But as the review indicates this game is a must buy in the WiiU, its less a port and more a new version of NFSMW, criterion have done a great job and maybe this will be a 3rd party title that will show 3rd party publishers If they make a good enough game, WiiU owners will buy thier titles... possiby resulting in more 3rd party support.

Known as Over Drivin' III: Hot Pursuit in Japan, and Need for Speed III: Poursuite Infernale in France. The cutscenes in the game are live-action videos shot with real actors and set pieces, and CGI effects are added to car exteriors and environments for extra visual flair. The videos are presented in a significantly different style from the Underground series, and this presentation of cut scenes is used again in Carbon and Undercover. At E3 2012, Criterion Games vice president Alex Ward announced that random developers would no longer be developing NFS titles. Ward wouldn't confirm that all Need for Speed games in the future would be developed entirely by Criterion, but he did say the studio would have "strong involvement" in them and would have control over which NFS titles would be released in the future. [1] [7] Ferris, Duke. "Need for Speed: Most Wanted". Game Revolution. Archived from the original on 2007-01-24 . Retrieved 2008-08-01. a b "Ghost takes control of the Need For Speed brand". VideoGamer.com. Archived from the original on August 29, 2013 . Retrieved February 19, 2017.

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Need for Speed Most Wanted gets dated". GameSpot. Archived from the original on May 27, 2023 . Retrieved May 27, 2023. Need for Speed Underground 2". Xbox.com. Archived from the original on 2008-07-07 . Retrieved 2008-07-31. Phillips, Tom (5 November 2012). "UK chart: Assassin's Creed 3 top, second biggest launch of the year". Eurogamer . Retrieved 2 May 2022. To promote the game in Europe, EA and Need for Speed conducted the 2011 Need for Speed European Spokesmodel Search. This continent wide search was set to discover two women with boundless energy, an outgoing personality and an edgy style fused with a passion for cars and gaming. The winners acted as Need for Speed ambassadors at events throughout 2012, including representing Need for Speed products at high-profile gaming events across Europe and the Team Need for Speed racing team in the prestigious FIA GT3 European Championship and Euro Drift program. Models searches were being conducted in five territories: France, Germany, Norway, Russia and the United Kingdom. Finalists was selected from each territory with the final two winners being announced in November 2011 in conjunction with the release of Need for Speed: The Run. [36] To promote the game in US, Canada and UK, EA announced a competition, giving away one 2012 Porsche Carrera S. All the competitions had to do was enter by logging in with the EA account, or register for free. [37]

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Need For Speed: Carbon News

Mason, Lisa. " Need for Speed: Most Wanted review". Game Informer. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007 . Retrieved February 12, 2007. During races and the game's Career mode, players can make use of Nitrous Boosts to help give them an edge against opponents. Unlike in Underground, which first introduced the gameplay mechanic, Nitrous Boosts recharge over time, thus allowing the player to re-use it when needed. Players can use a second ability to help out in tough situations called "Speedbreaker"– when used, the ability slows down time (similar to bullet time), induces drift and momentarily increase the weight of the player's vehicle to make it harder to be pushed around, thus allowing players to maneuver their vehicle out of a difficult situation. a b "Need for Speed: The Run (PC)". Metacritic. Archived from the original on November 12, 2016 . Retrieved March 13, 2012.