All-New Co-Op Features Allow Players to Team Up With a Friend and
Make Trouble Together in the Wii U Enhanced Version of Need for Speed
Most Wanted
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Team up to top the Most Wanted List! EA and Criterion Games announced
today that Need for Speed™ Most Wanted, winner of more
than 30 industry awards, is coming to Nintendo's Wii U™ system on
March 19 in North America and March 21 in Europe. Need for Speed Most
Wanted unleashes gamers into a connected, open world where they
race, chase and explore their way to become Most Wanted amongst their
friends.
Need for Speed Most Wanted's all new local co-op mode, Co-Driver. (Photo: Business Wire)
Utilising three unique features of the Wii U™ GamePad controller and
including bonus content, the Wii U game makes the race to become Most
Wanted more fun and social than ever before. Firstly, introducing an all
new local co-op mode, Co-Driver, one player drives using the Wii Remote™
controller or Wii U Pro Controller, and another player uses the Wii U
GamePad to provide control and navigation assistance on a fully
interactive real-time map. Using just their fingertips, a partner can
distract pursuing cops, switch from night to day or activate enhanced
performance for any car and even control the amount of traffic on the
road. This is the ultimate advantage for gamers who like to stir up
trouble for the cops, their friends or just for fun.
For another competitive edge, players can change their mods, switch into
their favorite cars, track milestones and uncover the city's hidden
gems, all on the fly with the Wii U touch screen, ensuring nothing ever
slows them down.
Finally, Need for Speed Most Wanted on Wii U brings the
blockbuster action of the open world racer to players' fingertips. The
entire game is playable off-screen using the Wii U GamePad, so gamers
never have to put the game down.
Need for Speed Most Wanted on Wii U also includes the Ultimate
Speed Pack, so players can take to the streets five of the sickest, most
ludicrously fast cars ever made: McLaren's F1 LM, Lamborghini's
minimalist artwork, the Aventador J, the track-focused Pagani Zonda R,
Bugatti's reigning world speed champion, the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport
Vitesse and Hennessey's savage 275 mile-an-hour ragtop beast, the Venom
GT Spyder.
Need for Speed Most Wanted lets gamers compete against the people
they want to defeat most — their friends. With EA's innovative
online technology Autolog 2, the game automatically tracks and compares
best race times, high scores and more. These stats are broadcast
throughout the open world, fueling friendly competition and rivalries.
Curious if you're still dominating the leaderboards? Autolog 2 alerts
you every time you've been knocked off the top, reminding you it's time
to reclaim your position. Need for Speed Most Wanted's online
multiplayer also ups the ante for social competition. Gamers pick a car,
meet up with their friends and are immersed in a non-stop playlist of
action-packed events. Whether it's competing for the best starting
position, the ultimate jump, or finishing first place, if there's
something to do, there's someone to beat. Any Speed Points earned on Wii
U will add to your existing total if you are playing the game on any of
the other available platforms.
Need for Speed Most Wanted for Wii U will be available March 19
in North America for $59.99 and March 21 in Europe for €69.99.
For more information on Need for Speed Most Wanted, visit http://www.needforspeed.com.
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