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While over at the Electronic Arts booth, on display was one of the first Xbox 360 titles. Need for Speed: Most Wanted was on hand and to tell you the truth, it looks absolutely amazing. The first thing you’ll notice right away is how remarkable the graphics are in every way. The cracks in the road, the wet areas, and the amazing details of the vehicles are all jaw-dropping.

We were unable to do a multiplayer game, but the few races I did play were easy to get into. It follows the traditional Need for Speed style, so you have the cops chasing you down while you build a street cred and a rap sheet. There are several short cuts in every map that can be found hitting certain objects in the race.

Gamers will be able to build up there rap sheet with breaking record time, street challenges, and out-running the evil cops. Since all Xbox 360 games must have Dolby Digital support, NFS does a good job in that area of pulling off precise vehicle sounds along with the killer background music. No word on what music will be licensed.

Electronic Arts seems to be going in the right direction for the Xbox 360. I was amazed of the visuals and sound. Although, I’m kind of curious if there will be any downloadable maps since the new Xbox can support it. We’ll have more information as soon as it becomes available.