In my opinion EA did a very good job going back to most wanted roots, still not perfect but its a good to have
I can keep playing it for a long way in a row and I don't get tired of it.
The online mode with cops and robbers was a good addition to this game, even though is not as difficult as other need for speed series, the online and career mode compensate that a little.
The only thing I think is missing in the game is the multi player mode to play against somebody next to you, thats why I rated it as 9.
Another thing thats really interesting is the fact that they added more cars than before and that you can upload pictures immediatly from the actual game to the needforspeed.com page.
I would encourage you to try it and will see that even if its not reaching your expectations, its always good to have a game where you can beat somebody's a$$ in a hot pursuit race.
In general is great and entertaining.