It’s amazing but, in my opinion, just not as influential as some of the other titles further down this list. The reason why this game isn’t scoring further down is that, while I love it, and I’ve touched on this already, is that it’s a bit of a cross between Pursuit and Underground. So having the chance to destroy cars and property, gambling, and souping up parts bought with illicit money just blows my mind! Illegal races are something that I would never do in real life (I’m too fond of not being in prison). Ok, so all the modifying in the car garage felt similar to the previous titles, but the gameplay was just exquisite! It might not seem it now that other titles have come out, but it was revolutionary back in the day too. I used to play this game so much with my dad when I was a kid, an arcade racer with so many souping up options that he used to spend so many hours on his account just messing around with decals until the small hours of the morning. If we’re starting with Need for Speed Most Wanted, then you know that we’re going to have a stellar list on our hands.
