Need for Speed: Most Wanted 
North American cover art for Windows version
Developer(s) EA Canada, EA Redwood Shores, Ideaworks Game Studio (Mobile Version)
Publisher(s) Electronic Arts
Composer(s) Paul Linford
Series Need for Speed
Engine EAGL 3
Version 1.3 (December 6, 2005)
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, Xbox 360, Mobile phone, PlayStation Portable
Release date(s) Nintendo DS
EU November 11, 2005
NA November 15, 2005
Microsoft Windows, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox & Game Boy Advance
NA November 15, 2005
EU November 25, 2005
AUS November 25, 2005
JP December 22, 2005
Xbox 360
NA November 22, 2005
EU December 2, 2005
JP December 10, 2005
Mobile phone
NA December 21, 2005
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer
Rating(s)
BBFC: PG
ESRB: T
OFLC: G
PEGI: 3+
Media/distribution CD, DVD, UMD, GameCube Game Disc, GBA Cartridge, NDS Game Card
System requirements
Microsoft Windows
Windows 2000 or better
1.4 GHz CPU
256 MB RAM
3 GB hard disk space,
DirectX 9.0c compatible 32 MB video card with one of these chipsets Radeon 7500; Radeon Xpress 200; GeForce 2 MX; Intel 915; S3 GammaChrome S18 Pro
DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card


North American cover art for Windows version
Developer(s) EA Canada, EA Redwood Shores, Ideaworks Game Studio (Mobile Version)
Publisher(s) Electronic Arts
Composer(s) Paul Linford
Series Need for Speed
Engine EAGL 3
Version 1.3 (December 6, 2005)
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, Xbox 360, Mobile phone, PlayStation Portable
Release date(s) Nintendo DS
EU November 11, 2005
NA November 15, 2005
Microsoft Windows, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox & Game Boy Advance
NA November 15, 2005
EU November 25, 2005
AUS November 25, 2005
JP December 22, 2005
Xbox 360
NA November 22, 2005
EU December 2, 2005
JP December 10, 2005
Mobile phone
NA December 21, 2005
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer
Rating(s)
BBFC: PG
ESRB: T
OFLC: G
PEGI: 3+
Media/distribution CD, DVD, UMD, GameCube Game Disc, GBA Cartridge, NDS Game Card
System requirements
Microsoft Windows
Windows 2000 or better
1.4 GHz CPU
256 MB RAM
3 GB hard disk space,
DirectX 9.0c compatible 32 MB video card with one of these chipsets Radeon 7500; Radeon Xpress 200; GeForce 2 MX; Intel 915; S3 GammaChrome S18 Pro
DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card