Need for Speed: Most Wanted

2012 video game by Criterion Games
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Need for Speed: Most Wanted

Summary

Need for Speed: Most Wanted is a video game[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Need for Speed: Most Wanted received the Most Wanted — award received (P166): Game Critics Award for Best Racing Game[3].
  • Need for Speed: Most Wanted's instance of is recorded as Most Wanted — instance of (P31): video game[4].
  • Need for Speed: Most Wanted was published by Most Wanted — publisher (P123): Electronic Arts[5].
  • Need for Speed: Most Wanted's genre is Most Wanted — genre (P136): racing video game[6].
  • Need for Speed: Most Wanted's based on is recorded as Most Wanted — based on (P144): Need for Speed: Most Wanted[7].
  • Need for Speed: Most Wanted's developer is recorded as Most Wanted — developer (P178): Criterion Games[8].
  • Need for Speed: Most Wanted's part of the series is recorded as Most Wanted — part of the series (P179): Need for Speed[9].
  • Need for Speed: Most Wanted's operating system is recorded as Most Wanted — operating system (P306): Android[10].
  • Need for Speed: Most Wanted's operating system is recorded as Most Wanted — operating system (P306): iOS[11].
  • Need for Speed: Most Wanted's Commons category is recorded as Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012)[12].
  • Need for Speed: Most Wanted's platform is recorded as Most Wanted — platform (P400): Android[13].
  • Need for Speed: Most Wanted's platform is recorded as Most Wanted — platform (P400): Q48263[14].
  • Need for Speed: Most Wanted's platform is recorded as Most Wanted — platform (P400): PlayStation Vita[15].
  • Need for Speed: Most Wanted's platform is recorded as Most Wanted — platform (P400): PlayStation 3[16].
  • Need for Speed: Most Wanted's platform is recorded as Most Wanted — platform (P400): Microsoft Windows[17].
  • Need for Speed: Most Wanted's platform is recorded as Most Wanted — platform (P400): iOS[18].
  • Need for Speed: Most Wanted's platform is recorded as Most Wanted — platform (P400): Wii U[19].
  • Need for Speed: Most Wanted's game mode is recorded as Most Wanted — game mode (P404): single-player video game[20].
  • Need for Speed: Most Wanted's game mode is recorded as Most Wanted — game mode (P404): multiplayer video game[21].
  • Need for Speed: Most Wanted's game mode is recorded as Most Wanted — game mode (P404): player versus player[22].
  • Need for Speed: Most Wanted's language of work or name is recorded as Most Wanted — language of work or name (P407): English[23].
  • Need for Speed: Most Wanted's language of work or name is recorded as Most Wanted — language of work or name (P407): French[24].
  • Need for Speed: Most Wanted's language of work or name is recorded as Most Wanted — language of work or name (P407): Italian[25].
  • Need for Speed: Most Wanted's language of work or name is recorded as Most Wanted — language of work or name (P407): German[26].
  • Need for Speed: Most Wanted's language of work or name is recorded as Most Wanted — language of work or name (P407): Peninsular Spanish[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Need for Speed: Most Wanted was published by Most Wanted — publisher (P123): Electronic Arts[5].

Publication

Publication dates include October 30, 2012[28] and 2012[29]. Languages include Most Wanted — language of work or name (P407): English[23], Most Wanted — language of work or name (P407): French[24], Most Wanted — language of work or name (P407): Italian[25], Most Wanted — language of work or name (P407): German[26], Most Wanted — language of work or name (P407): Peninsular Spanish[27], and Most Wanted — language of work or name (P407): Czech[30]. Need for Speed: Most Wanted's genre is Most Wanted — genre (P136): racing video game[6]. Its part of the series is recorded as Most Wanted — part of the series (P179): Need for Speed[9]. Recorded distribution format include Most Wanted — distribution format (P437): optical disc[31] and Most Wanted — distribution format (P437): digital download[32].

Subject and Themes

Need for Speed: Most Wanted's part of the series is recorded as Most Wanted — part of the series (P179): Need for Speed[9].

Reception

Need for Speed: Most Wanted received the Most Wanted — award received (P166): Game Critics Award for Best Racing Game[3]. Its review score is recorded as 74/100[33].

Why It Matters

Need for Speed: Most Wanted has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

What awards did Need for Speed: Most Wanted receive?

Honors received include Most Wanted — award received (P166): Game Critics Award for Best Racing Game[3].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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