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Need for Speed: Most Wanted

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First release
Oct 30, 2012
Engine
Chameleon
Genres
Adventure, Racing · Open world, Action
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Need for Speed: Most Wanted takes on the gameplay style of the first Most Wanted title in the Need for Speed franchise. Most Wanted allows players to select one car and compete against other racers in three types of events: Sprint races, which involves traveling from one point of the city to another, Circuit races, each having two or three laps total and Speed runs, which involve traversing through a course in the highest average speed possible. There is also the Ambush races, which start with the player surrounded by cops and tasked to evade their pursuit as quickly as possible.

Also known as Жажда за Скорост: Бегълци, Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012), Need For Speed 2012, Need For Speed Most Wanted 2
… See more, NFSMW, Need for Speed: Most Wanted - A Criterion Game, NFSMW2, Need For Speed Most Wanted U, NFS: Most Wanted

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Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Oct 30, 2012
PlayStation 3
Oct 30, 2012
Xbox 360
Oct 30, 2012
All 10 release dates
PlayStation 3
Nov 01, 2012
Xbox 360
Nov 01, 2012
PlayStation 3
Nov 02, 2012
Xbox 360
Nov 02, 2012
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Nov 15, 2012
PlayStation 3
Nov 15, 2012
Xbox 360
Nov 15, 2012
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
20h
Main + Extras
20h
Completionist
32h
Game modes
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
First person, Third person
Keywords
arcade racers, street racing, achievements, online, drifting
… All 42, day/night cycle, playstation network, digital distribution, motorsports, game critics awards, playstation trophies, polygonal 3d, playstation move support, touch controls, ea app, unlockables, playstation plus, combat racing, downloadable content, xbox live, auto-saving, asymmetric co-op, playstation tv support, same name reboot, kinect support, leaderboard, licensed cars, gamersgate, franchise reboot, games on demand, gamescom 2012, dolby digital, voice chat, enemy tagging, post-match awards, in-game advertising, fast traveling, pax east 2013, contextual controller rumble, car chase, police chase, d.i.c.e. awards 2013

At a Glance

Critic Score
85
Main Story (IGDB)
20h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
20h
Completionist (IGDB)
32h
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Overview

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Steam users rate this Mostly Positive, 25,504 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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Multiplayer

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