Most Wanted is a great game mixing the best parts of the HP series and some of the racing from Underground. But...
Unfortunatly, if you were waiting to fully costumize your ride like you could do in Underground 2, you will be dissapointed.
Its not possible to add neons, change mufflers, change leds, and, you can only choose body kits. (4 or 5, depending on the car).
Another thing that made some fans upset was the car list.
Cars like the civic, skyline from Underground or the Opel Speedster (lotus elise biggest rival) or even the maclaren f1 from HP are missing. Instead, we get unecessary cars like the audi A4 or the fiat punto.
Lets talk about its qualities.
Graphically, MW is awsome, the world details (birds flying, weather changing), shadows, car models are simply amazing. Things like the world details can explain why EA decided that MW would occur during the day instead of night.
The sound is also very good. Its soundtrack is great with a good range of metal to rap. The engines "roar" greatly (just check out the spectacular gallardo).
The gameplay is....need for speed with something new. the so called speedbreaker helps you evading cops, tight corners or even when you want to get pass below a truck. The pursuit is the biggest addition. Running away from the cops may require some skill when you aquire a lot of heat. Bt w the cops are really smart, if you hit a wall or a car, they will try everything trap you. The heat level can be decreased with some modifications on your car (changing the paint, rims, kits helps a lot) or using another car. Besides, its allways better to have 2 cars, just in case you get arrested.
The game starts pretty easy, but it gets harder as you rise on the blacklist, but then again, that its up to your skills....