Despite being three years old this is easily the best NFS in years.
User Rating: 9 | Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005) X360
It's been three years since Most Wanted has come out and frankly the last three NFS games that have come out have been a disappointment. Now you're probably asking what makes Most Wanted the best in the series? We to tell you the true the reason Most Wanted is the best in the series is the way that EA Black Box crafted the game and in almost every way this was the best game in the series hands down. The police chases were great in the way that you had to think about getting away from them and the cars even if there were only 32 in total they all handled great and even without the options of the later series it's still great. Now the story is pretty basic and goes that you're a new street racer on the scene and you're looking for races, but you end up on racing the wrong people and end up losing everything and having to get it back. The cut scenes in the are done with real life actors and even if they are cheesy they were done great and the only downside is there wasn't a lot of these great cut scenes and the rest of the story is done through phone messages. The graphics in the game may not be the best what the 360 can handle, but back in 2005 they were the best and even now the graphics actually look better in some parts then Undercover and Carbon. Now the only downside to Most Wanted is the fact that in parts the game can get repetitive and the AI is rubber band in areas, but this is easily forgotten as the game is fun to play and it's nice to be able to keep your old car and tune it up to maximum. Now the soundtrack in Most Wanted was probably the best track that EA put together for a game and easily beats Carbon's and Pro Street's soundtrack. Now the online in Most Wanted is somewhat broken and not playable, but that's okay given the game is old now and the controls are well done as well and give you 10 settings if you don't like the default settings. Even if Most Wanted was made back in 2005 if you haven't played it then you're missing out on one of the best NFS in the last few years.
Pros:
+ Addicting game play and achievements are easy to get
+ Customization of car even though limited is great
+ Graphics are pretty good and show little slow down
+ Great soundtrack and easily the best soundtrack from any NFS game
+ Cut scenes are well done and the story is pretty good as well
Cons:
- Online play is broken in parts
- Graphics aren't the best what the 360 can do
- Some may feel it's repetitive in areas
- Achievements are easily gotten
- Some minor slowdown with the higher level heat pursuits.
Overall I give Need For Speed Most Wanted a 9 for being a great NFS game and overall just being plain fun.
