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Need for Speed Most Wanted
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Overall Critic Score:3.4031
Need for Speed Most Wanted Critic Reviews
There are some suitably impressive graphics on offer and the career mode is probably one of the most impressive seen in the series to date....read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at IC-Games
The Xbox 360 version is where the biggest jump should have been, but fell a bit short. In fact, even in 720p/1080i High Definition, there only thing you gain over the Xbox and PS2 games is the clarity of the in-game textures. And clarity isn't strong...read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at Next Level Gaming
With the launch of every new console, typically it needs a strong, great-looking driving game. With the increased graphical power that new hardware tends to provide, we've got yet another test for just how realistic computer-rendered cars can actually...read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at NZGamer
I am a big fan of the Need for Speed series of games, from the humble 3DO console incarnation to the first ever Hot Pursuit and the later sequel, but for me NFS was always about the fast sports cars, racing through traffic and looking good while you did...read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at Games Xtreme
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As a whole, however, Need for Speed: Most Wanted comes across as extremely polished and very fun....read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at Xbox World Australia
There is something to be said about a racing game that allows you to crush through support beams in order to cause a giant sign to fall down on pursuing police cars, and then hiding out in a construction zone so the accompanying aerial surveillance...read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at Entertainment Depot
It really is surprising that so many divergent elements were all thrown together and still produced a solid, sound racing experience....read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at eToychest
This street racing franchise still has lots of life, and Most Wanted is provides some invigorating racing for all levels of gamers....read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at Extreme Gamer
The Xbox 360 version of Most Wanted is identical to the versions on the last generation consoles in almost every way. Therefore, most of the review will be as well....read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at Lawrence
For those of you who are looking for a racing game that does not require Skip Barber's Driving School to understand, MW will prove to be a good fit....read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at Worth Playing
It's fast, good looking, boasts a great car list, and gives you plenty of game for the money. You get about 15 hours of gameplay from the main career mode, plus there are 68 additional challenges that will take you a fair few hours to get through, as...read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at 1UP
Out of the 18 Xbox 360 launch titles that hit store shelves November 22nd, 11 games are sports titles and 3 games of the racing genre. This speaks loudly to Microsoft's new marketing plan to making gaming mainstream and breaking away from the...read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at GameZone
Do you want a near-perfect combination of both, and the game that takes on almost all the qualities of a successful launch title? Do you want this reviewer’s most enjoyed game on the Xbox 360? Get Need for Speed. Be the most wanted....read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at XGP Gaming
The game's characters act in a hilarious, over-the-top manner that makes the cutscenes one of its high points....read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at GameSpot
There’s a challenging and lengthy career mode based around “street cred,” a decent online experience, and some good customizability on the game’s many speed machines....read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at Gaming Target
This urban-themed racer allows you to wreck scenery and avoid police while participating in no-holds-barred street races. It's very satisfying to smash through fences, barriers, construction sites, and phone booths as you whiz past rival racers and avoid...read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at The Video Game Critic
I’m not quite sure who to blame for this street racing fad that sparked the Need for Speed facelift. It’s narrowed down to either Vin Diesel and crew from the original “The Fast and The Furious” or Rockstar for their addicting pimped-out ride...read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at JustPressPlay
The lack of variety in the actual races and subsequently online doesn’t do much to justify the £50 price tag, but once you have a fast car and experience some of those intense police chases in glorious HD, you’ll be grinning from ear to ear....read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at Jolt Online Gaming UK
The story started to grate on me after beating the first few Blacklist opponents....read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at Armchair Empire
A great game. Sure, the AI can be annoying, the online may be a little lacking in modes, but overall, Most Wanted is still a very solid game....read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at Amped IGO
Need for Speed: Most Wanted still has quite a few things in common with the two Underground games, however. For instance, the entire visual tuning part is still present, albeit slimmed. You can still outfit your cars with all kinds of official rims,...read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at Frag Land
EA has released their newest installment of the Need for Speed franchise entitled Most Wanted which joins a long list of racing games currently available with an obvious influence drawn from the movie the Fast and the Furious. With such a plethora of...read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at ControllerFreaks
the sports car enthusiast, but I can't imagine it would hold the appeal of the casual racer like me. As one of the first racing games to be released on the 360 there's a lot to like in Need For Speed: Most Wanted...read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at AceGamez
Unlike a lot of arcade racing games we've played over the years, Most Wanted is one of the few games that's destined to provide a lasting challenge, despite the inherent repetition at its core....read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at Eurogamer
If this would have been released sans the law enforcement and Pursuit inspired aspects of the game, it would have been titles Need for Speed: Underground 3, because really that is powering it....read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at Adrenaline Vault
Need for Speed Most Wanted continues the street culture thing, but EA's Canadian development team has mined one of the better iterations of the series, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit, fusing both rudiments into a newly refined, yet strangely familiar racer....read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at IGN
But if you don't see the awesome graphics and sound, you will definitely be a sorrier person for it whether you know it or not....read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at Gaming Illustrated
Anytime there's a new console on the market, publishers scramble to cover every genre of game for the new system. For the launch of the Xbox 360, Electronic Arts decided to cover street racing fans by releasing the latest in its perennial...read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at GameSpy
The 360 is now out and sold out all over the country. However good the machine may be it is always the games that really make or break a console. This is why Sony has had so much success with the Playstation consoles. The games library is huge and there...read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at Contact Music
The time has come for the next generation of gaming to commence, first to the table are Microsoft, with their Xbox 360 system. The giant of the publishing world, EA have been busy in preparation for the launch of the 360 – providing no less than five...read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at DarkZero
The sheer variety of racing styles coupled with the thoroughly entertaining storyline, made this Need For Speed one of my Most Wanted. I'm sure no matter which system you play it on, you'll find NFSMW a real winner....read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at Cheat Code Central
Building on the successful NFS:Underground series, EA Canada injects an old school shot of Hot Pursuit into the mix and produces a fresh, evolutionary title into the Need for Speed library. This game takes the most delicious aspects from the two types of...read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at Video Game Talk
It's sometimes hard to be a fan of Electronic Arts' Need for Speed series. Many times EA tries to do something new in order to expand its fan base, but it seems that in the process fans of previous games are actually lost. To say the least, the Need for...read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at GamersMark
What a surprise. I was expecting a game that was exactly the same as the Xbox or PS2 version, as that’s what EA does. All the time. However, they have done something with this conversion: got a huge bucket of spit and polish and made the graphics...read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at Club Skill
Need for Speed: Most Wanted takes Underground’s control scheme and slaps it into the Hot Pursuit series, which in the end, does not work....read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at Gaming Age
Aside from the high-shine gloss, though, a few extra pursuers in the cop chases are about all that differentiates this version from the current-gen game. My main beefs--the repetitive race events and not-very-challenging cop chases (especially earlier in...read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at Electronic Gaming Monthly
goes to show that sporting a low-slung attitude and bulging bonnet doesn't necessarily mean you can mess with the big boys. Its unique world and cop-dodging pursuits let it slip away instead down a side road of its own - but one that's well worth a visit....read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at Computer and Video Games
EA took an unusual step last year when they released Need for Speed: Most Wanted. It would have been extremely easy for the company to release Need for Speed: Underground 3 considering how well the previous two Underground titles sold, but they went back...read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at PALGN AU
EA really know how to make a videogame that has mass appeal. The Need For Speed series has become a huge favourite amongst the teenage audience, with the switch to Underground gave the series a much needed boost in popularity. Despite huge sales the...read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at Pro-G
I don't like cars. I find them boring. As long as my little Saxo gets me to work and back with the odd trip to the seaside without complaint, then I'm happy. I don't want to know how it works. I just want to know that it does. And yet I find myself...read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at Totally360
Because it’s not a terrible game, especially on a currently under-served platform, there are no really strong arguments I can give to avoid the game....read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at Gamenikki
The Need for Speed series has been getting considerably more popular since the release of the film 'The Fast and the Furious'. That is not to say that the games have borrowed from the film but that the public has realised that playing in the street races...read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at Silicon Fusion
The long-running Need for Speed series races into new territory with this cross-platform, cross-generational release. Most Wanted is built upon many of the fan favorite features and modes from previous games in the series, including a forgiving yet...read the complete Need for Speed Most Wanted review at AllGame
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