1. SpideyMaster661

   10

   The 2005 is rally hard if take down a single or more cops. The 2012, is more harder and gots a lot of fun in the cars and switching to it. The game is great than the 2005, because i don't have to buy a car anymore! I recomended to Use Porcshe and BMW for lossing the cops very quick and a lot of easier...… Expand

   • Helpful? 0 of 0 users said Yes.
2. isturbo1984

   8

   This game currently has a poor user score. After reading the reviews of this great game, it is obvious most users are to blame. This is a Criterion game, the makers of Burnout. NFS Most Wanted is essentially Burnout Paradise 2. I knew exactly what this meant and what this game was before it came out. I was not disappointed. More people should be embarrassed at themselves for not knowing what the hell they are talking about, giving false reviews, not doing their research and just being an amateur gamer in general.… Expand

   • Helpful? 1 of 5 users said Yes.
3. florgy

   5

   I really wanted to enjoy this game - I thought that, since its' predecessor (and supposed inspiration) was so much fun, that this can in no way be a disappointment. Let me start off by saying that this is not NFS, this is not Most wWanted's sequel - this is just burnout with no story and licensed cars.
   
   There is no semblance of a plot to be had here; the basis of the whole game is to find random cars scattered about the whole map, evade cops and compete in races - doing the latter two nets you points, which contribute to your most wanted score; once you get to a certain point, you race a most wanted car then, "shut it down", or in other words, crash it to obtain the car, after which, you just rinse and repeat until you're number 1. That's it. You do get an intro scene for each race (that you can skip), so that is kind of a plus - but I can't understand why criterion didn't add some type of plot - it doesn't need to be complicated, just something to add motivation to the game.
   
   One thing that you can't skip however are the crash scenes. The horrible crash scenes. Every single time you crash your car, either from scraping a concrete fence or by going through a police blockade, you will be treated to a 5 second un-skippable replay of your crash. This is only compounded by the sluggish handling in the game - it takes around 3 seconds from the time you use your analog stick, to the time it actually takes for the car to turn! It feels like i'm driving a brick with melted butter for wheels.
   
   The use of car modifications does make the handling more manageable and the crash scenes less frequent, but these design choices are still rather infuriating - and only furthering my frustration with the game is it's horrible "rubber-banding" Slender-man style AI; no matter how far you are ahead of your opponent, he will catch up and outrun you, and if you crash (especially in the beginning of the game), then you're almost guaranteed to lose. With that said, there are some good things about this game.
   
   Namely the aforementioned car mods, and the graphics. The frame-rate is incredibly smooth, the lighting is great and there is absolutely no pop in. I think that's partly due to how empty Fair-haven feels: there are no pedestrians and barely any civilian cars - in fact, I would say that one out every 10 or so cars is highway patrol! There is also a greatly diminished sense of speed, you could be driving 120mph (193km) and feel like it's 40ish - some type of motion blur could help that, but really, that's only a minor gripe.
   
   The soundtrack is pretty good; it has a good mix of rock, grunge, break-beat, dub-step and Drum and Bass. It is a little on the short side though, and it would be cooler if I could pick my own stations, a la GTA and Sleeping Dogs. I would link to a couple songs, but amazon doesn't allow it, so Google it...
   
   Tl;dr
   
   I found this game rather disappointing, the handling, crash scenes, lack of story and empty environment are all serious issues (which can of course be solved with an inevitable sequel), but the graphics, car mods and police chases are all definite pluses.
   
   Graphics: - 9.7 Other than a few less then stellar textures (stop the car and look at the canyons), the graphics are gorgeous.
   
   Sound: 9 - Great soundtrack, but a little on the short side.
   
   Presentation: - 5 No story whatsoever, but it does have a slick look.
   
   Game-play: 5 - The car handling needs to be improved, and the crash scenes are inexcusable.
   
   Replay Value: 6 - Multiplayer, and collectibles extend the game somewhat, but it's still on the short side.
   
   Side note - I actually wrote a better and more cohesive review, but my computer crashed and I lost it! Then I proceeded to get writer's block, so ya; fun stuff...… Expand

   • Helpful? 4 of 4 users said Yes.
4. ThisGameBlows

   1

   This is burnout with a NFS title. The game absolutely sucks. Nothing much more I can say about it. The feel of the driving sucks, the way it goes into a impact replay every time you hit something sucks.... it just sucks. Nothing about this game is good except the graphics. This was a huge disappointment. Critereon need to stick to making arcade games. NFS was a good game. This is just BS!… Expand

   • Helpful? 9 of 9 users said Yes.

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