| Most Need For Speed fans will know what I'm | | | | game. The only limitation with performance |
| talking about when I refer to the most wanted | | | | upgrades is that you no longer can choose the |
| game of 2005. The Need For Speed franchise has | | | | brands of your parts, they are pre-selected with |
| been reborn with the release of Need For Speed | | | | each upgrade. EA also dropped the fairly |
| Most Wanted (NFSMW) on the 15th of November | | | | complicated tuning of Underground 2 and brought |
| this year in the U.S. Fans could not stop talking | | | | back the simple slider tuning that was introduced |
| about all the fantastic features of this game and | | | | in earlier titles. You only move the relevant slider |
| the Internet was swarmed with headlines about | | | | to the left or right to modify your car's handling, |
| this great title. But what is the buzz all about? | | | | steering speed, height, acceleration, down-force, |
| What makes this title so exceptional? Take a | | | | top speed, braking, turbo and nitrous booster. This |
| quick tour with me and you will find out.The main | | | | should be welcomed by gamers because they are |
| attraction of Need For Speed Most Wanted, is the | | | | no longer frustrated by hours complicated tuning |
| return of the high speed, police chases that was | | | | to get the most out of their rides. The emphasis |
| introduced in the very first instalment of the | | | | of this game is becoming the most notorious |
| series and perfected in Need For Speed: Hot | | | | street racer and that is why EA shifted from the |
| Pursuit. But the police chases is far more | | | | tuner theme to the cop-chase theme.There are |
| complicated that fans had become accustomed to | | | | over 30 cars to choose from, including tuners, |
| in previous versions of the game. The cops are | | | | street-cars, muscle cars, sport models and |
| much more aggressive, more skilled and better | | | | exotics. Each and every car can be tuned and |
| equipped. Don't think you can tune your ride to be | | | | upgraded for maximum performance. You will find |
| the fastest and beat the police with speed, they | | | | that cash is a limited resource and you need to |
| have some serious stuff under the hood and | | | | upgrade and buy strategically. You also get the |
| skilled drivers behind the wheel.Damage models | | | | chance to win your rival's car by winning his pink |
| also make a return. You can completely destroy a | | | | slip after each challenge. But before you can |
| cop's car while your own car can only be | | | | challenge a blacklist member you first need to |
| damaged visually by means of broken windows | | | | achieve a number of race wins and milestones to |
| and damaged paint. Almost everything in the free | | | | build respect among the racers and prove you |
| roaming world can be destroyed and used to | | | | are worthy of racing against them.The music |
| your advantage during a cop chase. Drive through | | | | continues the Underground attitude, but the |
| a gas station, or remove the pillars of a shop's | | | | high-speed cop-chases introduce a brand new |
| roof and see what happens to the cops. The | | | | innovation: interactive music. The interactive music |
| traffic models have also been improved and they | | | | gives the game a cinematic feel. The closer the |
| are still as annoying as in all the other Need For | | | | cops get, the more dramatic the music becomes. |
| Speed titles, but the game will not be so much | | | | When you evade the cops the music reaches a |
| fun without this annoyance factor. The | | | | climax but returns to a dramatic tone as soon as |
| surrounding world detail has also received huge | | | | a cop spots you again. The changes in music are |
| attention. HDRR (High Dynamic Range Rendering) | | | | very accurate and EA has done a great job in |
| pushes the graphics to new heights and that is | | | | creating the right atmosphere during these |
| one of the main reasons why the game plays off | | | | lightning-speed chases.There are so many other |
| during the day and not at night like in the | | | | great features in this game, but mentioning them |
| Underground series.The speed-breaker is a nice | | | | all in one article is just not practical. Need For |
| innovation of EA to help players control their cars | | | | Speed Most Wanted is a blend of all the great |
| during the high-speed chases. The speed-breaker | | | | features of previous titles and more. Great |
| is much like the bullet-time feature of games like | | | | graphics, a great storyline with great actors like |
| Max Payne and Total Overdose. One thing that | | | | Josie Maran, great music and great cars. All these |
| may disappoint fans is the fact that the | | | | factors make the game the Most Wanted game |
| customisation of the cars is much more limited | | | | of the year.Born on 27 February 1982 in small |
| than in the Underground series. You can only | | | | town called Lichtenburg in the North West |
| modify your spoiler, hood, roof scoops and | | | | (Formerly known as Transvaal) province of South |
| window tinting. You can purchase complete body | | | | Africa. He graduated High school in 2000 and |
| kits that will adjust your muffler tips, headlights, | | | | started doing computer programming on his own |
| etc. automatically to fit in with the specific kit you | | | | for 2 years using the C++ programming language. |
| chose. You can still paint your car, add vinyls, put | | | | In 2003 he started a career in Accounting and he |
| decals on your ride and paint your rims (but not | | | | is currently studying BCompt at the University of |
| your brake callipers). Painting your car and | | | | South Africa.The author is a very dedicated |
| changing its visual appearance is vital to your | | | | person in whatever he takes on in life and |
| success in the game. This will help you evade the | | | | believes that success only comes from hard work |
| cops by bringing your heat level down after each | | | | and believing in your own abilities, the abilities God |
| visual upgrade, or change you make to your | | | | gave to you.Coenraad is the Webmaster of |
| ride.All your performance upgrades are still | | | | LIAFIN. Pay them a visit and see what they have |
| available in the game and you unlock more | | | | in store for you. |
| powerful upgrades as you progress through the | | | | |