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Revision as of 20:07, 24 February 2026

Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012)
Developers
Criterion Games
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
Chameleon
Release dates
October 30, 2012
Reception
Metacritic 78
IGDB 85
Resources
PCGamingWiki
WineHQ
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Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) on HowLongToBeat
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) on IGDB
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Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) guide on StrategyWiki
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) on MobyGames
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) on Wikipedia
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macOS Compatibility

Compatibility layer Rating Notes
CrossOver Perfect Perfect performance at locked 60 FPS. "Reverberation" in the audio settings must be turned OFF to prevent repeating sound issues. Minor flickering on still vehicles at the start screen using D3DMetal, but gameplay is flawless.[1] Older setups and versions may experience audio stuttering and frame drops.[2]
Wine Unknown
Virtualization
Parallels Playable Playable with minor graphical glitches.[3]

Gameplay videos

Availability

See PCGamingWiki for Windows and/or Linux availability.

References

  1. ↑ Verified by User:Truwa06 on 2026-02-24
    Device: Mac Mini M4 16GB 10CPU/10GPU
    OS: macOS 26.2 Tahoe
    Method: CrossOver 26.0, D3DMetal, MSync
    Game version: EA App
    Resolution: 1080p
    Settings: Max graphics (or 1440p Medium)
    Framerate: 60 FPS (Locked)
    Comment: "Reverberation" in the game's audio settings MUST be turned OFF to fix repeating sound issues. Multiplayer works perfectly with an active community. EA Desktop version works flawlessly; Steam version may struggle to start due to problematic Steam-EA App integration. Minor flickering on still vehicles at start with D3DMetal, but normal gameplay. DXMT fixes the start screen flickering but lowers performance by 20% to 30%.
  2. ↑ Verified by User:Void on 2023-07-06
    Device: MacBook Air 13 M2 RAM: 16GB, CPU: 8 Cores (4 performance and 4 efficiency), GPU: 8 Cores
    OS: macOS 13.2.1 (22D68)
    Method: whisky v1.0.0 + GPTK v1.0.2
    Game version: Need For Speed: Most Wanted (2012) 1.5.0.0 (Origin)
    Resolution: 960x600
    Settings: Low
    Framerate: 40-60 FPS, during cpu throttling drops to 20-30 FPS
    Controller: Xbox One Controller
  3. ↑ Verified by User:youosx on 2022-12-06
    Device: MacBook Pro 16 M1 Pro 16GB RAM 10CPU + 16GPU Cores
    OS: macOS 13.0.1 (22A400)
    Method: Windows 11 ARM 22000 on Parallels 18.1.0
    Game version: Need For Speed: Most Wanted (2012) 1.5.0.0
    Resolution: 1680x1050
    Settings: High resolution texture: Off; Motion blur: Medium; Shadow level: None; Headlight shadows: On; Ambient Occlusion: Off; Reflection detail: High; VFX detail: Medium; Geometry detail: Medium; Light scattering: On; Super sampling: Off
    Framerate: 45-60 FPS, infrequently dips to 20-30 FPS
    Controller: Keyboard
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