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Best racing Game ever!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: November 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game last night and played about 5 hours of it,wow I was blown away.I've never had a (racing) gaming experience like that,just able to drive around and race people around many of the neiberhoods and freeways or enter any of the Underground races anytime.

PROS(there are no cons im not being generous just honest)
1.Graphics are sick (in a good way)
2.race whenever you want wherever you want
3.crazy amount of upgrades you can do whatever you
want to your vehicle,literally It will have Grand Turismo
fans drooling
4.cars handle well and the game is huge I told ya
earlier I played over 5 hrs. of the game well
I've only opened up or beaten 4 percent of the
game.It keeps track of all you stats.ALL OF THEM!

Positively awesome!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: November 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I haven't had this much fun with a game right out of the gate since NBA Street Vol. 2. Hat's off to EA for making a game that is instantly accessible but apparently offers incredible depth.
First, the racing: The controls are a bit too arcade, but there is a great variety of race types that all feel very different, and the car performance is noticible enough to give a ton of playability. Also, while not totally realistic (crashing has minimal consequences for example) the racing does give a great feeling of speed.
Second, the rest: The custimization is awesome! I'm not a huge car buff, but I quickly became obsessed with the goal of making my car look as hot as possible. The gameplay outside of the races is fun too: Getting sponsored, scoring covers, looking at the different shops is all cool. The process of doing it is first rate too, with a GPS to guide you, and great presentation for the body, performance and graphics shops.
Third, the multiplayer: Split screen works really well, especially since you can take your custom car out against your friends'. I haven't tried it on Live yet but I think that will be pretty hot also.
Finally, this game is one of the best videogames I have ever played, going back to my Genesis days. The only slight knock is that the music is annoying (Korn blows) but I'm sure some people will like that too. Buy this game.

Awesome Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: March 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I'll make this short and simple: this game is #1! Personally, I'm not a big fan of racing games but I am for this one. The thing that I like about it most is that not only is it racing, but there is a story mode to it too. The graphics are great and the soundtrack is unbelievable. This is a game definatly worth buying.

Better Graphics than the 1st

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: December 06, 2005
Author: Amazon User

It's not easy pleasing the eye of gamers especially me. I like the graphics and thought they were better than the 1st game. I got the one off of PS2. I'm just writing a review about it. This game is exciting that you get to race with other cars, sometimes get confused because some person might have the same type car. I like the different cars and designing them, but still have to unlock some of the decals and paints and other cars once you go into the career mode. And you get money, wish that was in my wallet. Although, they have SUVS that are in the game like the Lincoln Navigator, Hummer H2, and the Escalade. This is a game to make you play like you're in the Fast and the Furious, but not to be like the movie. And I'm sure this is the game for gamers to feel the adrenaline rush or otherwise, more movies from the Fast and the Furious. I guess. I like the airport mode, which is funny in the game, but looks realistic. The thing is I enjoyed playing the game and it gives me the adrenaline rush while playing it.

Pro Gamer

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: November 21, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Well what can I say an utterly brilliant game.All round excellence.If you enjoyed the first installment you will love this.
Amazing graphics,wicked cars(Escalade,Hummer H2 etc)so many modifications(hydralics,Spinners,up to 26" rims,boot sound systems)and many more.HUGE MAP,do what you want when you want.
Awesome.

Snoop dog destroyed the doors

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: February 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Some people did not like the free roaming enviornments, I did,
and Some people did not like the soundtrack, I did not.
I wish I waited to buy the game when the price goes down, but I
was a fool.
I think this series has a lot of potential but I would like to
see custom soundtracks, more diverse visuals, and better presentation in the next installment.
I liked the better learning curve, and they had better customization.

I suggest a rental before you buy.

OH I LOVELOVELOVE this game!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: February 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game so rocks! I've never loved a game so much as this. I can personalize the car to my taste in style/colour/etc! I was so happy with the first, but this one just rocks as much!

Also the fact that you have to drive around to find the races, (you'll understand when you play it) and the garages. The only bad part is waiting until you unlock the 'better' things to make your car hotter then it already is.

The graphics are very nice, and the music is good, maybe the first NFS:Underground soundtrack was a *bit* better. lol But it was good nonetheless.

Anyways, this is surely worth getting if you love racing!

Same fast paced fun, same silly flaws

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I loved the first NFS Underground because it was both more accessible than Gran Turismo (a fine game, but too frustrating and bland) and also that it conveyed the sense of speed better. Well, if you liked the first one, chances are you'll like the second. They improved on the first by streamlining the pre-race part of the game. Long gone are the endless menus that you had to wade through to get to a race, now you are in a free-roaming city with a PDA and GPS to guide you to your next race or the various performance or body shops around the city. The graphics are well done, there are tons of licensed upgrades for you to play with, and you can even customize the color of your brake calipers! Another welcome change is that you can now have more than one car. That's right, you don't have to be stuck with one car, pimp it out, only to have to get rid of it as you move up in class. You only have 5 spots in your garage, and they open up depending on your endorsement deals, so it's still a bit restricted.

On to the flaws of this game, which are basically carry-overs from the first Need for Speed Underground:
1. Locked Upgrades. Yep, they're back! For some mysterious reason, you can only install certain performance/visual upgrades at the start, and must progressively unlock them as you play the game. While I understand this as a gameplay decision, it is super-frustrating to have to wait to be able to buy better tires when you're flush with cash. The upgrades also feel... like they don't do much, which leads me to my next point:
2. Adaptive A.I. The other racers in this game never get too far ahead or let you get too far back. This is great at first because it is forgiving, but gets very frustrating because ultimately it doesn't reward good driving. You can drive flawlessly for 95% of the race, yet in the last half-mile or so, the guy behind you WILL come roaring back and more likely than not, take the lead from you. The rate of speed is absolutely ludicrous, the AI will make up a half mile of lost ground in mere seconds, which is really cheesy.
3. Unrealistic to a flaw. I LOVE the lack of realism in this game, because it is more fun than Gran Turismo or other "sim" racers. However, NFSU2 takes it a bit too far. You can drive a car into the wall, spin them out, only to have them pass you 10 seconds later. The AI drivers seem to have limitless nitrous boost, and can generally out-accelerate you regardless of your ride.
4. Upgrades have no impact. That is because the upgrades aren't a strategic choice on your part, but a requirement to go on. That's right, they are locked, then they are available and you can't really progress until you equip them. There is some noticeable difference (especially from stock to level 1 engine tweaks), but your opponents adapt as well, so it's not like you can bring a souped-up racer to a stock Honda Civic race. It makes for even competition, but again, doesn't reward shrewd racing or upgradeability.
5. It ALWAYS starts to rain at the end of the race. The rain effects are gorgeous, but it is so incredibly cheesy and predictable that it drives me nuts. About a half-mile before the finish, you'll hear thunder, the road will get slick, and lo and behold! You will spin out of control just in time for the CPU driver to pass you!

Overall this is still a fun game. I just wish that it were more rewarding and less arcadey in the aspects listed above. That said, it's a blast to create your ride from stock to pimpin', and the option to design the magazine and DVD covers yourself is fun as well. Recommended.

Driven To Speed

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 28, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I always have been in the mood for all different kinds of video games, but the most excited I actually feel over are the fast and furious racing games. While there have been some great games like Mario Kart and the wild San Francisco Rush from the arcade days, I definitely have been becoming a big fan of the Need For Speed franchise. The game series definitely has delivered for gamers young and old like the pursuiting of the police in Hot Pursuit 2, and the recently well-received conjured Most Wanted. While the thrill of the chase has been outrageous, the deep souls of the street racing underground has been kind of a surprise to me.

Need For Speed Underground 2 for the Xbox really does deliver all the way. The game showcases you as a up and coming underground racer, trying to work your way through the undergound world of Bayview. The game highlights a mind-boggling 100 different tracks to unlock and play around with, from circuit races like the close and quick-driven Street X, traditional circuits and challenging drift races where it you have to score not by getting first place but by getting the best sliding successful drifts, all the way to exciting and wild point-to-point sprints and even the returning tests of the fierce drag races.

In the game, you also can unlock great cars like the Subaru Impreza WRX, the sleek Mazda RX-7, and the wicked classic Ford Mustang. It the game, it is not just vital to unlock cars, it is also vital to remodel them into fierce racers with customized parts like bmpers, soilers and tire rims. While the game does deliver, there are a few disadvantages to Need For Speed Underground 2. One of them is that it takes a little while to find your way in each way, and that can be very tricky at times for unlocking races like downhill drifts and the tight-wheeled Underground Racing League courses. Another one is that the story line in the game looks as if it has came out of a comic book, and not realy to where any of the characters are just talking directly to you. Nevertheless, it doesn't make a difference in the gameplay.

All in all, Need For Speed is a really wild game. At first, I considered rejecting the game because I had a tough time with the original Need For Speed Underground, but I was wrong. Need For Speed Underground 2 is a real must buy for Xbox owners. If you don't have this game for your Xbox, you don't really know what you're missing from the fireceness of the underground streets.

Graphics: A-

Sound: B

Control: B+

Fun & Enjoyment: B 1/2+

Overall: B 1/2+

THIS GAME IS OKAY, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE CARS?

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: January 29, 2006
Author: Amazon User

If you like cars, this is the game for you. Buy it! You won't be disapointed, I wasn't. The few things that this game didn't include was the CUSTOM SOUNDTRACK option. This is not a very good thing, partially because the standard music is really bad, and that the songs repeat over, and over, and over, and over, and... well you get the picture. The second thing that I didn't like about NSFU2 was that there wasn't a great selection of cars in the Xbox version. Once you get to Level 2, the guidebook says that you will get an Audi TT, a Hummer H2, and many other cars. When I reached Level 2, all I got was the basic cars (Honda Civic, Mazda Miata, etc.) and an Escalade and Lincoln Navigator. HUH?! When I got to the shop and looked at the prices for the car parts, I nearly fainted. They were way more money then any pro-gamer could accumulate during 3 hours of play. Well, then there is the sense of speed. What is this all about!? The cars (not including the Miata) were very slow.

I eventually beat the game, but it took me a long time. Usually games take about 8 hours of playtime to complete, but this took months! If you are a hard-core gamer who wants a really cool racing game, this is definitly not the game for you. This game should really be sold to five year olds!

Glich in NFSU2: When you are on the main highway, go into the other lane and drive there for awhile without getting off the exit ramps. You soon will notice that there are no cars in your lane or the other lanes.

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