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Need for speed Underground

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 20
Date: October 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is said to be similar to the previous NFS game called Motor City Online because in this you will be racing for Money and buying new parts to upgrade you vehicle. After reviewing the NFSU web site i think that this will be a game thats well worth the money

This everything you've expected and then some.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 18 / 28
Date: November 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

First of all, I know how most games in this typed of genre are overrated. Trust me, I went out and bought MCII because of this and after a week I was bored and frustrated with it and ultimately sold it. But man after downloading the demo of NFSU,
I was blown away once it fired up. This game is simply amazing. It's like 2Fast 2Furious is being ren-acted on my monitor. It's that great. But for starters, I would only recommend buying the PC version only if you have a very new high-end computer and DSL, if not get it on the consoles. The great graphics alone are a must have. But to get down to how the game is. This game is truly authentic because you can virtually customize anything on or to your car. In the demo it shows a car blank without any mods and then it converts it to being fully done. So, I can't wait for the full version so I can do it myself. The driving is so much fun because it's so real. When you hit high speeds you have much dificulty controlling the car. If you manually shift and you overrev the car bogs down. If you hit NOS in low gears you blow your engine. If you crash thats it you're done. This is all just in the demo. Finally, what every one's wanted in a import racing game is here: drag racing. It's great, it's exactly how anyone would picture it. The online play is very addicting also. So with all this said, all I can say is buy this game. If you have a high-end PC and DSL download it for yourself and be amazed.

5 stars all the way!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Cool!!!!!I love Need For Speed :Hot Pursuit 2 and I hope this one will be even better wiuth the new cars, interchangable parts, and much more!!!!!!!!!!

Demo Has Serious Flaws - Beware!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I have played the demo extensively which was just released a short time ago. Being that it is so close to the full version release, it has me concerned that the flaws will not be fixed.

In circuit mode, the handling is no where near previous NFS products. When you crash, no damage; just a message saying "totalled". Controls including accerlator & steering respond sluggishly. It does not have higher resolutions for those who have the hardware to run it. In the rest of the drag world, if you cross the finish first on your roof or not, you are the winner; not here.

Despite the flaws, NOS'ing through gears in drag mode is incredible! The world around you starts to streak with colours & the speedometer climbs. Weave around cars, construction barriers & jump a train at 180MPH to finish first in 25.17 seconds. Definately cool.

Jason

Not just another racing game.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: November 24, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I have never played a game like this in my life! It is awsome. You can change the way the car looks and sounds, it is totaly custumizable. The pros: (1)Great sound effects and soundtrack really brings the feeling of the game to life. (2)Awsome special effects! nitro booster and the screen shake in drag mode are my favorite. (3)The cars look cool. You can unlock and custumize just about anything. (4)Graphics are stunning! Cons:(1)No replay mode. Really horrible...(2)You can crash into a semi at 150mph and you wont get a scratch on your car! The dammage engine is a bit iffy.(3)The game is a bit long. You have to win 111 races. After about 50 races, half the stuff is unlocked, but I start to loose intrest in playing. (4) Levels are repetitive.

Overall I would rate this game 4 of 5 stars. It is a great bang for the buck!

Great graphics, and entertaining...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: November 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is definitely worth trying out... and at first it plays great, and you can have a blast, especially when matching parts, colors and such, which are all customizable, until you reach the later levels when the game starts getting a bit hard and extremely frustrating. Count on repeating a level lots of times to beat it... it gets hard to control your car at high speeds and they cheaply increase difficulty simply by planting traffic in front of you... EVEN in drag races. I was under the impression that racers blocked off streets for drag races? Not so in this game. Hitting traffic will be very high on your list of reasons for restarting the races... If you like a challenge and have plenty of patience this game is 100% for you. If you think it's cool but see yourself punching a hole in the wall after having traffic appear in your path and sending you spinning out of the race... RENT it for a console first.

this is a great racing game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: December 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

i love the graphics and the look of the cars and i also like to
fully custimize my car.I recommend this game for people who really want to be immersed in the world of street racing.

Simply amazing but could've been much better

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: December 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is just amazing. The graphics are really good. you can actually feel driving the car, even if you're using the arrow keys on your keyboard. WARNING!!! This game is addictive WARRNING!! and yet worth getting addicted to it. well, enough with the pos.
let's get to the Cons:
1)I don't know what they were thinking!!! This game, with such a great graphic, NO REPLAY!!! That was one of the best things I loved about it to watch me play the game as a third person. BUT again this is my personal idea. someone else might not even care about this feature.
2)There is no DAMAGE!!! You hit a wall and during drag rasing with a speed around 220 Mph. and NOTHING! well, yes, you can say if you hit something during drag racing you're behind and practically lost the game but what about everything else? what about other kinds of races! You crash the car a million times and you're still up and runnin.
So I believe it could've been way more fun if they had a added a feature that you would damage the car and have to pay for it to fix it. NOW the only thing u pay for is upgrades!!! well, that sure ain't true.

BUT IN THE END, this game is totally fun. much much better graphics than before. Exciting tracks. U WONT get bored. even if u do, u can go online and play with other's.

A nice effort from EA

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: December 05, 2003
Author: Amazon User

When I first heard of this game, I have to admit I was a bit disappointed at first, although the thought of licensed cars with licensed performance parts did appeal to me. I've been a fan of the NFS series since it started, and I have to admit that this game does the series justice, even though it strays from the original NFS formula.

First off, it's has more of an arcade feel as opposed to a true sim. There is no cockpit view, and you don't suffer any damage when you crash. This does not deter from enjoyment of the game, however. The different race types in Underground mode keep you interested in the game. There is the Sprint race (drive from point A to point b), Circuit race (drive around the city on a "track" for an "X" number of laps, Drag race (where you just concentrate on shifting properly, and being in the right lane), and the Drift competition. If you keep up with the tuner scene, you'll know what this is. It's pretty fun and challenging to say the least.

Online mode let's you compete in circuit races against online opponents. I've tried it a few times, and it's fun. You hop up your car with all the bonuses you've unlocked in Underground mode. A word of warning... make sure you've got some decent hopups on your car before trying it, or you'll get dusted off the line!

The best effects in the game are the "tunnel vision" effects created when you hit over 110 MPH. everything starts to blur and bounce around as you hit that magic speed. It looks just like the race scenes out of 2F2F, and it's well done! If you have a fast CPU and good graphics card, crank up the resolution! Kudos to EA... this game is worthy of the NFS label.

(8.0 out of 10) fun, but flawed.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 10
Date: December 06, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Okay, so everyone is nuts about this game. and when i finally played it, i understood why. the cutomization options are such a fun gimmick- i had a lot of fun turning an ugly yellow VW GTI into a drag racing monster with beautifully tinted windows, custom decals, and rims of my choosing. It's what everyone wants when they play a racing game- the ability to craft a car that suits their taste, right down to the type of exhaust. And i have no problem with the fact that this feature was implemented. i think it was a good idea. The problem I have is with the way that it was implemented.
Why am i still unlocking decals and vinyl at level 100? who cares that i finally unlocked the nitrous express decal; dont i deserve more than that at level 100? and why dont i get the wide body kit until the 3rd to last race? great! i can throw this wide body kit on my car, which does absolutely nothing for performance, so that i look good for the final competition.

Money is never a problem in this game. You always have more than enough to unlock anything you want, because you get money after every race. So, a better way to do this would have been to make everything availible from the start of the game, with higher prices on the performance parts and consistent lower prices on the things you dont need (like decals and vinyl). That way, the player can see what they could potentially be unlocking and work for it, instead of just having it blindly handed to them when they can most definately afford it. But because of the way the customization system was implemented, theres really no point in having money in this game.

My other complaint is with the AI. its not like you're actually racing to gain distance on other cars, ever. its more like you're racing against other cars that will always either be ahead of you, or slightly behind you, and catching up fast. This is especially true in later races, where even if you set the difficulty to easy, cars will catch up quickly, and most likely, pass you. I did an experiment to see how the AI worked, and what i found was kind of dissapointing. In later races, when i would perform almost flawlessly (because i'd had to do the same race about 50 times over and over), another car would always be right behind me, or in front of me. But when i slowed down to the pace of the rest of the group, the AI was more lenient, and waited for me. An advantage to this is that the gameplay always provides tension. But the disadvantage is far greater: having to do a six or seven lap race over and over, possibly doing a single circuit a hundred times, just because you crashed once.

Of course, these are technical flaws, and the game appeals to people at an aesthetically pleasing and fun level, rather than a technical one. its an arcade racer, and it doesn't dissapoint at it's arcadiness. You customize your car because it makes it look better. You race against difficult AI becase nothing beats the thrill of seeing the screen blur all those downtown lights into a complete euphoric mass when you use your nitrous to barely pass up another car, just before the finish line. The graphics are amazing, and are a complete evolution from previous nfs games. I should also mention that with a good video card (i'm using a readeon 9600xt), the pc version of this game looks way better than any of the console versions.

This game has conquered it's niche, with cutscenes and music straight outta the fast & the furious (the drawbridge jumps are a complete rip-off of the second movie's drawbridge scene). And the cars are awesome in that they're actually licensed, and you treat em' like your babies as they go from crap to demi-god machines. And i guess thats what matters most with this game- fun. And you'll have quite a great deal of that, as long as you're willing to put up with a slightly less amount of frustration.

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