# Need for Speed™ Most Wanted — user reviews

> 232 indexed App Store user reviews of Need for Speed™ Most Wanted by Electronic Arts, rated 3.60/5 from 2,140 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/need-for-speed-most-wanted/id540925164/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/need-for-speed-most-wanted/id540925164.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,111 · 4★ 211 · 3★ 157 · 2★ 120 · 1★ 541

## What do users think of Need for Speed™ Most Wanted?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Smooth gameplay
- 🎮 Great mobile racing experience
- 💯 Best mobile NFS game
- 🕹️ Fun and addictive

**Cons**

- 🐛 Bugs and crashes
- 🎮 Lack of controller support
- 🚗 Limited car customization
- 🚓 Frustrating police AI

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Game not launching or crashing
- Progression reset issues
- Compatibility problems with newer devices
- Glitches with NFS edition cars

**Most requested features**

- Free roam mode
- More cars and customization options
- Controller support
- Multiplayer mode

## Newest reviews (13 of 232)

### 4/5 — controls and sounds

*2026-08-19, version 1.1.3*

I really wanted to hear those same sounds in the game straight from 2005, but unfortunately they are not there, and the controls are also stupid, only a steering wheel and tilt, please add arrow keys!!! Well, the graphics are gorgeous and everything else too.

### 3/5 — Controller Support!

*2026-07-27, version 1.1.3*

Need for Speed: Most Wanted is still one of the best premium racing games available on mobile. The graphics, sense of speed, soundtrack, and police chases have aged incredibly well, and it’s impressive that the game is still playable after all these years. It captures the classic Need for Speed experience better than most modern mobile racers.

My biggest request is controller support. Many players have been asking for it for years, and it would completely transform the experience on modern iPhones and iPads. Racing games feel much more natural with analog sticks and triggers, and adding support for Xbox, PlayStation, and other MFi/Bluetooth controllers would make this game feel like a true console experience on mobile.

Please consider one more update to add controller support. It would breathe new life into an already fantastic game and give longtime fans another reason to keep playing.

### 3/5 — No controller support???

*2026-07-19, version 1.1.3*

How does a game like this not have controller support

### 2/5 — This is messed up! This game is nothing like the console version.

*2026-07-11, version 1.1.3*

I don't like the controls, it's so hard to control the car when touching and dragging the steering wheel and tilting the phone, it's just so messed up, please add button controls. Also, please add free roaming, like the real one, because all the time, I feel like this game is missing something. I feel like all I'm doing is just doing missions, and it gets old after a while, and you start to want to explore places. My advice: Get a PS3, XBOX 360, PC, or something like that and get that because this mobile disgrace is absolute garbage at its finest.

### 2/5 — Not worth it

*2026-07-08, version 1.1.3*

The game is not like the original game like on the console plus u can’t play with a controller there is no free room like the original $5 no thinks if I wanted no free Rome I could have got asphalt for free

### 4/5 — No Limits? More Like No Progress.

*2026-05-30, version 1.1.3*

R. 1GB download for a mobile racing game, yet it feels like most of that storage is dedicated to ads, timers, and paywalls. The graphics are decent, but after years the gameplay loop is still the same repetitive grind: race for 30 seconds, wait for fuel, hit another PR wall, repeat.
For a game called No Limits, there are limits everywhere - limited fuel, limited progression, limited events, and unlimited microtransactions.
Many players have also complained about bugs, crashes, loading issues, and the heavy pay-to-win progression system.
Need for Speed used to be about freedom, customization, and street racing culture. This feels more like a waiting simulator disguised as a racing game. After all these years, the game still relies on the same monetization tricks instead of meaningful improvements.
2.1GB installed. 10 minutes of fun. Endless frustration.

### 3/5 — Control support

*2026-05-25, version 1.1.3*

This game doesn’t make sense to be a nfs title made for consoles and pc and does not have controller support, can it please be added, I bought thw game thinking it had controller support so I can casually have fun, controller changes the dynamics ot the game nig time
If that is added the game will be 5 star

### 3/5 — Please read this

*2026-05-18, version 1.1.3*

I don't like the controls, it's so hard to control the car when touching and dragging the steering wheel and tilting the phone, it's just so messed up, please add button controls. Also, please add free roaming, like the real one, because all the time, I feel like this game is missing something. I feel like all I'm doing is just doing missions, and it gets old after a while, and you start to want to explore places, so please add this.

### 3/5 — Add free roam

*2026-05-17, version 1.1.3*

The game needs the original free roam and cop chases. That was like %75 of the original fun.

### 2/5 — Need Controller Capabilities

*2026-05-04, version 1.1.3*

It’s ok to use the controls on the screen but there are players out here that prefer to use controllers as well this was my favorite game growing up on PlayStation… we need controller support as well!!!!!

### 4/5 — Fun but not the same

*2026-04-10, version 1.1.3*

This game is NOT Most Wanted 2012 despite the similar logo and name. It has the same music and the cars/cops/UI look similar but that’s about it. Still fun and makes you nostalgic but don’t buy this if you think you’re getting the same game, this is wayyy scaled back from the original.

### 2/5 — Update please

*2026-04-04, version 1.1.3*

I had an android before and it looked better graphically there than in a brand new iPad, also they had the option to connect a controller and play but overall it genuinely looked way better on android this is very disappointing

### 2/5 — Управление в игре

*2026-03-18, version 1.1.3*

Самое конченное управление из всех гонок,которые пробовал,особенно руль,который реагирует с задержкой

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — This is messed up! This game is nothing like the console version. 😠😠😠

*2026-08-20, version 1.1.3*

I don't like the controls, it's so hard to control the car when touching and dragging the steering wheel and tilting the phone, it's just so messed up, please add button controls. Also, please add free roaming, like the real one, because all the time, I feel like this game is missing something. I feel like all I'm doing is just doing missions, and it gets old after a while, and you start to want to explore places. My advice: Just play something else, because Most Wanted 2012 mobile sucks like a dumpster fire!  😤😤😤

### 1/5 — Not the same game

*2026-07-24, version 1.1.3*

This game advertises itself as the 2012 remake or the 2005 game but it is not the same game. There is no story mode, just races.

### 1/5 — Fake NFS Most Wanted

*2026-07-12, version 1.1.3*

Its not nfsmw 2005

### 1/5 — Ridiculous, annoying

*2026-07-02, version 1.1.3*

the stupid game police just wanted to catch you and fed up

### 1/5 — Doesn’t truly support modern flagship devices and modern IOS versions.

*2026-06-17, version 1.1.3*

This game is old… yes… but I would have expected at least basic graphic option settings for more powerful devices. The games FPS is locked to 30, and that wouldn’t be so bad if it didn’t stutter so much. The PC and console versions look so much better.

It’s resolution is poor, and the games aspect ratio doesn’t correctly fit modern devices.

Not only that but the PC and console versions of this game fully support controller. Would it be so hard to add controller support for a game with such horrible and unintuitive touch controls? The game is good, I like the game! I just hate the mobile port.

### 1/5 — Backbone should work

*2026-06-12, version 1.1.3*

No backbone use lame

### 1/5 — Who writes these fake reviews? The graphics are great. The controls simply suck

*2026-05-19, version 1.1.3*

Fix the game controls. The year is 2026 not 1998! You can not boast the best racing game

### 1/5 — Compre el juego y ni siquiera abre

*2026-05-10, version 1.1.3*

logre pagar el juego despues de mucho tiempo y luego cuando intento abrirlo, que aparece el icono de EA, se cierra el juego totalmente y si repito la accion hace lo mismo

### 1/5 — Not enough effort

*2026-04-20, version 1.1.3*

The developers clearly didn’t put enough effort into this game. The issues that need to be fixed and the features that need to be added are obvious, yet they remain ignored. It’s disappointing to see such a lack of attention from the team when the community knows exactly what’s missing.

### 1/5 — this game sucks

*2026-04-17, version 1.1.3*

this game sucks bc why do you have to pay five bucks to buy a game that barely works on an iphone 17 pro and it's STILL pay to win?!?! the races are way too hard unless you buy in game credits and get the best cars possible every time you unlock a new one

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Need update

*2026-07-20, version 1.1.3*

Need update

### 5/5 — 100% Completion

*2026-07-08, version 1.1.3*

I really enjoyed completing this

### 5/5 — Fun

*2026-06-23, version 1.1.3*

It’s fun

### 5/5 — Good game but no controller support

*2026-06-07, version 1.1.3*

At first, I didn’t find the game fun but after playing for an hour and getting the hang of it I started having fun The graphics are good but there support unfortunately

### 5/5 — Best game out

*2026-06-05, version 1.1.3*

My brother said that he remembered that he played this on his ps3 so than I saw this and showed my brother he was so excited so he bought me the game and I love it but we need free roam but it is a recommend

### 5/5 — Mehh

*2026-05-01, version 1.1.3*

Necesitamos permiso para control

### 5/5 — Request Controller Support

*2026-04-02, version 1.1.3*

Please add controller support
I love this game so much but it would be so much better if it had controller support!!

### 5/5 — BEST

*2026-02-03, version 1.1.3*

I love it so much

### 5/5 — Great game that desperately needs controller support

*2025-12-07, version 1.1.3*

Title says it all.

### 5/5 — BEST GAME

*2025-10-20, version 1.1.3*

I absolutely love this game cuz it’s so fun but there is something I wish yall added….. a whole open world map where you can drive anywhere kinda like 2005 most wanted but this is still fun but something else I wish yall added was customization where you can like make your car look yours and maybe some multiplayer otherwise great game

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