.
    The racing element of the game is heavily carried by the responsive handling system. The cars have enough weight but never feel like boats. You always have complete control over the car and the game feels incredibly easy to drive. That does not mean the game is extremely easy but it sure gives you a great starting point to build your skill on top of. It still manages to surpass many racing games that to this day cannot reach the same levels of satisfaction out of the handling model.
    The cop AI is hands down the best one in any racing game. The chases start slowly with the cops trying to respect the traffic rules and adapting their strategies according to your driving. Theres hundreds of dialogue lines that make the chases ever more surreal. This game will give you the adrenaline you seek when engaging in those cop chases.
    This review is already getting too long so I will a few positives bellow
    TLDR:
    -Great atmosphere
    -Amazing unmatched driving
    -Incredible Pursuit AI and fun cop chases
    -Decent story although cheesy at times but good enough to keep you motivated
    -A lot of love,dedication and passion was put into this game
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  5. Nov 6, 2020
    9
    My all-time favourite NFS! The driving experience is awesome, you have an open world where you can drive around and those pursuits are alwaysMy all-time favourite NFS! The driving experience is awesome, you have an open world where you can drive around and those pursuits are always fun. The Blacklist thing is one of a kind! You can tune your cars into supercars.. man this is the racing game of the 2000s everybody loved back then. Expand
  6. Mar 22, 2023
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):) Expand
  7. Oct 29, 2021
    0
    the game was my fav back in my childhood! Few weeks back when i was in the car w my friends we played a song and i instinctively said "i usedthe game was my fav back in my childhood! Few weeks back when i was in the car w my friends we played a song and i instinctively said "i used play this song while playing NFS MW" and they replied yeahhhh sameee!!!
    this game is childhood fav racing game and nothing like this is released by any company ever!!!!!
    PERIOD
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