Not Sure How Wanted This Was (Need for Speed: Most Wanted (GC))

Member Name: robertjb

Product:	Need for Speed: Most Wanted (GC)
Date:	13/09/09 (18 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Graphics good at the time, lots of customisation, multi-player

Disadvantages: Starting to get sick of a sequel being churned out every year

Need For Speed is one of the most popular video game racing series and it has changed a lot over the years. This is the sequel of sorts to Need For Speed Underground 2 and there are features from the underground games and the games before them. This game reintroduces police chases into the mix i.e. if you damage stuff or you race past a police car they will chase you so you can outrun them or damage them so they can't follow you. The customisation option is still available and again you have to work your way up from the small rubbish cars to the Porshes etc.

The graphics aren't the best as this is an older Gamecube game but in most cases it doesn't really matter and the music is forgettable but again its not essential to the gameplay. The cutscenes have some nice CGI and help make the story more interesting.

The story is that you arrive in the fictional city of Rockport and you are pursued by a veteran police officer but you get away. You end up racing against the main racer in the city but he sabotages your car and you get captured by the police and you lose your car. The goal of the game is to work your way up the black list beating each of the races on it in order to get to the guy who got your car.

The gameplay is pretty fun and police chases are pretty awesome at times. The free roaming aspect is good as well because it means you can g anywhere and start a police chase at any point. The races are pretty good as are the other gameplay modes.

This isn't the best racing game out there but it's a good bargain if you want a racer that allows you to customise etc. and that isn't serious.

Summary: A decent game which is available quite cheap, a must for fans of the series only