Need For Speed Most Wanted Complete Guide

 

Introduction …

 Welcome racers … to Rockport City. Up until now you have been racing on level ground … but now … get ready for a new style of driving … that offers that extra level of racing, style and speed … get ready to hit the streets of Rockport as you enter this Complete Guide for Need For Speed Most Wanted.

 

Racing Styles

 There are 7 different styles and types of race in Rockport City. They vary in difficulty, technique and length … here is a list of the race types available to you in this game.

 

Circuit – Lap based racing. Four racers drive around a set course for x amount of laps.

 

Lap Knockout – Lap based racing where the last player to cross the line on each lap is eliminated.

 

Sprint – Point to point racing. Four racers speed through the streets to get from the start to the finish in as little time as possible.

 

Drag – Top Speed racing. Drag combines precision handling … top speed and perfect gear shifting. Drag is always preformed with manual transmission. Be careful … one slip-up and it could mean the end of the race.

 

Speedtrap – Similar to Sprint racing … except this time your ultimate goal is to get the highest speed possible as you pass by each speed camera (speedtrap). The highest overall average speed wins. Be careful … once the first racer crosses the line, points are deducted ever moment or so from the drivers still on the track.

 

Tollbooth Time Trial – Similar to Sprint … except this time you must get past each tollbooth in time. As you pass each one you receive extra time to reach the next. It is essential that you do not miss one.

 

Pursuit Evasion – A traditional police chase. Once the chase has started use what ever you can, let it be speed, force and pursuit breakers to get the Five-O away.

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Performance Classifications

 Each car is unique in its shape and driving style. However, in-order to display the performance of each car there is a three-part system.

Acceleration – This refers to cars which are quick of the start. Cars which have high acceleration are able to maintain a high speed while at the same time, keeping control of the car. Acceleration can be described as quick cars which are able to get to high RPMs but are not suited to truly utilise them.

 

Top Speed – This refers to cars which are extremely fast. Those which are able to stay at high RPMs and make use of them by reaching truly amazing speeds. Cars with top speed do not do well at lower RPMs and gears … as they have slow start off speeds.

 

Handling and Steering – This refers to cars with exceptional capabilities to turn corners with the smallest amount of ease. Cars with high handling are able to take most corners without large amounts of speed loss.

 

Automobiles

 There are 37 cars which are available to be driven in Need For Speed Most Wanted. These are available either offline and online … however … certain cars are only available for online use only.

 

A Complete List Of Cars Available in Need For Speed: Most Wanted

 

Aston Martin DB9 – Beat Blacklist Boss #7 - $80, 000

 

Audi A3 3.2 Quattro – Beat Blacklist Boss #15 - $32, 000

 

Audi A4 3.2 Quattro – Beat Blacklist Boss #14 - $35, 000

 

Audi TT 3.2 Quattro – Beat Blacklist Boss #15 - $35, 000

 

BMW M3 GTR – Beat Blacklist Boss #1 – No Price

 

Cadillac CTS – Beat Blacklist Boss #12 - $32, 000

 

Dodge Viper SRT 10 – Beat Blacklist Boss #6 - $88, 000

 

Fiat Punto – Available Immediately - $27, 000

 

Ford GT – Beat Blacklist #4 - $270, 000

 

Ford GT (Castrol Syntec) – Cheat Code – No Price

 

Ford Mustang GT – Beat Blacklist Boss #12 - $36, 000

 

Chevrolet Cobalt SS – Available Immediately - $26, 000

 

Chevrolet Corvette C6 – Beat Blacklist Boss #5 - $80, 000

 

Chevrolet Corvette C6.R – Complete the Game 100% - No Price

 

Lamborghini Gallardo – Beat Blacklist Boss #6 - $120, 000

 

Lamborghini Murcielago – Beat Blacklist Boss #4 - $265, 000

 

Lexus IS300 – Available Immediately - $27, 000

 

Lotus Elise – Beat Blacklist Boss #8 - $48, 000

 

Mazda Rx-7 – Beat Blacklist Boss #9 - $31, 000

 

Mazda Rx-8 – Beat Blacklist Boss #12 - $32, 000

 

Mercedes-Benz CLK 500 – Beat Blacklist Boss #8 - $75, 000

 

Mercedes-Benz SL 500 – Beat Blacklist Boss #11 - $75, 000

 

Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG – Complete Event #68 in the Challenge Series – No Price

 

Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren – Beat Blacklist Boss #3 - $300, 000

 

Mitsubishi Eclipse – Beat Blacklist #14 - $30, 000

 

Mitsubishi Lance Evolution VIII – Beat Blacklist Boss #11 - $36, 000

 

Pontiac GTO – Beat Blacklist Boss #10 - $35, 000

 

Porsche 911 Carrera S – Beat Blacklist Boss #7 - $75, 000

 

Porsche 911 GT2 – Complete All the Challenge Series Events – No Price

 

Porsche 911 Turbo S – ­­Beat Blacklist Boss #5 - $105, 000

 

Porsche Carrera GT – Beat Blacklist Boss #3 - $280, 000

 

Porsche Cayman S – Beat Blacklist Boss #10 - $60, 000

 

Renault Clio V6 – Beat Blacklist Boss #13 - $40, 000

 

Subaru Impreza WRX STi – Beat Blacklist Boss #9 - $42, 000

 

Toyota Supra – Beat Blacklist Boss #13 - $40, 000

 

Vauxhall Monaro VXR – Beat Blacklist Boss #10 - $35, 000

 

Volkswagen Golf GTi – Available Immediately - $35, 000

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Performance Upgrades

 Need For Speed Most Wanted offers racers a wide variety of performance options. These range from Engine/Exhaust Packages to Nitrous Packages to Tire Packages. As you progress through the game, you will unlock higher performance packages that will increase the speed and handling of your vehicle(s). The following lists the performance packages available in the game, and when they will become available.

 

Engine/Exhaust Packages – Increases Top Speed & Acceleration

 - Race Package – Available Immediately
 - Pro Package – Defeat Izzy, Blacklist member #12
 - Super Pro Package – Defeat Kamikaze (Kaze), Blacklist member #7
 - Ultimate Package – Defeat Ronnie, Blacklist member #3
Transmission Packages – Increases Top Speed & Acceleration
 - Race Package – Available Immediately
 - Pro Package – Defeat Vic, Blacklist member #13
 - Super Pro Package – Defeat Earl, Blacklist member #9
 - Ultimate Package – Defeat Webster, Blacklist member #5

Suspension Packages – Increases Handling
 - Pro Package – Defeat Sonny, Blacklist member #15
 - Super Pro Package – Defeat Big Lou, Blacklist member #11
 - Ultimate Package – Defeat Ming, Blacklist member #6
Nitrous Packages – Temporary Speed Boost
 - Pro Package – Defeat Sonny, Blacklist member #15
 - Super Pro Package – Defeat Big Lou, Blacklist member #11
 - Ultimate Package – Defeat Ming, Blacklist member #6
Tire Packages – Increases Handling
 - Pro Packages – Defeat Taz, Blacklist member #14
 - Super Pro Package – Defeat Baron, Blacklist member #10
 - Ultimate Package – Defeat Jewels, Blacklist member #8

Brake Packages – Increases Handling
 - Race Package – Available Immediately
 - Pro Package – Defeat Vic, Blacklist member #13
 - Super Pro Package – Defeat Jewels, Blacklist member #8
 - Ultimate Package – Defeat Webster, Blacklist member #5
Turbo Packages – Increases Top Speed & Acceleration
 - Pro Package – Defeat Taz, Blacklist member #14
 - Super Pro Package – Defeat Baron, Blacklist member #10
 - Ultimate Package – Defeat Ronnie, Blacklist member #3
Supercharger Packages – Increases Top Speed & Acceleration
 - Pro Package – Defeat Taz, Blacklist member #14
 - Super Pro Package – Defeat Baron, Blacklist member #10
 - Ultimate Package – Defeat Ronnie, Blacklist member #3

 

Parts and Visual Upgrades
 In addition to Performance Upgrades, Need For Speed Most Wanted allows gamers to add Parts and Visual Upgrades to change the appearance of their vehicle. Although these upgrades to not generally affect the performance of you car, they do add some influence to tuning availabilities (such as down force and aerodynamics). The following list includes the types of Parts and Visual Upgrades which are available in Need For Speed Most Wanted.

- Body Kits – An upgrade which adds parts to the Front and Rear Bumper as well as the Side Skirts.
 - Spoilers – An upgrade which adds a part to the trunk of the vehicle.
- Rims – An upgrade which changes the design of the Rims on your vehicle.
 - Hoods – An upgrade which changes the hood of your vehicle.
- Roof Scoops – An upgrade which is added to the roof of the car to increase airflow.
 - Paint – An upgrade which changes the body colour of the vehicle
- Vinyls – An upgrade which adds a visual sticker to the sides of the car.
 - Rim Paint – An upgrade which changes the colour of the rims of the vehicle.

- Window Tint – An upgrade which changes the colour of the window tint of your vehicle.
 - Decals – An upgrade which adds sponsor stickers to areas across the vehicle.
- Numbers – An upgrade which adds a number to both sides of the vehicle.
 - Custom Gauges – An upgrade which changes the design and colour of the gauges seen on the HUD.

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Career Mode – Vehicles to Use
 There are numerous cars you can use throughout your Career. Here is a list of cars you can use throughout Career that will make winning that little bit easier.

Immediately (Beating Blacklist Member 15):  Lexus IS300 or Chevrolet Cobalt SS
Beating Blacklist Member 14 – 13: Volkswagon Golf GTi (From Sonny)
Beating Blacklist Member 12 – 10: Toyota Supra (From Vic)
Beating Blacklist Member 9 – 6: Porsche Cayman S (From Baron)
Beating Blacklist Member 5 – 1: Lamborghini Gallardo (From Ming)

 The reason why I use the Blacklist Racer’s cars are they are mildly better that the cars bought at the Car Lot. With the Money Making Tip mentioned below you can make ample money to upgrade these cars with the latest Performance Parts. In addition … it has been mentioned that the Chevrolet Cobalt SS can be used throughout Career Mode but using the vehicles mentioned will make each win that little bit easier.

 

Online Mode – Vehicles to Use
 Online Mode is the ultimate test of a gamer’s skill. Therefore it is essential to know which car to use to give you a competitive edge. Even though all cars can perform just as good as the next … here is a few cars I find are good to use.

- BMW M3 GTR
 - Lamborghini Gallardo
- Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
 - Porsche Carrera GT

 

Pursuits - Vehicles to Use
 Pursuits are the most important part of Need For Speed Most Wanted. Due to the fact that Milestones are a requirement of progressing through the Blacklist … it is important to know which vehicle to use during career. Here is a list of cars to use … and during which Blacklist Member … in order to complete Milestones easier.

Immediately (Beating Blacklist Member 15):  Lexus IS300 or Chevrolet Cobalt SS
Beating Blacklist Member 15 – 13: Volkswagon Golf GTi (From Sonny)
Beating Blacklist Member 12 – 10: Toyota Supra (From Vic)
Beating Blacklist Member 9 – 6: Porsche Cayman S (From Baron)/Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII (From Earl)
Beating Blacklist Member 5 – 1: Lamborghini Gallardo (From Ming)/Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII (From Earl)

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Five-O, Heat and Police Pursuits

 One of the game modes that makes Need For Speed Most Wanted different to any-other is Free-Roam Police, Heat Levels ­and Police Pursuits.

 

Heat Levels

 The more you enter pursuits with a vehicle; the allocated Heat Level will increase. Heat Levels determine which level of Police will be used. As the Heat Level increases, better performance vehicles will be used to hopefully stop you. The following list shows you which Heat uses which level of service, which car the Police drive and the techniques which will be used by the authorities. It should be noted, that as the Heat increases, the more difficult it will be to evade the pursuit but, you will rack up a much higher amount of bounty in a much shorter time. In addition, as you race or enter pursuits using another vehicle (or change the appearance of your vehicle with Part and Visual Upgrades) the Heat Level will drop on your other vehicles.

Heat One – Police Cruiser (Officially Ford Crown Victoria)

Heat Two – Undercover Police Cruiser (Officially Ford Crown Victoria)

Heat Three – State Cruiser (Officially Holden Monaro/Pontiac GTO)

Heat Four – State Undercover (Officially Holden Monaro/Pontiac GTO)

Heat Five – Federal Sport Cruiser (Officially Chevrolet Corvette Z06)

Heat Six – Federal Sport Undercover (Officially Chevrolet Corvette Z06) and Police SUV Turbo (Super Charged)

Heat Seven – All Police Vehicles, Including Police SUV Rhino (Turbo Charged)

 

Five-O

 If you are not in your safe-house, chances are that you will be either in a race or driving in free-roam. As you drive, your actions will determine whether the police will be alerted to follow you. Police are alerted whenever you destroy/damage property of the state (such as walk-way scenery and civilian vehicles). In addition, the higher your Heat is, the higher the chances that the police will be alerted. In addition, after you drive in free-roam for a prolonged period of time, you will notice that the police will begin to drive throughout the streets … simply patrolling the area. If your Heat Level is between 1-3, they will not engage in a pursuit unless they see you in violation of one of the eight infractions. However, if your Heat Level is 4 or above, the police will engage in a pursuit immediately. To evade from the police (before a pursuit has been initiated) simply enter a Safe-House or Car Dealership. You can enter reduce your Heat Level by either customising your car or racing/engaging in a pursuit with another car.

 

Police Pursuits

 Once a police authority sees you breaking an infraction, they will initiate a pursuit. Police pursuits can start either during a race or, in free-roam. Before I explain the nature of pursuits and methods on how to evade them, I will explain some of the commonly used terms.

Pursuit Breakers – These are locations throughout the city which when driven through, will create a diversion/event, which will result in following police vehicles either being destroyed, or stopping in order to provide assistance to other vehicles. In order to maximise the effect of these Pursuit Breakers, plan your route so that you can hit them when the police vehicles are right behind you. There is no use in wasting a pursuit breaker when there are no cars present or close enough for the breaker to take effect.

Back-Up – After time has elapsed police cars will eventually drop-out of the pursuit. Similarly, as you immobilise/destroy police vehicles, the amount of cars which are chasing you will fall. In order to keep the pursuit going, the police will call for “Back-Up”. In Back-Up, the police will call for more units. Once the police call for Back-Up, a timer will begin and at the end of that time, additional units will re-join the pursuit. When the police call for Back-Up, you should aim to enter Cooldown Mode immediately. If you re-enter a pursuit during Cooldown Mode, and before you entered Cooldown, there was a Back-Up timer, the timer will re-appear. The higher the Heat Level, the less time it takes for re-enforcements to arrive. In addition, the higher the Heat Level, the more units will join the pursuit if the timer is completed.

Cooldown Mode – Once you are out of the line-of-sight of any police authority, you will enter “Cooldown Mode”. In order to evade the pursuit you MUST enter Cooldown Mode and stay in an area until the meter has completely filled-up. If, at any point, the police re-find you, you will re-enter the pursuit and are therefore liable to be arrested. You must then again, re-enter the Cooldown Mode and start again in filling up the meter. The higher the Heat Level, the longer the time it will take for the Cooldown Meter to completely fill.

Cooldown Areas – Once you have entered the Cooldown Mode, the map will present to you “Cooldown Areas”. These are shown as blue circles on the map. When you park your car in a Cooldown Area, the Cooldown meter will fill quickly. These areas are out-of-sight and the police will, a majority of the time, not spot you if you are parked in one. Cooldown Areas will generally be positioned behind big walls or in car parks. In some cases, if you are not followed by a police car, but not in a Cooldown mode, you can park your car in a Cooldown Area (if you can remember where they are) and the police will not see you.

 In a pursuit, the Heat Level will determine the skill difficulty of the police, the tactics used in the pursuit to stop your vehicle, the amount of police vehicles that will be used and the difficulty of escaping the chase.

 So, once you have been engaged in a pursuit, you must drive around the city, using “Pursuit Breakers” to damage the police vehicles, and hopefully knock off each car, one-by-one, until you can enter a “Cooldown Mode” and eventually evade the pursuit.

 As you spend more time in a pursuit, your Heat Level will slowly increase. The lowest being 1 and the highest (that you will encounter in Career Mode) is 5. The higher the Heat, the harder it will be for you to last in the pursuit, and ultimately evade it. In a pursuit, you should be aiming to achieve one of two goals …
 1) Evade it immediately

2) Stay in the pursuit to stay in there long enough to reach enough bounty and reach other criteria to satisfy Milestone requirements.

I must say, that whenever you are entered into a pursuit, that you MUST aim to evade it and not get caught. The goal to success is, to learn the locations of Pursuit Breakers, and then Cooldown Areas close by. In Need For Speed Most Wanted, evading a pursuit, will take time and in most cases, you will not be able to evade it straight away (especially if you are in a Heat 3 or above). The following is a list of Pursuit Breakers which are close to Cooldown Areas, and if you use them appropriately, you can evade a pursuit.

1) Trucks which carry loads of cars, trucks or stone pipes. If you hit anyone of the tires the truck will release its load and this will result in an instant Pursuit Breaker. Trucks of this sort are found on highways and freeways.

2) Any Pursuit Breaker located close to an alleyway or underground car park

3) Streets that are used as shortcuts when in a race (if you decide to use this as a cooldown area, make sure no Police see you enter, and try to keep your car in the middle so that no Police can see your vehicle from either side.)
4) The Stadium located in Rosewood. This includes two massive pursuit breakers located on either end of the stadium … as well as a cooldown mode located in the undercover car park.

5) The Amphitheatre located in Downtown Rockport. This includes a Pursuit Breaker located at the large end of the theatre … and then as you drive through the smaller end … a nearby construction site contains another pursuit breaker and then a cooldown area located undercover before the jump.

As I said before, only use a Pursuit Breaker, when you have police vehicles close-by. You want to get as many as you can with the one hit.

 So … plan your Pursuit Breakers well, know Cooldown Areas and be able to drive away from any sight from police whenever they may appear on the mini-map.

 

 Infractions

 The severity of you pursuit, and the extent of your damages, are determined by your “Infractions” and how many of them you break. They are as follows … and what you need to do in order to be fined with them.

Damage to Property – Damage of any sort, whenever you drive over or through public property (Such as road signs and property/buildings).

 Driving Off Roadway – Driving out of the pavement or areas which are specified for driving (Such as parks).

Speeding – Driving over 150 miles per hour.

 Excessive Speeding – Driving over 180 miles per hour.

Reckless Driving – Driving over 200 miles per hour.

 Hit & Run – Damage to another civilian vehicle.

Ramming a Police Vehicle – Damage to a police vehicle.

 Resisting Arrest – Entering a Cooldown Mode during a pursuit.

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Pursuit Tactics
 While you drive around during a Pursuit you will hear a series of numbers or codes which the police use to call tactics in order to stop the pursuit. The following tactics and codes can be easily identified and avoided with practise. Here are these tactics and codes.

Helicopter Pursuit Participation – When a pursuit engages into Heat 4 and above, will sometimes involves a helicopter to watch progress. In Heat Level 5 – 7 … the helicopter will swoop down and attack your vehicle in-order to stop you. Tip: Head under tunnels so that the helicopter cannot watch you from above. Make sure that they do not see you enter or they will call ground back-up to catch you.
Box Technique – The police will gather in four or more, and attempt to box you in, slowly decreasing your speed until you come to a stop and they finally bust you. Tip: Eventually a gap may appear as they box you in. Be quick and take advantage of this gap before they close it. Beware, in higher heat levels this will be less frequent so attempt at all costs to never get boxed in.

Follow Technique – At lower heat levels, a single police unit will follow you until more back-up arrives. Tips: Try to shake them off using pursuit breakers. Once there is no-one following you head over to the nearest cooldown spot.

Herd Technique – At Heat Level 3 and above, when you are followed by numerous units, they will attempt to make you go a certain direction by forcing you. Tip: To avoid this, do not let them push you. Use your Nitrous and get ahead of them or break through a gap before they push you towards more units.

PIT (Precision Immobilization Technique) Technique – In this tactic, a unit(s) will attempt to spin you out by ramming your rear quarter panels. Tip: As soon as you hear this tactic over the pursuit scanner, look at units which are close to you. When they get closer take sharp turns so they cannot touch you.

Rhino Units – Rhino (SUV) Units are called to ram your vehicle with a head-on collision to stop your car, dead in its tracks. Tip: When you see Rhino Units appearing, use your speed-breaker and turn away from them before they hit you. Be warned, Rhino Units appear suddenly and are extremely fast, keep your eyes and ears open.
Rolling Roadblocks – This tactic is seen when a bunch of police units line up a head of you and drive at a faster speed. They will then suddenly break and make an instant wall and attempt to stop you. Tip: To avoid this … when you see this happening, use your Nitrous and attempt to get ahead of them. If that fails, take the next intersection to get away or … use your speed-breaker and do a sharp turn to get away.

Stationary Roadblocks – Instead of driving ahead of you and then stopping, police can also organise a bunch of police units to create a barrage of vehicles to act as a roadblock. At higher levels, the cars used to make these roadblocks will get heavier, and chances of escaping are harder. In addition, at Heat Levels 4 and above, police will also create Spike-Strip Roadblocks where a line of spikes are placed across the road to puncture your tires and put an end to the pursuit. Tip: Roadblocks will sometimes include a sawhorse which is the weak point of the roadblock. Drive through there to have the highest change of getting through the block. In addition, use your speed-breaker and drive through the rear end of the cars. The front is always heavier due to the engine … so DO NOT EVER DRIVE THROUGHT THE FRONT OF A VEHICLE. When spike strips are being placed, you will often see a space in the roadblock which is not blocked by a vehicle. Be warned, a spike strip may be there. In addition, some Roadblocks may contain cars and spikes … so keep your eyes peeled at all times during a pursuit. In addition, spike strips, once driving through, will always make your car stop (however there are some extremely race cases where all of your tires are damages and you may escape, but this is extremely rare.)

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Radio Contact Protocols/Codes

 During a Pursuit you will hear various codes. These are instructions between police which inform them of up-coming tactics. Here is a list of codes which you will hear during a pursuit.

10-4: OK, Message Received
10-6: Responding From a Distance

10-7: Detailed, Out Of Service

10-8: In Service

10-10: Negative, Standing By

10-20: My Location is _________

10-23: On Scene

10-25: Out of Service

10-29: Run for Wants and Warrants

10-32: Wanted Suspect

10-33: Emergency, Officer Needs Assistance

10-34: Request Zulu unit

10-36: Police Unit Traffic Collision

10-37: Request Wrecker

10-38: Request Ambulance

10-39: PIT Maneuver

10-41: Self PIT

10-42: Traffic Incident
10-43: Traffic Tie-Up

10-44: Request Rhino

10-45: Ram Suspect

10-50: Hit & Run

10-59: Herding

10-63: Offset

10-65: Vehicle Box

10-67: Spike Strip

10-70: Notify City Engineering

10-73: Roadblock

10-75: Rolling Roadblock

10-83: Set-Up Quadrant

10-85: Need Additional Units

10-87: Vehicle Pursuit

10-96: Traffic Stop

 Unit Request Handles

Fast-Air: Eagle 1 Helicopter

Rhino: SUV Units

Zulu: Sports Pursuit Cruiser

SRU: Street Racing Unit

 Pursuit Stage Codes

Code 1: Situation Under Control

Code 2: ASAP, No Lights or Sirens

Code 3: Lights and Sirens

Code 4: Suspect Under Arrest

Code 5: High-Risk Race

 Supplemental Codes

“Positive Hit” – The Suspect in the Pursuit has a Rap Sheet with the Police

28/29 – Run the Suspect for Wants and Warrants (Check if he has a Rap Sheet)

EMS – Emergency Medical Services

MVA – Motor Vehicle Accident

NCIC – National Criminal Information Centre

PC – Pursuit Car/Cruiser

PDT – Portable Data Transmitter

Wrecker – Tow Truck

 

Pursuit Vehicles

 

Civic Cruiser

 - Heat Level One
 - Base Bounty: 250
Civic Undercover
 - Heat Level Two
 - Base Bounty: 500
State Cruiser
 - Heat Level Three
 - Base Bounty: 2, 500
State Undercover
 - Heat Level Four
 - Base Bounty: 5, 000

Light SUV
 - Heat Level 3
 - Base Bounty: 10, 000
Heavy SUV (Normal)
 - Heat Level 4
 - Base Bounty: 15, 000

Heavy SUV (Normal) – Turbo-Charged
 - Heat Level 6
 - Base Bounty: 25, 000

Federal Sport Cruiser
 - Heat Level 5
 - Base Bounty: 20, 000
Undercover Sport
 - Heat Level 6
 - Base Bounty: 25, 000
Cross – Federal Sport (Custom)
 - Heat Level 5 & 6
 - Base Bounty: 100, 000
Police Helicopter (Eagle One)
 - Heat Level 4 & 5 & 6
 - Base Bounty: Cannot Be Immobilised

Rap Sheet
 In Need For Speed Most Wanted, the Rockport Police keep a record of all illegal street racers via “Rap Sheet”. This is a number of records which track your pursuit history and statistics. The Rap Sheet details information on your character. The following lists the aspects of the Rap Sheet and what is contained in it.

Summary – Basic details of your character. It lists some simple statistics and the warning associated with your character if approached.

Vehicle Database – A detailed list which contains information on the cars you own and their association in pursuits. It lists the total pursuit information associated with each vehicle stored in your Safe House.

Infractions – A list of the infractions you have broken. It includes the extent to which each infraction has been broken and the number of times each infraction has been issues against you.

Cost to State – The amount of damage you have caused to the city of Rockport. All damage done to the environment, civilian vehicles and money spent by the police department during each pursuit to keep it operating against you is all counted towards this total.

Top Evaded Pursuits – A list of the top five pursuits which you have evaded. These pursuits are chosen on the amount of Bounty earned during the chase. Statistics such as “Time of Pursuit” and “Vehicle Used” are also included for each of these top five evaded pursuits.

Rankings – The rankings of the top 15 Blacklist racers for each pursuit topic. These rankings are shown in either “Life Time” or “Single Pursuit”. Some of the topics covered in the Rankings include Total Pursuit Time, Helicopters Deployed and Police Immobilised. Your aim is to Rank #1 on both the Life Time and Single Pursuit rankings for all pursuit topics.

 

Getting Busted

 

 There are only two results of a pursuit chase. You either evade the pursuit or get busted (caught). Whenever you evade the pursuit you will take with you the statistics of the chase. These statistics will include “Bounty” and “Police Vehicles Damaged” etc. In order for you to successfully complete Milestpmes, you MUST evade the pursuit. If you however, are caught, the police will issue you a fine. The amount of money that you have pay will be determined by:

a) Your Heat

b) Number of Infractions
c) Previously Evaded Pursuits
d) Extend of the Current Pursuit (Patrol Cars Destroyed, etc.)

 When you are busted you can either Pay the Fine or use a Marker. When you use a marker the Police will ignore the entire pursuit and let all charges go. If you decide to pay with cash you will receive a “Strike” against your car. When you have a total of 3 Strikes on any one car it will be impounded. When you have no money to pay for the fine, or have no markers, your car will be impounded. When you get your last and final car impounded … Game Over!

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Blacklist Racers

 The 15 most notorious racers in Rockport make up the Blacklist. These racers are sought after by Rockport Police Department. The most notorious … and therefore Most Wanted racer is #1 on the Blacklist. Your main goal in Need For Speed Most Wanted is to take out all the members of the Blacklist and become Most Wanted. In order to take on a Blacklist racer, you must first complete a certain number of races and pursuit objectives … which are also known as Milestones as well as reaching a certain amount of Bounty with the Rockport Police. Once all of these three objectives are met … you are able to challenge the Blacklist racer.

The Blacklist

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Blacklist Boss #15 – Sonny
Name: Ho Seun
Ride: Volkswagon Golf GTi
Strength: Circuit Races

Race Wins Required: 3
 - Circuit
- Lap Knockout
 - Sprint
Milestones Completed: 3
 - Trade Paint
- Pursuit Evasion
 - Pursuit Time
- Photo Ticket
Total Bounty: 20, 000

Winner’s Take: $5, 000

 

Blacklist Boss #14 - Taz
Name: Vince Killic
Ride: Lexus IS300
Strength: Sprint Races

Race Wins Required: 4
 - Circuit
- Lap Knockout
 - Sprint
- Tollbooth
Milestones Completed: 3
 - Bounty
- Cost to State
 - Infractions
- Photo Tickets
Total Bounty: 50, 000

Winner’s Take: $6, 000

 

Blacklist Boss #13 – Vic
Name: Victor Vasquez
Ride: Toyota Supra
Strength: Pursuit Length

Race Wins Required: 4
 - Lap Knockout
- Speedtrap
 - Sprint

- Tollbooth
Milestones Completed: 3
 - Trade Paint
- Bounty
 - Pursuit Evasion
- Photo Ticket
Total Bounty: 100, 000

Winner’s Take: $6, 000

 

Blacklist Boss #12 – Izzy
Name: Isabel Diaz
Ride: Mazda Rx-8
Strength: Lap Knockout Races

Race Wins Required: 4
 - Circuit
- Drag
 - Speedtrap
- Sprint

 - Tollbooth
Milestones Completed: 3
 - Trade Paint
- Pursuit Evasion
 - Pursuit Time
- Photo Ticket
Total Bounty: 180, 000

Winner’s Take: $8, 000

 

Blacklist Boss #11 –Big Lou
Name: Lou Park
Ride: Mitsubishi Eclipse
Strength: Tollbooth Time Trials

Race Wins Required: 5
 - Circuit
- Drag
 - Speedtrap

- Sprint
 - Tollbooth
Milestones Completed: 3
 - Cost to State
- Roadblock
 - Infraction
- Photo Ticket
Total Bounty: 300, 000

Winner’s Take: $10, 00

 

Blacklist Boss #10 - Baron
Name: Karl Smit
Ride: Porsche Cayman S
Strength: Infractions

Race Wins Required: 5
 - Circuit
- Lap Knockout
 - Speedtrap
- Sprint
 - Tollbooth
Milestones Completed: 4
 - Bounty
- Cost to State
 - Pursuit Time
- Roadblock
 - Photo Ticket
Total Bounty: 500, 000

Winner’s Take: $12, 000

 

Blacklist Boss #09 - Earl
Name: Eugene James
Ride: Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII
Strength: Sprint Races

Race Wins Required: 5
 - Circuit
- Drag
 - Lap Knockout
- Speedtrap
 - Tollbooth
Milestones Completed: 4
 - Trade Paint
- Roadblock
 - Bounty
- Pursuit Evasion
 - Photo Ticket
Total Bounty: 790, 000

Winner’s Take: $16, 000

 

Blacklist Boss #08 - Jewels
Name: Jade Barrett
Ride: Ford Mustang GT
Strength: Drag Races

Race Wins Required: 5
 - Lap Knockout
- Speedtrap
 - Sprint

- Tollbooth
Milestones Completed: 4
 - Trade Paint
- Pursuit Time
 - Spike Strip
- Infraction
 - Photo Ticket
Total Bounty: 1, 180, 000

Winner’s Take: $20, 000

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Blacklist Boss #07 - Kamikaze (Kaze)
Name: Kira Nakazato
Ride: Mercedes-Benz CLK 500
Strength: Cost to State

Race Wins Required: 7
 - Circuit

- Drag
 - Lap Knockout
- Speedtrap
 - Sprint
- Tollbooth
Milestones Completed: 4
 - Bounty
- Cost to State
 - Pursuit Evasion
- Roadblocks
 - Photo Tickets
Total Bounty: 1, 680, 000

Winner’s Take: $24, 000

 

Blacklist Boss #06 - Ming
Name: Hector Domingo
Ride: Lamborghini Gallardo
Strength: Speedtrap Races

Race Wins Required: 7
 - Drag
- Lap Knockout
 - Speedtrap

- Sprint
 - Tollbooth
Milestones Completed: 4
 - Trade Paint
- Pursuit Time
 - Roadblock
- Spike Strip
 - Photo Ticket
Total Bounty: 2, 300, 000

Winner’s Take: $28, 000

 

Blacklist Boss #05 -Webster
Name: Wes Allen
Ride: Chevrolet Corvette C6.R
Strength: Escaping Pursuits

Race Wins Required: 7
 - Circuit
- Lap Knockout
 - Speedtrap

- Sprint
 - Tollbooth
Milestones Completed: 4
 - Bounty
- Cost to State
 - Pursuit Evasion
- Spike Strips
 - Photo Ticket
Total Bounty: 3, 050, 000

Winner’s Take: $48, 000

 

Blacklist Boss #04 – J.V.
Name: Joe Vega
Ride: Dodge Viper SRT 10
Strength: Speedtrap Races

Race Wins Required: 7
 - Circuit
- Lap Knockout
 - Speedtrap
- Sprint
 - Tollbooth
Milestones Completed: 5
 - Trade Paint
- Bounty
 - Cost to State
- Infractions
 - Photo Ticket
Total Bounty: 4, 050, 000

Winner’s Take: $54, 000

 

Blacklist Boss #03 - Ronnie
Name: Ronald McCrea
Ride: Aston Martin DB9
Strength: Immobilizing Police Vehicles

Race Wins Required: 8
 - Circuit

- Drag
 - Lap Knockout
- Speedtrap
 - Sprint
- Tollbooth
Milestones Completed: 5
 - Trade Paint
- Bounty
 - Pursuit Evasion
- Pursuit Time
 - Photo Ticket
Total Bounty: 5, 550, 000

Winner’s Take: $60, 000

 

Blacklist Boss #02 - Bull
Name: Toru Sato
Ride: Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
Strength: Sprint Races

Race Wins Required: 8
 - Circuit
- Drag
 - Lap Knockout
- Speedtrap
 - Sprint
- Tollbooth
Milestones Completed: 5
 - Cost to State
- Pursuit Time
 - Roadblock
- Spike Strip
 - Photo Ticket
Total Bounty: 7, 550, 000

Winner’s Take: $75, 000

 

Blacklist Boss #01 – Razor
Name: Clarence Callahan
Ride: BMW M3 GTR
Strength: Everything
Race Wins Required: 9
 - Circuit
- Lap Knockout
 - Speedtrap
-Sprint
 - Tollbooth
Milestones Completed: 5
 - Trade Paint
- Bounty
 - Pursuit Evasion
- Pursuit Time
- Photo Ticket
Total Bounty: 10, 000, 000
Winners Take: BMW M3 GTR and Most Wanted status

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Bonus Markers and Pink Slips
 Once you have successfully beaten a Blacklist boss you will have the opportunity to choose two of six markers. The first three markers contain either a pursuit bonus (such as extra marker towards impound total), cash bonus or the pink slip to the rival’s car. If you chose the correct marker you will be able to take the rival’s car. The other three markers contain a visual upgrade, part upgrade or a performance upgrade. You only get once chance at choosing these markers … so if you select the wrong two you cannot go back and re-do the Blacklist race. However … there is a method which will allow you to re-select the markers at the cost of re-doing the entire race again from scratch. The method is detailed below.
1. Ensure you save the game before you take on a Blacklist racer.

2. Defeat the Blacklist Boss and proceed to the Market Screen
3. Select any two (if you are wanting to unlock the pink slip) of the first three markers.

4. If you do not unlock the pink slip marker … immediately press the Guide Button and return to the Xbox 360 Dashboard. (It is important that you do not press “A” after you select the wrong two markers).
5. Re-start Need for Most Wanted and challenge the Blacklist Boss again.

6. If you are successful again have another chance at selecting the correct marker.

7. If you are unsuccessful again you can re-do this method for another chance at the markers.

 This method is successful because the game does not save the progress until after you have left the Marker Screen and because you return to the Dashboard … the game does not ha  ve a chance to save. TREND: The positions of the first three markers rotate on a two-time basis. That means that the pink-slip marker will be in the same spot the first and third time you go up against the same Blacklist racer.

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Challenge Series Assistance

 

 The Challenge Series do provide a challenge to even the best racer. So it is therefore essential that you take each event one at a time. The Challenge Series Events follow two patterns …they are either a tollbooth time trial or a police pursuit. At higher numbered events the difficulty of each event will increase.
Time Trials: In order to successfully complete each of the Time Trials you should try to race using the following techniques.
1. Always take the race lines of each turn.
2. Avoid all obstacles – including civilian vehicles, pursuit breakers and objects in the environment.
3. Stay on the road and never veer off into the distance (unless you are entering a shortcut).

4. Do not use your Speed-breaker to make unnecessary sharp turns – You want to keep a high speed throughout the entire race.
Pursuits: In order to maintain a long pursuit and unlock the necessary milestones … try to use the following tactics.

1. Keep to the Un-Ending Highways located in either Rosewood (near the top of the map) or in Downtown Rockport (located near the bottom-left of the map).

2. Drive sensibly … do not hit civilian vehicles for fun … and only when needed.
3. When travelling through roadblocks and spike strips … use the Speed-Breaker and ram through the truck of the car … or sawhorse.

                                                                Unlocking Achievements

 Need For Speed: Most Wanted has a total of 15 Achievements totalling to 1000 Gamerpoints. The Achievements are offline-specific and you will unlock them as you progress through Career. The following explains how to unlock all of the Achievements.
Defeat Clarence Callahan “Razor” – (350 Gamerpoints) – Defeat Razor and take the top spot on the Blacklist 15, becoming the most notorious racer around.

Defeat Toru Sato “Bull” – (200 Gamerpoints) – Defeat Bull and take the 2nd spot on the Blacklist 15.

Defeat Ronald McCrea “Ronnie” – (100 Gamerpoints) – Defeat Ronnie and take the 3rd spot on the Blacklist 15.

Defeat Joe Vega “J.V” – (85 Gamerpoints) – Defeat J.V. and take the top spot on the Blacklist 15.

Defeat Wes Allen “Webster” – (75 Gamerpoints) – Defeat Webster and take the top spot on the Blacklist 15.

Defeat Hector Domingo “Ming” – (25 Gamerpoints) – Defeat Ming and take the top spot on the Blacklist 15.

Defeat Kira Nakazato “Kamikaze (Kaze)” – (25 Gamerpoints) – Defeat Kamikaze (Kaze) and take the top spot on the Blacklist 15.

Defeat Jade Barrett “Jewels” – (25 Gamerpoints) – Defeat Jewels and take the top spot on the Blacklist 15.

Defeat Eugene James “Earl” – (25 Gamerpoints) – Defeat Earl and take the top spot on the Blacklist 15.

Defeat Karl Smit “Baron” – (25 Gamerpoints) – Defeat Baron and take the top spot on the Blacklist 15.

Defeat Lou Park “Big Lou” – (10 Gamerpoints) – Defeat Big Lou and take the top spot on the Blacklist 15.

Defeat Isabel Diaz “Izzy” – (10 Gamerpoints) – Defeat Izzy and take the top spot on the Blacklist 15.

Defeat Victor Vasquez “Vic” – (10 Gamerpoints) – Defeat Vic and take the top spot on the Blacklist 15.

Defeat Vince Killic “Taz” – (10 Gamerpoints) – Defeat Taz and take the top spot on the Blacklist 15.

Defeat Ho Seun “Sonny” – (10 Gamerpoints) – Defeat Sonny and take the top spot on the Blacklist 15.

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Custom Methods, Tips and FAQ’s

 

Clearing the Hard Drive Cache

 A common troubleshooting step will involve “Clearing the Cache of your Hard Drive”. This involves deleting the “Internet History” of your Hard Drive and this will result in all game updates and patches being deleted (but do not worry … when you place the game in and load it, it will automatically download the update(s)). You can clear the cache by completing the following steps …

1) Make sure you are in the Xbox 360 Dashboard

2) Press “Left” on the control stick until you get to the System Blade.

3) Press “Down” on the control stick until you get to “Memory”.

4) Press “A” on “Memory”

5) When you do this you will have a list of your Hard Drive or Memory Card(s) attached to your console

6) Highlight the Hard Drive and Press “Y”.

7) You will then see a Menu Screen of the following options … “Format” and “Rename”.

8) Press, in this menu, “X”, “X”, “LB”, “RB”, “X”, “X” in that order

9) If successful a message will come up asking to “Preform Maintenance on Storage Device”.

10) Press “A”.

11) You have now successfully “Cleared the Cache”

12) You can start the sequence of buttons pressed from the start without exiting and entering … just re-enter the buttons as stated in order again.

 

Drag Racing Information

 Whenever you race in a drag race … the probability of smashing into a civilian vehicle and totalling you engine is high. To avoid this … you need to know which cars are where … and when. In any drag race … the positioning of these civilian cars will be the same … no matter how many times you restart the race. Therefore … if you know the position of the car … you can expect to see it there again if you restart the race.

 In addition … another sure fire way of ensuring success is getting perfect shifts throughout the race. If you use your Nitrous immediately and get perfect shifts the entire time … you will always win the race.

 

Ford GT (Castrol Syntec) Cheat Code
 In order to unlock the exclusive Ford GT (Castrol Syntec) Version … on the “Press Start to Begin” Screen … enter the following buttons. “Left, Right, Left, Right, Up, Down, Up, Down” on the Control Pad.

Junkman Performance Upgrades
 In order to unlock a complete set of Junkman Performance Modifications to use on any car in Career Mode enter the following buttons on the “Press Start to Begin” Screen. “Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Up, Down” on the Control Pad.

Burger King Challenge Series
 In order to unlock the exclusive Challenge Series #69 sponsored by Burger King … press the following buttons on the “Press Start to Begin” Screen. If you successfully complete this event you will unlock Junkman Performance Upgrades to be used on all cars in “My Cars”. This Challenge Series can only be completed once however. Press “Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right” on the Control Pad.

 

Money Making Tip

  In Need For Speed Most Wanted, it is extremely easy to make large amounts of money quickly. The following method can be used to make money for Career Mode.

1. Complete any race in Career Mode.
2. Press “Down” on the Control Pad to access the Blacklist.
3. Select the Races Section.
4. Select a race you would like to re-race and complete it.
5. This can be done with any race; an unlimited amount of time … so cash reserves will never be short during Career Mode.
Tip: West Park & Lyons in Ming’s Race Section is a Sprint Race. Once you get to Ming … this one race is a fast method/track to rack up money fast.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

1) I am unable to connect to EA Nation. What are some tips?
 Connecting to EA Nation is one of the biggest issues which many Need for Speed Most Wanted players experience. Here are some troubleshooting tips that may assist you.
a) Make sure you have connected your Gamercard to EA.

b) Clear the Cache (“Clearing the Hard Drive Cache” Method above).
c) Disconnect your Hard Drive then Re-Connect it. (Do this when there is NO POWER running through your console).
d) Try going to “Quick Match” or “Custom Match” in the Main Menu and try to connect there.
e) Delete all of “My Cars”.
f) Create a sub-alias, and then sign-in through that one. Then re-sign into your other first alias.

g) Check the Internet Connection. Is it wireless? This may be the issue.

h) Swap the game disc for a new one.

i) Try loading your save game on another console.

j) If all these methods fail, it may unfortunately be an error in your GamerCard. This is not your fault, rather than a glitch.

k) Make sure that you try steps that involves connecting through to EA Nation about 5 times each. This is because it may not connect on the first try.

2) I cannot find my Career Cars in an online race. Where are they?
 When you are in the lobby of an online race and you are selecting your car. Press either “Up” or “Down” on your Control to scroll through the car lists. You will find them under “Career”. (Remember this is in the screen when you are selecting your car in a game lobby.)

3) Which are the online specific cars?

 These cars are not available in Career Mode. They are only available for racing in “Quick Race” or in an Online Race. The complete car list which are online specific are:

- Corvette C6.R
 - Ford GT (Castrol Syntec)
- Porsche 911 GT2

4) Why is that other racers have unlimited Nitrous Oxide?

 They are using a cheat. This however, is only used/available in Unranked Matches.

5) Is there a method that I can use to make in-game money quickly?

 Yes. Check the section “Money Making Tip” above. It has a method that is fool-proof.

6) Can I invite a friend into an online race?

 Yes, but this is only available in an Unranked match.

7) When I try to find a match, there is nothing I can enter. Is no-one online and playing this game anymore?

 The Need for Speed Most Wanted Community is still active … and there are people still playing online.
8) Is it possible to change the A.I. Difficulty?
 Unfortunately not. The difficulty of the game is set and cannot be changed.
9) The AI are extremely difficult. Is it my skill?

 If you are finding that the AI are difficult to beat … that is normal. This game does provide a great challenge.
10) Why is it that the Blacklist Boss crashed his car … yet he/she managed to catch up … even though my racing is flawless?
 The AI has been designed to recover from almost any accident they are in. Just make sure you race perfectly and the win will be that little bit easier.
11) If I race the same race over and over …will that be counted as one race or more?
 In order to comply with the challenge set by the Blacklist boss … you need to complete x amount of different races. You cannot do a tollbooth five or six times and expect them to count for more than once.
12) I am constantly being disconnected from EA Nation (EA Servers). Is this my fault?

 This is a problem with the EA Servers and is not your fault. Unfortunately there is nothing you can do in-order to prevent or stop this from happening.

 

Acknowledgements

 The above guide was written entirely by myself … Anchorman Mazda. I would like however, to acknowledge some sources which I used in order to obtain some of the information.

 Prima Official Strategy Guide: Need for Speed Most Wanted – For the help they gave me on Pursuits and Blacklist information. It definitely allowed me to add some detail to that section of the guide.

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Ummm....Wow, good job.  Amazing FAQ.  Too bad this game is old.  Anyways, I'd give you an A+ for your work.

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END WAR BETA/CALL OF DUTY BETA/HALO 3 FRIENDS AND FAMILY BETA TESTER

Thanks for the great guide and your guide for Saints Row is great too

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You like those racing games dont you? lol

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Bang-Bang Your Dead... Hole In Your Head

Nicely done! A tad bit late though eh?

Good job though!

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no no, not late ALOT of people still play this NFS. Since it Is the best NFS to date so far.Great job man

very nice man but what happened to de coward's faq?

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GT - skywalker1230jh

Great FAQ. My bro just gave me his copy of Most Wanted. This will help me out alot.

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like u so much.

hiho. For doing this

 "Burger King Challenge Series
 In order to unlock the exclusive Challenge Series #69 sponsored by Burger King … press the following buttons on the “Press Start to Begin” Screen. If you successfully complete this event you will unlock Junkman Performance Upgrades to be used on all cars in “My Cars”. This Challenge Series can only be completed once however. Press “Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right” on the Control Pad."

 WIll this stop you gaining achievements???

 ~beav

 No. This cheat will not disable achievements.

This is a sponsored cheat and it will have no negative repocussions to your gaming experience.

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What about the cheat code for the mustang syntec car and for the junkman parts??? If I enter these will it stop me gaining achievements for this game???

They are fine too.

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Woohooo. Nice one mate. Thanks for the fast replys. Was shocked at how quick you replyed, lol. Good job they was fast, gota go in 5 mins cuz im at college then im going home soon :D

 ~Beav

Damb. I suck. My porche caymen is 4 in heat and I keep getting caught by the cops. I don't want my heat to low because bounty goes up slower but when its like 4+ I get caught quite easy and there is a helicopter involved :( I also have a rx7 which is not even 1 in heat because I like to keep one car clean.

 What do I do???

 Thanks for reading-

 ~beav

The Porsche Cayman S is a great car for Pursuits because it is light and quick.

 However, you might want to look into purchasing a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, which might assist you.

It takes practise however, eventually you will get the hang of it.

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let me guess, you got the wireless xbox 360 racing wheel dont ya? i actually want it =)

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Thats a great work...I found it useful..I got my xbox360 two weeks ago and NFS MW was the first game i bought..I just finished the game and I think I am going to be the last one to do it....lol