Need For Speed: Most Wanted Review

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(More customer reviews)I must admit, when I first popped in this game, I was fresh off of playing Burnout Revenge, one of the sweetest-looking racers out there. Coming to this, I was quick to notice how flawed the graphics were. I've seen this on pc, and man, it just doesn't measure up on xbox. I know its got its 360 cousin and all, but judging by the look of the Burnout series, I just knew the xbox could do so much more graphics-wise, if only things were tweaked right. So, right off, I thought this game was gonna suck, big time.

How wrong I was.

I haven't been this glued to a game...maybe ever. Whatever this game lacks in graphics (admit it folks, it's fuzzy and it is lacking no matter how many "advanced effects" it's supposed to have) it makes up for in gameplay. While Burnout Revenge is great-looking, over-the-top fun, this game seems to have a sense of purpose that no other racer brings to the table. Underground what? Who cares about NFS Underground when you can have cop chases AND street racing culture mixed? Contrary to others' opinions, I find the NFSU2 rather boring and complicated with little sense of purpose. In Most Wanted, even a gamer like me can get hooked, without feeling preached in how to have fun. The best part of any racer - and any game in general - is how the player makes it fun, not how the company guides you into a labeled "fun" situation. I think game makers are forgetting that, as imagination has taken a backseat to technology. Games like Most Wanted harken back to the days of High Stakes and Hot Pursuit, where there was general guidance but high emphasis on mere setup - you, the racer, were the only one limiting your fun when a cop showed up on radar. I can still remember on Hot Pursuit doing aerial spins over befuddled cop cars on the raised Atlantic track. Not very realistic, but still, very fun.

And the same fun is had here. Nothing is overly realistic, even though complicated car handling is introduced in an attempt to simulate realism (although the skidding and sliding all over the place can become tiresome), even if others will argue it is true-to-life. Then again, those people would have argued the original NFS was true to life, and, well...

Anyway, this game is fun. Simple, fantasy-filling fun. I mean, who wouldn't like to spend the day in the life of a street racer? Apparently many, judging by the success of The Fast and the Furious movie. Well, be ready to live that action here, and experience the raw fun of racing and cop-evasion in one totally immersive package. You even get actors to play in FMVs for you, helping to bring this all to life (complain about the cheesy-ness if you will, but I find the little movie and phone call extras enjoyable).

Overall, this game brings the goods. It has addictive gameplay, an actually immersive story, great cars, and a sweet soundtrack. It only lacks in graphics, and, some might say, ease of control...but still, I cannot deny the long hours I spent glued to this game, giving my beloved Burnout series a much needed rest.

Recommended.

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Product Description:
Need for Speed: Most Wanted is underground racing action so real, you almost smell the burnt asphalt. The thrill of illicit street racing permeates the air - out-race rivals, evade cops and exploit hundreds of miles of open road as gamers make their way up the Blacklist. Build up your street cred and Rap Sheet with gripping, White knuckle, head-to-head races with the top Drivers on the streets. Then pull daring, evasive moves to out-run and out-fox the cops that patrol the open road. Strategic cop pursuit and skill-based evasion techniques for an all-new level of gameplayExtensive visual customizations are available, whether you want to lose the cops or just pimp out your ride

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