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Based on 1419 ratings
6.5
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Score Breakdown Based on 1419 ratings
  1. 10 (168)
  2. 9 (219)
  3. 8 (299)
  4. 7 (212)
  5. 6 (135)
  6. 5 (125)
  7. 4 (58)
  8. 3 (44)
  9. 2 (58)
  10. 1 (101)

Most Helpful Positive Player Reviews

  • Rating:7

    Great arcade racer. Nice job from Criterion.

    Some people said, "It's just another burnout game". I say, "GREAT!". Burnout Paradise was a great, great game. Some people complain that it's not how they would like it, like some past iteration of need for speed. They g... Read Full Review

    6 of 7 users found the following review helpful

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What Gamespot Users have to say about Need for Speed: Most Wanted

  • Rating:1

    Absurdly easy to progress; absurdly useless to the series.

    I wanted this game so bad for years. Most Wanted 2005 had its flaws (i.e.: the plot), but it was/is good fun and fairly replayable.Not this one... It is completely unworthy of the "Most Wanted". Personally, I think it sh... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7

    Need For Speed Most Wanted (2012) Review

    Beautiful and fun!Beautiful open world with amazing details,awesomely detailed cars too,41 cars total to find in the world,with variety of different colors.Cosmetic changes of the cars whenever you crash them.Police chas... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:5

    Constant police chases mar the experience

    Most Wanted, your aim is to climb the leader-board to be ranked in the top 10 "Most Wanted" drivers, although that's all there is to the story. There's no over-arching narrative like you find in The Crew. You climb the r... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:1

    not worth it

    Get ready for infuriating "traffic patterns" that allows cars to appear directly in front of you (especially when you're turning), controls that are atrocious for a racer, and overall terrible execution of what could hav... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:1

    Extremely Disappointed !!!

    Supercar not hot without the symbol of the owner. All of Supercar factory always want their symbol turn into the Monolith. Sure ! it's not only all of them, how about us, family cars with simple color & bodykit. Let'... Read Full Review

    1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    Most Wanted is a fantastic racer on the Vita

    The Good: Fantastic graphics and sense of speed, a huge open world to race, the streamlined navigation menu is wonderful, lots of races to complete and cars to findThe Bad: Feels repetitive after so many hours, crashing... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7

    'Burnout: Most Wanted' would have been a more appropriate title

    The first Need For Speed: Most Wanted (2005) is still my most favorite racing game of all time. The police chases were fast, frenetic, and fun and had a pretty decent story that was the first interesting one in a racing... Read Full Review

    2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    Good all round racer

    NFS:MW is an enjoyable racing game on the Playstation Vita. There are lots of stuff to accomplish, even if some are repetitive but it's all good fun.The graphics are clean and flashy in my opinion. I never encountered an... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    As good as it has always been. Still worth getting.

    Need for Speed: Most Wanted is a proper Criterion game. It's a racing game like the Burnout series and it's constantly fun to play. Burnout fans will love this. This is an open-world arcade-style racing game made by Crit... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.5

    It's not the reboot it was supposed to be, but NFS Most Wanted (2012) is stiil a great, and fast racing game.

    Positive + Big and satisfying open world + A huge range of awesome vehicles to drive Negative - No story or characters at all leaving little sense of progression - Pre-race cinematics suck badly - Doesn't feel as... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful