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Awesome starter game for the PSP

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 39 / 47
Date: April 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is an awesome game. It's like Need for Speed: Underground, with some features from Need for Speed: Underground 2. This graphics are AWESOME!!!! They are just like PS2 graphics and I was amazed when I saw this game.

You choose a car and you can tune it out with visual and preformence upgrades. You can own up to 20 cars and four bonus cars so there's a lot of cars to choose from.

There are also many new game modes. All the modes include: Drag, Drift, Street X (off road racing), Circuit, Lap Knockout, Rally Race (race with two different cars), and a mode where you race a random tricked out car.

The last thing to say about this gam,e is the soundtrack, it's AWESOME!!! They are songs from Need for Speed: Underground 1 and 2 plus new songs. Some of the artists include: Spiderbait, Skindred, My Chemical Romance, Xzibit, Snoop Dogg and The Doors, Chingy, and a lot more. There are also some music videos to watch.

This game is a very fun game and a very easy game to learn how to play so I recommend it for new PSP players and racing fans. This game is a lot of fun but some people might want to rent it before they buy it (gamefly.com *Please Refer Me).

This game = da' bomb!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 15
Date: March 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I picked up a PSP and this game recently. It's very similiar to the PS2 version with racing circuits, drag racing, buying new cars, etc. It's great to play on a PSP with the earbuds nobody gets annoyed with cranking up the volume...I do get annoyed glances from the occassional maniacal outbursts though! The music is awesome...great hip-hop and metal tunes that help get the blood flowing, particularly when it's loud and your goin' 120 through a city (another plus with the buds). Be ready for some unbelievable action with speeds of up to 130 mph through city streets/tunnels, weaving in and out of traffic...also there's lots of different cars to slip into(foreign and domestic, tricked-up, muscle cars, etc.) Secondly, hang on for your life because this game isn't just about skill...it's about how close to the edge you dare to go (I've plummeted over that edge many a time and it's breathtakingly fun!) Good luck!

Rock solid racer

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 12
Date: March 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is definitely the best 'conventional' racer released thus far for the PSP (personally, I prefer Wipeout Pure, but that's a different kind of racer). Let's break it down:

Graphics: pretty unreal. Smooth animations, no frame-dropping, very high-poly, great colors, the whole nine. Graphically very rich and finished.

Audio: practically the same as the original. Maybe not as many tracks, but all high-quality. In-game audio is also very well done with plenty of excellent sound effects.

Control: At first, it's a little awkward, but that's not the game's issue, it's the learning-curve for the analog stick on the PSP. Trying to use the d-pad with this game is like picking your nose with heavy gloves. After a little bit of play, though, you start to realize that the game designers really put a lot of thought into adapting the gameplay to this analog stick, and things go fairly smoothly from there. Button layout otherwise is well thought out.

Gameplay: Definitely a lot of fun, I wish it had the same 'open' gameplay that the big brother has, but it was very clearly designed for fast one-off type games and the portable console (an excellent decision on the part of the designers.) There's 20 cars (plenty for everyone), there's the usual customizations and an interesting system of vehicle customization that simplifies things immensely and is actually pretty cool, and there's a healthy number of tracks.

The graphics definitely compare to Ridge Racer, but I think the gameplay is overall better. Different kinds of game, even though they're very similar. Thing is, how many racers can you really buy?

Best Racing Game Ever!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 10
Date: June 24, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I've never been a fan of racing games. I've played both Gran Turismo and Project Gotham Racing. Many racing game fans say that Gran Turismo is the best game out there. In my opinion, Gran Turismo is crap when compared with this game. This is one of the first two games I recieved with my PSP. I love the fact that its portable.

Graphics: For a handheld system, the graphics in this game are outstanding. Even if this hadn't been on a handheld, I don't believe there would have been many complaints.

Gameplay: Extremely easy to learn the controls, even for someone whos hasn't touched a PlayStation or PlayStation2 in years. It is also very addictive. I can't stop playing it. You just want to unlock everything as fast as you can. It does get repetitive after a while, but that doesn't bother me. Its always fun to race on a course you know. I don't know if this game has any replay value although if it does, I can't imagine it being great because you will have unlocked everything already.

Sound: The soundtrack for this game is one of the best I have ever heard. Its got a little bit of everything for all tastes, without being to extreme in any one direction. I really enjoy cranking up the volume (which gets very loud on the PSP)to hear the music. The sound effects are also very good. When you change gears, you hear the car change gears. When you hit the breaks and slide, you hear it. When you crash and want to restart the race because your -15 seconds of the lead, you hear it.

All in all I give this game 5/5 for its excellent performance on a portable system.

NFSUR

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: March 24, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I just bought this game about and 3 hours ago with my PSP. This game is crazy. It is just as good as the PS2 versions, maybe better. This game features 20 liscened cars.The new muscle cars look great. Corvettes, Classic Mustangs to name a few.
The only confusing thing is when you first play the game. The controls are a bit different then the ps2. O is Nos instead of L1 but once you get used to the button change you feel right at home. Also the first time I played i was confused whether to use the analong stick or the directional buttons. Both work great but I find that the analog works best.
The game is great. I love it!

BY TEXX your number 1 gamer

Great Foundation For The NFS line for the PSP

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

First, I'm a huge fan of the NFS line. This game was the second game i bought for the Sony PSP and was a bit sceptical about it after buying Ape Escape. But this game changed my mind. The Upgrade system is probably the best system ever, having rollover system upgrades, and the visual upgrade system you really dont have to buy. The fact that in the end you can have every car and every upgrade is a definate plus. The only things I don't like about it are the few tracks you have to run on, the annoying drift mode, and the music from NFSU2. Overall this game is a good one and is (in my honest opinion) better than Ridge Racer.

PS. The Wi-Fi ability is VERY entertaining between friends.

Need for Speed: Underground Rivals......

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: May 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Need for Speed: Underground Rivals is everything you know and love about the Underground series but in portable form. Ditching the open city environment of Underground 2 in favor of racing like you did in the first Underground, Need for Speed Underground Rivals delivers the goods of pure street racing and it does so in style. It should be mentioned, though, that certain elements of Underground 2 were also added to make this version of the Underground series a step above the console versions. Compete against rivals in 10 all-new tracks, and customize as well as compete against high-performance tuner cars from the U.S. and Japan. You'll be just as amazed with Rivals as you were when you first saw Need for Speed Underground on the PS2. The sense of speed is blistering. Control and handling is dead-on. And, the graphics are simply amazing(just check out the wet-slick streets you race on as well as the motion blur of the lights as you pass by or the sleek look of the cars you race in and tune up). Out of them all, this has to be my favorite thus far. The one thing I love most about Rivals is the riveting soundtrack you're listening to while you race. Loaded with lots of your favorite artists, it'll, definitely, keep the excitement going while you race...believe me.

I've read reviews where people go on about how Ridge Racers is so much better a racing game on the PSP(only because it supports 8 players in multiplayer while Rivals supports 2). In my opinion, the only game to ever hold a candle to the Underground series is the Midnight Club series. Until the PSP version of Midnight Club comes out, Rivals will be the ultimate street racing champ in my book and my most favorite racing game of all. Besides, Ridge Racers is an entirely different type of racing game and should be judged on its' own merits(which it is, indeed, an awesome game itself).

Street racing fans and regular racing fans alike will love NFSU Rivals for what is....a classy street racer that will keep them occupied for weeks.

I hate racing games.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: March 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I do, every racing game I haved played just doenst hold my interest. Yet when my PSP came with NFS:UR I had no idea it would become my favoret PSP game. The Graphics are amazing! Soundtrack is very good. The cars can be modified in an almost unlimited way from the paint job, to the turbo setup. I cant put this one down and I think it should be one of the games you get with your PSP. I feel this game takes advantage of what the PSP can do as a gamming machine.

pimp my ride

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 12, 2005
Author: Amazon User

once you buy a car you have to make it look cool for racing. there are a lot of levels in this game so you will need alot of cars. the graphic are awesome. the cars dont go as fast as they say it's going. despite that it's one of the greatest racing games ever. you can get up to 20 cars that you by yourself and 5 boss cars. whenever you get new stuff put them on your best car. i love this game and you will too.

good

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: April 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I was having trouble deciding wether to get NBA, Twisted Metal, or NFS UG...... nba was sold out, and i heard all this talk about nfs ug, so i went with it.... it's awesome, i had never played nfs ug before.... but this is awesome, only thing i can say is 50$ price.... i wont whine about it, but i was hopin for somewhere around 40$.... if u got psp, this game is good, next i am gett twisted metal and nba, i'll drop reviews for both of those games

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