Games

Need for Speed: Most Wanted

EA Black Box, EA Redwood Shores

2005•Racing•PEGI 3•About 24 hours

Taste attributes: detectiverobots/ai/spacesportsvehiclesfastunsavouryheavyimaginarylineargrittybig & variedall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashgame/competitionhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeHeightened and heavy: a pacy racing game, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

85 / 100

1,030 ratings

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About This Game

Need for Speed: Most Wanted is a single-player racing video game and the ninth installment in the Need for Speed series, following Underground 2. The game centers on street-racing gameplay, featuring a variety of events and racing circuits set within the fictional city of Rockport.

Summary: IGDB

Story

The player arrives in Rockport City, driving a racing version of the BMW M3 GTR (E46). Following Mia Townsend (played by Josie Maran), the player proves his driving prowess as he is pursued by a veteran police officer named Sergeant Cross (played by Dean McKenzie), who vows to take down the player and end street racing in Rockport. Races seem to be in the player's favor until a particular group of racers, led by the game's antagonist, Clarence "Razor" Callahan (played by Derek Hamilton), sabotages and win the player's car in a race.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DetectiveRobots/ai/spaceSportsVehiclesAll consuming questDeep rivalryFighting evilFish out of water/culture clashGame/competitionHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySelf destruction/implosionSolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

HelicopterBurnoutStreet racingBullet timeArtificial intelligenceCrimeDriftingSlow-motion

Details

Developers: EA Black Box, EA Redwood Shores
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Released: 15 November 2005
Series: Need for Speed
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Perspective: First person, Third person
Time to beat: 20h rushed, 24h normally, 32h complete
Age rating: PEGI 3
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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