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Need for Speed™ Most Wanted

In Fairhaven, you are a street racer working toward the city’s Most Wanted rivals. There is no traditional story campaign; progression centers on earning Speed Points and unlocking challenges against the top ten racers. Explore the open city, find cars parked around the map and switch between them. Each car has its own races, alongside activities such as speed challenges, jumps and billboards to smash. Police pursuits can break out as you race or roam. Races and other activities earn Speed Points, while winning races unlocks performance parts for the car you used. Accumulate enough points to challenge a Most Wanted rival; online, players can vote on event playlists, and Autolog tracks scores, speeds and times for comparison with friends.

Race through an open city, switch between found cars, evade police and earn Speed Points to challenge the Most Wanted.

Released 18 Jun 2020

77%positive of
28k player reviews

$19.99

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Escape Police Pursuits

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The open-world action in Need for Speed Most Wanted gives you the freedom to drive your way. Hit jumps and shortcuts, switch cars, lie low or head for terrain that plays to your vehicle’s unique strengths. Fight your way past cops and rivals using skill, high-end car tech and tons of nitrous.

Developed by Criterion Games · Published by Electronic Arts

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Need for Speed Most Wanted (2005) Full Game in 4K

Need For Speed Most Wanted FULL GAME Gameplay Walkthrough January 2022

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Players Praise Most

Arcade Racing Feel
Strong Soundtrack
Open-City Roaming
Police Chases

Common Player Critiques

2005 Name Expectations
EA Launcher Problems
Paid DLC Cars
Limited Car Customization

77%

positive of 28k player reviews

78/100

Metacritic

From the Devs

The open-world action in Need for Speed™ Most Wanted gives you the freedom to drive your way. Hit jumps and shortcuts, switch cars, lie low, or head for terrain that plays to your vehicle’s unique strengths. Fight your way past cops and rivals using skill, high-end car tech, and tons of nitrous. It’s all about you, your friends, and a wild selection of cars. Let’s see what you can do.

Key features

Experience nonstop action — No menus, no lobbies, and no restrictions — just intense competition. Race, battle, crash, and explore at your own pace with a massive variety of things to do (and rewards to collect) throughout the open world.
Prove you’re the best — Pick a car & jump into a nonstop playlist of competitive events in online mode. Influence the playlist by voting with your car. Jostle for position on the starting line. Cross the finish line and turn around to take out oncoming rivals.
Beat your friends — Autolog records everything you do, broadcasting a feed of your most newsworthy scores, speeds, and times to your friends — and you’ll see there’s too. Whatever you do, there’s someone to beat.
Test your urban handling skills — Need for Speed Most Wanted delivers a deep, physical experience that showcases the personalities of awesome licensed cars. Experience insane speeds, spectacular crashes, aggressive driving, and huge drifts.

Awards & Kudos

Back of the Box

Platforms	Windows
Age ratings	ESRB E10+ — Alcohol Reference Comic Mischief Violence PEGI 7 — Violence Online Gameplay USK 12 CRL 12 CSRR C12 — Violence ClassInd (Brazil) L FPB 13 KGRB 12 — Violence NZOFLC PG — Mild themes Violence and sexual references User generated content variable OFLC PG — Mild themes Violence and sexual references User generated content variable
Players	1–12
Play modes	Online PvP
Other modes	online playlists of competitive events playlist voting Autolog friend score/time/speed comparisons free roam multiplayer private online matches speedlists drag racing hide and seek tag speed camera challenges parking/challenge events
Multiplayer	The provided information confirms single-player and online PvP. The long description states an online mode with nonstop playlists of competitive events, voting on playlists, and friend comparison through Autolog. Reviews describe online lobbies, private matches, free roam, speedlists, and varied event types; one review specifically reports full lobbies of 12 players.
Multiplayer & mods	Mods are mentioned by players, but the provided information does not factually describe multiplayer mod support or how mods integrate with online play. One review says the game is fun with mods, and another says mods can change single-player behavior.
Controller required	No
DLC / extras	5 listed on Steam
DRM / EULA	Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: EA on-line activation and Origin client software installation and background use required Requires 3rd-Party Account: EA Account (Supports Linking to Steam Account) Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA Need for Speed™ Most Wanted EULA EA Play subscription requires acceptance of EA Play Terms
Content notices	Alcohol Reference Comic Mischief Violence Age rating for: ESRB
Metacritic	78/100 View on Metacritic
Website	Official website