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{{ii}} An alternative version of the game labelled '''Black Edition''' is also available which adds a number of exclusive bonuses.<ref>http://www.ea.com/uk/need-for-speed-most-wanted-black-edition</ref>. <br />
 
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Need for Speed: Most Wanted
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Developers
EA Black Box
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
EAGL 3
Release dates
Windows November 15, 2005
Need for Speed: Most Wanted on Wikipedia

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
The Need for Speed 1994
Need for Speed II 1997
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (series)
Need for Speed: High Stakes 1999
Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed 2000
Need for Speed: Underground (series)
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (series)
Need for Speed: Carbon 2006
Need for Speed: ProStreet 2007
Need for Speed: Undercover 2008
Need for Speed: Shift (series)
Need for Speed: World 2010
Need for Speed: The Run 2011
Need for Speed Rivals 2013
Need for Speed (2016) 2016
Need for Speed Payback 2017
Need for Speed: Edge 2017
Need for Speed Heat 2019
Need for Speed Unbound 2022

For the 2012 game, see Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012).

General information

Need for Speed Wiki

Availability

Template:Availability Table

An alternative version of the game labelled Black Edition is also available which adds a number of exclusive bonuses.[1].
European users can use this patch to unlock those features

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Patches

Patch 1.3 - Last patch for the game. Resolves a number of issues and is strongly recommended. The changelog can be found here.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Save game cloud syncing

No save game cloud syncing information; you can edit this page to add it.

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Issues fixed

TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game. It can be found here.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2000
Processor (CPU) Pentium 4 1.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card

References