Need For Speed: Most Wanted Review

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(More customer reviews)As my title states, this is definitely NOT a tuner game. As the guy below obviously makes this point clear, it is however a good game nonetheless...

If however you are a huge fan of the Need For Speed Series like I am, then this is definitely for you.

If you loved playing Need For Speed Hot Pursuit, you'll love this game.

There are some tuning abilities in this game, you can purchase upgrades such as pre-made body kits, 1 layer vinyls (drastically reduced from, what was it, 4 layers in Underground 2?), paint, performance, all of the basics and very limited tuning options, and quite an extensive choice of exotics or tuners to choose from. Also, drifting has been cut but drag racing has been stepped up a notch in this game. It's ALOT tougher than it use to be.

One of the best things of this game is the cops. From there endless, almost never repeating radio chatter, to their crazy tactics of level 5+ heat chase, you'll be loving them as well as hating them as they take away your prized possession, your career car! Don't get me wrong, you can have more than one career car, but if you don't win pink slips, you're going to be stuck buying a new car. It never happened to me though! Get out of jail free cards are the best...

This past weekend I went on a playing binge due to snow, and it took me just about 3 days of almost non-stop playing to beat the career mode 100%, but that's not even including the Challenges option in the main menu though. I can not wait to play this game over x-box live.

Overall, I believe this is a great game, however don't come in to this thinking its going to be Need For Speed Underground 3, it'll be more "Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 3." This past weekend I went on a playing binge due to snow, and it took me just about 3 days of almost non-stop playing to beat the game 100%. EA has gone back to their roots with this game.

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Need for Speed: Most Wanted Black Edition combines the thrill of open-world street racing and customization with the intensity of strategic police pursuits. Out-race rivals, evade cops and exploit hundreds of miles of open road, as you fight to become the most notorious and elusive street racer around. Special Collector's Edition celebrating the 10th anniversary of Need For Speed, with exclusive cars, races and specially-tuned rides. Also includes a bonus DVD with behind the scenes footage of model/actress, Josie Maran, concept art, exclusive videos and much more!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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Colin McRae Rally 2.0 Review

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(More customer reviews)I am very impressed with Colin McRae Rally.It provides an all around great gaming experience.
In the game itself, the tracks are widely varied in both their look and feel.If you have a force feedback controller you'll really appreciate the different surfaces.The cars have noticeable handling differences and setting them up for a particular surface/weather combination requires some work.The icing on the cake are the verbal calls from your navigator letting you know about the track up ahead.
As other reviews have mentioned, the damange model is very cool.You can hear and see the damaged parts of your car.Windows break, hoods crumple and bumpers drag on the ground.I've also noticed that if your electric system is damanged you'll occassionally find yourself driving along with a turn signal running.You might also see your headlights fail -- not fun on a night course.
That said, I was still looking for more out of the damange model.I regularly slam the passenger side of the car into a tree.. I was expecting my navigator to be "damanged" after some of those hits.:)Also, I was never able to get a car to completely break down.I don't know if there is a way to DNF in this game.
The 3 skill levels seem non-linear in difficulty.On the lowest level it is pretty easy to win the championship, but as soon as you jump to "intermediate" your competition gets substantially better and it is difficult to pull off top finishes.
One last gripe about the gameplay... when flip the car or go off the road you are immediately returned the road and continue the race.Even if you can't DNF, there should be some sort of large time penalty.
All in all a great game.The gameplay is a lot of fun and it will give your force feedback wheel quite a workout.I've even found the car control I learned in this game helped in other racing sims.

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HKS Racing Controller Review

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(More customer reviews)I just received the controller and so far it's amazing. Keep in mind that these are simple first impressions, but thus far, color me impressed. Right off the bat the controller itself feels solid. Build quality is easily a 7 or 8 out of 10. The auto-entering wheel is going to be great for oval races in GT5 and the new NASCAR game. For once I can hold a fairly steady racing line, which has definitely improved my laptimes a bit. So far I've only tested the controller with Burnout Paradise and F1 2010. Burnout I noticed the tighter analog stick helped out while on F1 2010 the steering wheel was smoother. The pressurized gas and brake pedals are phenominal, specially on F1. The great thing about this controller is the ability to change setups on-the-fly. There is a little switch on the back that is labeled "NFS/GT" which swaps the Square/X with L2/R2.

For fast maneuvers like in Burnout, the steering wheel doesn't respond *quite* as fast as I would like, but it still works very well. I think the best part about this controller is how versatile it is. With F1 2010 the steering wheel really helped in the middle of turns where I usually have to put a bit more wheel into it and often spin or get really loose requiring me to get off the throttle. Speaking of which, the throttle on the controller compared to R2 on the official PS3 controller is like night and day. Everyone knows how loose the analog sticks and triggers feel on the official PS3 controller. That is all tightened up quite nicely with the HKS controller. Much more control.

With Gran Turismo 5 now out, I have been putting this controller through it's paces and am happy to report it is holding up quite nicely. The steering wheel on the controller really shines through on the license tests where the difference between Gold and Silver can .001 of a second. With the steering wheel I can hold a steady line through the turns which allows me to keep as much speed as possible. What I'm finding I like most about this controller though is how I can use the analog stick for the hard turns but I can immediately switch to the steering wheel if I come up on a turn that requires just a little more finesse.

My only complaints would be the digital led readout...it's not so much a complaint, but rather that I find it useless as I'm paying attention to the screen, not the controller. This leads me to my second complaint; the controller is wired. While InterWorks has included more than enough length in the USB cord (which is gold-plated, MAJOR props for that, excellent connections!), I'm curious to see if they could have possible removed the led and put in a bluetooth chip and small battery...perhaps gen 2?

Overall, I'm really digging this new controller. There are a few racing games coming out in the future that I look forward to more now that I have this controller. NASCAR 2011 for instance should really benefit from this controller. For anyone who can't afford a racing wheel/seat, or who just don't have enough room for a racing wheel/seat, this is a near-perfect substitution. Definitely recommended!

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This is no ordinary driving wheel for PS3!

Interworks Unlimited's HKS Racing Controller for PS3 employs new controller engineering to deliver more realistic game simulation with your Playstation 3. The idea is to place you behind the wheel as you race down a track or conquer a galaxy. You'll feel the curves and each tug of excitement as you veer and turn at shockingly high speeds.

You may be comfortably sitting in front of your TV. With this controller, there's a fine line between reality and how you interact with what's on screen. The Interworks HKS Racing Controller features analog pressure acceleration and brake pedals - these full range pressure sensors allow real world control over gas and brake pedals, so you have the absolute control necessary to execute the advanced heel-toe racing technique for drifting. The light up numerical indicator displays your real-time pressure being applied to the accelerator and brake pedals. Dynamic digital readout incrementally displays pressure readout in every millisecond.

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Light up numerical pressure indicator Race Mode Switch Joystick Switch for dual access Full rotational range for left and right turn control Automatic re-centering

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Need for Speed Collection (Need for Speed Underground, Need for Speed Most Wanted, Need for Speed 2) Review

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(More customer reviews)The three games come individually wrapped, The gameplay is great, controls are easy, the cars have excellent feel and handle like the real thing, another nice set of games from the Need for Speed Collection that lead back to the PS1 days. Also who can hold off on the rock bottom Price!

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Need For Speed: Underground 2 Review

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(More customer reviews)Need for Speed Underground 2 (NfSU2) is the latest installment in a long-running series of EA racing games.The "Underground" element wraps the game up in a world of nighttime drag races and super-tuned and modified import coupes ala "The Fast and the Furious" movies.

The most engaging part of the gameplay is the career mode, which allows you to build your reputation and your bankroll by entering events found throughout a sprawling urban landscape.All of the now-familiar features are here:a variety of race types, a huge selection of cars and options to be unlocked, purchased and installed, etc.There's a lot of straight-up racing fun to be found on these streets.

The graphics are really good;not Gran Turismo good, but close.The cars are especially fine, and you've got ample opportunity to examine your customized baby.You'll occasionally get a mini-mission to have your car photographed for a magazine cover where you control the background, "pose" and camera angle.Sure it's kind of a silly way to build your bank, but not a total waste after you've spent an hour selecting the perfect color scheme and combination of paint and artwork for your car.

One minor gripe about the graphics is the lack of options for camera angles.Given how big the city is, the always-nighttime gameplay and the fact that some shortcuts and objectives are tucked away between buildings, it can be tough to spot things.I feel the other reviews when they complain about long times searching for this or that between races.Another minor problem is the perpetual nighttime during gameplay.Coupled with the brightly lit and highly detailed environment, it's sometimes too much to look at and the car can actually get lost in the overall scene.

The controls are intuitive and well-designed.One of my favorite features is the ability to use the right analog stick as the accelerator and brake.Couple it with a manual transmission (shifting uses the L2/R2 buttons) and you've got a great amount of subtle control over your car.It's not as good as playing with a wheel and pedals, but it really beats the usual x-and-square two-button setup (which is also available at all times if you prefer).

Does it play a lot like GTA-lite?Of course it does;it's meant to do so.There's a plotline running through the career mode focused on getting revenge on the rival who did you wrong before you landed in Bayview.It's not as deep or sequential as the GTA missions, so you're free to do pretty much whatever you want in whatever order you want.This can be good or it can lead to a lot of aimless driving around.

The game also struggles a little bit with identity - what game does NfSU2 want to be?It's not an exact sim like Gran Turismo, although you can certainly tune and tweak your car's performance options all day long if that's your thing.The race action has a big-time arcade feel, but it's not simply an arcade racer because of the GTA-esque missions in career mode.During some lulls in the action, you may find yourself wanting to pop this out in favor of one of those other games instead.

Nonetheless, the good easily outweighs the bad in this good-looking and ultimately exciting racer.It does a very nice job of satisfying fans of all flavors of driving games:arcade, sim and mission.

PROS
*Beautifully-rendered cars (and SUVs) that can be exhaustively customized in terms of looks and performs
*Exciting racing action with very little learning curve
*Well-designed controls make the most of the PS2 controller

CONS
*Too much time getting around the huge environment
*Notable lapses in realism, i.e. gigantic crashes with no consequences;no cops at all (I guess then it would simply be a GTA clone)
*Lots of product placement gets a bit heavy after a while - meet me at Burger King, the garage is next to Best Buy, I'll call you on my Cingular wireless, etc.

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Need For Speed: Underground 2 takes you into the underground world of serious street racers. Embrace the illegal racing underground, and prove you can dominate it. Explore a huge city and try to avoid getting schooled by rival racers. Three new gameplay mode for the hardcore Driver looking to perfect their skillsPut your reputation on the line, by going online -- challenge the world's best racers and bet your car against theirs

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Need for Speed: Underground Rivals Review

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(More customer reviews)This is an awesome game.It's like Need for Speed: Underground, with some features from Need for Speed: Underground 2.This graphics are AWESOME!!!! They are just like PS2 graphics and I was amazed when I saw this game.

You choose a car and you can tune it out with visual and preformence upgrades.You can own up to 20 cars and four bonus cars so there's a lot of cars to choose from.

There are also many new game modes.All the modes include: Drag, Drift, Street X (off road racing), Circuit, Lap Knockout, Rally Race (race with two different cars), and a mode where you race a random tricked out car.

The last thing to say about this gam,e is the soundtrack, it's AWESOME!!!They are songs from Need for Speed: Underground 1 and 2 plus new songs.Some of the artists include: Spiderbait, Skindred, My Chemical Romance, Xzibit, Snoop Dogg and The Doors, Chingy, and a lot more.There are also some music videos to watch.

This game is a very fun game and a very easy game to learn how to play so I recommend it for new PSP players and racing fans.This game is a lot of fun but some people might want to rent it before they buy it (gamefly.com *Please Refer Me).

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Need for Speed Underground: Rivals takes you to the neon-lit streets of the big cities, for super-fast racing action. You're after control of the "tuner" scene by taking on all the major racers and beating the best. Build a racing machine that can beat the rest, then put it to the test on the streets for dangerous, exciting street racing action.

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Need For Speed: Underground 2 Review

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(More customer reviews)EA broke the barrier with last year's hit Need For Speed Underground, and rather then let players have some time to catch their breath, BAM!! EA hit us with the new release NFS:U2!!!I saw the trailers, and read the reviews, and experienced some initial hand wringing due to some of the poor reviews i read on-line, but I can say that Underground 2 is an excellent game, and a worthy addition to EA's stable of racing games.The graphics are crisp and clean, and the city of Bayview looks beautiful in the neon washed, wet asphalt look that NFS:U made about as famous and imitatable as "Bullet-Time."The car selections are pretty familiar imports that you can soup up to insane levels of performance but not sure where the hydralics come into play??Seriously the car selection offers the player some nice choices such as the 2000 Honda Civic SI, one of my faves, the Mitsu Evo, the Toyota Supra and Corolla (Legendary drifter), The WRX, and some brand news ones such as the Infinti G35, H2 Hummer, and the 2005 Mustang GT!!! The city is huge, but easy to move around in with or without the aide of a wonderful GPS system that is very similar to the one used in Smuggler's Run and Midnight Club (think BIG GLOWING ARROW)that helps the directionally impaired find their next race, garage, or shop.
At first i found driving all over the city pretty distracting, and I wasn't sure if i liked the idea, but after awhile it becomes second nature, and I like tooling around Bayview in my Souped Up Civic.SUV's have been added to the stable of cars that can be raced but I am almost afraid to try that level of racing yet.EA was kind enough to add replays (FINALLY!!!) and a very nice Dyno center where the tuner in all of us can tinker, and tweak with your car to get the most out of it, and actually see the numbers on the dyno, nice touch.Many real world sponsors have gotten involved with this series and you can slap parts on your car in the game that you can get down at the local shops.I like the realism in that, plus it sounds cool to say that you have a Greddy Turbo, AEM Cold Air Intake, DC Sports Header and Venom Nitrous Oxide System on your Civic SI.Maybe its just me.
The races are still set up with Drags, Drifts, Circuits, Sprints, and some new ones have been added the awesome URL, Underground Racing League, and Auto Cross racing which seems more like Nascar with all the banging, and shoving.A feature borrowed from Tokyo Extreme Racer Zero has also been added where the player can challenge random cars to Outrun matches which adds to re-play value, and adds that Bad Boy factor.
The only negative i can see is that rather then use real motion, or animated sequences with your street racing tutor like from the first one U:2 uses a graphic novel approach to the cutscenes involving the "story".I'm not real crazy about that, BUT i will not let that one little tiny complaint detract from what i think is an exceptionally fun and satisfying racing game.
I am still playing the Career mode like a madman and don't think i have the stones to go on-line and see how real people are racing, but the game is excellent by my standards, and I have gotten a lot of enjoyment out of it in just a few races.So give it a try Drop it in and Drive.Come you know you want to!!!

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Discover the living, breathing world of Need for Speed Underground 2.Taking place in a massive, free-roaming city featuring five distinct interconnected neighborhoods, Need for Speed Underground 2 delivers an immersive game world where reputation is everything.As you explore the city, you'll encounter rivall racers who will school you in ways of the underground and tip you off to the hottest racing spots in town. With the most comprehensive tuning options, all new game modes and the industry's most sought-after cars.

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Need For Speed: High Stakes Review

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(More customer reviews)before the need for speed series, i wasn't a fan of computer racing games. after getting nfs 3 i became a fan big time. need for speed 4: high stakes takes the title further into greatness by improving already amazinggraphics. in fact, if you're not careful, you'll crash 'cause you'll bemore focused on the scenery than the road ahead of you. try playing withthe weather effects on for an even more beautiful game. the music andgeneral sound effects are great too. controls are as easy as using thearrrow keys. the number of available cars is great, but some aren'tavailable until your beat certain courses (same goes for some levels). youcan't go wrong with this one, and if you have a home lan, you'll love themultiplayer option (which works over the internet as well).

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18 Realistic Courses.Take the Uliimate high stake challenges.Deep Career play with full economy - earn money to repair and upgrade your ride.Race to your own music.

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Need For Speed: Most Wanted Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a really great game.Though begining the game can take a while explaining the story, it's worth the wait.In Free Roam mode, you can interact with the environment like you couldn't in the other games in the Need For Speed series.You can knock over street lamps, see the damage on street cars as you crash into them, and slam into lumber trucks and watch the logs roll of into the street.You can even drive underneath the trucks.In the beginning the police purstuits are rather basic, but gradually increase in intensity, involving road blocks, spike strips, even SUVs the smash into your car and blocking your way.There is a greater variety of races now including tollbooth and speedtrap.The only real downside that I found was that the instuctions that came with the game didnt explain all too much, but luckily it shouldn't take too long to learn the ins and outs of the game.Im really pleased with the latest in the series.Have fun and don't get caught by the police ;-)

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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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Need For Speed 3: Hot Pursuit Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a great game for the money. Easy to load, easy to navigate, and very addictive game play. Works excellent on the XP platform which has been an issue with me. Keeps ya going back for more, changing options and starting over again and again. I'd recommend into to anyone into casual game play.

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Drive cool cars and experience the ultimate racing excitement on your PC! Cars include the Aston Martin DB7, Ferrari 550 Maranello, and the Lamborghini Diablo SV, and more!

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MX vs. ATV Unleashed Review

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(More customer reviews)I don't have enough time for details now, but i can assure you that this game is 100% better than the latest MX vs ATV Untamed.

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MX vs. ATV Unleashed is the ultimate offroad racing game.Take it online and race all challengers.

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Midnight Club: Los Angeles (Platinum Hits) Review

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(More customer reviews)MCLA:CE is the game to get if you are a fan of racing. Everything bad anyone has said about this game is wrong. The game is perfect. Some complain that it's too difficult. It is extremely challenging, and that's a good thing.

To make it clear, this is absolutely a free-roaming GTA type of experience, with an amazingly rich Los Angeles to explore. The only difference is that you never leave the car and the game is pure racing. When you're not racing, you're driving around looking for races, running from police, or simply cruising, whatever you want to do. Everything else is what you would expect. A massive, beautiful city, day/night cycles, plenty of realistic traffic and pedestrians, miles of freeway, etc. It's as awesome as it sounds.

The car customization is another feature worth noting because it is very deep. You'll spend hours hooking your car up with almost every kind of modification you can think of.

Personally, my only complaint is that you can't customize your character's look. This is a Rockstar game, however, so that was expected. It would have been quite easy to include an option for some other skins, female ones, etc., so everyone can choose the driver that suits them best. The protagonist in this game is just a driver. There's no real storyline.

I own many games for the 360, but if I could only own 2, they would be MCLA:CE and Fallout 3 GOTY. These are games with insane amounts of content, where the acheivement points earn themselves.

The fact that this is the Complete Edition with South Central and the other DLC make it the obvious choice for anyone wondering what game to buy. MCLA:CE is the greatest racing game ever.

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Midnight Club: LA Complete Edition Platinum Hits Xbox 360

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Need For Speed: Most Wanted Review

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(More customer reviews)So here's my take after having played the game for two weeks.

Visually this game is stunning. Add to that a nearly endless selection of customization options for your rides and were talking some serious eye candy and I didn't even need a high end graphics card to run it smoothly with all the video options maxed out. My only complaint about the graphics is the lack of wide screen resolution settings. As a result, the screen is stretched on my wide screen monitor.

The racing, in all modes, is fun, though lacking in realism. It seems to me EA wanted to make another Need For Speed game and add a pinch of GTA into the mix in that you get points for causing as much damage to city property and police vehicles as possible. In drag race mode, if you hit an object at a high enough speed and your car will be "totaled" and you automatically lose. It would have been nice for this feature to be extended consistently throughout the game rather than turning roadside objects into targets for your car to flatten.

The difficulty between different race modes is very unbalanced. For example, competing in a circuit race against other drivers is very easy throughout the game whereas running a timed interval race gets tougher the higher up the blacklist you progress. This is both good and bad. While it's nice to have the easy races to generate income, having to attempt some of the harder race modes twenty times just to progress your career is tedious.

All the negatives of game play are overwhelmingly outweighed by the positives. The courses are fun and there are some pretty creative shortcuts; some that help, some that don't. The police chases are loads of fun and listening to the in game police scanner adds a lot of atmosphere. Another great feature about the game is the ability to turn "Catch Up" on or off. One of the most annoying things in a lot of racing games is the computer drivers will "cheat" if you get ahead of them and you can't pull away from them. My guess is developers do this to keep things competitive, though I see it as more of a lack of good AI, but in NFS Most Wanted you can turn this off. Great bonus.

Finally, a word about the music and FMV. A very negative word. In a nutshell, it takes away so much polish this game has to offer. Having to sit through the opening FMV sequences in the beginning of the game (I couldn't find a way to skip them) is torturous. What's worse is the music selection in the game. It's horrendous, unless you're into rap, hiphop, and bad metal (in which case I still don't think fans of those genres would consider it good music). That you can't play your own MP3 list through the game is an unforgivable oversight by EA. I don't know what they were thinking, but in this era of gaming that is completely unacceptable.

To sum it up:

Pros: Great graphics, fantastic (and nearly endless) vehicle customization options, large selection of vehicles, police chases are loads of fun.

Cons: The music is horrendous, can't play your own music through the game (the game loses one star for this alone), lack of realism in races, lack of wide screen resolution settings.

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Become the most nortorious!Product InformationWake up to the smell of burnt asphalt as the thrill of illicit street racing permeates the air. From the makers of the hit Need for Speed Underground series Need for Speed Most Wanted challenges players to become the most notorious and elusive street racer.Combining illicit street racing and tuner customization with the intensity of strategic police pursuit that surpasses any Hollywood-style chase scene Need for Speed Most Wanted will be on every gamer's 'must-have' list this holiday season. Out-race rivals evade cops and exploit hundreds of miles of open road as gamers make their way up the Blacklist.To become the most wanted racer players must build up their street cred and Rap Sheet with gripping white knuckle head-to-head races with the top drivers on the streets as well as pull daring evasive moves to out-run and out-fox the cops that patrol the open road. Players can manage their heat or utilize a number of strategic tactics to keep the cops off their tails as they leave their rivals behind to suck their exhaust fumes.Need for Speed Most Wanted also features a variety of the hottest cars that range from tuners to super cars. You can customize your ride to race against any class of vehicles. The streets will be your playground this Fall.Product FeaturesOpen Road Open World: Rule the streets as the most notorious street racer in various regions that include edgy industrial and urban environments. In the game the environment can be a friend for a foe. Players will master short-cuts as well as use the traffic and destructible environments to their advantage.All-New Gameplay: Need for Speed Most Wanted features new and exciting gameplay that incorporates strategic cop pursuit and skill-based evasion techniques with illicit street racing.

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Need For Speed: Most Wanted Review

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(More customer reviews)I purchased this game hoping EA redeemed themselves for the junk they called Need for Speed Rivals. It's better than NFS Rivals, but Most Wanted still has many, many flaws.

The game starts out pretty fun. Once you get to around 7th or so on the blacklist, it starts getting pretty bad.

The first few races are easy wins. Then, it gets a bit more difficult, and around 7th on the list, the races just don't get difficult, but thanks to the terrible AI (the AI might actually be too good, thus making it terrible), they get almost impossible to beat. I love a challenge, but EA takes it too far. Don't forget the complete lack of realism in the game.

First of all, I don't think anyone at EA researched the cars in the game. In real life, in a race between a modded RX8 and an equally modded WRX STi, the STi would wipe the floor with the RX8. Not in this game. Want to beat the modded STi? Buy a stock RX8, you're almost guaranteed a win. An Adui TT is not faster than a Corvette. It has nowhere near the power of a Vette. But in this game, it's the other way around. The TT will beat the Vette. EA should have fixed this, make the cars in the game resemble the cars in real life.

Second, the AI never makes mistakes. While even the best players will spin out and crash occasionally, the AI cars rarley, if ever, crash or lose control.

Third, the cops in this game are extremley annoying. The cop cars have perfect handling and are always faster than you. Not only that, the cop cars have some dirty tricks to try to get you to stop. They'll force you into civilian traffic, they'll crash into you, anything. Most people want the game to be realistic. Now, I've never been involved in a high speed chase myself in real life, but I know that cops would never, ever force you into a civilian's car to get you to stop.

If the complete lack of realism isn't enough, here's more complaints:

1. Where did everything go??? The console versions of NFS Most Wanted have more cars, more tracks, free roam...everything. Most things were cut out for the PSP version. No free roam, fewer cars, a small selection of tracks, and other features are gone. I know that UMDs don't hold as much as DVDs, but if Rockstar can fit Liberty City on a UMD, EA could fit whatever city this game takes place in on a UMD and offer free roam.

2. The few tracks you have are very repetitive. I'd say there are 10-15 tracks, and around 100 races. You'll be seeing the same thing over and over again.

3. The soundtrack is rather dissapointing. If you like rap, its probably OK, but I despise rap, so I have to choose from the few rock songs there are. I've found the best soundtrack is muting your PSP and putting on your favorite CD. I wish EA would have taken advantage of the ability to transfer MP3s to your PSP and allow custom soundtracks.

So, what does the game do well?

1. The graphics are pretty good for a handheld. I'd say they're just slightly worse than the PS2.

2. Quick loading times. I've yet to see a loading screen last for more than 20 seconds or so.

3. If you don't count the terrible AI as a bug, this game has few bugs.

4. Great time waster. If you're bored and have your PSP with you, this will help pass the time as you attempt to beat the horrible AI.

So, is this game worth 50 bucks? No, it isn't. Maybe once the price drops down to 40 or 30, it would be worth it. But if you have $50 to spend and really want it, buy it for PS2, Xbox or Xbox 360. You'll be happier. But if you just want a good racing game for PSP, pass this up and take a look at Burnout Legends.

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Product Description:
In Need for Speed, become the Most Notorious and Elusive Street Racer to smoke rivals and evade an entire fleet of cops. Master the art strategic cop evasion, engage and escalate in epic pursuits at your own discretion. Customize and build to tune your ride to go bumper to bumper with the super car icons. Rule the streets as the most notorious street racer in various regions that include edgy industrial and urban environments. The environment can be a friend or a foe. Players will master short-cuts as well as use the traffic and destructible environments to their advantage. PSP Exclusive Features:

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