Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012)
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For the 2005 game, see Need for Speed: Most Wanted.
Developers | |
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Criterion Games | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Engines | |
Chameleon | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 30, 2012 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 78 |
IGDB | 85 |
Need for Speed: Most Wanted | |
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Subseries of Need for Speed | |
Need for Speed: Most Wanted | 2005 |
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) | 2012 |
Key points
- Also known as Need for Speed: Most Wanted – A Criterion Game.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Amazon.com | ||||
Origin | Included with EA Play. | |||
Steam | Included with EA Play (Steam). |
Version differences
- Limited Edition content includes:
- 4 hours of Double Speed Points in Multiplayer
- Satin Black livery and Early access to the Porsche 911 Carrera S and Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale in Multiplayer [1]
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Complete DLC Bundle | Includes Terminal Velocity, Movie Legends, Heroes and Ultimate Speed | |
Deluxe DLC Bundle | Includes Terminal Velocity, Movie Legends and Heroes | |
Movie Legends Pack | ||
NFS Heroes Pack | ||
Terminal Velocity Pack | ||
Ultimate Speed Pack | ||
Premium Modification Unlock | Includes Mod Unlock 1, Mod Unlock 2 and Mod Unlock 3 | |
Mod Unlock 1 | ||
Mod Unlock 2 | ||
Mod Unlock 3 | ||
Multiplayer Booster Pack | Includes all satin black liveries originally only attainable by pre-ordering | |
Time Saver Pack |
Essential improvements
Use low latency modes in graphics control panels to reduce input lag.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Criterion Games\Need For Speed(TM) Most Wanted\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1262560/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Criterion Games\Need For Speed(TM) Most Wanted\Save\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1262560/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Origin | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Can be adjusted via Racer_S realistic plugin | ||
Windowed | Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | SSAA 2x and 4x | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See Vertical sync (Vsync). | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Instructions to disable[citation needed] |
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VsyncInterval=0 |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | Mouse not useable with the game. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | Button binding required with DirectInput which requires either keyboard or XInput controller. | |
Controller remapping | Default Xbox control bindings for reference. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion | Y-axis only used for looking behind, which can be rebound. |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration | Use X1nput[2] |
PlayStation controllers | ||
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes |
Generic/other controllers | ||
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | XInput only. | |
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
- Racer_S realistic plugin adds advanced Steering and Force Feedback settings in addition to TrackIR support
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | Music and effects. | |
Surround sound | 5.1 and 7.1 supported. | |
Subtitles | Setting located in Gameplay settings. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Does not pause the game. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Czech | ||||
Dutch | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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Local play | |||
LAN play | |||
Online play |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Native 3D |
Devices | |||
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TrackIR | Use the Racer_S realistic plugin. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 10, 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Vista SP2 | 7 SP1 |
Processor (CPU) | 2 GHz Dual Core | Quad-core CPU |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 20 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT ATI Radeon 3870 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 ATI Radeon 6950 1024 MB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1262560) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.