

It's this focus that puts them in a class of their own – there's a very good reason why Hot Pursuit stands as the highest rated Need for Speed game of all time. Their take on Need for Speed is to focus on the core, adrenaline-fueled driving experience, which these mods are designed to enhance. Yes, the ability to personalise your car with lavish liveries, "phat" exhausts and pretentious bodykits may appeal to those who think The Fast and the Furious was a crowning cinematic achievement, but Criterion's philosophy is that a car is deemed aesthetically perfect by the manufacturer when it rolls off the assembly line. Instead, Most Wanted's customisation sounds merely like a means to allow players to stick with their favourite car by ensuring it isn't trounced by rival racers.

It therefore doesn't sound like we'll be fitting chav-tastic bodykits like in the Need for Speed games of the past, as some may have hoped. even make it stronger – ideal when you are using your car as a tank-like battering ram against the heavier muscle cars. Another version of Most Wanted, titled Need for Speed: Most Wanted: 5-1-0 has been released for the PlayStation Portable. Using his personal favourite BMW M3 E92 as an example, Matt describes how equipping slicks can make your car competitive against racer cars, whereas raising the suspension and making the car more lightweight will ensure you're not outdone against faster cars. Most Wanted has been released for Windows-based personal computers, the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox, Xbox 360 (as a launch title), Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS and mobile phones.
