Need for Speed™ Most Wanted

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Need for Speed™ Most Wanted runs very well through CrossOver at a median 60 fps (3 reports), and playably in Parallels at a median 25 fps (1 report) on Apple Silicon. Based on 4 reports across M1 Max, M2, M4 Pro.

85critic score from 15 reviews · via IGDB

Mac Performance

Experience Reports

Average Rating

2.3/ 5

Play Methods

Native0
CrossOver3
Parallels1
Other0

Game Information

The open-world action in Need for Speed™ Most Wanted gives you the freedom to drive your way. Hit jumps and shortcuts, switch cars, lie low, or head for terrain that plays to your vehicle’s unique strengths. Fight your way past cops and rivals using skill, high-end car tech, and tons of nitrous. It’s all about you, your friends, and a wild selection of cars. Let’s see what you can do.

Key features

Experience nonstop action — No menus, no lobbies, and no restrictions — just intense competition. Race, battle, crash, and explore at your own pace with a massive variety of things to do (and rewards to collect) throughout the open world.
Prove you’re the best — Pick a car & jump into a nonstop playlist of competitive events in online mode. Influence the playlist by voting with your car. Jostle for position on the starting line. Cross the finish line and turn around to take out oncoming rivals.
Beat your friends — Autolog records everything you do, broadcasting a feed of your most newsworthy scores, speeds, and times to your friends — and you’ll see there’s too. Whatever you do, there’s someone to beat.
Test your urban handling skills — Need for Speed Most Wanted delivers a deep, physical experience that showcases the personalities of awesome licensed cars. Experience insane speeds, spectacular crashes, aggressive driving, and huge drifts.

Experience Reports

CrossOver

v25.1.0

D3D_METALPLAYABLE

Graphics:: ULTRA
FPS:: 60
Resolution:: 1920x1200
Machine:: MacBook Pro
Chip:: M1 MAX
Cores:: 10 CPU, 24 GPU
RAM:: 32 GB

Review Note:

Game runs fine with occasional FPS drops but AUDIO IS TOTALLY WRECKED. Can be made somewhat better by disabling reverberation in setttings, but still impossible to listen. Sadly, currently no fix exists.

CrossOver

v26.1

D3D_METALVERY GOOD

Graphics:: HIGH
FPS:: 60
Resolution:: 1512x982
Machine:: MacBook Pro
Chip:: M4 PRO
Cores:: 12 CPU, 16 GPU
RAM:: 24 GB

Review Note:

Runs good.
In game's settings, set "reverberation" to "off" to avoid audio issues.

CrossOver

v25.0

NONEBARELY PLAYABLE

Graphics:: LOW
FPS:: 15
Machine:: MacBook Air
Chip:: M2 BASE
Cores:: 8 CPU, 10 GPU
RAM:: 8 GB

Parallels

v20

PLAYABLE

Graphics:: MEDIUM
FPS:: 25
Resolution:: 1920x1200
Machine:: MacBook Pro
Chip:: M1 MAX
Cores:: 10 CPU, 24 GPU
RAM:: 32 GB

Review Note:

Playable on medium settings with frequent stutters, especially when hitting other cars or with many objects on screen. Audio is much better than in Crossover.