NFS: Most Wanted confirmed

By Ellie Gibson Published 11 April, 2005

Build up your "rap sheet" and "street cred" with EA's new urban racer.

Electronic Arts has announced that Need for Speed Most Wanted is currently in development for PS2, Xbox, GameCube, Nintendo DS, GBA, PSP and PC.

The game combines "the thrill of illicit street racing and tuner customisation with the intensity of strategic police pursuits." You'll go head-to-head with other expert racers as well as up to six police vehicles at a time, and must build up your rap sheet and street cred to make it to the top of the "Black List" of top class drivers.

"Out-race your opponents, evade cops and exploit the open world - street racing doesn't get any better than this," said senior producer Larry LaPierre.

"Players instantly will feel the thrill of the ride as they hit the streets in an open world environment where drivers can tune their cars to compete against any class of vehicles, or use their wits to out-fox the law to satisfy their need for speed."

New gameplay and customisation options are promised, along with new tuners, muscle and sports cars. The game is being developed by EA Canada and will go on show at this year's E3.

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Comments (17) Latest comment 7 years ago

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  • toy_brain #1 7 years ago

    And once again, a little piece of me dies inside.

  • Mirkan #2 7 years ago

    Not getting hooked on the hip hop thing was probably the mistake of a lifetime.

  • green_nifta #3 7 years ago

    How long until someone makes a post dissing this as being dire despite:

    a) not having seen any real details about this game
    b) having never even played NFS:U

    Chances are the word 'chav' will be used too. And the poster will probably have been bullied as a child.

  • Kami #4 7 years ago

    Quote by Ellie:
    "The game combines "the thrill of illicit street racing and tuner customisation with the intensity of strategic police pursuits." You'll go head-to-head with other expert racers as well as up to six police vehicles at a time, and must build up your rap sheet and street cred to make it to the top of the "Black List" of top class drivers."

    /sighs

    /shakes head

    /walks away

  • HarryB #5 7 years ago

    i wish they went back to basics like need for speed 4
    i loved nfs 1 2 3 n 4.... even porsche kinda.... hopefully this goes back to it a little

  • asphaltcowboy #6 7 years ago

    Well, at least they've brought back police cars...

  • HarryB #7 7 years ago

    yay, now we just need some british streets/motorways

  • OnlyMe #8 7 years ago

    So, it'll e NFS: Underground 3 then? How exciting... I want the old ones back. NFSHP2 was great, and the last good NFS game to come out. I really don't like Underground too much. I want to race with Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Porsches etc etc, real supercars, not some stupid modified family-cars.

  • matt__jon #9 7 years ago

    Its about time they had a wider variety of vehicles. Don't waste license money on trucks, but put motorcycles in instead.

  • marilena #10 7 years ago

    I did play both NFS Underground and NFS Underground 2, so I consider myself entitled to speak, although, I have to admit, when I was a kid a was the smallest in my year and I got bullied a lot. A apolgize for it, green arsehole.

    The thing is, it's getting really, really boring! I had enough dark cities, I want some more light, more varied landscapes and really expensive cars. I mean to say is I want my NFS back. That's all.

  • el-bandito #11 7 years ago

    Road & Track: Need for Speed on the 3DO was the first and best... even though it only had 3 tracks and no multiplayer...

    "If you're squealing through the corners you're losing time..."

    I loved that guy ;-)

  • ozgamer #12 7 years ago

    EGay can GF. Can't wait til Juiced comes out & blows NFSU2 outta the f$%'n water.

  • smelliot #13 7 years ago

    I'm sorry, but what the hell is a "rap sheet"?

  • Blerk #14 7 years ago

    Any song by Will Smith.

  • Whizzo #15 7 years ago

    Getting the cops back is excellent news, the Undergrounds were missing the chase by police element.

  • green_nifta #16 7 years ago

    Shadar, that's a totally valid viewpoint as you've actually played the game (see my point 'b' above). I just get fed up with 'teh hardc0r3' pouncing on this series without ever having played it. Lordy, I don't even like it a great deal myself, but it can be quite fun for a bit here and there.

    I just get a little fed up because I can't help thinking that if it was developed by a Japanese developer and called "Special car go-fast dream fun race X", only available on import, and not published by EA then the same guys would be going on about how cool it was. It's just because "casual gamers" (shudder) enjoy playing it that somehow people lash into it.

    They're the same people who attack Fifa, without having actually played it for five years. Fifa these days is a true competitor to Pro-Evo, but because Pro-Evo is by Japanese dev-co, well, you fill in the blanks. It's not as good as Pro-Evo, but it ain't a bad little game.

    Emperor's New Clothes syndrome.



    And no, I don't work for EA. I think they're evil :)
    Edited by 1 at 13/04/05 @ 18:40

  • Talha #17 7 years ago

    I am effing bored of this Underground shit. This is not Need for Speed, this is a horrible parody of games like Midnight Club and movies like Fast and the Furious. I put down NFSU after 11 races and never even bothered about NFSU2. I think this sequel (yes, with a different name) will meet the same fate.

    I want class, I want exciting visuals, I want Lamborghinis. Hot Pursuit 2 was a glorious example of what the series does best, although I like Porsche Unleashed the best of the series. Exotic cars, exotic tracks... what else could u want?

    Yes, EA, I am SICK of running ugly, bolted-falsies on VW Golfs, badly drawn with horrible framerate, around tracks where I cannot tell one corner from another. Here is my suggestion for the next title in the series: NEED FOR SPEED: FERRARRI UNLEASHED.

    Glorious, isn't it?