If there???s one thing to be said of the Need for Speed series, it???s that it never stays the same for long. After only one sequel EA have decided to give the underground night racing theme a rest and let you drive in the sunlight for a change. You???re still a super-illegal street racer though and indeed much of the game revolves around you being pursued by the police in some very Blues Brothers-esque chases.

Appearing to take a leaf out of Burnout???s book, the game encourages you to make the most of traffic and roadside objects, in order to put off the long arm of the law or simply one of your fellow racers. The demo race so far seen features a lot of weaving in and out of traffic and some very cinematic touches such as zipping underneath a giant lorry carrying tree logs, which then spill out on the road behind you further aiding your escape.

The graphics in the game have definitely received a boost from the last one and appear far more detailed and ambitious in scope than Underground. Unsurprisingly the ability to customise your car is still a large part of the appeal, although again there???s a big distinction between extras that are just for show and performance tuning that actually has an effect on the way your car performs.

It probably still won???t please hardened petrolheads but if you just want a simple, accessible racing game it looks like Need for Speed is set to deliver once more. --Harrison Dent

This preview is based on an incomplete version of the game; features or problems mentioned above may not appear in the finished game.

best game out of the whole series by far, including carbon and pro street. great story mode, great length, great cars, great gameplay, great races, great fun!

In a nutshell this is a clone of Test Drive Unlimited. A free roaming racing game in search of races to take part in. The purpose is to challenge racers on a black list until you are no.1.

Whats new is racing in the daylight and cops. Whats bad are the dodgy graphics, irritating soundtrax and the cops. Its bad enough driving about aimlessly in search of races to take part in but when the cops spot you, you have to outrun them. This becomes frustrating when after ten minutes you then have to search for the 'events' again. You spend more time searching and shaking off the cops than actual racing. This makes the game tedious.

The attempt at a sort of storyline is actually quite good. It's a pity that the game hinders your progress deliberately. Hence the frustration.

Most Wanted could have been so much better. If you like TDU, then you'll like this. If you like your racing with some immediacy then best look elsewhere.

This game is brillant okay you play a guy who lost hes BMW M3 in a pinkslip race agaist a guy called razor so you have to climb the blacklist and defeat them this game is top 10/10 for graphics and it feels real remeber undergroud 2 well this is better beacause YOU HAVE POLICE PURSUITS and this is my guide to the heat sysem

level 1 okay so this is easy theres normally like one police cruser folling you easy

level 2 this is harder then one by a long shot theres now mutiple crussers and road blocks to stop you

level 3 this is where it gets hard police intercepters which is hard to lose and spikestrips ahhhhhhhhh!

level 4 this is like 3 but theres a helicopter very hard

level 5 ahhhhh! covettes chasing you and helicpter, prepare to be busted!

Plenty of playing time in this one with loads of options to customise the cars and the career mode is addictive! Definitely worth it in the end when you unlock the M3.

Initially when I saw another "Need for Speed" game released in Blockbuster/Asda/Game etc I used to think "Not another racing game! I'll stick with my Gran Turismo" This was before I knew what NFS was all about. Having recently bought this title I am definitely hooked on the series. Underground 2 is next on my "Blacklist"!!
The most addictive part is the Pursuit - trying to dodge the Cops and get safe - even in the Tollbooth section - is awesome. I was in career mode last night and I was being pursued for about 20 - 25 minutes - nearly Busted a couple of times but managed to drive my way out. Ended up with about $86,000 worth of Bounty. Adrenaline levels considerably elevated I think.
If you don't buy any other Racing game then this one is a Definite Must-Have. Graphics, handling, playability, music - it's all there and all excellent.
Go on you know you Need to have it!!
Well Done EA