[.ca] Need for Speed Underground

i paid $50 for nothing:
this game is not even worthy of the need for speed title. this game sucks, the graphics are horrid compaired to hot pursuit, the best car is a 350z (35k bux) compair that to a mcclairen from nfshp,and the courses are all the same. let me break this game down. cars. in this game you start with a neon or a miata. i found this really stupid because a neon is worth 10k or less and the miata is worth 30k+. you work your way up by buying new cars and parts. what sucks about that is you can keep any begining car and have upgraded to the same level as the cars you later unlock. i used a lancer and stuck with it the whole time. this is a huge mistake because a neon will not out perform a 350z. all of the cars are the kind that are cheep and seen every where. this makes you aprutiate some these cars better (as i have with the lancer) but in nfshp2 you start off with an elise and work up to 300k cars. this game neede a viper an m5 a 67' gto, and a 65' mustang. these cars SUCK!!!!!!!!!! 1.5 of 5 drive the driving is just as bad the cars seem to be standing still as the track rolls past you. the back grounds are all the same so they cant even make that look good. having the cops would have been awesome because i live in dc i know that street racing is ilegel. this would have made the game alot more worth while.2 game the game does have a good thing or two though. the new modes drift and drag are cool because you actually feel the cars. the game has 100+ races so it lasts awhile but after 40 i started to dread playing this game. 2 ugghhhhh........

Unfinished Game?:
I was excited when the game shipped to my front porch and quickly installed it on to my shiney new comp. I was very dissapointed to find out that this game is HALF done! First of all, There aren't many cars in this game, probably 20 max. And over half of them are old and ugly! Second, there are no police persuits. What kinda STREET RACING game is this?! A lot of little kids find the graphics SO REAL, but if you've played other racing games like me, you'll notice how crappy the graphics are. This game also disables the crowds in the background if you don't have the RIGHT graphics card, which is totally STUPID. I have a GeForce 4, how is that not good enough for it? The audio is ok. Pretty realistic, but the music is basically ALL HARDCORE ROCK. It doesn't match the game at all. Worst part of all, this game lacks an important thing in racing games. MAPS!! I've been racing in the same maps over and over and over AND OVER again! Theres probably only 10 maps in this game, and they try to cheat us by reversing the maps (so it seems like there's 20 maps). Wow, they must think we're stupid... I wouldn't recommend this game at all.

The best racing game ever!!!:
I like the races and really like customizing the cars and racing them. There are different types of races: Drag, Drift, Sprint, Circuit, Lap Knock Out, and more!! If you want to get a really good street racing game, or just want to get a cool car and put NOS on it and customize it's visuals, This is definitely the game you'd want to get.

Enjoyable Game:
I've been playing this game for a couple of months and I must say that is is addictive. The graphics are very good; the cars and the tracks are well designed to give you a good time. Somebody remarked in a review that EA programmers are unable to come up with damage modelling even with 21st technology. This is not true. The game uses real car models licensed from manufacturers, and manufacturers will not allow the cars to be damaged/totalled. This is what constrains the programmers. I would definitely rate this game as a "buy". It's not easy to win races, the computer controlled cars are pretty good (but not impossible to beat - just the right level of handicap). There are some quirks though: 1. You cannot play your own MP3s in the game (a la GTA Vice City). This sucks because you keep listening to the same songs over and over. 2. Confusing menu - there is an "underground menu" which has 111 races, these are the real races. You also have a races under the main menu (quick races). These two are related, but it is not easy to understand the relationships. You can unlock cars by winning underground, but you can only play these cars in the quick races! 3. The cars often have garish decals, vinlys and paint jobs. I wish these were more tastefully done. The shape of the cars are stunningly modelled though (especially the Honda Civic, IMO). I also think there is too much Neon in the streets and the road surfaces shiny (they designers probably wanted an Arcade look). 4. To Pause you need to press ESC key. Why did God make the Pause key then??

A Must have for racers:
I was drawn to this game because of the cars and the customizations available, and I was highly satisfied. There are so many options in this game, most of which you will enjoy, and you even get bonuses for having a pimped out ride. While I think sound system parts and interior upgrades would have ben nice, the custommization of cars is a game inside itself. The actual game is almost as fun, the racing is fast paced, action packed, and so much fun. However the keyboard controls are soem what clunky, and steering with the left and right arrows just doesnt cut it very well. This is quickly remedied with a steering wheel or USB controller. I recommend this to anyone who likes cars and raceing games. And at $18 there isn't a reason not to pick this one up.