<s>
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Most	I-Application
Wanted	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2005	O
open-world	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ninth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Canada	O
and	O
EA	O
Black	O
Box	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
additional	O
version	O
,	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Most	I-Application
Wanted	I-Application
5-1-0	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
focuses	O
on	O
street	O
racing-oriented	O
gameplay	O
involving	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
events	O
and	O
racing	O
circuits	O
found	O
within	O
the	O
fictional	O
city	O
of	O
Rockport	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
story	O
involving	O
players	O
taking	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
street	O
racer	O
who	O
must	O
compete	O
against	O
15	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
most	O
elite	O
street	O
racers	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
most	O
wanted	O
racer	O
of	O
the	O
group	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
seeking	O
revenge	O
against	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
groups	O
who	O
took	O
their	O
car	O
and	O
developing	O
a	O
feud	O
with	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
police	O
department	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Carbon	I-Application
in	O
2006	O
,	O
which	O
provided	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Most	O
Wanteds	O
story	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
virtual	O
edition	O
being	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
in	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
discontinued	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reboot	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Criterion	O
Games	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
racing	O
events	O
feature	O
those	O
used	O
in	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
Underground	B-Application
set	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
some	O
events	O
-	O
Drifting	O
,	O
Street	O
X	O
,	O
Underground	B-Application
Racing	O
League	O
tournaments	O
and	O
Outrun	O
-	O
are	O
absent	O
from	O
Most	O
Wanted	O
,	O
and	O
replaced	O
with	O
two	O
new	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Customization	O
of	O
the	O
car	O
's	O
appearance	O
is	O
limited	O
;	O
the	O
main	O
emphasis	O
of	O
customization	O
is	O
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
car	O
's	O
heat	O
level	O
rather	O
than	O
for	O
reputation	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
Underground	B-Application
series	O
-	O
while	O
some	O
elements	O
that	O
were	O
possible	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
installments	O
were	O
removed	O
,	O
others	O
received	O
minor	O
changes	O
such	O
as	O
players	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
whole	O
body	O
kits	O
on	O
cars	O
,	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
only	O
one	O
vinyl	O
for	O
the	O
vehicle	O
,	O
and	O
exterior	O
colours	O
being	O
limited	O
to	O
the	O
car	O
's	O
main	O
body	O
,	O
wheels	O
and	O
window	O
tinting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
Wanted	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
Underground	B-Application
series	O
,	O
avoids	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
major	O
vehicle	O
damage	O
on	O
all	O
racing	O
models	O
,	O
with	O
only	O
scratched	O
paint	O
and	O
heavily	O
cracked	O
windshields	O
constituting	O
the	O
whole	O
of	O
the	O
racers	O
 '	O
damage	O
modelling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
Underground	B-Application
,	O
which	O
first	O
introduced	O
the	O
gameplay	O
mechanic	O
,	O
Nitrous	O
Boosts	O
recharge	O
over	O
time	O
,	O
thus	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
re-use	O
it	O
when	O
needed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
players	O
being	O
engaged	O
by	O
police	O
had	O
been	O
a	O
feature	O
of	O
most	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
since	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
title	I-Application
,	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Most	O
Wanted	O
saw	O
the	O
gameplay	O
mechanic	O
enhanced	O
and	O
firmly	O
introduced	O
into	O
the	O
series	O
through	O
the	O
employment	O
of	O
a	O
complex	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heat	O
accumulates	O
from	O
committing	O
offences	O
and	O
continually	O
evading	O
capture	O
by	O
the	O
police	O
,	O
with	O
higher	O
levels	O
of	O
heat	O
causing	O
the	O
police	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
aggressive	O
,	O
from	O
employing	O
additional	O
tactics	O
and	O
tools	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
roadblocks	B-Application
,	O
spike	O
strips	O
,	O
and	O
police	O
helicopters	O
)	O
,	O
to	O
involving	O
stronger	O
,	O
faster	O
police	O
cars	O
such	O
as	O
police	O
SUVs	B-Algorithm
and	O
Federal	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
in	O
Most	O
Wanted	O
consists	O
of	O
online	O
modes	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
available	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
PC	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
editions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
Wanted	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
city	O
of	O
Rockport	B-Application
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
three	O
major	O
districts	O
:	O
Rosewood	O
,	O
Camden	O
Beach	O
and	O
Downtown	O
Rockport	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Rockport	B-Application
,	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Rockport	B-Application
Police	O
Department	O
(	O
RPD	O
)	O
work	O
to	O
put	O
an	O
end	O
to	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
illegal	O
street	O
racing	O
scene	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
,	O
a	O
street	O
racer	O
who	O
arrives	O
at	O
Rockport	B-Application
to	O
challenge	O
the	O
Blacklist	O
with	O
a	O
custom	O
painted	O
blue	O
and	O
silver	O
BMW	O
M3	O
GTR	O
,	O
receives	O
help	O
from	O
fellow	O
street	O
racer	O
Mia	O
Townsend	O
(	O
played	O
by	O
Josie	O
Maran	O
)	O
in	O
setting	O
up	O
a	O
race	O
with	O
Clarence	O
"	O
Razor	O
"	O
Callahan	O
,	O
the	O
Blacklist	O
's	O
lowest-ranked	O
driver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Competing	O
with	O
him	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
pink	O
slip	O
"	O
race	O
a	O
few	O
days	O
later	O
,	O
Mia	O
discovers	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
BMW	O
has	O
left	O
a	O
huge	O
oil	B-Application
slick	I-Application
at	O
the	O
start	O
line	O
when	O
the	O
race	O
began	O
,	O
and	O
calls	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
warn	O
them	O
to	O
end	O
the	O
race	O
fast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mia	O
snatches	O
the	O
keys	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
Razor	O
attempts	O
to	O
assault	O
her	O
to	O
retrieve	O
them	O
,	O
she	O
subdues	O
him	O
and	O
reveals	O
herself	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
undercover	B-Application
police	O
officer	O
for	O
the	O
RPD	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
working	O
to	O
bring	O
down	O
the	O
Blacklist	O
from	O
the	O
inside	O
for	O
Cross	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
successfully	O
evades	O
the	O
cops	O
by	O
jumping	O
the	O
bridge	O
and	O
escaping	O
Rockport	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
event	O
leads	O
to	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
Need	B-Application
For	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Carbon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Most	I-Application
Wanted	I-Application
'	O
Black	O
Edition	O
,	O
a	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
of	O
Most	O
Wanted	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
celebration	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
series	O
 '	O
10th	O
anniversary	O
and	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Most	O
Wanted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Black	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Australia	O
;	O
only	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Black	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
additionally	O
for	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
videos	O
are	O
presented	O
in	O
a	O
significantly	O
different	O
style	O
from	O
the	O
Underground	B-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
presentation	O
of	O
cut	O
scenes	O
is	O
used	O
again	O
in	O
Carbon	B-Application
and	O
Undercover	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
varies	O
by	O
hardware	O
and	O
can	O
look	O
better	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
recommended	O
hardware	O
or	O
above	O
has	O
a	O
similar	O
frame	O
rate	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
makes	O
heavy	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
HDRR	B-Device
and	O
motion	O
blur	O
effects	O
to	O
give	O
a	O
more	O
realistic	O
feel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Most	I-Application
Wanted	I-Application
5-1-0	I-Application
is	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
Most	O
Wanted	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
its	O
console	O
and	O
personal	O
computer	O
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
music	O
genres	O
ranging	O
from	O
rap	O
,	O
hip-hop	O
,	O
electronica	O
,	O
and	O
rock	O
,	O
sung	O
by	O
artists	O
like	O
The	O
Prodigy	O
,	O
Celldweller	O
,	O
Styles	O
of	O
Beyond	O
(	O
who	O
is	O
known	O
for	O
performing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
signature	O
menu	O
theme	O
song	O
,	O
"	O
Nine	O
Thou	O
"	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
performing	O
another	O
song	O
called	O
"	O
Shapeshifter	O
"	O
with	O
Celldweller	O
)	O
,	O
Rock	O
,	O
Lupe	O
Fiasco	O
,	O
Disturbed	O
,	O
Avenged	O
Sevenfold	O
,	O
BT	O
&	O
The	O
Roots	O
(	O
who	O
is	O
known	O
for	O
performing	O
the	O
song	O
"	O
Tao	O
of	O
the	O
Machine	O
"	O
that	O
was	O
originally	O
in	O
Blade	B-Application
II	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Static-X	O
,	O
Bullet	O
for	O
My	O
Valentine	O
,	O
and	O
Hush	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
pursuit	O
chase	O
music	O
would	O
eventually	O
be	O
featured	O
in	O
its	O
successor	O
,	O
Need	B-Application
For	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Carbon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Most	I-Application
Wanted	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
sharp	O
graphics	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
outstanding	O
sound	O
effects	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
for	O
being	O
sometimes	O
easy	O
at	O
first	O
,	O
and	O
sometimes	O
hard	O
at	O
later	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Most	I-Application
Wanted	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
;	O
it	O
sold	O
16	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
and	O
3.9	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
best-selling	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Most	O
Wanted	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Double	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
600,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reboot	O
of	O
"	O
Most	O
Wanted	O
"	O
IP	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Criterion	O
Games	O
,	O
simply	O
titled	O
Need	B-Application
For	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Most	I-Application
Wanted	I-Application
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
