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Great Racing Game - Wonderful Customization

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 36 / 49
Date: November 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Need for Speed Most Wanted is a street racing game where the graphics really shine. You see every detail in your Porshe, Mustang, or other racecar.

I've been playing a lot of this and also Project Gotham Racing 3. Both have quite highly detailed car models, with a nice selection to choose from. NFSMW shines in the area of customization. Where PGR3 gives you a few colors to choose from, in this game you can go through a giant range of color choices. Then you can customize the vinyl, and tons of stickers and other options.

You can go through a mission mode where you develop the storyline and learn the characters. You can also do time trial types of challenges, as well as quick races just to have some fun.

The graphics in this game are REALLY nice. First, the car models are great - from the detail of the body to the interior and lights. Next, the characters are really well done, far better than just about any other XBox 360 game I've played so far. The face textures, especially, are quite smooth and life-like. The backgrounds are also quite nice. I really like the mountains in the background, with the forest running down the sides.

The sounds are reasonably good, with the dialogue being OK. Some of it seems a little silly, from the cop deciding to key your car, and the girls acting like toys.

What it really comes down to, though, is having fun street racing, and customizing and choosing new cars. This game obviously isn't realistic. If you slam your car into gas station trash cans at 140mph, your car comes to an immediate stop without any damage at all to the car or the trash cans. You can drive your car down through street light after street light, leaving a trail behind you. The game's about fun fantasy. You have fun driving all of the super-expensive cars you've always wished you could buy - or perhaps you take a car you own and "test it out" in ways your local cops wouldn't approve of.

I do have to comment that some of the cars seem a little squirrley. I've owned Mustangs since I was 18, and have done a bit of high speed driving with them. I don't recall them spinning in circles quite as easily as in the game. Still, maybe the roads in the game are a bit slick :)

Well recommended for car racing lovers who are into customizing and detailing their cars! I do have to say that this game lets you race only against 3 others online, where PGR3 lets you go in a field of 8. So it might be worth it for you to get both games, as each has a different area it is truly great in.

Best in the series, one of the best on 360

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: November 24, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Okay, when you read this review, you need to keep in mind that I'm 25% of the way through the game, so I haven't seen everything it has to offer. However, I figured it'd be a good idea to get a solid review on Amazon for all of you who, like myself, were lucky enough to score a 360 on launch day and need to know what to buy. Since this was the first game I bought, it's only appropriate that it's the first one I review. On to the actual review...

I've been a fan of the NFS games since NFS: Hot Pursuit back in the day, and I think it safe to say that this is the best game in the series thus far. It strikes an almost perfect balance between Hot Pursuit 2 and the Underground games- You have a wide open world to explore, but can jump from event to event if you so choose. Police will chase you, whether you're in a race or just out for a drive. Cars range from a Chevy Cobalt SS to a Porsche Carerra GT, so you've got a nice mix of tuners (Supra, RX 7 and 8, but sadly no R34 Skyline), Muscle (well, really just the Mustang... but it's pretty sweet), and of course high end (various Porsche, Lambo Gallardo, etc.).... It seems like EA really paid attention to what people loved about the older games (good car selection, police chases, nitrous, modification) and ditched a few things that were really bothersome, i.e. having to drive from race to race in Underground 2. Oh, and the graphics are amazing. It looks respectable on Xbox, but this version is just mind-blowing.

The gameplay itself is very solid. You switch between standard fare races and taking on the "Blacklist" of 15 racers, the top one of whom has a personal vendetta against you. This also makes for a solid, interesting story line- MUCH better than in NFS:U2. The core gameplay will be familiar- take a combination of races from Underground and Hot Pursuit 2, and throw in some better cops, and you have this game. I know it probably sounds like this game is nothing more than a rehash, but there are some new features. 1. Nitrous recharges with time, so you can get several good full nitrous blasts out in a race. 2. Racebreakers. Think bullet time, but for cars. Allows for better handling for an approximately 10 second period. 3. Chasebreakers. Allow you to destroy property and either incapacitate cops, or distract them. -All these features come together to create a game that, while not the most inventive thing ever, provides enough innovation and new material to keep you interested.

In summary, I would have to say that although I've not played PGR3 or Ridge RAcer 6, this game is a safe buy. You know what you're getting, and chances are, you love it. This is up there with Underground 1 and Hot Pursuit 2 for my favorite NFS game, likely because it takes so much from those two. I recommend this game for anyone who has ever enjoyed a Need for Speed game before, anyone with any interest in racing games or tuning, and for anyone who needs something to play on their 360 right now. Out of the games I've played- Call of Duty 2, Perfect Dark Zero, Kameo, and this- this can hang with the best of them. It's my personal favorite of the games I have (just this and PD right now), and has spent the majority of the past few days in my system. In fact, it may've already caused me to lose as much sleep as sitting in a line at Best Buy for 13 hours :-P

So, if you want to race, buy this game.

Enjoy! :-)

Sweet!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: December 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is the best Need for Speed game yet, by far. The graphics are incredible on the Xbox 360. What makes this game so much fun is the gameplay and the storyline. You can free roam like in the last game but now it is more challenging because of the cops. There are a ton more of different types of races and way more street racers to take down on the streets. when the cops are chasing you it's like a movie. They sound so real when the are talking over there radios. The cops are also really smart when it comes to knowing where to find you. That adds to the challenge of the game. I would really recommend this game to anybody who likes racing games. This game is awesome!!!!!!!

Incredible graphics, great variety in gameplay and tons of fun.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: December 24, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is incredible for an early launch title. The graphics are incredible, the gameplay is full of variety and has great multiplayer engine as well. If you have any interest in racing games, this is a must have title of the early xbox titles. So far the only negative that I have for this game is the hours of time is takes away from my life :-)

Wow! What a Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: January 22, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Need For Speed Most Wanted is one of my favorite racing games that I have ever played. It is fun, original, and just a good game overall.
In this game you start out as a racer who thinks he is the best around. You challenge Clarence Callahan, nicknamed Razor. He is #15 on the "blacklist," which is a group of the best street racers around.
Once you start the race in your BMW M3, you have to stop. Razor sabotaged your car and you are forced to give Razor your car.
Now you want to have revenge and get your car back. But it won't be easy. Razor is now #1 on the blacklist, the top of the food chain. To race him and get your car, you must beat the other 14 racers.
To add to the story, you get pulled over by a police officer, Sergeant Cross. He pulls you over because he thinks you were street racing. When he is just about to impound your car, he gets a call and has to go. Before he leaves, he keys your car and says he will keep an eye on you.

To be able to challenge each blacklist racer, you must meet certain requirements. You must win a certain number of races and milestones, which include the famous pursuit chases that define this great game.
The races are pretty straight forward, so I will just explain the milestones. There are many different types of milestones. You have to go past a radar at a certain speed, or do some things while you are being chased by the police, which gets harder the longer you are being chased. I will get into that later. Some examples of pursuit milestones are that you have be chased for a certain number of minutes and then escape, cause a certain amount of damge to the state, or get a certain amount of bounty which is obtained by damaging police vehicles.

There are 6 Heat Levels, which determine how hard it is to evade the police. At level 1, only local police cars chase you. They are extremely easy because the police lose track of you pretty quickly.
Level 2 consists of undercover police, and simple roadblocks. Hitting the last car in the line normally leads to you breaking through fairly easily.
Level 3 intoduces Manaro Cops, and they are more powerful and can block you in easier than anyone else so far. Also 4WD SUVs called Rhinos try to ram you from the front.
Level 4 is when it starts getting harder. Unmarked GTOs travel in groups of 4. They try to surround your car, and then hit the brakes. Watch out because they can box you in very well. Helicopters come in to play also. This makes it hard for the police to lose track of you because the helicopter calls in your position. Spike strips are used in addition with road blocks to try to stop you. If you go over a roadblock, you will lose 99.9% of the time. You will lost speed and eventually stop. This is when the police box you in and arrest you. The roadblocks are hard because the police use the SUVs in them. What makes it even harder is that they sometimes also put spike strips in.
Level 5 is extremely difficult to evade from. The helicopters are harder to evade, and Cross Corvette cars start chasing you. In this heat level, there is sometimes a second car behind the first row of the roadblocks. This means you have to go through both rows of SUVs because spike strips are usually on the other side of the road.

Level 6 is only reached on the last level of the game. I don't want to give away the ending, so I will just say that Sargeant Cross comes joins the chase to try and stop you.

Multiplayer is fun, but nothing compared to the singleplayer gameplay. 4 racers can compete at a time. You can do sprint, circuit, and drag races. Unfortunately, no police chase you in multiplayer.

In conclusion to this very detailed report, this is a great game! The visuals are stunning, and the gameplay will keep you occupied for countless hours. I wanted to say what happened in the end of the game, but you will have to work hard like I did to find out! Get this game and have fun for a long time!
Sorry to make this review so long, but I want to convince you to buy this game!

BEST RACING GAME EVER!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 12
Date: November 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is probably the best racing game of the Need for Speed series. It is so much better than Under Ground and Under Ground 2 and not to mention has kick a$$ graphics.

Best NFS Yet!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 07, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I've played all of the NFS games except for Carbon and I like Most Wanted the best. You have free roam mode and the blacklist is fun and challenging. You have a list of 15 racers that you have to beat. The first 10 are pretty easy but once you get up to 2 or 3, it's very hard. The cops are driving Ferrari's and the cop's lay down spike strips on the road. For $30 this is a must have game. You may be able to beat the game in a few days though if you didn't want to buy it.

One of the best games ever!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 20, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is absolutely awsome. I love the graphics, the cars, all of the customization, and the story line is good too. The only thing that disappoints me is that most the cars in there are cars that you will never see in the hands of anybody that isn't some multibillionaire. Like Lamborghinis, Porsches, Dodge Viper, Corvette, and Mercedes SLR McLaren. But I do love the cars but the realism is completely out the door. But if you are looking for some basic easy fun racing this is probably the best game to buy.

Good game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 30, 2006
Author: Amazon User

this game is a great game to play of you like car games in my opinion it is much better the the other i cant wait for NFS carbon to be lunched.

Graphics And Large map Make great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Very Large Map, Lots of areas to explore. The graphics are incredable. Different scenarios to play. Many hours of game play, Well worth the money.

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