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• Ridge Racer 6 (region-free)
• Call Of Duty 2 (region-free)
• Quake 4 (region-free)
• Condemned (region-free)
• Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (region-free)
• Gun (region-free)
• Amped 3 (region-free)

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• Project Gotham Racing 3 (not working on JPN Sys)
• Kameo (not working on JPN Sys)
• Perfect Dark: Zero (not working on JPN Sys)

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• Ridge Racer 6 (complete english, not region-free)
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• Every Party (not region-free)
• Need for Speed Most Wanted (not region-free)

NFS Most Wanted Wallpaper Contest voting is now live on EA's website [here]. Check out the finalists and prepare to cast your vote. Winners will walk away with huge prizes including an MP3 player, a Logitech PlayGear Pocket, Logitech Wireless Headphones for iPod and a set of Logitech mm22 Portable Speakers for iPod all courtesy of Logitech.

Voting is easy. Simply click on the name of the finalist below and send an e-mail with their name in the subject line. Winners will be determined by the number of votes submitted. Please ensure the name is in the subject line. Entries without the name in the subject line will not be counted. Voting ends on Friday, December 16, 2005. Once voting ends, entries will be tallied and the winner contacted via e-mail. Look for an announcement for the winner on our about January 4, 2006.

Here is a list of cheat codes, unlockables, and tips for Need for Speed: Most Wanted on the Xbox 360.  If you have a cheat or unlockable that is not listed, feel free to email it in, or post it in the comments and we will add it to the list.

Cheat Codes

•       Castrol Version Of Ford GT
        Left, Right, Left, Right, Up, Down, Up, Down
•       Free Upgrades
        Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Up, Down
•       Porsche Cayman
        L, R, R, R, Right, Left, Right, Down
•       Unlock The Burger King Challenge
        Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left

Hints and Tips

Easy Money

• Find an easy race such as a drag or something short that you can win quickly. Win the race and get the money. Go back to the safe house and start the race again. Win the race to get the same amount of money again. Repeat this process as much as desired. This is quite useful when you need that extra bit of power to defeat a blacklist rival, but don't have the money for a better car or parts.
• Defeat one of the opponents on the blacklist. You will get two marks to use on several different things. Do not use them on the Uniques early in the game. Instead, use them on the middle or the left "Random" choices. They should usually come out to either a large cash bonus or the opponent's pink slip.

Easy Upgrades

• Before you can do anything, you must win the Burger King Challenge. Once you win it, you will unlock all unique parts (also called Junkman parts). Get any car and put all the parts on it except performance. Once you have your car the way you desire, go to the performance shop. Max out your car, then put the Junkman parts on. Max out your car again. Then put on the Junkman parts again. Your car should be fully upgraded now.

Quick Start

• Get a perfect launch on your tachometer when launching from the start line to get a boost. When the needle turns blue drop the clutch and hold on.

Nitrous And Grip

• Hitting nitrous torques the chassis back, giving the rear tires immensely more weight under the new acceleration. The end effect is that you will go straight. If your tail is sliding out or you are about to spin out of control, hit your nitrous to get straighten out. This is a great trick in combination with Speedbreaker. With the correct timing, you can take most corners at any speed.

Recommended Starting Car

• The best start car to use until you get the Eclipse is the Cobalt SS. When you win blacklist races, try for the three "?" markers. You can get cash or the pink slip car. If you get their car, go to the safe house and sell it. You can get good money by doing this, and get unique upgrades after you start getting into the visuals (after you switch from the Cobalt).

Blacklist Cars & Completion Bonuses

Defeat the indicated Blacklist Boss to win the car or cars listed:

• Blacklist Boss 1
        BMW GTR (Race version)
• Blacklist Boss 3
        Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
        Porsche Carrera GT
• Blacklist Boss 4
        Lamborghini Murcielago
        Ford GT
• Blacklist Boss 5
        Porsche 911 Turbo S
        Corvette C6
• Blacklist Boss 6
        Dodge Viper SRT 10
        Lamborghini Gallardo
• Blacklist Boss 7
        Porsche 911 Carrera S
        Aston Martin DB9
• Blacklist Boss 8
        Lotus Elise
        Mercedes-Benz CLK 500
• Blacklist Boss 9
        Mazda RX-7
        Subaru Impreza WRX STi
• Blacklist Boss 10
        Porsche Cayman S
        Pontiac GTO
        Vauxhall Monaro VXR
• Blacklist Boss 11
        Mercedes-Benz SL 500
        Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII
• Blacklist Boss 12
        Cadillac CTS
        Mazda RX-8
        Mustang GT
• Blacklist Boss 13
        Renault Clio V6
        Toyota Supra
• Blacklist Boss 14
        Audi A4 3.2 FSI Quattro
        Mitsubishi Eclipse
• Blacklist Boss 15
        Audi A3 3.2 Quattro
        Audi TT 3.2 Quattro
• Complete 100% of the Game
        Corvette C6.R

90/100 GamePro
An eclectic mix of rock and hip-hop tunes resonate well, but it's the authentic (and sometimes funny) banter between the dispatcher and other cops that really shifts your driving experience into high gear.

85/100 1UP
It's fast, good looking, boasts a great car list, and gives you plenty of game for the money. You get about 15 hours of gameplay from the main career mode, plus there are 68 additional challenges that will take you a fair few hours to get through, as well as online play.

84/100 GameSpot
Its high-speed races and police chases make for an extremely exciting game, which is further enhanced by the game's terrific graphics. This is one of those games that makes the previous generation of hardware look older than it actually is.

83/100 Team Xbox
Responsive, realistic and loads of fun to play. The variety of events and challenges will keep you busy for hours and the police pursuits give players more than enough reasons to check it out. Lack of more creative online modes chips away at a higher score.

80/100 Cheat Code Central
The sheer variety of racing styles coupled with the thoroughly entertaining storyline, made this Need For Speed one of my Most Wanted. I'm sure no matter which system you play it on, you'll find NFSMW a real winner.

80/100 IGN
The sense of speed never reaches Burnout levels, but it's damn good in everything from a souped-up Volkswagon GTI to a stock RX-8. And while it should be a given, the Lamborghinis, Porsches and other high-end cars really rip. The 360 version is easily the best version of the bunch.

78/100 TotalGames.net
The trouble is, with the likes of "Project Gotham Racing 3" and "Test Drive Unlimited" looking pretty awesome - that level of expectation is very high - and this latest Need For Speed adventure doesn't quite have the weight to match it.