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Need for Speed: Most Wanted

Xbox 3602005macOS, LinuxBeta

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Original console
Xbox 360 · Microsoft, 2005
Runs on
Native PC
Platforms
macOS, Linux
Method
RecompThe original machine code translated automatically into C or C++, with tools like N64Recomp or ReXGlue.
Status
Beta
Latest release
0.1.7 ↗
Last update
Oct 2026

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About Need for Speed: Most Wanted

Need for Speed: Most Wanted is a single-player racing video game and the ninth installment in the Need for Speed series, following Underground 2. The game centers on street-racing gameplay, featuring a variety of events and racing circuits set within the fictional city of Rockport.

Released
15 Nov 2005
Genre
Racing
Themes
Open world
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Series
Need for Speed
Developer
EA Black Box, EA Redwood Shores
Publisher
Electronic Arts
Rating
85/100 from 1,026 ratings

Screenshots, summary and details from IGDB ↗. They describe the original game, not the port.

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macOS and Linux.
Is it an emulator?
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