Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012 video game)

Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Cover art featuring a Porsche 911 (991), a Dodge Charger, and an Aston Martin Vantage V12
Developer(s)Criterion Games
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
Producer(s)
  • James Hans
  • Leanne Loombe
  • Neil Manners
Designer(s)Matt Follett[3]
Composer(s)
  • Chris Green[4]
  • Vanesa Lorena Tate[5]
SeriesNeed for Speed
Platform(s)
ReleaseMicrosoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Xbox 360, iOS, Android, Kindle Fire
  • NA: 30 October 2012
  • AU: 1 November 2012
  • EU: 2 November 2012
Wii U[1]
  • NA: 19 March 2013
  • EU: 22 March 2013
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)

Need for Speed: Most Wanted[a] is a 2012 racing game developed by Criterion Games and published by Electronic Arts. Most Wanted is the nineteenth title in the Need for Speed series and was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Vita, iOS and Android, beginning in North America in 2012. A Wii U version, under the title Need for Speed: Most Wanted U, was released in 2013.[9] Like its predecessor, the 2010 Hot Pursuit title, the game is a revival of the original 2005 Most Wanted title.[10]

Need for Speed: Most Wanted received positive reviews, which focused on the world map that blended the styles of previous Burnout and Need for Speed games, and the social features, while criticism fell on the single-player mode. The game has won several awards, including the 2012 Spike Video Game Awards for Best Driving Game and was nominated for Best British Game and Best Online Multiplayer at the 2013 BAFTA Awards, and was repeatedly recognized as the best driving/racing game of 2012 by several outlets.

Most Wanted would be the last game in franchise to have Criterion as the lead studio until 2022's Need for Speed Unbound.

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  2. ^ Stevo. "Need for Speed: Most Wanted races onto the Wii U on March 21". Barrel Roll Gaming. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  3. ^ Follett, Matt. "E3 2012: Speedwall Walkthrough". GameTrailers. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Chris Green". Air Edel. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Vanesa Lorena Tate". Vanesa Lorena Tate. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Criterion's Most Wanted". Needforspeed.com. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
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  8. ^ "Supplementary Information about Earnings Release" (PDF). Nintendo. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  9. ^ Jackson, Mike (2 January 2013). "Wii U News: Need for Speed: Most Wanted Wii U gets full gameplay on GamePad". ComputerAndVideoGames. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  10. ^ Crossley, Rob (9 April 2012). "EA confirms next Criterion game: Need for Speed". ComputerAndVideoGames. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.


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