Yes I've just said it! It was a disaster, and yes I mean it!!
EA is making a new most wanted 2012, almost typical to the previous version. But that is not why there is no much success around it.
First of all, let's praise the graphics of this game especially when the Physx engine is fully updated for Nvidia users. Speaking of graphics, the details of the fields around the roads and other cars are pretty good.
Another thing to like about this game is the music choice, featuring great hits such as Linkin Park's remix of castle of glass.
Yet, NFSR's flaws ruins the driving experience, like the glitches in the game. For example, there's that glitch on a main road in the city that at some point all cars freeze while the times is still rolling at least 20 seconds before the cars start moving again. Regardless of other glitches like misplaced car reset...etc.
Another thing I hated since Criterion took over is that there's no car modding, that is bad for 2 reasons. 1- it makes the game and some previous editions looks like a Burnout: Paradise ripoff, and 2- it is a losing asset for the series because EA gathered millions of fans by these car modification features since Underground.
In the end, I might have been pretty harsh as a critic but if EA and Criterion are going to keep it that way, I suggest they stop making new editions and make DLCs/update patches instead.