The PC version of this game was one of the most popular versions, allowing gamers to take full advantage of their powerful hardware and to even install simple car mods that expanded the car list of the game. In addition to the large free-roaming environment, various challenges and long SP campaign, certain versions of the game also featured 4-player online gameplay in the circuit, sprint, lap knockout, and speed trap modes, with the option to race in “Performance Matching” mode that will equalize the base strength of each car’s engine.Īfter its debut on PC and other 6th generation consoles, Need for Speed Most Wanted was released on Xbox 360 as one of the first games on that console. The car customizability of the game was reduced slightly compared to previous NFS Underground games to enable developers to place their focus on various gameplay aspects. Beating them would unlock not only additional challenges and path toward next SP missions but also new cars, parts, and track challenges. The police chases were expanded to become much more varied, and they were infused into the central campaign of the game where players were tasked to challenge 15 Blacklist races in one-on-one competition. The gameplay focus of NFS: Most Wanted was shifted from challenging rival gangs like in Underground games to larger in scope and more in-depth races against the police force. Streamlining the driving systems, car customization and mission progression and overhauling the gameplay systems of police chases, free-roam aspects of gameplay and introduction of multiplayer modes, Need for Speed: Most Wanted very quickly became one of the biggest critical hits of the entire franchise, and with time, the best-selling Need for Speed game with over 16 million copies sold.

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