The black edition of most wanted was released in 2005 and I know they used C++ for programming the game. Say someone has a master knowledge of C++. He wants to create a game like NFS 2005. What tools he will need to start programming. What I know about NFS is that the game wasn't created using any pre-existing engine. May be I m wrong. But if not, then what they used for those graphics. Ignore the tracks. I just want to know what technologies were implemented for making the overall game perfect.
99% sure they used an engine. The engine is the main source to create a game such as NFS, a huge API with a variety of features. Use the Unreal engine if anything, as it is free currently. Graphics as well as code will be used there (Blueprint will mostly be used instead of code honestly).