Need for Speed: Most Wanted

Most Wanted, which was a launch title on Xbox 360, was the first Need for Speed game to have that distinction since The Need for Speed on 3DO eleven years earlier. A winner of the 2005 Interactive Achievement Award for Racing Game of the Year, Most Wanted made it three wins in four years for Need for Speed.

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Release Date:
November, 2005
Genres:
Action
Platforms:
Game Boy Advance, mobile, Nintendo DS, Nintendo GameCube, PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360

Continuing the story-based, open-world approach of the Underground games, Most Wanted -- a launch title for the Xbox 360 -- added several interesting new types of gameplay to the Need for Speed universe. Your car now had a "Rap Sheet", keeping track of the coolest, most dangerous moves and memorable police chances that you pulled off while in the driver's seat.Being chased by cops was a little different in Most Wanted, as a "heat" system determined how much force the police used in trying to capture you. Depending on your heat level, different types of police vehicles were chasing you -- ranging from unmarked SUVs to Pontiac GTOs. Roadblocks, spike strips, and police helicopters made evading capture more difficult, not to mention the Corvette-driving cop, Sergeant Cross, who would stop at nothing to take you down. If you got busted too many times, you had to pay to get your car out of the impound lot.To unlock some of the new cars, parts, and locales in Most Wanted, players had to defeat one of 15 "Blacklist" racers. When you did, you had a chance to get their car. Some of the vehicles driven by Blacklist racers included a Ford Mustang GT, Porsche Cayman S, and Chevrolet Corvette C6.

Cars

With an extensive list of cars -- each with full customization options -- Most Wanted is one of the most beloved Need for Speed games of all-time.Aston Martin DB9Audi A3 3.2 quattroAudi A4 3.2 FSI quattroAudi TT 3.2 quattroBMW M3 GTRCadillac CTSChevrolet Cobalt SSChevrolet Corvette C6Chevrolet Corvette C6.RDodge Viper SRT-10Fiat PuntoFord GTFord Mustang GTLamborghini GallardoLamborghini MurcielagoLexus IS300Lotus EliseMazda RX-7Mazda RX-8Mercedes-Benz CLK 500Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMGMercedes-Benz SLR McLarenMitsubishi Eclipse GTMitsubishi Lancer EVO VIIIPontiac GTOPorsche 911 Carrera S 997Porsche 911 GT2 996Porsche 911 Turbo S 996Porsche Carrera GTPorsche Cayman SRenault Clio V6Subaru Impreza WRX STiToyota SupraVauxhall Monaro VXRVolkswagen Golf GTI

Tracks/World

Raising the bar set by Underground 2, Need for Speed: Most Wanted takes place in another fictional city, this time called Rockport. The expansive map, with three different regions, is designed for a great deal of exploration. Unlike Underground and Underground 2, though, races take place between dawn and dusk and your racer now has several "safe houses" scattered around the map when the heat gets too intense.