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Need for Speed Most Wanted

Platform

PC, PS3, XB360

Genre

Racing

Publisher

Electronic Arts

Steering wheel compatible

Yes

Developer

Criterion Software

UK Release Date

30/10/2012

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Our Review

8 /10

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Articles

News Need For Speed: Most Wanted (PC) is currently free on Origin

The 2012 PC version of Need for Speed: Most Wanted is currently available, free of charge, to all Origin users. Electronics Arts are giving the game away for free as part of their “On the House” offerings, and indeed it will be yours for life once you've acquired it, but you'll need to be quick […]

News Alex Ward speaks out on Nintendo and EA’s mishandling of Need for Speed: Most Wanted

It's no secret that Need for Speed: Most Wanted undersold on the Wii U. Taking to Twitter, Criterion's co-founder has spoken out about Nintendo and EA's apparent mishandling of their baby. After stating on Twitter that his new studio Three Fields "will make games for all platforms where we can self-publish” several Nintendo fans proceeded […]

News Criterion boss says studio will abandon racing games, and “make something new”

In a shock announcement, the head of Criterion Games – the developers of such critically-acclaimed games like Burnout: Paradise and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit – revealed that his studio won't be making a new racing game any time soon. As stated in a series of tweets, Criterion boss Alex Ward revealed that – in response to a […]

News Video: was Need for Speed: Most Wanted’s universal praise undeserved?

Last week, our review of Need for Speed: Most Wanted was published on this very website, which prompted VVV's resident chief Alan Boiston to take it out for a spin to see what all the fuss was about. It seems he wasn't quite as enamoured with the game as I was, however, finding fault with […]

Reviews Need for Speed: Most Wanted Vita Review

Need for Speed Most Wanted on Vita is something of a rarity. While many high profile games are handed over to alternative developers who then churn out a shoddy handheld port that disgraces the franchise (*cough* Call of Duty: Declassified *cough*), Criterion Games decided to buck the trend and develop Most Wanted for Vita entirely […]

Reviews Need for Speed: Most Wanted Review

EA should be thankful to Criterion for pulling Need for Speed out of the ditch it wedged itself into. For years, the series was veering dangerously off course as EA: Black Box attempted to steer it in erratic new directions, churning out annual releases that depleted in quality with each passing iteration. Clearly, this was […]

News Three new DLC packs available for Need for Speed: Most Wanted

Following on from the momentous Speed pack, EA has announced a truckload of DLC for Need for Speed: Most Wanted which will be spread across three separate packs adding numerous new cars, game modes and a new play area for Fairhaven City. Check out this new announcement trailer before our breakdown of each DLC […]

News News cars & events for Most Wanted’s ‘Speed Pack’ DLC

Nearly every racing game on sale today's jumped aboard the DLC bandwagon, so it shouldn't be too much of a surprise to hear that the first details of Most Wanted's first downloadable pack have been announced. Set to be released on December 18th and made available for copies on the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC […]

News Need for Speed Most Wanted ‘Get Wanted’ trailer calls in the cops

It's trailer time once again at VVV, and this time Need for Speed Most Wanted takes center stage in another action-packed showing. Appropiately, this latest trailer for Criterion's sophomore Need for Speed game doesn't get sidetracked with social garnish involving the game's central Autolog. Instead, we get to see what the game is all about […]

News Need for Speed Most Wanted ‘Find it, Drive it’ gameplay video

EA have released another tantalising snippet of gameplay in some new footage for Criterion's Need for Speed Most Wanted, this time focusing on the ability to drive any car you can find in the game. Well, we say new but in actual fact it's the very same on-stage playthrough we were treated to during EA's […]

News EA Gothenburg working on next Need for Speed

Criterion may be about to release their sophomore Need for Speed game Most Wanted, but, being an annual franchise that makes EA copious amounts of cash, speculation on what's next for Need for Speed will always be rife. It therefore comes as no surprise that confirmation of yet another installment in the never-ending series has […]

News First Need for Speed Most Wanted Vita and mobile screenshots are awe-inspiring

Need for Speed Most Wanted's showing at Gamescom this week revealed an interesting intention: Criterion want you to be able to play Most Wanted at all times, no matter where you are. This led to the announcement of CrossCompete, a new incentive that allows you to continue progress on Most Wanted across multiple platforms. You […]

News Multiplayer trailer for Need for Speed Most Wanted next week

It's safe to say that we're hotly anticipating the launch of Need for Speed Most Wanted, Criterion's sophomore stint with the Need for Speed license, but it's the multiplayer component that particularly has the potential to make this a must-have title thanks in no small part to the incredibly advanced Autolog 2.0. A new destructive […]

News Need for Speed Most Wanted gameplay trailer shows dirty driving

It's been rather quiet on the video front for Criterion's Need for Speed Most Wanted, with EA instead opting to tease us with car reveals and pointless pre-order bonuses. Thankfully, a new, if not too revealing, trailer has whetted our appetite for destruction, and we're pleased to report that it includes new gameplay footage after […]

News Need for Speed Most Wanted pre-order bonuses detailed

Last week saw the announcement of Forza Horizon's pre-order bonuses, which included the usual raft of extra cars we've come to expect. Not to be outdone, EA have followed up by listing an all too familiar list of pre-order bonuses for Criterion's upcoming reboot of Need for Speed Most Wanted. As with last year's Need […]

News Criterion flaunts NFS Most Wanted’s car list starting with ‘American Dream Machines’

In the press conferences earlier this year, the folk from Criterion were very adamant that their reboot of 'Most Wanted' would have the most diverse car roster for any Need for Speed game, ranging from lightweight track specials to huge pickups and SUVs. And now, with only a short while to go until it hits the […]

News Car customisation confirmed for Need for Speed Most Wanted

One of the most frequently asked questions about Criterion's upcoming reboot of Need for Speed Most Wanted is whether or not car customistation will make it into the game. After all, obsessively modding your car was an integral part of the original Most Wanted. We now have the answer, however, as a recent video feature […]

News Autolog 2.0 detailed for Need for Speed Most Wanted

Criterion have lifted the bonnet of Need for Speed Most Wanted's new Autolog 2.0, the second wave of Criterion's stat-tracking system first introduced in Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, which seems to have been influenced by EA's own online Battlelog system from Battlefield 3. The revolutionary stat-tracker will now be fully accessable on the needforspeed.com […]