You could get different body kits and greatly change the look of your car (which in turn lowered your wanted level). Money got you new rides or greatly needed upgrades. Really cool feeling of "working up the ranks" - Fear. Opponents that mattered in single player. Chance to gain a pink slip and take your opponents car. Did I say single player? Boss races that had feeling. Not as much as you would like (is there ever?) but still a great selection of decals and/or body kits. Strengths of Need for Speed (original) - Single player (cheesy) but still cool story about working up your ranks. But again that is just my opinion and you know what opinions are in common with.
They released a PS2 version at the same time.
It had everything but multiplayer because of the age it was released. For me Need for Speed Most Wanted (the original) was for me the pinnacle of the NFS Series. This game is a better pill to swallow if you lean towards liking the Burn-out games, less if coming from a Need for Speed gameplay point of This game is a better pill to swallow if you lean towards liking the Burn-out games, less if coming from a Need for Speed gameplay point of view. I will not say this game is unplayable and not worth a look into if you like racers in a similar vein (Split/Second, Blur, NFS Hot Pursuit etc) but as an arcade racer it just did not have enough to get my attention or enough to keep the enjoyment up. It just sucked out the life of the game a bit. The behind car angle felt sloppy and you did not have an in car angle only a front bumper angle.
they only allow you two options and neither are good. I did not notice an onscreen clock which meant you could not predict day/night cycles and the camera angles are awful. AI card can drive over spike strips with no damage to tyres. during the Most Wanted take downs the cars would drive into walls or down dead ends making it at times simple to take them out. All the cars have almost exactly the same events attached to them which get very repetitive. The issue I have is that the game is in no way gripping. Criterion have improved the handling models of the cars and the cars themselves look pretty good and accurate (The damage models are also pretty realistic). Having played the older version of this game and then having played the new version I can't say that the games felt overly different. I have nothing Bad to say about the game but nothing good either. Having played the older version of this This is a very hard game to review. Overall, this game is stellar, and is worth buying for both the online aspects, and the single-player aspects aside. Third person, and first-person with just the road and no view this time around with the front view of your cars bumper. The game falls short though in a lackluster storyline, there is no real depth, and this time around there's only two views when driving. Whether, or not you're an experienced racer gamer, this game is meant for everyone and does well with its gorgeous scenery, the off-road ramps, and the games gameplay over all. The game this time around isn't more so a racing game for the casual racing game, but more so a game for anyone who wants to pick up a game for short too long bursts of gameplay.
NFS: Most Wanted feels similar to Burnout, and has some Split Second multiplayer for those who are die-hard racing fans.
Reason being, is that firstly this game does right with making the multiplayer as wacky as possible, with mods such as "Takedown", "Highest-Jump", and "Racing", with other various mods. Coupled, with the high-speed adrenaline styled multiplayer. The game's single player may be short if all you do is chase after the "top-10" but, the real play value and the variety of areas to drive around is what gives this game literally limitless longevity. The game's single player may be short if all NFS: Most Wanted is a superb game that blends fun, and high octane action together seamlessly. NFS: Most Wanted is a superb game that blends fun, and high octane action together seamlessly.