: It introduced "Speedbreaker" (slow-motion driving) and featured a "Blacklist" of 15 elite racers the player must defeat to reclaim their car.
Need For Speed: Most Wanted is widely considered the masterpiece of the franchise, selling over . It successfully blended the "tuner" culture of previous installments with high-stakes police chases and a "zero-to-hero" story.
: The silver-and-blue BMW M3 GTR featured on the cover is now the series' unofficial mascot and has even been recognized by BMW themselves.