Need for Speed: Most Wanted (NFS:MW)

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Need for Speed: Most Wanted (NFS:MW) is a racing video game, developed by EA Black Box and first released by Electronic Arts in North America on November 11, 2005. It is part of the Need for Speed series of games. The game reintroduces police chases into a large body of the game's street racing-oriented game play, with certain (but not all) customization options from the Need for Speed: Underground series. The game is also succeeded by Need for Speed: Carbon, which serves as a sequel to Most Wanted.

Most Wanted has been released for Windows-based personal computers, the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox, Xbox 360 (as a launch title), Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS and mobile phones. Another version of Most Wanted, titled Need for Speed: Most Wanted: 5-1-0 has been released for the PlayStation Portable. This is the First game in Need for Speed (series) to be rated T (Even though the European Version is Still Rated 3+ ).



Need for Speed: Most Wanted 'Black Edition', a collector's edition of Most Wanted, was released in celebration of the Need for Speed series' tenth anniversary and in conjunction with the release of Most Wanted. The Black Edition features additional races, bonus cars and other additional content. The Black Edition also comes with a special feature DVD that contains interviews and videos about the game. The Black Edition was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 and Xbox in the United States and Australia;[1] only the PlayStation 2 version of Black Edition was released additionally for Europe.
North American cover art for Windows version
Developer(s) EA Black Box, EA Redwood Shores
Publisher(s) Electronic Arts
Composer(s) Paul Linford
Series Need for Speed
Engine EAGL 3
Version 1.3 (December 6, 2005)
Platform(s) Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, PlayStation Portable, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Mobile phone
Release date(s) November 11, 2005[show]
Nintendo DS

PAL November 11, 2005
NA November 15, 2005
PlayStation 2
NA November 15, 2005
PAL November 25, 2005
GameCube & Windows
NA November 15, 2005
PAL November 25, 2005
Game Boy Advance
NA November 15, 2005
PAL November 25, 2005
Xbox 360
NA November 16, 2005
PAL December 2, 2005
Mobile
NA December 21, 2005
Xbox
NA November 15, 2005


PAL November 25, 2005

Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer
Rating(s) BBFC: PG
ESRB: T
OFLC: G
PEGI: 3+

Media CD, DVD, UMD, GameCube Game Disc, GBA Cartridge, NDS Game Card
System requirements Microsoft Windows
Windows 2000 or better
1.4 GHz CPU
256 MB RAM
3 GB hard disk space,
DirectX 9.0c compatible 32 MB video card with one of these chipsets Radeon 7500; Radeon Xpress 200; GeForce 2 MX; Intel 915; S3 GammaChrome S18 Pro
DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card

Input methods Keyboard and mouse, Steering Wheel, Gamepad