Need for Speed Most Wanted



An Explosive Underground Thriller



From the very start of the game, you are taken on an adventure that wants to see your career led to completion. With its engaging story line, you start of as a nameless racer and work your way through various events (Sprints, drags, circuit races, speed traps and checkpoint tollbooth racers) known as the blacklist. The blacklist is designed to show when and where you can race. In your efforts to earn a name, for yourself, you are immediately confronted by Razor, who sabotages your ride and leaves you in jail. Left with nothing, you are picked up by Mia a stranger who helps you get back in the race and work your way up the blacklist. You eventually take out Razor and find out where everyone’s allegiances lie.

Working your way up the blacklist is not as easy as it seems. There are races, bounty and milestones to complete before even attempting to defeat a blacklist racer. However winning is not enough, running away from cops is another thing. Remember cops will do anything to take you out and impound your car. They hate street racers and if found cruising they will would be more than happy to give you a chase.

Take Down Action

Getting chased by cops is the best feature in Most Wanted. A chase usually starts with one police vehicle however as the heat increases your being chased by twenty police vehicles and even an overhead helicopter. As your heat increases, the more difficult it becomes to lose the cops. The heats range from one to five, one being a simple standard car chase and five, a hot pursuit involving spike strips, road blocks, corvette police vehicles and helicopters. However to get busted you must be either caught by being stopped by spike strips or simply being boxed in. To evade the cops, you must be out of visual range and remain out of sight. This is probably the most intense section of the game as it quite unpredictable.

Throughout the game you participate in a lot of racing in the career mode. However there is a clear distinction with the computer drivers. Early on in your career, the races against opponents are very easy and after a certain voicemail, it becomes difficult to race against your computer opponents. This is shown by how hard it is to recover from a mistake later on in your career. The sudden jump is very evident and annoying as you are expected to drive like a pro. A more gradual increase in the skill would have enhanced the game greatly. However with its action packed driving adventures it will keep you entertained for the whole game!