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Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012)

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For the 2005 game, see Need for Speed: Most Wanted.

Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Need for Speed: Most Wanted cover
Developers
Criterion Games
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
Chameleon
Release dates
Windows October 30, 2012
Reception
Metacritic 78
IGDB 85
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) on IGDB
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) guide on StrategyWiki
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) on MobyGames
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) on Wikipedia
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
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

Need for Speed Website
Need for Speed Wiki article

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Origin
Windows
Amazon.com
Origin
Windows
Origin
Origin
Included with EA Play.
Windows
All versions require Origin DRM.

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
Complete DLC Bundle Includes Terminal Velocity, Movie Legends, Heroes and Ultimate Speed
Windows
Deluxe DLC Bundle Includes Terminal Velocity, Movie Legends and Heroes
Windows
Movie Legends Pack
Windows
NFS Heroes Pack
Windows
Terminal Velocity Pack
Windows
Ultimate Speed Pack
Windows
Premium Modification Unlock Includes Mod Unlock 1, Mod Unlock 2 and Mod Unlock 3
Windows
Mod Unlock 1
Windows
Mod Unlock 2
Windows
Mod Unlock 3
Windows
Multiplayer Booster Pack Includes all satin black liveries originally only attainable by pre-ordering
Windows
Time Saver Pack
Windows

Essential improvements

Use low latency modes in graphics control panels to reduce input lag.


Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Criterion Games\Need For Speed(TM) Most Wanted\

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Criterion Games\Need For Speed(TM) Most Wanted\Save\

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Origin
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.

Video settings

Display settings.
Display settings.
Graphics settings.
Graphics settings.

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Vertical sync (Vsync)

Instructions to disable[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open config.NFS13Save with a text editor.
  3. Find the following line, and set it to this value.
VsyncInterval=0

Input settings

General settings.
General settings.
Prompt given if using unknown DirectInput controller without button binding.
Prompt given if using unknown DirectInput controller without button binding.

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Racer_S realistic plugin adds advanced Steering and Force Feedback settings in addition to TrackIR support

Audio settings

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
Czech
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Native 3D
Devices
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
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Vista SP2
Processor (CPU) 2 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 20 GB
Video card (GPU) 512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 10 compatible

References