A remake of Need for Speed: Most Wanted looks to have been publicly outed ahead of any official announcement from EA, if a now-deleted tweet is to be believed. Simone Bailly, who plays Sgt. Cross' partner in the original title, said: "Need for Speed: Most Wanted Remake is being released in 2024, LIKE & comment if you want to see Cross (Dean McKenzie) & his partner (Simone Bailly) hunt down the most wanted." Bailly has now removed the post, but her Twitter likes reveal the responses she interacted with.
While there are actually two games that go by the name Need for Speed: Most Wanted โ the first launched in 2005 on PS2 and another came out in 2012 on PS3 โ it's the first title Bailly will be referring to here as she didn't star in the PS3 version. The one seemingly getting a remake is an entry fans have a lot of love for, and would mark another remake in the Need for Speed series after Hot Pursuit received similar treatment in 2020.
An open world racing game where the police could tail you across vast stretches of the map, Need for Speed: Most Wanted was all about working your way up an elite ladder of 15 street racers, beating them and taking their cars. It's considered one of the best instalments in the franchise.
Would you be interested in a Need for Speed: Most Wanted remake? Stay in your lane in the comments below.
[source resetera.com]
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I loved this game! A remake would be awesome.
Nice. My second favourite NFS after Underground 2 of course.
Hope that one is in the works though. Although EA might have trouble with the music licensing for the original soundtrack.
The best police chases and AI in my opinion.
The best NFS game ever.
Presumably this is a remake of the first game, not the later Criterion game of the same name?
Nice! Actually interested in this. Hot Pursuit 2, Underground 2 and Most Wanted are my favorite NFS games.
Can they remake Need for Speed III : Hot Pursuit first?
I really don't like open-world for racing games, I prefer handmade race tracks that bring deliberate challenges and set-pieces, and the first Hot Pursuit was a very good example of this (even if I'm sure I would be disappointed if I were to go back to it today... nostalgia ha!)
Underground 2 and Most Wanted. My golden boys of NFS.
Once they do this and Underground 2 they can stop there, NFS cannot be better than that and has not been for a long time. Unbound was far too aimless for me. Just dots on a map to fill out is no story thanks.
What do we have to do to get a burnout 3/ revenge remake or even remaster for crying out loud give us some burnout instead of need for speed.
This was my favorite Need for Speed game back in the day and one of the rare racing games that I actually finished, so I'd definitely be all for a remake (hopefully a good remake).
Why ...? Why not just make a new one ??
And there's me getting excited that it would be the 2012 version, I guess the waiting continues ๐ฎโ๐จ๐ฎโ๐จ๐ค
@Vacuumator unfortunately no ๐๐
@Americansamurai1 2012 was like burnout, it was made by the criterion team just after burnout paradise, it's a shame it doesn't get the attention as other NFS titles like it deserves
Best NFS. Yes, even better than Underground. ๐
@huyi did it have take downs,crash mode,and an awesome pop punk soundtrack?
The PS2 NFS Most Wanted was brilliant. I'd certainly love to see a remake of it. The series sure has its ups and downs though, so there's always the risk of them messing up any remakes.
Hopefully they add the Pursuit Breaker, made the police chases alot more fun. Surprised the new games never added them
I'm gonna spoil it for yall right now, its gonna suck, or at the very least it wont be nearly as good as the original, a remaster would be better since they cannot ever remake how much of a banger this game was. I quite like the last NFS games but the vibe and feel of the original most wanted cannot ever be replicated.
@huyi
why would you want that? its not even the best NFS game of that era.
Hot pursuit is the better one and they already remastered it
Loved NFS Most wanted and Carbon. Hope they both get a remaster or remake for current consoles
That would be awesome, most wanted is very good. Would prefer a remake of Underground 2 but maybe we can have both? ๐
NFS Underground 2 needs a remake
@danzoEX wanted to say, I had good time with underground 1 and 2. Even Carbon was an interesting look back in time on pc.
I would be interested for any of these remakes.
Let it be true!!
Just take away the piss film grain and I'll buy it day one!
Why won't ea just give us more burnout. That's all we have been asking since 2008
I'm not a big NFS player, but isn't it the Underground series that's most beloved? Why not remake those 2 bangers (even I played those)?
Edit: Just a thought. If the version being remade is NOT the 2012 edition, maaaaaybe don't link to your content on that 2012 edition? Super confusing.
Come on EA, just do a Burnout remake already. And maybe SSX while youโre at it.
@AvalancheRyder came here to write the same. Please Burnout 3 Takedown remake. That was such an awesome game.
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