Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012)

"Beat them all, and you'll be number one" says the hot female voice.

Much like [the new] Hot Pursuit, [the new] Most Wanted combines Criterion's Easydrive with EA's Autolog in an open environment. That means teleportation and friend-list high scores, for a truly free-form arcade driving experience.
As purely a racing game, it kinda blows - extreme rubberbanding is the name of the game, the typical track is 2 minutes of destruction derby on the freeway, and the very underwhelming slo-mo crashes are only slightly more avoidable than the checkpoints. As an open-world car game however, it's Burnout's Paradise City all over again. And if the eerie, trippy race intros are any indication, to do drugs and drive is... pretty awesome.

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Support summary
Support
Method
HUD
Widescreen:
Hor+
  • Native
  • Proper
Ultra/Super-Wide:
Hor+
  • Native
  • Optimized
Multi-Monitor:
Hor+
  • Native
  • Optimized
4k UltraHD:
 
Rendered Cut-Scene:
  • Hor+
FMV Cut-Scene:
  • Static Aspect
Game information
Game status:
Released
Release Date:
Tuesday, 30 October, 2012

Tested Version: 
Origin

Play styles: 
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Setting: 


Store Links: 
Comparison Screenshots
  • 4:3 Screenshot
    Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012)
  • 16:10 Screenshot
    Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012)
  • 16:9 Screenshot
    Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012)
  • Ultra-Wide (21:9) Screenshot
    Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012)
  • Super-Wide (32:9) Screenshot
    Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012)
  • Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot
    Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012)
Solutions & Issues
Baseline (Widescreen) Solution & Issues

Native support. Resolution can be changed at any time.




Ultra/Super-Wide (21:9/32:9) Specific Solution & Issues

Native support. Most of the UI is 16:9 anamorphic, but the HUD scales to the corners of the screen.
FMVs are windowboxed.




Eyefinity / Surround Specific Solution & Issues

Native support, centered HUD.
FMVs are windowboxed.

Performance tip: set VFX Detail to Low to minimize SSAA (very taxing in Multi-Mon).




4k UHD Specific Solution & Issues
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Submitted by Anonymous on 22 February, 2013 - 10:43
Updated by skipclarke on 24 March, 2022 - 05:17