Need For Speed: Most Wanted

Need for Speed: Most Wanted was my first time buying a game from the Need for Speed franchise, so I had fairly high expectations, as I'd never heard any horror stories about their games. Fortunately, I'm perfectly sure that state will remain as I am a huge fan of this game.

 

Storyline:

The storyline to this game is fairly straight forward. You have to one by one defeat each of the most wanted cars in a race, getting harder and harder as you go along. To be able to compete against each car, you must earn enough points to challenge them, which you earn by winning more and more races. Each car has their own category of races, to make the game more fair. You can customise your car as you go along, to make it harder, sharper and tighter when driving.

 

The Graphics:

The graphics in this game were a huge selling point for EA, as they're extremely good. As a car enthusiast myself, I was amazed by how beautiful the cars look, and the attention to detail given to them. Obviously they're not perfect, sometimes the damage can be very repetitive, and seem like there has been some corners cut by the developers, but 99.99% of the time, you don't really notice. Besides, you'll be too busy enjoying yourself. The scenery too is really nice. I LOVE the map they've created, and the changes of weather are always joyous to play in, regardless of what they are.

 

The car control:

Many people may not appreciate the importance of this, but it is vital in games dedicated to cars and driving. People who like car games, but aren't real-life car fans tend to choose cars that just seem quite good when they drive, but not realise that in the real world, that car is nothing like it. As a car fan, it is vital that cars feel in the virtual world, how they do in real life. Fortunately, this game is fairly good at this. My favourite car is always going to be the McLaren, which is one of the final cars to get, but the most fun car to drive. Even if you don't do much to make it faster, as standard, it is brilliant. In the real world, it is light, nimble and extremely quick on its feet. Fortunately, the car in Need for Speed: Most Wanted is just the same. Some cars don't feel like this though. I can't help myself be brought back the Aston Martin Vantage, which feels extremely heavy in the game, and not very realistic. Some other cars are the same, but fortunately, the list isn't very long. There are a lot of cars you can buy through DLC, which I admittedly haven't tried out, but considering how good all the standard cars have been, I'm not worried at all.

 

Overall:

This game is fantastic fun, and very competitive. It is very realistic, and puts you in a brilliantly detailed and beautiful map. There is hardly anything I'd change about this game, which is why it is my favourite racing game to date. 8.5/10