Need for Speed Most Wanted 5-1-0 has most of what's needed to make a good PSP racing game, but it lacks the biggest one of all: excitement.

Most Wanted's sprawlingly open world, Fairhaven, is a free-for-all. Every location, every nook and cranny – and all 123 vehicles – are accessible from the off, you just have to explore and ...

Need for Speed: Most Wanted - performance analysis. In the arena of performance, Criterion Studios has in recent times opted for a lower update in favour of a superior lighting engine.

Players who want to enjoy Need for Speed: Most Wanted in its original form can do so on Wii U, but having what is effectively a cheat mode so close at hand might prove too irresistible for some.

Need for Speed: Most Wanted also boasts a standard multiplayer suite, which constantly rotates objectives as you compete. Events include standard racing, destruction derby, ...

Need for Speed: Most Wanted U delivers on every level. It's fast, fun, and absolutely beautiful, with an open-world design that creates a real feeling of freedom to go with the sense of speed.

Need for Speed: Most Wanted is the latest instalment in EA's enduringly popular street racing series. Criterion Games has dipped back into its experience with 2008's Burnout Paradise to create a ...

Need for Speed Most Wanted is a perfect example. At a glance, it's hard to believe that you're getting polygonal graphics and multiple channels of sound. But up close, ...

Throughout the course of one of Most Wanted's Speed Lists - a set of events that, when playing with friends, you can define yourself - every second is an opportunity for more competition. And that ...

Verdict. Need for Speed Most Wanted 5-1-0 is a solid, nicely paced portable racing game with one frustrating design element that is a major part of its overall design, unfortunately.

The Wii U version of Need for Speed: Most Wanted, which released on March 19, 2013, is no afterthought. It sports a terrific look and sound to go along with its meaty campaign.