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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 80 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 48 out of 80
  2. Negative: 14 out of 80
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  1. RamziM.
    Mar 25, 2006
    0
    need for speed most wanted 5-1-0(psp): this is the worst need for speed game i have ever played with. the unrelenting cop chases sucks all the fun right of the game, i want to use cheats and finish the game rather than playing it. Need for speed most wanted (ps2): on the ps2 is more exicted than nfs 5-1-0. on this one is more fun than 5-1-0.
  2. MikeG.
    Jan 3, 2006
    2
    i bought NFS rivals, and wore it out in 2 weeks despite its work-like gameplay and unforgiving races; crash once and you wont win. This is NO different than rivals, and in fact, now you have cops to help you wreck. EA, please stop coming out with sequals, and make your games right the first time. Spend your money on a better racer like Burnout Legends.
  3. Jimbosmith
    Apr 21, 2006
    2
    Could be a great game but it's the most unreliable game i have ever palyed, constantly crashes on a pc. I have patched to 1.3 and have all the latest drivers for my graphics card and pc. EA fix the bugs before you release the game!!!!!. Buy a diferent game and save your money
  4. JayF.
    Oct 30, 2007
    4
    Game is allright, very repeditive the cops start to get really annoying. The main bad thing is no replay after a race or on free play.Not one i would reccomend or pay full price for.
  5. anounceanounce
    Feb 17, 2009
    3
    The game sucks
    As specialy the physics engine
    when you hit a wall at a 20 degre angle and want to steer away you go 90 degre against the wall which sucks also the police spawns right in front of your car and stops you in a race FUCK THAT when you have a fucking bad car you automaticly lose but when you have a car that is 10 times better than there car you somhow get better and are
    The game sucks
    As specialy the physics engine
    when you hit a wall at a 20 degre angle and want to steer away you go 90 degre against the wall which sucks

    also the police spawns right in front of your car and stops you in a race FUCK THAT

    when you have a fucking bad car you automaticly lose
    but when you have a car that is 10 times better than there car you somhow get better and are able to win from you

    i just give it a 3 because it has nice graphics but nothing more
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  6. Jan 5, 2020
    4
    Le voy a tener que bajar de un 6 a 4 después de haberlo rejugado. El port esta bien, pero carece de muchísimas características del juego original y añadiendo otras no lo compensa. Pero el punto mas negativo es la IA, que arruina el juego (como también ciertos glitches en la misma, ya sea policías que se chocan con todo o solo persiguen al de primer lugar, etc). Si bien las primerasLe voy a tener que bajar de un 6 a 4 después de haberlo rejugado. El port esta bien, pero carece de muchísimas características del juego original y añadiendo otras no lo compensa. Pero el punto mas negativo es la IA, que arruina el juego (como también ciertos glitches en la misma, ya sea policías que se chocan con todo o solo persiguen al de primer lugar, etc). Si bien las primeras carreras son un chiste, una vez que llegas a Ming el juego pega un salto tremendo en la curva de dificultad. Muchísimas carreras se hacen imposibles aun con el mejor auto! Tampoco tiene historia. Es tan solo carrera tras carrera y en el juego solo hay 10 pistas creo, por lo que se repiten una y otra Y OTRA VEZ!!! Que aburrido! Ademas de que cuando llegue a Ronnie que es el tercero de la blacklist, lo flipe... El tiene el BMW M3 GTR!!! WTF?!!! Y cuando llegue a Razor, sorpresa! Otro BMW M3 GTR! Pero con un vinilo distinto!!! Tan siquiera jugaron al juego original?!!?! Y cuando lo terminas, que esperabas, un final?! NO! Nada! NO HAY NADA POR TERMINAR EL JUEGO! Si bien tengo que reconocer que en parte me entretuvo, y tiene buena personalización de vehículos (dentro de lo que cabe para los estándares de la consola), es terrible. El NFS Carbon para PSP es mil veces mejor. Les recomiendo mejor ese. Por cierto, también le hice una reseña... Expand
  7. Dec 25, 2022
    0
    Worst need for speed game I ever played. They can turn with 200 where I cannot turn with 100. cops make me flip over every 5 seconds. they don't care about other racers it's just me nfsmw was my favorite nfs game . But this version is a complete failure. You are really helpless while playing the game, their car is better, they can move forward very quickly without hitting the barriers, andWorst need for speed game I ever played. They can turn with 200 where I cannot turn with 100. cops make me flip over every 5 seconds. they don't care about other racers it's just me nfsmw was my favorite nfs game . But this version is a complete failure. You are really helpless while playing the game, their car is better, they can move forward very quickly without hitting the barriers, and you just hope that they will crash because your car is not enough. It plays badly on the speed breaker, it doesn't work on most cars. This game is an absolutely awful game.By the way, you can't hurt the cops, they can hit you and do somersaults, they can cross the front and head at you with a 180-degree drift, and the ordinary vehicles are like bananas on the mario kart. When you hit someone, you start spinning. If you start spinning, you are lucky because you can fly up and do 10 somersaults. Expand
  8. May 25, 2023
    3
    This game is a joke. The car physique is a joke. The police chases are a joke. The tracks are a joke. The races are boring as hell and the game is much worse than Underground Rivals.

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#10 Most Discussed PSP Game of 2005
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#6 Most Shared PSP Game of 2005
Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 21
  2. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. 75
    A solid, nicely paced portable racing game with one frustrating design element that is a major part of its overall design, unfortunately. The cops are there to punish you for performing well, which is precisely opposite of what games have taught us throughout history.
  2. PSM Magazine
    85
    Everything in this iteration has been improved, and the addition of five-oh in your rear-view adds a degree of drama. [Holiday 2005, p.98]
  3. 75
    Most Wanted isn’t as much of an upgrade upon "Need for Speed Underground Rivals" as we had hoped it would be. One of the biggest upgrades to the game is the police races, and they just become annoying.