Need for Speed: Most Wanted

SURPRISINGLY GOOD GAME ALERT:
Warning, this game may be surprisingly good. Blogspot cannot be held responsible for any surprise, shock or confusion experienced by the reader.

Anyone who knows me personally will know I'm don't really cut the male stereotype with an obsession of football, cars and fags. However, this game was introduced to me by an old friend now long gone and it completely turned me around. While I used to think cars were just cars, NFS:MW actually got me really interested. That, of course, doesn't actually make it a good game, so I may as well explain why it is.

What really drew me in about this game, apart from the superb range of motors that become available through the game, was the absolute fine tuning about every different car, making every single one unique and having different strengths. For example, the BMW M3 GTR that you start the game with (and consequently lose, and win back at the end) has great acceleration, but turning can be a great difficulty. In contrast, the Toyota Supra will do beautiful turning worthy of a Fast and Furious film. Cars can also be customised with a great deal of upgrades, and so realistic they are that even physical changes like spoilers affect handling. As you climb the ranks or 'Blacklist', your cars become more expensive and more towards the 'supercar' label, and as such every awesome ride you take from a renowned driver feels like a trophy to be shown off.

The best thing I found about Most Wanted was both the cop chases, which top GTA's ones, with flying police cruiser and smashed roadblock a many, and the Reaction Time that you can enable, which makes your intricate drifts both more cinematic and more controlled. Everything will truely feel Holloywood as you race at 180mph along the highway with a fleet of cops chasing your tail. The free-roam I also found very pleasing, with great fun to be had with no challenge present.

I give Most Wanted an 8/10. It's the best racing game I've played, and it has a lot of hours in it. I found the graphics were slightly unnappealing in places, apart from your car which is very well pixellated. Also the fact that traffic is almost entirely un-rammable; if you hit a civilian car, it'll take a good 50mph off you which is very irritating indeed. Nonetheless, a good buy, and one for all players I believe.