Quick Review: Need For Speed: Most Wanted (2012)

Developer: Criterion Games
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Release Date: October 30, 2012 (NA)
Played Platform: PC

Felt that this game is a more polish game that Criterion Games made after making Burnout Paradise

Things I like:

• Open-world driving game
  • Finding jackspots (licensed cars) around the city
  • Crashing through billboards and fences
  • Taking down the 10 Most Wanted cars driving around the city to earn them
• Every car can be modified by:
  • Body
  • Nitrous
  • Tires
  • Chassis
  • Transmission
• Fast travel between jackspots you found and events you completed
• The map shows you where to go while racing

Things I did not like:

• Police is annoying
  • Need to drive under speed limit while free roaming or the cops start to chase you
  • They bother you while racing because they are constantly chasing you throughout the whole race
• Driving is hard during day/night time
  • The sun rays blinds your eyes and can’t see the road for a few seconds
  • Hard to see the road when there is no street lights

Quick Review: Burnout Paradise (The Ultimate Box)

Developer: Criterion Games
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Release Date: January 22 2008 (NA)
Played Platform: PC

Things I like:

• Open-world driving game
  • Finding drive-thrus and events through the city
  • Crashing through billboards and fences
  • Taking down cars driving around the city to earn them
• Different events the game offers
  • Race – get to the finish line, but there’s different ways to get there
  • Marked Man – Get to the destination without totaling your car
  • Road Rage – Takedown a certain amount of cars before the time runs out
  • Stunt Run – Rack up points while doing different stunts
  • Burning Route – Get to the destination before the time limit
• Different types of car for different purposes
• Able to go through a drive-thru (auto shop, spray, and gas station) in the middle of the event
• Able to change the day of time if you don’t like driving at night or day

Things I did not like:

• Navigate to multiple screens just to quit the game
• The Takedown camera while racing sometimes takes awhile before you’re back driving
  • Wished they had no takedown when you’re not doing an event
• The navigation to turn on a street is a little unclear sometimes
  • Can’t tell if it’s a sharp turn
• No fast travel of some sort if you want to do an event on the other side of the city
• Need to go to the junk yard just to change cars (there’s only 5)