If you’re boxed in and busted by the police, you’ll lose your rewards and need to start that run over. To do so, simply hide from the police on your radar. This gives you a bit of time to react, but you’ll still need to be smart to escape. You’ll start to hear chatter on the radio regarding what they play to do, which may involve bringing out a helicopter or laying spike strips on the road ahead of you. However, as you get further into the game and begin to reach higher Heat levels, it starts to get real.
At first, the cops can be shaken quite easily. As your Heat level grows, you’ll begin to be chased by the police. As you tear through the city, hills, and highways of Rockport you’ll start to increase your Heat level. The police chases within Most Wanted offer an experience unlike many other racing games, even until this day.