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Not Bad.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 01, 2008
Author: Amazon User

For me this game eventually got too bogged down with the 'milestones'. Getting the milestones and getting free of the cops became a pain in the butt. The cops seem to have inhuman maneuverability at times. You get into these chases that are just about impossible to get out of and you lose everything you achieved. The actual races were very good, though I didn't care for the drag racing.

Need for Speed Most Wanted

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 08, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Gave this to my son for christmas he just loves it. We ordered some other Video games from Amazon he is finding some better then others. All have worked out GREAT. Thank to Amazon.

Need For Speed Most Wanted

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 06, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Need For speed most wanted is another exiting game from the need for speed series ,and the game consist on a lot of different brand name cars like Lamborghini, Porsche and more.
The character(gamer name) have to become the most wanted street racer in Rock Port ,so you can win your car back . work your way up through 15 Blacklist drivers .
The game is out for Playstation2 and Xbox. this game is rated t for teen .This game takes place in rock port California BECOME THE MOST NOTORIOUS STREET RACER

Matthew H.

enter the chase!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 21, 2007
Author: Amazon User

usually i dont write review on anything i buy, but this product urged me to share my reviews. i am huge fan of need for speed. i have almost every NFS game. what i saw in previous games is that you are not likely to be chased by police and have limited roaming access. this is not like others, i have played carbon too but carbon is not much fun than most wanted. though one thing i noticed is that in previous NFS UD and NFS UD2, you have lot of options to tune up your car, paint, vinyls, and colored nitro, spinners but not in this game. just put things you want and get going. it has a lot of heat and very intense when police heat goes up. so i suggest this game for those players who can keep thier kool and not break thier system after losing by just seconds.
one drawback is that it doesnt have cars that i wanted, very limited.

OVERALL 4.5

FUNstastic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 14, 2007
Author: Amazon User

It's a great game, very addictive, have a lot of options to make it fun. It's fun like the others NFS games of EA.
My unique complaint it's with the Amazon description of the game, don't feature online race for the PS2 and that's why I bought one for me and other to my nephew.

great game but it leaves some stuff out

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 21, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is great. here are some things about it.

Pros: There are tons of nice cars.
great graphics
cops
you can destroy stuff on the street
tons of stuff to tune your car
new race events
if you beat a boss and you get a pink slip you get that boss's car
you can destroy cop cars.

cons: almost immediatly after beating a race, you have to try to not get caught by the cops.
there are some stuff that is not on this game than the last game like spinners, neon (but who needs it in this game, because you are driving during the day time), split hoods, custom doors.
after you beat the game you can't do free roam in quick race where you can drive your cars in My Cars.

well i hope the cons won't keep you from buying a really fun game.

Up There with the Greatest Games in the NFS Series

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User

My top reason for buying this in the first place was the presence of the police- the thing that had drawn me to Need for Speed in the first place. The story is not the cliche "build your reputation by winning loads of races for no reason." In this game, you start out with a super fast car, but it's sabotaged by your opponent, and so you lose the race and he gets the pink slip (ownership of the car). Now you must work your way back up to where you were before- on top of the Blacklist, the most wanted by the police. So basically, you have 15 rivals that you must beat by participating in and winning stock races and completing "milestones", challenges in where you outrun the police while causing as much damage as possible, totalling as much PCs as possible, blasting through roadblocks, etc. You gain money from races, which can be invested in performance upgrades, or the useless visual upgrades to make your car look cooler. There's many different visual upgrades from real-life brands, with options such as rims, spoilers, hood/roof scoops, body kits, paint jobs, etc. And of course, cars galore, with around 40 to choose from. Here's the lowdown:

PROS

-fast-paced, action-packed gameplay as you try to race ahead of your oppponents and outrun police- or both at the same time

-real-life cars and real-life upgrades with countless combinations to suit your style

-little learning curve with a great control setup

-your car is no longer so ridiculously fast you're driving circles around the police. nor are the police so stupid, bumbling, and slow they can't keep up with a car doing 80 (pretty slow by NFS standards)

-GREAT AI AND POLICE TACTICS: the police employ roadblocks, spike strips, helicopters, and even heavy SUV rammers in a ruthless attempt to stop you dead in your tracks. the police don't just chase you around any more, they may try to box you in or get into formation and then suddenly hit the brakes on you. backup comes periodically, instead of just 5 police cars in the entire city at all times. in fact, NFS Carbon has MW cop-AI.

CONS

-REALISM: you can get into huge crashes that will only slow you down, and the most damage you can ever receive is broken windows and flat tires.

-sometimes there are little invisible barriers along the sides of a road. for example when driving along the guardrail on the freeway sometimes the car seems to crash and then suddenly stop.

-DIFFICULTY: in later points in the game where you must achieve massive feats against the police (i.e. dodge 10 spike strips or damage 22 police vehicles), it is VERY FRUSTRATING. because even after you achieve this, you must evade the police by staying out of visual contact with the police (takes a few minutes), and this is almost impossible with police cars that are fast as you (avg speed around 120) and..HELICOPTERS! in fact, MW cops are in NFS carbon, with less equipment to bust you with. but don't think that'll be easy!

-IN-GAME MUSIC: mild lyrics at worst, though i never paid much attention to the songs or understood the lyrics, but i easily noticed how about 10 different songs were recycled throughout the entire game. however, i recall a reviewer saying there were over 30 in the game.

NOTE: The "T" for "Teen" rating is simply for the lyrics of the songs that play while you're racing. Nothing too vulgar, in fact, I'm not quite sure because I never paid attention to the song, nor do most songs have lyrics that are easily understandable at first listen.

Fantastic, utterly awesome street racing game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I'm giving this game five stars even though I actually wrote a list of nine things that I find irritating - in my opinion this game is so outstanding that it is hours upon hours of fun even with the frustrations that come with it. There is no question whether you should buy it if you like racing simulators.

This game doesn't have the largest variety of cars, but chooses instead to feature cars that are all great street racers. The physics, audio, and visual effects are all extremely well done - you can feel the unique power of Corvettes, Porsches, Lambroghinis, all of which sound and handle as you would expect them to in real life (including subtle differences between FR, MR, and FF cars). Corvette C06, Ford GT, Porsche Carrera GT, Lambroghini Gallardo - need I say more?

The gameplay is also very exciting, to say the least - strong sense of speed, fierce competition with other cars, and the urgency of police pursuit evasion. Plus you get to laugh at all the confrontational cut scenes, text messages, and voice mails you get from rival racers or Sergeant Cross.

The negatives I could mention all have to do with the AI - it has its rubber band effects, and the cop difficulty can get a little random at times (sudden increases that get you busted, or pursuits that are too easily evaded when you are trying to pass milestones, or Corvette cop car road blocks that stop you dead from 200mph as if they were heavy SUVs). The cop car ability to keep up with you even through bursts of acceleration with Ultimate tuning and NOS blasting, or around tricky tight corners when they aren't equipped with any aero parts, is also a bit ridiculous. But then, you can destroy their cars with a well-placed impact, while your car never takes any damage at all. Some of the other negatives are understandable to level the playing field a little, namely the "solid granite car" effect of your racing opponents (although it isn't fun when they can send you flying, but they stop you like a brick wall). One thing I detest is the drag racing mode - the mandatory semi-auto steering is one of the dumbest things I've ever seen programmed into a driving game and should at least be optional if you have a driving wheel. However, the overall bottom line is usually things get bad for you quickly because your driving gets sloppy and you start losing your head - ultimately you can fix much of this by merely refining your technique, staying calm, and keeping it smooth, quick, and precise. The more races you win, the more you can acquire better cars, which makes it easier to win more races and evade pursuits. The hard part is in battling the cops or the timed events, not so much defeating your blacklist rivals. Even with the rubber band AI, if you race well and have a good car, most of the time you will destroy your competition.

What I enjoy most is the handling of the cars - most of the time you will be driving at the limit which means high-speed drifting all over the place (which is crazy fun in a Sparco cockpit with a G25 wheel). And since this is street racing, the terrain varies considerably, which keeps things quite challenging. The game also has a high Carmageddon value, meaning lots of time spent running from police and frequently smashing up other cars, or even the odd bits of property destruction along the way.

Definitely one of the coolest games of all time.

great game for boys

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

My 10 y.o. son loves this to death. It is one of the few "T" games we can agree upon, and he feels cool to be playing a big kid game.

underground 2 was better

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User

In Need for Speed Underground 2 upgrading your car was easy and fun. In this game it is more limited and a lot harder to do. Also the cop chases are lame, just like people have said they are either gone in a second or on your [...] like stink on crap. I liked the new races and they graphics were OK. It's a generally fun game especially with having a rank but i still think Underground 2 was better. Go for Carbon.

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