Product ReviewsNeed for Speed: Most Wanted (Sony PlayStation 2, 2005)

Great Game

The game is great!! I've owned it in the past and couldn't get enough of it had to find it again. Very challenging! My opinion the best one of the Need for Speed series!

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Bought the game with the plan to relive one of my favorite playstation gaming experiences just to be totally let down

The game though it looks to be in perfect condition doesn't do anything the playstation 2 doesn't recognize the disc at all. So I am completely disappointed. Blacklist most wanted is one of my favorite games so I'm at a loss.Read full review...

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Need for Speed: Most Wanted

The new speedster in EA's successful series combines the tuner customization of Need for Speed Underground with an expanded take on the police chases of the Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit series. The game will feature a Rap Sheet option that works hand in hand with a player's street reputation as they move up from the "Black List" to the A-List. Users will also be able to go head-to-head with their opponents while simultaneously trying to avoid more than six different police cars at once through a dynamically changing open-ended world. Get your car peaked for outrunning the cops by customizing your muscle cars, supercars, tuners, and sports cars.

It is a fun game. i would recommed renting before buying just to make sure it is your style.Read full review...

Great Racing Game

Game play and storyline will keep you interested from the start to the end, but do not plan to finish the game in one breath. There is some race you need to keep trying to just find the way to win. The police AI is alot complex and smarted, they will box you in and use rolling road block (2 -3 police car driving in front of you)just like real world. You can also heard the poilce radio talk! if you can pay attention to what they are talking and know the street name pretty well? you actually know they are planing road block before hand!

Build you own car looks really great! all kind of paint job you can put on you car!Read full review...

Instant classic!

I'm a Need for Speed Hot Pursuit II fan so NFS Most Wanted appeals to my cop chase sensibilities. The graphics are really good, the variety of vehicles available and the story mode and challenge series are very entertaining. While there are lots of new features there's some old school features I miss such as different environments (this entire game is played in a limited world around a city call Rockport)as well as no secret tracks, no nighttime and or inclement weather racing options. The music pretty much blows, but thankfully you can turn it off. Unfortunately, you can't turn off the annoying cell / text messages disguised as tips and hints from the needy Mia, your "Buddy" Rog and the notorious Blacklist racers who constantly nag you through career mode. In the end, this is a really cool race game and when you fully upgrade your vehicle in career mode - the game is on. I've been playing the game since 2005 and it is still as fun now as it was then... I hope they make a Most Wanted II.Read full review...

Creative ideas, but terrible gameplay graphics.

I jumped into the Need For Speed series with Underground. The game simply blew me away, as it did for the other 7 million people who purchased the game. The graphics were simply amazing, and what couldn't you like about pimping out a car that you'll probably never be able to dump that much money into! Underground 2 was a valient attempt to match and/or beat the original, but everybody who's played that knows it was good, but not even close. The cutscenes were TERRIBLE!

In Need For Speed: Most Wanted, the people from EA have a great idea going for them. From what I've heard, it's a mix of the two older games before Underground, which is a great idea. The idea of cop chases (and earning points based on how destructive/evasive you are) is very fun, as are the conversations you hear on your "police scanner". Police don't necessarily need to spot you breaking the law, as sometimes just running into other cars will cause a "call" to be put into the P.D. and they'll send a unit or two out.

The cutscenes and storyline are good as well. Since there's no swearing or abusive language allowed, it's hard to replicate a "true" bad boy image and confrontations between "blacklist" characters. It's hard to imagine someone on a "blacklist" calling you a "jerk" :) Unlike the last titles comic-strip-like cutscenes that made me want to chuck the game out the window, this one has real movie-like scenes that seem to be caught in between real full motion video and animation, but are a perfect way of portraying it! The mouths move perfectly to the words, and not to mention the ladies of the game! The storyline will suck you in, as the opening few acts lay out the story and get you kind of mad! Mad enough to keep playing and get your ride back!

Loading times are FAST, and restarts are instant. The controller can be configured for you to use either the control stick or pad for your preference...and if I remember correctly the previous N.F.S. game forced you to use the control stick which I despised (I believe....don't hold it against me if I'm wrong!).

There are a lot of other little things that I will let you discover on your own as you play the game, but I do have to leave with one con of the game. The graphics during driving are TERRIBLE. I play the game on a 42" plasma HDTV and I must say I thought I was playing this game on Playstation 1. The edges of the cars, surroundings, roads are EXTREMEMLY choppy. So far, I cannot figure out a way to change camera angles, as you are stuck with ONE VIEW and ONE VIEW ONLY. No inside the car angle, or far-away shot, just ONE behind the car angle. The car also seems to be too close to you, and there is no way to change it. You can put it on widescreen to give you more viewing area, and it helps with the distance but in my opinion it makes the graphics even worse. I started with a Lexus IS300, but it looks more like a Mini-Cooper in widescreen mode. N.F.S Underground 1/2 was VERY smooth while driving and made you really feel like you were driving fast down the street in the nighttime, with the street lights just a blur as you zip past. Not this time...as the surroundings are VERY choppy and aren't smooth at all. Maybe other areas of the game are better, as I'm only on the first area? I hope...

The driving graphics are my only gripe, but it's a big one. It takes away from a LOT of the game in my opinion as EA might have spent too much disc space on the cutscenes and profiles (which are awesome). Rent it first!Read full review...

Need For Speed; Most Wanted

I would rec. this game for adult buyers only. The idea behind this game is to make your car as fast as possible and run from the police. You get bonuses for wrecking police cars and damaging other cars. This would be a bad game choice for a teenager learning to drive or just getting their license. I like racing games more so than direct violence games so that was the reasoning behind purchasing this game. The graphics are very good and have experienced very little trouble with the game. The only improvement I could possibly rec. is that the corners need to be smoothed out a little more, occasionally when you hit a guardrail or something of that nature and you should just rub it or bounce off, it will let you hit the rail as though you hit a brick wall. This is especially bad if you are in a race or in a pusuit where the police are on your bumper. Oh, that reminds me, police barracades should be easier to get through. A lot of the time the player's car will go airborne and get stuck on top of one of the barracade cars which will lead to you getting busted. If you try to reset the car you are instantly busted. Other than that the game plays exactly as advertised, and I am having a lot of fun with it.Read full review...

Best NFS game, yet. EA has out-done themselves

Wow totally blown away by this game. This has to be the best EA has put out yet in the NFS series. Great police chases, good story line, and beautiful cars. This game is worth every penny. Good job EA for putting so much work into this game. Totally recommend to anyone who likes driving games, or who liked all the previous Need for Speed games.

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Story
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (Playstation®2)
Wake up to the smell of burnt asphalt as the thrill of illicit street racing permeates the air. From the makers of the hit Need for Speed Underground series that has sold more than 15 million copies worldwide, Need for Speed: Most Wanted challenges players to become the most notorious and elusive street racer.

Combining illicit street racing and tuner customization with the intensity of strategic police pursuit that surpasses any Hollywood-style chase scene, Need for Speed: Most Wanted will be on every gamer’s ‘must-have’ list this holiday season. Out-race rivals, evade cops and exploit hundreds of miles of open road as gamers make their way up the Blacklist.

To become the most wanted racer, players must build up their street cred and Rap Sheet with gripping, white knuckle, head-to-head races with the top drivers on the streets, as well as pull daring, evasive moves to out-run and out-fox the cops that patrol the open road. Players can manage their heat or utilize a number of strategic tactics to keep the cops off their tails as they leave their rivals behind to suck their exhaust fumes.

Need for Speed: Most Wanted also features a variety of the hottest cars that range from tuners and super cars to muscles and sports cars. You can tune your ride to race against any class of vehicles. The streets will be your playground.

Features

• Open Road, Open World: Rule the streets as the most notorious street racer in various distinct regions that include edgy and upscale industrial and urban environments. In the game, the environment can be a friend for a foe. Players will master short-cuts as well as use the traffic and destructible environments to their advantage.

• All-New Gameplay: Need for Speed: Most Wanted features new and exciting gameplay that incorporates strategic cop pursuit and skill-based evasion techniques with illicit street racing.

• Visual Customization: Whether gamers are trying to lose the cops or they just want to pimp their ride, Need for Speed: Most Wanted offers extensive visual customizations.

• Blacklist: As players enter the world of illicit street racing, they must go up against the best street racers on the scene to earn respect and rise to the top of the Blacklist.

• Rap Sheet: Players will build up their Rap Sheet with record breaking times, epic races, wildest headline-making stunts and out-foxing an escalation of police vehicles, tactics and technology.

• Performance Tuning: Can’t compete against a sports car? Head to the safehouse and tune up your ride to race against any class of vehicles.

• Next-Gen Features: Need for Speed: Most Wanted for the next generation console delivers the next level of graphical excellence in video games. Utilizing techniques including normal mapping, digital scanning and real-time lighting, the graphical experience is incomparable to any racing game on the market.

• Race Online: Need For Speed: Most Wanted features online play for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system.Read full review...

Great!

I believe that this is the ultimate Need for Speed game!!!!!!

The reason for this is because we all loved Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2, as well as Need for Speed: Underground 1 & 2. Hot Pursuit had the cop chases, and Underground had the car custimization.

Why not put the two together and make one incredible game.......?

That is what they did with Need for Speed: Most Wanted. They combined 2 great elements; evading the police, and customizing your car to they way you want itRead full review...

Need for Speed, Most Wanted PS2

The game can get pretty intense especially when those white state troopers start showing up to take you out. But seriously I bought it because the versions I have the kids have scrated so much they won't play very well. If you have to leave the game for even a minute the system tells you it can't read the disk because its dirty or damaged.I've tried buying used games of the same and I get the same results. So this time I will try a new one and see if its just the machine. Besides it let the kid come out thats not going away anytime soon. As for the game itself I recommend it to one and all as it does hold your attention and has great detail on the big screen.Read full review...

NFS Most Wanted - Best Racing Game Ever!!!!!!!!

This game is by far the best game I have ever played!!!! I own Need for Speed Underground 2 and Hot Pursuit 2 and after playing Most Wanted for about 30 minutes I realized that it is the two games combined!!!! If you really like Underground 2 but wished you had more difficult terms on the game, well Most Wanted takes care of it for you! Basically, you are racing these "Blacklist" members, who are the most wanted people in the area, to get to Blacklist member 1. In the beginning you lose your car to this member and you spend the entire game getting it back. But its not as easy as this. You have to complete A LOT of races AND specific pursuits to get to each member and then move to the next one. There is also a different part of the game in which you are completing just the pursuit stuff, just like in Hot Pursuit 2!!! One last note the graphics in this game are completely AWESOME!!! We had it originally in our large older PS2 and then we upgraded recently to the Slim Line and I couldn't believe the graphics in this game. The trees sway in the wind and when the people in the game get close to you they look REAL!!!! Not kidding. Racing is the only type of game that I really enjoy and this one by far TAKES THE CAKE!!!! Check out our other games available at our store: brangarr420Read full review...

Great game but not perfect

I purchased NFSMW:Black edition and was instantly thrilled with it. The storyline draws you in from the beginning but after that leaves a lot to be desired. You are constantly getting empty threats from the villian of game and much of what is said is useless. The control of the cars is pretty good but their are some physics flaws in the game that im not a fan of. For example you are driving in a straight line and you hit the side walk which 9/10 times does nothing but lift one side of the car up slightly, this time the game decides to flip your car over and do a barrel roll why??? Another issue I have with the game is when you get arrested, even if your car is moving you can still be arrested, I dont mean dong 200mph im talking about less than 20 mph but still you are moving and possibly getting away and all of the sudden you're busted, why? Another issue I have with the game is sometimes when getting into a collision with a cop car usually one that is part of a roadblock your car will end up on to of the cop car and be stuck, no amount of forward or reverse does anything, this is also the same with some of the semi's in the game you can get caught up with one for what looks like no reason. Yes the game has a reset your car button but if you hit it and the cops are close you are almost instantly busted. Some good things about the game, its actually a challenge especially if you never reset the game when you get busted. There are many choice on cars and upgrades. The map is really big and once you get to know it you can figure out the best way to loose the cops. The missions are fun esp one where you have to hit a certain amount of cop cars or do a certain amount of damage. One negative thing about the upgrades, you can unlock select upgrades when you win a blacklist race, dont bother the upgrade is usually something you can just as easily buy so save those credits for a chance to win your opponents car. In the beginning loosing the cops won't be hard but as you progress in the game chases can take upwards of 20 minutes, my personal best is a touch over 25 mins. The last thing I'll say anything about is the ability to tune the car, once you have your car on the road you can adjust steering, ride height, nitrous and other characteristics of that specific car, its a great feature but its not explained well at all and I found myself searching the internet for a description. The scenarios part of the game(not the storyline) is quite involved and took me longer to complete then the story line portion of the game. But for 100% completion you will also need to have the best rap sheet. This is where you have to be the other players of the blacklist's personal best in different categories, some examples include, most roadblocks dodged, most helicopters deployed, most cost to state, this is not only on a per chase basis but also a lifetime achievement too, this quite possibly is the hardest aspect of the game to beat. All in all its an excellent game with its inevitable quirks but still a game that will have you playing for hours on end.Read full review...