We’ve played it, we’re looking forward to it and we’re excited to zip through the streets and alleyways of the city of Fairhaven in Criterion’s upcoming Need For Speed: Most Wanted, an open-world racer that invites players to jump into any car they can find right from the get-go.

In the first of a video series looking at the features of Need For Speed: Most Wanted, EA and Criterion Games take us through a few of the awesome upgrades you’ll be able to attach to your car to get the upper-hand while taking down your opponents in Fairhaven, while touching on the social connectivity service, Autolog 2.0.

Lots of great in-game footage included:

Need For Speed Most Wanted – Gameplay Feature 1 – Singleplayer

Need for Speed: Most Wanted will be released for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC and PS Vita on October 30th in the US and November 2nd in European territories. Read El33tonline’s hands-on preview of the open-world racer and look over our previous coverage for more info, screens and videos.

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