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