Editing Need for Speed (section)

====''Need for Speed: Most Wanted'' (2012)====
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[[File:NFS Most Wanted @ Gamescom 2012 (7787902458).jpg|thumb|Promotion of ''[[Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012 video game)|Need for Speed: Most Wanted]]'' at Gamescom 2012.]]
''Need for Speed: Most Wanted'' was developed by British games developer Criterion Games, and released in 2012. The game picked up on the ''[[Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005 video game)|Most Wanted]]'' IP, as opposed to the ''[[Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010 video game)|Hot Pursuit]]'' extension.<ref>{{cite web |last=Crossley |first=Rob |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/350592/ea-confirms-next-criterion-game-need-for-speed/ |title=News: EA confirms next Criterion game: Need for Speed |publisher=ComputerAndVideoGames.com |date=June 1, 2012 |access-date=June 26, 2012 |archive-date=July 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120705215724/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/350592/ea-confirms-next-criterion-game-need-for-speed/ |url-status=live }}</ref> This was the first game made subsequent to Criterion Games taking over the ''NFS'' series from Black Box.

It features open-world racing, and most of the cars in the game are available from the start, hidden in different locations.<ref>{{cite web |last=Robinson |first=Martin |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-08-14-cloudcompete-ties-together-need-for-speed-most-wanteds-different-platforms |title=Cloudcompete ties together Need for Speed: Most Wanted's different platforms |publisher=Eurogamer.net |date=August 2, 2012 |access-date=August 16, 2012 |archive-date=January 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130112201650/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-08-14-cloudcompete-ties-together-need-for-speed-most-wanteds-different-platforms |url-status=live }}</ref> It also features a blacklist of 10 instead of 15, and there is no story or visual customization for the game. It is powered by Autolog 2.0. Performance upgrades are available for all the cars in the game, such as chassis, tires, nitrous, and bodywork.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vg247.com/2012/06/29/latest-pwnd-episode-shows-unseen-footage-of-need-for-speed-most-wanted/ |title=Latest PWND episode shows unseen footage of Need for Speed: Most Wanted |publisher=VG247 |date=April 13, 2012 |access-date=June 29, 2012 |archive-date=January 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105103128/http://www.vg247.com/2012/06/29/latest-pwnd-episode-shows-unseen-footage-of-need-for-speed-most-wanted/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Milestones and achievements are unlocked through a variety of ways, e.g. completion of races and breaking through billboards.