GotGame: You don’t always have to reinvent the wheel to make a great game. Sometimes, you just have to give players a car, and let them drive really fast. Need For Speed Most Wanted is a simple experience that doesn’t do anything terribly original, but it is polished and, more importantly, fun.
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Need for Speed: Most Wanted debuted in 2005, with the Xbox 360 version being the first then next-generation title in the franchise.
This game was awesome! I remember reloading my save if I didn’t get the pink slip from my blacklist rival
Paul writes - "EA know a good thing when they see it, and for multiple years November was Need for Speed month. In a break from the usual routine, I'm going to be looking back at two games here, released in 2005 and 2010 respectively. The earlier game is Need for Speed: Most Wanted, which has the distinction of being one of the very best in the franchise. The second game comes from 2010, and is Need for Speed Hot Pursuit; which I'll talk about just as the Remastered version of the game has hit the stores."
I completely adore this game! In fact its probably my favorite racing game. I recently dusted off my xbox 360 to play Most Wanted 2005. Still a great game, though I do not remember there being such horrible performance. Like massive frame-pacing issues. screen tearing, latency. If any game ever truly needed to be remastered, it this one for sure!
I would actually think about getting this game if it didn't have EA's name on it.
Yeah I'll probably check it out too.
I'm not a huge racing/car gamer and this is the first time I play this need for speed brand and I must say: it's great! It's really fun, I get a GTA feeling with it (and GTA alike I almost never play the "official" story but just wonder around, pissing cops off, finding jumps or new location). It's very well made, graphics are superb and the use of the gamepad is perfect. I highly recommend it!
It's a great game and controls very well with the gamepad. I bought it Day 1 and love it.