It's not quite the smooth, finely tuned speed machine it could have been, but Need for Speed: Most Wanted is still an exciting racer. Click on Read More to check out The Good, The Bad and the critic scores.
  Need for Speed: Most Wanted Review
Terrific handling makes driving a pleasure Â
Police chases are usually intense and enjoyable Â
Billboards make for satisfying asynchronous competition Â
Online multiplayer races are fast and exciting Â
Beautiful and varied city.
In slower cars, police chases can be a frustrating ordeal Â
Repetitive police chatter Â
Lacks any sense of narrative motivation Â
Building up a car collection is unfulfilling Â
Inconsistent, sometimes dull online challenges.
7.5
Need for Speed: Most Wanted isn't quite a return to the racing paradise of some earlier Criterion games, but it's a mostly exciting ride nonetheless.
90
If you desire structure, if you wanted a game to be meted out to you, you might find its instant freedom somewhat overwhelming. But Most Wanted is all about deviation and deviance. It's the racing game for people who don't tend to like racing games.