Need for Speed: Most Wanted
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About the Game
Need for Speed: Most Wanted combines the open-city street racing and vehicle customization of the Underground games with the police pursuits associated with the Hot Pursuit titles . players arrives in the fictional city of Rockport driving a BMW M3 GTR and soon challenges Clarence “Razor” Callahan in a pink-slip race. After the BMW is sabotaged and breaks down, Razor claims it and uses the car to rise to the top of the Blacklist, a ranking of Rockport’s 15 most wanted street racers. With help from fellow racer Mia Townsend, players must work through the Blacklist, reclaim the BMW, and remain one step ahead of police Sergeant Jonathan Cross.
Story & Setting
Career mode takes place across three connected districts that are gradually opened as players advances. Outside Career mode, Quick Race allows individual events to be played with adjustable settings, while the Challenge Series presents a sequence of races and police-evasion scenarios using predetermined vehicles and conditions. The narrative is presented through stylized live-action sequences in which actors are composited with digitally processed vehicles and environments.
Gameplay & Core Systems
Rockport can be explored freely between events, allowing players to locate races, shops, car dealerships, safe houses, and hiding places. To challenge each Blacklist member, players must win a required number of races, complete police-pursuit Milestones, and accumulate enough bounty. Tollbooth events are solo checkpoint races in which players must reach each booth before time expires, while Speedtrap races are decided by the combined speeds recorded at several checkpoints. The Speedbreaker ability slows time and alters the car’s handling, helping players negotiate sharp turns, avoid obstacles, or break through police roadblocks. Police pursuits can occur while exploring Rockport or during certain races.
Standout Features
- Pursuit Breakers allow players to collapse marked structures onto pursuing vehicles, while hiding places shorten the cooldown period needed to escape.
- Winning races earns cash that can be used to purchase licensed cars and modify their performance, handling, and appearance.
- Changing a car’s appearance can also lower its heat level, making it less recognizable to the police.
- Defeating a Blacklist rival awards a selection of reward markers that may provide money, unique upgrades, impound-related benefits, or ownership of the rival’s customized car.
- SUVs: Each car has its own heat level, which rises through continued illegal activity and causes the police to deploy faster vehicles and more aggressive tactics, including rolling roadblocks, spike strips, heavy SUVs, and helicopters.
- Multiplayer options vary by platform and include split-screen or online racing in selected versions.
- Josie Maran portrays Mia Townsend, who guides players through Rockport and the Blacklist campaign.
Presentation & Atmosphere
Available upgrades include engine, transmission, suspension, tire, brake, turbocharger, supercharger, and nitrous components, as well as body kits, spoilers, wheels, paint, vinyls, and other visual parts.
Audio support includes Dolby Pro Logic II.
More game data: releases, identifiers & technical details
Regional release records and identifiers for Need for Speed: Most Wanted | Sony PlayStation 2 | PS2.
Release and technical facts
| Fact | Value | Release / platform | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published by | Electronic Arts, Inc. | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Electronic Arts Canada | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | Electronic Arts Ltd. | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Published by | Electronic Arts, Inc. | United States | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Electronic Arts Canada | United States | MobyGames |
| Published by | Electronic Arts, Inc. | Germany | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Electronic Arts Canada | Germany | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | Electronic Arts Deutschland GmbH | Germany | MobyGames |
| Published by | Electronic Arts, Inc. | New Zealand | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Electronic Arts Canada | New Zealand | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | GameWizz Interactive | New Zealand | MobyGames |
| Published by | Electronic Arts, Inc. | Belgium, The Netherlands, United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Electronic Arts Canada | Belgium, The Netherlands, United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Published by | Electronic Arts, Inc. | Poland | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Electronic Arts Canada | Poland | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | Electronic Arts Polska Sp. z o.o. | Poland | MobyGames |
| Published by | Electronic Arts, Inc. | Japan | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Electronic Arts Canada | Japan | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | Electronic Arts K.K. | Japan | MobyGames |
| Published by | Electronic Arts, Inc. | United States, Canada; Greatest Hits Release | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Electronic Arts Canada | United States, Canada; Greatest Hits Release | MobyGames |
| Published by | Electronic Arts, Inc. | Japan; EA Best Hits release | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Electronic Arts Canada | Japan; EA Best Hits release | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | Electronic Arts K.K. | Japan; EA Best Hits release | MobyGames |
| Published by | Electronic Arts, Inc. | Japan; EA:SY! 1980 release | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Electronic Arts Canada | Japan; EA:SY! 1980 release | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | Electronic Arts K.K. | Japan; EA:SY! 1980 release | MobyGames |
| Published by | ak tronic Software & Services GmbH | Germany; Software Pyramide Budget Release | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Electronic Arts Canada | Germany; Software Pyramide Budget Release | MobyGames |
| Media Type | DVD-ROM | PlayStation 2 | MobyGames |
| Sound Capabilities | Dolby Pro Logic II | PlayStation 2 | MobyGames |
| Input Devices Supported/Optional | Racing/Steering Wheel | PlayStation 2 | MobyGames |
| Controller Types Supported | Analog Controller | PlayStation 2 | MobyGames |
| Input Device Features Supported | Vibration | PlayStation 2 | MobyGames |
| Gamepads Supported | DualShock 2 | PlayStation 2 | MobyGames |
| Racing/Steering Wheels Supported | Driving Force | PlayStation 2 | MobyGames |
| Racing/Steering Wheels Supported | GT Force (LPRC-10000) | PlayStation 2 | MobyGames |
| Racing/Steering Wheels Supported | GT Force Pro (LPRC-11500) | PlayStation 2 | MobyGames |
| Number of Offline Players | 1-2 Players | PlayStation 2 | MobyGames |
| Save Game Methods | External Storage | PlayStation 2 | MobyGames |
| Miscellaneous Attributes | Pressure/Touch Sensitive | PlayStation 2 | MobyGames |
| Original game disc count | 1 | North America | MobyGames |
| Genre | Racing | North America | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | North America | PriceCharting |
| ESRB rating | Teen | North America | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | North America | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Electronic Arts | North America | PriceCharting |
| Developer | EA Black Box | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Genre | Racing | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | EA | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Developer | EA Canada | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Genre | Racing | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 or 2 players | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Electronic Arts | PAL | PriceCharting |
Regional releases
| Release date | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2005-11 | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| 2005-11-15 | United States | MobyGames |
| 2005-11-24 | Germany | MobyGames |
| 2005-11-24 | New Zealand | MobyGames |
| 2005-11-24 | Belgium, The Netherlands, United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| 2005-11-25 | Poland | MobyGames |
| 2005-12-22 | Japan | MobyGames |
| 2006 | United States, Canada; Greatest Hits Release | MobyGames |
| 2006-10-26 | Japan; EA Best Hits release | MobyGames |
| 2008-05-29 | Japan; EA:SY! 1980 release | MobyGames |
| 2009-03-15 | Germany; Software Pyramide Budget Release | MobyGames |
| 2005-12-22 | Japan | PriceCharting |
| 2005-11-25 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| 2005-11-15 | North America | PriceCharting |
| November 15, 2005 | North America | PriceCharting |
| December 22, 2005 | Japan | PriceCharting |
| November 25, 2005 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Catalog identifiers by release
| Identifier | Code | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAN-13 | 5030930046095 | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Sony PN | SLES-53557 | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| ASIN | B0009RWHUA | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 1027621781 | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| UPC-A | 014633148213 | United States | MobyGames |
| Sony PN | SLUS-21267 | United States | MobyGames |
| ASIN | B0009350BW | United States | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 1600341800 | United States | MobyGames |
| EAN-13 | 5030932046093 | Germany | MobyGames |
| Sony PN | SLES-53558 | Germany | MobyGames |
| EAN-13 | 5030941046091 | New Zealand | MobyGames |
| Sony PN | SLES-53557 | New Zealand | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 15039953105 | New Zealand | MobyGames |
| EAN-13 | 4938833007025 | Japan | MobyGames |
| Sony PN | SLPM-66232 | Japan | MobyGames |
| UPC-A | 014633148213 | United States, Canada; Greatest Hits Release | MobyGames |
| Sony PN | SLUS-21267GH | United States, Canada; Greatest Hits Release | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 1600341800 | United States, Canada; Greatest Hits Release | MobyGames |
| ASIN | B0009350BW | United States, Canada; Greatest Hits Release | MobyGames |
| Sony PN | SLPM-66562 | Japan; EA Best Hits release | MobyGames |
| EAN-13 | 4938833007766 | Japan; EA Best Hits release | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 1844997962 | Japan; EA Best Hits release | MobyGames |
| EAN-13 | 4938833008527 | Japan; EA:SY! 1980 release | MobyGames |
| Sony PN | SLPM-55003 | Japan; EA:SY! 1980 release | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 1903468608 | Japan; EA:SY! 1980 release | MobyGames |
| ASIN | B00163HR1A | Japan; EA:SY! 1980 release | MobyGames |
| asin | B0009350BW | North America | PriceCharting |
| epid | 47830166 | North America | PriceCharting |
| upc | 014633148213 | North America | PriceCharting |
| epid | 93957096 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| upc | 5030930046095 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| ean | 5030930046095 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| ean | 5035224046096 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| ean | 5030941046091 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| epid | 93957096 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Data by MobyGames.com · Catalog data: PriceCharting
