Need For Speed: Most Wanted

by Electronic Arts

Product Features

• Combines illicit street racing and tuner customization to challenge you to become the most notorious and elusive street racer
• Feel the thrill of the chase in a dynamic open world as you go head-to-head with drivers who customize their cars
• Get access to more cars and races, in addition to engaging in more intense police pursuits on your way to becoming the Most Wanted
• Take to the streets in 8 specially tuned street machines or 2 exclusive Black Edition rides

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000BO5U8C
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches ; 9 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: September 8, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,332 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Platform: Xbox | Edition: Black

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 gameplay Extensive visual customizations are available, whether you want to lose the cops or just pimp out your ride

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is definitely not a tuner game..., December 6, 2005

By 

Ronald H. Bernard - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Black Edition (Video Game)

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.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not a sim, and not NFSU 3 but still a good game, April 3, 2006

By 

Crazee77 (WI) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Black Edition (Video Game)

OK lets get something straight about this game
# 1. It is not NFS:U 3!
This game is NOT about the racing, it is about the chases.
Get your car tuned the way you like it and avoid accidents
and walls and the races are easy to beat.
# 2. This is NOT a simulation !
Running roadblocks, getting rammed head on by Rhino SUV's,
colliding with other cars and walls at 200+ mph, if this were
a true 'simulation' there would be no 'BUSTED' vid clips
because the only thing to bust would be a greasy smear on the
pavement. An all inclusive physics engine would be
impractical for this kind of game and shouldn't be expected.
# 3. Still an EXCELLENT game !
While I do miss all of the tuning options from NFS:U 2 that
game is all about the racing and excells within that scope.
But as I said NFS:MW is all about the chases, plotting escape
routes, and avoiding all of the insane tactics the cops throw
at you is at times a huge challenge and I love every second
of it. The reason I gave the game a 4 instead of a 5 is
because it should have Day/Night driving during the day all
the time does get old after a while plus I think nighttime
chases with limited visibility could make the game more
interesting.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Black Edition!!!, January 26, 2010

By 

ANTHONY FOXWORTH "SLY FOXXX" (Upper Marlboro, MD USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Black Edition (Video Game)

OUTSTANDING GAME; GREAT SELECTION OF CUSTOM CARS. GREAT MUSIC SOUNDTRACKS. VERY INSPIRING, LIMITED ONLY BY ITS GRAFPHICS LEVEL (ON THE XBOX). I OWN BOTH VERSIONS; XBOX & XBOX 360. THE BLACK EDITION HAS MORE CARS TO DRIVE, WHILE THE 360 VERSION HAS SUPERIOR HDTV GRAPHICS.

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