Description
Need for Speed Most Wanted is in fact a cross between the Underground and the Hot Pursuit spin-offs. The player must gain notoriety by racing in the streets and attracting the attention of the cops in order to ascend in the Black List of illegal racers. In the end he must face no.1, Razor who tricked him out of his own car and used it to get to the top.
Many racing modes are carried on from NFSU2 with the addition of "Milestones", special events where the driver must evade capture and/or disable police cars by bringing down Pursuit Breakers, specially marked buildings such as gas stations and water towers. For each one of the 15 Blacklisted opponents, the player must win a specific number of events from each of the two main types and gain enough notoriety in the process. The player can invest bet money to buy new cars or improve his existing one's looks and performance so that he remains competitive.
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Most Wanted, Josie Maran replaces Brooke Burke as the racer girl. The plot is furthered through use of FMV video with live actors and digital sets, which has been heavily enhanced so that it looks quite real.
Alternate Titles
- "极品飞车：最高通缉" -- Chinese title (simplified)
- "NFS:MW" -- Common abbreviation
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User Reviews
The Press Says
| Game Informer Magazine |
PlayStation 2 |
Dec, 2005 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| GamePro |
PlayStation 2 |
Jan 25, 2006 |
4.5 out of 5 |
90 |
| ActionTrip |
Windows |
Nov 23, 2005 |
90 out of 100 |
90 |
| PC Gameplay (Benelux) |
Windows |
Dec, 2005 |
86 out of 100 |
86 |
| Gamer Within |
Xbox |
Jan 16, 2006 |
8.5 out of 10 |
85 |
| 1UP |
Windows |
Nov 15, 2005 |
8.5 out of 10 |
85 |
| Video Game Talk |
Xbox 360 |
Jan 14, 2006 |
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80 |
| IGN |
Xbox 360 |
Nov 16, 2005 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| Jeuxvideo.com |
Xbox |
Nov 25, 2005 |
15 out of 20 |
75 |
| Jeuxvideo.com |
GameCube |
Nov 25, 2005 |
15 out of 20 |
75 |
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Trivia
The EA Belgium office planned a little stunt on 24th November 2005, the launch day. They intended to give away free copies in the morning's traffic bottlenecks, but that didn't go through eventually.
Instead, on 25th November, they announced, together with the Dutch office, to have reserved an amount of PS2 copies for everyone who had had a speeding ticket the day before, on 24th November. You just had to fax proof to them to receive the game. In Belgium, you were only eligible if you did not exceed 6% of the allowed speed.
