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Best Racing Game 2012

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Need for Speed: Most Wanted - Best Racing Game 2012


Platform(s): PS3, Xbox 360, PC

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Developer: Criterion Games

2012 proved kind of a bummer for racing fans. Not a single legitimate simulation racer could be considered for this year's Best Racing Game award, but luckily there was a deep bench of arcade-balanced favorites to choose from, including kart racers from rivals Sony and Nintendo.

Despite all that, who finished first in the race into the GR Staff's hearts and minds? Need for Speed: Most Wanted from Criterion and EA Games! Most Wanted's open-world, no-nonsense presentation and wide variety of events and cars pushed it ahead of Microsoft's exclusive Forza Horizon. Most Wanted defines car-sex-appeal with incredible speed and fidelity, making it an obvious choice for the Best Racing Game of 2012.

Whether you're tearing around Fairhaven's financial district or taking in the ocean view by flying through a billboard that just happens to be pointed towards the sea, Most Wanted never really lets you slow down or rest for a moment. Need more structure in your high-speeds thrills? Why not take on one of Most Wanted's events for new unlocks, tailored to your vehicle's class. You might even find yourself running from some monstrous construction of cop cars.

Most Wanted's trippy event introductions start players at a sprint and really why would you want it any other way? Do you play video games to drive slowly? How about obeying traffic laws? I don't think Fairhaven City even has stoplights. Unfortunately, if you're taking Most Wanted's Vita version for a spin, you'll want to make sure you're obeying real-world traffic laws, despite being able to dominate your Speedwall friends wherever you go.

Most Wanted means speed, fun, and competition. Criterion built upon their previous Autolog revolution by making every inch of Fairhaven up for squabbling. If you're looking for one racing game to provide hours of entertainment and an unmatched sense of speed, you can do no better than Criterion's Need for Speed: Most Wanted in 2012.

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Related Games:   Forza Horizon, LittleBigPlanet Karting, Mario Kart 7, Need For Speed: Most Wanted (2012), WipEout 2048
Tags:   Best of GR, Need for Speed, EA, Criterion Games


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  • Sourdeez
    Sourdeez
    Joined: Feb 2012
    Posted: Dec 17th, 2012 at 4:42 pm
    Good game even though it had pretty much no story

    The engine still had some optimization issues but still my favorite racer of the year.
    0 3
  • Ivory_Soul
    Ivory_Soul
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Dec 18th, 2012 at 1:31 am
    Who plays a racing game for a story? When they have stories they are terrible. My choice for best racer this year as well.
    0 1
  • Sourdeez
    Sourdeez
    Joined: Feb 2012
    Posted: Dec 18th, 2012 at 1:32 am
    Need for speed the run had a decent story which is why I thought this next need for speed would have one as well.(Even though I know it was different studios.)
    0 1
  • shandog137
    shandog137
    Joined: Mar 2007
    Posted: Dec 18th, 2012 at 11:17 am
    I heard this hit the mark may need to pic this up and rekindle my burnout days...
    0 1
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff
    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Dec 18th, 2012 at 2:37 pm
    It feels SOOOOO much like a true sequel to Burnout Paradise. Loved this game this year, even though I'm not too big on racing games, Criterion just gets it right.
    0 1

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