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Need for Speed: Most Wanted

Need for Speed: Most Wanted

2012 Criterion Games
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
2012 Criterion Games
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About Need for Speed: Most Wanted

Need for Speed: Most Wanted is an adventure and arcade game developed by Criterion Games and published by Electronic Arts, released on 30 October 2012.

Of the RAWG players who own Need for Speed: Most Wanted, 74% have finished it and 41% dropped it.

Need for Speed: Most Wanted takes on the gameplay style of the first Most Wanted title in the Need for Speed franchise. Most Wanted allows players to select one car and compete against other racers in three types of events: Sprint races, which involves traveling from one point of the city to another, Circuit races, each having two or three laps total and Speed runs, which involve traversing through a course in the highest average speed possible. There is also the Ambush races, which start with the player surrounded by cops and tasked to evade their pursuit as quickly as possible.

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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.
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Need for Speed: Most Wanted dropped to €2.45 in the last 90 days; the best price today is €15.68 on Kinguin.

That is about €0.78 per hour for a main story of about 20h.

€20.32 €2.45
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Gameplay

Specs

Genres
Adventure Arcade Racing
How long to beat
Main story 20h Completionist 32h Source: IGDB
Modes
MultiplayerSingle playerSplit screen
Perspective
First personThird person
Multiplayer
Split screen Up to 4 players online
Engine
ChameleonEAGL
Series
All Need for Speed games in release order · 45
Tags
Best couch co-op gamesBest split-screen gamesBest multiplayer games
Rankings
Best Racing games on PCBest Racing games on PlayStation 3Best Racing games of 2012Best PC gamesBest PC games of 2012Best games of 2012
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DLC & expansions

Need for Speed Most Wanted U
Need for Speed Most Wanted U
2013
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
2012
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FAQ
How long does it take to beat Need for Speed: Most Wanted?

Main story: 20h; Completionist: 32h.

What platforms is Need for Speed: Most Wanted available on?

Need for Speed: Most Wanted is available on PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360.

When was Need for Speed: Most Wanted released?

Need for Speed: Most Wanted was released on 30 October 2012, developed by Criterion Games.

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