Need for Speed Underground (PC, 2003)

In terms of racing, this game probably isn't the best...

The dynamics of the cars aren't really that accurate and sometimes it can be too easy to win.

however, this game introduced so much more into the genre and spawned a whole new generation of games. following on from the success of the Fast and the Furious film, NFSU gives you the opportunity to become a part of the culture, admittidely in a digital environment.

Having played NFSU 1 & 2, the race tracks in this one aren't as good as in 2, but still provide plenty of enjoyment. It takes some time to get used to any specific track, but there are only so many and it can get repetitive when racing on the same track again and again.

That said, it's a great game with varied race styles which further add to the appeal. It's easy to pick up and play and there's a real incentive to keep playing so that you can keep unlocking various parts.

Fun to drive overall. No supercars like in older need for speed games. This one is mostly rice rocket tuners, they do drive fast and fun though. Too much about bling for me in the car building scores. The tracks are mostly very good but I would like less obstructions for easy fast cruising,just for my driving style. Maybe some racers like to slam and bam around the track or prefer hard to run tracks. The easy setting could also be easier for less skilled younger gamers and let the good driver use hard settings.
Great addition to the need for speed colection {I have most of them}.If I need to choose only one underground game I'd pick underground 2. It has more tracks with both fast open track cruising and tight technical tracks, plus a fun world mode. I liked both games.

The game is not all that new, but when playing the PC version with the right combination of video card, memory, and processor speed... it's MUCH MORE than it ever was playing the PS2 version! It's just as fun with more eye-popping graphics that the PS2 counterpart couldn't display... ENJOY!

Need for Speed Underground is a great game. There is nothing too fancy or too exotic about the cars on the game. The game shows cars that can actually be seen and driven in our everyday life such as Dodge Neons, Honda Civics, Toyota Celicas, and more. Players would have engine and performance specification about those cars and great ideas about performance parts and accessories just in case that one of these cars could come across as a personal ride or as a first car. I would definitely recommend this game!

I'm a middle aged person (46), and this is one of the few computer games that I can actually enjoy. The easiest car to use is the NEON.I find that the other cars in this game are not as enjoyable for me to use, but this may be a matter of personal taste. I enjoy the way the NEON "feels", and I also like the way the NEON sounds. The designers of this game must have been considering EVERYONE when they created this masterpiece. I'm actually able to win a race once in a while! I really like the way this game plays!