Need for Speed: Underground

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  1. zNeverSleep
    Aug 15, 2023
    7
    Great game.

    It's enjoyable to play, especially if you're not accustomed to playing racing games with a proper sense of progression anymore. While I'm a fan of Forza games, I have to admit that I genuinely missed this kind of experience. Starting with a seemingly "underpowered" car and progressively becoming faster through your own skill and effort is an incredibly satisfying feeling.    Great game.

    It's enjoyable to play, especially if you're not accustomed to playing racing games with a proper sense of progression anymore. While I'm a fan of Forza games, I have to admit that I genuinely missed this kind of experience. Starting with a seemingly "underpowered" car and progressively becoming faster through your own skill and effort is an incredibly satisfying feeling.

    In terms of gameplay, considering it's a game from 2003, it remains impressive. However, there are certain aspects that haven't aged well. I wasn't particularly fond of the gimmick NPCs. It becomes evident at some point that the game employs calculations to position cars conveniently along your route. Beyond the sixtieth event, the game introduces some monotonous six-lap circuits that can become quite tedious – a single mistake hitting a curve or colliding with a gimmick car can lead to failure.

    Nevertheless, the cars themselves are impressive, and their customization options are noteworthy. On the other hand, the soundtrack is terrible. Regardless, if you're a fan of racing games, it's definitely worth giving this game a try.    … Expand
  2. Comodore01
    Jul 22, 2023
    7
    Good game with a bad AI, literaly broken. One of the best racing games for it's time but some aspects aged like a milk. Playing is fun but frustrating at same time. DON'T PLAY AT HARD DIFFICULTY. IT'S NOT HARD, JUST PLAIN UNFAIR. Not the **** mention it's have worst rubberbanding i've ever seen. You can't even win againts it unless it's turned off. EVEN **** SPEEDRUNNER LOST AGAINST IT ONGood game with a bad AI, literaly broken. One of the best racing games for it's time but some aspects aged like a milk. Playing is fun but frustrating at same time. DON'T PLAY AT HARD DIFFICULTY. IT'S NOT HARD, JUST PLAIN UNFAIR. Not the **** mention it's have worst rubberbanding i've ever seen. You can't even win againts it unless it's turned off. EVEN **** SPEEDRUNNER LOST AGAINST IT ON **** EASY DIFFICULTY GOD DAMN IT. You can search video of it on youtube.… Expand
  3. MarekZalipski
    May 30, 2023
    8
    For me, the beginning of a successful series of games i remember late 2004 and the first few hours of gameplay to this day.
    However, due to the date of its creation, it is obvious that at some point the limitation of content is becoming noticeable... don't expect miracles. As a concept game that had a significant impact on the market a few months earlier 2 Fast 2 Furious was released in    For me, the beginning of a successful series of games i remember late 2004 and the first few hours of gameplay to this day.
    However, due to the date of its creation, it is obvious that at some point the limitation of content is becoming noticeable... don't expect miracles. As a concept game that had a significant impact on the market a few months earlier 2 Fast 2 Furious was released in cinemas, so there was a kind of convergence.    … Expand
  4. OnlyHereOnce
    May 25, 2023
    10
    Forever changed the racing genre and stood up the test of time. The only flaw this game has is that it eventually ends. Love from the first sight.
  5. Silv3rGT
    May 25, 2023
    7
    It a great start to an unforgettable era, but playing this game in the modern day WILL BE A PAIN IN THE A$$.
  6. r03vg
    May 5, 2023
    6
    Игра запускается на современном компьютере, что уже хорошо. Правда, пришлось дополнительно скачать несколько фиксов, чтобы игра нормально работала на широком экране.

    В начале игры очень часто повторяются трассы. Понравилась музыка. Графика и сейчас смотрится хорошо для 20-летней игры.    Игра запускается на современном компьютере, что уже хорошо. Правда, пришлось дополнительно скачать несколько фиксов, чтобы игра нормально работала на широком экране.

    В начале игры очень часто повторяются трассы. Понравилась музыка. Графика и сейчас смотрится хорошо для 20-летней игры.
  7. xcale
    Mar 6, 2023
    10
    Imagine that one day you wake up and see this title. We were not aware what was coming to us. Starter of the golden era for Need For Speed. Wish I can turn back time to that days.
  8. shkipermann
    Feb 25, 2023
    10
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  9. Slicknick86
    Feb 10, 2023
    10
    This game that changed my life, literally ! Way better than midnight club 2.
  10. DonldTrump_45Th
    Jan 26, 2023
    10
    Hello, this is a default review because i'm forced to use 75 characters. I'll edit this review in the future talking about the game, don't worry ;)

    My final rate is: 10
  11. Giero
    Jan 4, 2023
    7
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  12. DestroyerM24
    Jan 3, 2023
    7
    After years of releasing Need for Speed games, EA made one of the most successful games in the Need for Speed Franchise, which is indeed NFS Underground.

    In this game, you take part in races during night and rank up, race after race, and eventually become the best driver in every race discipline. While doing that, you gain reputation points which gives you access to more cars, tracks,    After years of releasing Need for Speed games, EA made one of the most successful games in the Need for Speed Franchise, which is indeed NFS Underground.

    In this game, you take part in races during night and rank up, race after race, and eventually become the best driver in every race discipline. While doing that, you gain reputation points which gives you access to more cars, tracks, customisation options.
    Unlike previous NFS games, where you could only choose the paint for the car, here, you can actually decide how your car will look, not just the color, but also body parts and each part can be painted separately, decorated with decals or brands, well practically everything can be personalised to your liking.
    This game has 20 licensed cars, fully customisable and each car can be upgraded with performance upgrades gained during playing Underground Mode.As this game is almost twenty years old, it shows some imperfections that games had at that time, like stupid and unfair AI. By stupid I mean that they will practically crash into you if it happens that you've chosen to take the path to the right and he decided to take the one on the left as if there was no obstacle, he will not change mind at any cost whatsoever. By unfair I mean that there seems that the AI has more grip than the player, which was noticeable in two occasions, while racing as there are some parts of the track which are impossible to take without any braking, while the AI takes tight corners with no problem and carrying much more speed. The second occasion was when crashing into traffic, when I crash into traffic, my car always goes flying for seconds and seconds and eventually losing 5 or more seconds after resetting the car, while the AI only spins a little bit or slows down upon impact, nothing more, no flying or things like that. The jumps must also be taken perfectly as you will end up rolling over and over until you reset your car. Talking about traffic, if you are winning there are some occasions when a car would appear in the middle of the track right before the end of the race, eventually ruining your race as you don't have any time to react and crash into him.
    Because of these issues, I've spend more time restarting races than making progress and making this my the most irritating NFS game so far.

    All in all, I recommend this game to every NFS fan, even though it can be irritating at times, I still had fun playing it. Great amount of cars, car customisations, tracks and events will probably keep you entertained for a while.    … Expand
  13. bar0yka
    Dec 9, 2022
    7
    zamanında oynasaydımm yine çok daha yüksek puan verebilleceğim bir oyun .
  14. DanielGG91
    Nov 15, 2022
    8
    Clasicazo donde los haya, salió en una época donde salían las primeras pelis de Fast and furious, y encajó muy bien en la época. En resumen, super divertido juego de conducción.
  15. ilya_zotov24
    Sep 14, 2022
    8
    _Good game _
  16. Kuzya_Zeleniy
    Sep 6, 2022
    8
    One of the best games of the legendary series.
    In this game, it's not about winning, it's about winning in style! The game is noticeably different from the previous parts of the series in terms of setting and style. And I want to pay attention to the soundtrack, the music in this game is legendary and cool. Also, in this game there is a "Career" mode, where the plot is there for a tick,    One of the best games of the legendary series.
    In this game, it's not about winning, it's about winning in style! The game is noticeably different from the previous parts of the series in terms of setting and style. And I want to pay attention to the soundtrack, the music in this game is legendary and cool. Also, in this game there is a "Career" mode, where the plot is there for a tick, because the emphasis is more on racing
    At the expense of cards, everything here is monotonous. (And this is probably one minus).
    For 2003, this was a revolutionary arcade racing game!    … Expand
  17. vova22379
    Jun 21, 2022
    5
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  18. Izoeros
    Apr 26, 2022
    9
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  19. OrdinaryGaming
    Jan 13, 2022
    9
    Pretty simple game. You race, you win cash, you buy new car, the way game works is actually challenging (In a good meaning). Game is not about destruction like in flatout but its still worth playing.
    back in the days EA used to be a cool company.
  20. Rydell72
    Nov 26, 2021
    9
    Одна из любимейших игр в НСГ, про "андерграунд" знали все, в те времена был Пенёк 3 и какая то видяха, которая тянула данную игру лишь на минимальных-средних, на максимальных настройках графики игра сильно тормозила. Ну после апгрейда насладился бликами и отражениями, вот это было вау(а не эти ваши RTX как сейчас ;) )
    Сама игра классная, атмосферная, перепроходил раз 10-15, и возможно    Одна из любимейших игр в НСГ, про "андерграунд" знали все, в те времена был Пенёк 3 и какая то видяха, которая тянула данную игру лишь на минимальных-средних, на максимальных настройках графики игра сильно тормозила. Ну после апгрейда насладился бликами и отражениями, вот это было вау(а не эти ваши RTX как сейчас ;) )
    Сама игра классная, атмосферная, перепроходил раз 10-15, и возможно пройду ещё раз...

    Что мы имеем по итогу спустя много лет... ну Need for speed 2015 попытался вернуть атмосферу тех лет... К слову мне понравился NFS_2015 по атмосфере... Но пока не один из NFS не переплюнул NFS Underground 1 - 2, Most Wanted(2005) ну Carbon за ночные заезды и аля Touge заезды с боссами

    Хочу заметить, отсутствие открытого мира никого не смущала!

    Жаль нельзя посчитать часы которые я потратил на Underground, но скорее всего это 240-280 часов

    Из-за агрессивных макретологов мы уже никогда не получим ИГРУ... Именно игру, сделанная энтузиастами, сделаная с вниманием    … Expand
  21. PrdPak
    Sep 21, 2021
    9
    This game is definitely in my top 5 NFS games. For me though, it was the first game which gave so much freedom in how you wanted to customize your car. I like the tracks, the cars, the setting, the racing modes. The only thing I don't like about this game is rubberbanding other than that it is a solid 9/10 game!
  22. ibblue07
    Aug 18, 2021
    9
    Need For Speed: Underground is easily one of my favorite racing games of all-time.
  23. Axilley
    Jul 22, 2021
    8
    good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good legend nfs 1
  24. FRIST_008
    Jun 14, 2021
    8
    То с чего всё началось. То где было правильно всё, от музыки до гонок, И все были довольны
  25. dikii_hohol
    Jun 6, 2021
    7
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  26. FirstSpawn
    Jun 5, 2021
    9
    Эта игра, которая сделала моё детство! И что самое крутое, в отличие от многих старых игр, я до сих пор с удовольствием в неё играю!
  27. Topoviy_Ded
    Jun 4, 2021
    8
    Игра отличная, атмосфера динамичная, музыка супер. Однако из минусов хочется выделить скованные гонки по городу и их ^коридорность^, а также повторяющийся маршрут. В целом это один из наилучших проектов серии Need For Speed. Обязательно советую всем для прохождения.Игра отличная, атмосфера динамичная, музыка супер. Однако из минусов хочется выделить скованные гонки по городу и их ^коридорность^, а также повторяющийся маршрут. В целом это один из наилучших проектов серии Need For Speed. Обязательно советую всем для прохождения.
  28. kndr
    May 15, 2021
    6
    Doesn't matter how well you drive if you make one tiny mistake opponent pass you.

    Car handling is great though. Tracks are repetitive. You can't fill nitrous like in ug2.
  29. ardaulgur
    Apr 5, 2021
    10
    I played it a lot when I was elementary school times. And I still play it sometimes. Thats why it is a legend.
    Good old days...
  30. shoma-
    Apr 2, 2021
    7
    Игру проходил 2 раза. В игре ужасно сделан искусственный интеллект, ты отстаёшь на 4 секунды, и тебе понадобится 3 круга, чтобы его догнать (играл я на высокой сложности), а он же в свою очередь, отставав на 8, может догнать тебя за полтора круга. Такое наблюдалось особенно в гонке с Мелиссой, которая была самой сложной в игре (+ ещё и на высокой, фулл зардкор) запомнилась. Ставлю 7, заИгру проходил 2 раза. В игре ужасно сделан искусственный интеллект, ты отстаёшь на 4 секунды, и тебе понадобится 3 круга, чтобы его догнать (играл я на высокой сложности), а он же в свою очередь, отставав на 8, может догнать тебя за полтора круга. Такое наблюдалось особенно в гонке с Мелиссой, которая была самой сложной в игре (+ ещё и на высокой, фулл зардкор) запомнилась. Ставлю 7, за ИИ, линейность гонок (нет выбора, надо играть всё), музыку (мне она здесь не так зашла, как в Underground 2, Most Wanted, Undercover и т.п)… Expand
  31. Gorbunov2004
    Mar 25, 2021
    5
    Игра конечно не плохая но у меня нет стимула проходить её дальше я прошел 60 гонок и мне надоело.
  32. dimike
    Jan 10, 2021
    10
    Graphics - great
    Gameplay - great
    Music - amazing
    story - ok
    stability - great
  33. nizdets
    Jan 2, 2021
    10
    моя первая игра пацаны......э Рон дон дон дондородоророн...............
  34. ImperialYama
    Dec 22, 2020
    10
    Best NFS in my Opinion. The Gameplay, the Speed, the Race Design and the Songs. Everything is just perfect here.
  35. Torgall
    Dec 12, 2020
    7
    My first racing game, and one that still brings up good memories. I loved the variety of car customization, especially after watching Fast and Furious movie :)
  36. ChicoSuav
    Nov 15, 2020
    2
    This game did 2 things good. The customization and the vehicle choices. That's all. Everything else was completely horrible. For starters, the crash physics were as if gravity was never a concept. Often times, hitting a car at slow speeds would launch you up into the air or send you cartwheeling 5 times over. Next, the driving physics were atrocious. Any small bump in the road, especiallyThis game did 2 things good. The customization and the vehicle choices. That's all. Everything else was completely horrible. For starters, the crash physics were as if gravity was never a concept. Often times, hitting a car at slow speeds would launch you up into the air or send you cartwheeling 5 times over. Next, the driving physics were atrocious. Any small bump in the road, especially on shortcuts, would completely unsettle your car. Doesn't matter how good your tire and suspension upgrades are, you're still going to end up hitting a wall or another civiian car and end up doing a 1080 while flipping over. Next up, the rubber banding in this game is awful and flawed actually. Not only will your opponents close in on your 10+ second lead despite you driving flawlessly, if they pass you, the game will basically tell you that your race is over because no matter how good you are, chances of you catching back up, is almost none, especially with the crash and driving physics working against you. The “catch up” feature i suppose turns off, and is shown when your opponents start making turns without braking and leave behind smoke trails of their unlimited grip around corners. If you've played this game, you know what i mean. Despite these flaws, it is still a fun arcade racer.… Expand
  37. Denizarasgulle
    Jul 29, 2020
    9
    One of the best arcade racers out there. This game still holds a very good spot today. It has ages very well. Only problem with this game is the weird NPC AI. They are trying their best to make you crash. You can witness this by playing a drag race on hard.
  38. dlcatalin
    Jul 12, 2020
    8
    It was a good game ! I dont remember much about it lol. I liked the car handling.
  39. Blackdoritos
    Jun 14, 2020
    8
    Эта игра вызывает у меня сильное чувство ностальгии но тут в конце игра становится дико трудной
  40. Sinmaker
    May 27, 2020
    8
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  41. MaricaBogdan
    May 13, 2020
    8
    Think this is not nostalgia. This game was amazing. I know the tuning for this game is a ricer, but, arcade style and game-play was good. Not to forget about music.
  42. ChesterField
    May 7, 2020
    8
    Best racing/tunning game back in the days. Challenging with a lot of cars and customization. Recommended
  43. SrCre
    Mar 10, 2020
    10
    [x] Perfect
    [ ] Awesome
    [ ] Good
    [ ] Good Bad
    [ ] Fail

    Não vejo necessidade em escrever um longo texto analisando uma arte, a nota é apenas um conselho para saber o quanto ela vale para sua vida.

    I see no need to write a long text analyzing an art, the note is just a piece of advice to know how much it is worth in your life.
  44. Destlay
    Mar 7, 2020
    10
    Одна из легендарных игр в серии. Захватывающая атмосфера и дух гонок. Прошло столько времени, а о ней помнят и играют до сих пор. Лучшая музыка и лучшая графика на то время. Для меня она всегда будет глубоко в сердце.

    One of the legendary games in the series. The breathtaking atmosphere and the spirit of racing. So much time has passed, and they still remember and play about it. The    Одна из легендарных игр в серии. Захватывающая атмосфера и дух гонок. Прошло столько времени, а о ней помнят и играют до сих пор. Лучшая музыка и лучшая графика на то время. Для меня она всегда будет глубоко в сердце.

    One of the legendary games in the series. The breathtaking atmosphere and the spirit of racing. So much time has passed, and they still remember and play about it. The best music and the best graphics at that time. For me, she will always be deep in my heart.    … Expand
  45. MaxmilianKohler
    Feb 23, 2020
    3
    Would not recommend due to the fact that you do these long races and frequently at the very end some edge will clip you, or some car will appear in front of you, or one of the other racers will bump you, or some other random occurrence, causing you to have to redo the entire race. Which is extremely tedious.

    The drag racing is awful. The mechanics of it are extremely tedious, and then    Would not recommend due to the fact that you do these long races and frequently at the very end some edge will clip you, or some car will appear in front of you, or one of the other racers will bump you, or some other random occurrence, causing you to have to redo the entire race. Which is extremely tedious.

    The drag racing is awful. The mechanics of it are extremely tedious, and then it doesn't even make sense because I can get all perfect shifts and still lose. Then they randomly put cars in front of you and don't let you turn out of their way. You should never come away with a "god that was awful" feeling after winning a race.

    I'm giving this a 0 just for the drag races. It's unplayable on both a keyboard and a controller. I don't play games to get tortured. I play them to find enjoyment. I uninstalled this game before the end due this trash designed race.

    It also gives you lots of useless cars to choose from but no apparent reason to use any of them. You don't get better cars till late in the game.

    The ebrake basically does nothing, except for during drifting. In Underground 2 the ebrake is way more useful.

    Underground 2 I think is overall better, particularly as far as the cars, handling, gameplay, hud, etc.. Only thing better about this one is that the upgrades stick with your car when you trade it in.    … Expand
  46. Kenix157
    Jan 18, 2020
    9
    (Opinion in russian)
    Одна из моих самых любимых игр.
    Перепроходил несколько раз. Последний раз с REDUX модом, это не забываемо. Плюсы Саундтрек просто шедеврален, лучше нету ни в одной гоночной игре Тюнинг машин, даже сейчас его больше чем в новых сериях NFS. Большое кол-во режимов гонок, драг, дрифт, всё есть. С соперниками интересно соревноваться, были трассы где их сделать    (Opinion in russian)
    Одна из моих самых любимых игр.
    Перепроходил несколько раз. Последний раз с REDUX модом, это не забываемо.

    Плюсы
    Саундтрек просто шедеврален, лучше нету ни в одной гоночной игре
    Тюнинг машин, даже сейчас его больше чем в новых сериях NFS.
    Большое кол-во режимов гонок, драг, дрифт, всё есть.
    С соперниками интересно соревноваться, были трассы где их сделать очень сложно, но все равно всё круто и на уровне
    Интересные трассы для драг заездов
    Атмосфера уличных гонок на уровне.

    Минусы
    Трассы однообразные, используется реверс чтобы сделать "другую трассу"
    Нету свободной езды в городе, но даже то этого нехватает, не мешает играть.

    (Opinion in engish)
    One of my favorite games.
    Passed several times. The last time with the REDUX mod, this is not forgotten.

    pros
    The soundtrack is simply masterpiece
    Tuning cars, even now it is more than in the new NFS series.
    A large number of racing modes, drag, drift, everything is there.
    It’s interesting to compete with rivals, there were tracks where it is very difficult to make them, but still everything is cool and at the level
    Interesting tracks for drag races
    The atmosphere of street racing life.

    Minuses
    The tracks are monotonous, reverse mode is used to make a “different track”
    There is no ride in the city, it does not interfere with playing.    … Expand
  47. sashok9026
    Dec 6, 2019
    7
    even though now it seems to us that this is an outdated game, but at the time of its release, I think it was one of the best games in its genre.
    how many people bombed when they played this game, why.
  48. Genek13
    Nov 19, 2019
    10
    The second best NFS game in history (first for me is NFS III HP).
    VIsuals, sound design, tuning and cars was outstanding at the time.
    Soundtrack is one of the best I ever heard in video game.
  49. Hayter
    Nov 10, 2019
    7
    Need For Speed Underground! Need For Speed Underground
    Need For Speed Underground! Мне нужна скорость
    Need For Speed Underground! Need For Speed Underground
    Need For Speed Underground! Мне нужна скорость, брат
  50. xylinde
    Nov 7, 2019
    9
    Хорошая игра, познокомила меня с жанром гонок, а также показала, насколько нервы испытывают сильный стресс после 6 лидирующий кругов, и на последнем тебя выигрывают, как машина в драг-рейсинге может просто встать перед твоим лицом, и ты с просто смотришь на это, и понимаешь, на что я потратил свою жизнь... А еще 64 гонка хотела будто во мне дьявола вызвать, но у меня уже после машины КуртаХорошая игра, познокомила меня с жанром гонок, а также показала, насколько нервы испытывают сильный стресс после 6 лидирующий кругов, и на последнем тебя выигрывают, как машина в драг-рейсинге может просто встать перед твоим лицом, и ты с просто смотришь на это, и понимаешь, на что я потратил свою жизнь... А еще 64 гонка хотела будто во мне дьявола вызвать, но у меня уже после машины Курта и гонка с 7 кругами вызвали его уже давно

    12 грузовиком перед твоим лицом после столкновения из 10    … Expand
  51. NotBanMePLZ
    Jan 26, 2019
    10
    Когда до пройду игру оставлю полный отзыв. Музыка шедевр кста. И геймплей тоже кста.
  52. Danil_Shtangeev
    Jan 23, 2019
    8
    Great OST & overall atmosphere. I've spent many hours playing this game with my brother when I was a child.
  53. KingJailson
    Jan 19, 2019
    8
    É aqui que começa os anos dourados do need for speed, jogo excelente e foi assim até carbon.
  54. kanefriessner
    Oct 21, 2018
    6
    The best is the feeling in the game. The game makes You feel 100%, that You are an underground racer. The soundtrack is one of the best in the series. Graphics are quite nice. Also the car colection and how You can tuning them are good to. But sadly, that's it. The career mode starts well, but then becomes boring and feels deficient and unwary. Physics are still not good (but much-muchThe best is the feeling in the game. The game makes You feel 100%, that You are an underground racer. The soundtrack is one of the best in the series. Graphics are quite nice. Also the car colection and how You can tuning them are good to. But sadly, that's it. The career mode starts well, but then becomes boring and feels deficient and unwary. Physics are still not good (but much-much better then in HP2), and the traffic modelling is still bet (again, better than in HP2, but not good enough).

    Pros:
    - The feeling
    - Soundtrack
    - Graphics
    - Many good cars
    - Tunning cars

    Cons:
    - Lame career mode
    - Physics
    - Traffic
    - No cops in an illegal racing game
    - AI    … Expand
  55. drone2beats
    Sep 18, 2018
    0
    Dumpest Game Ever.
    The cars have good handling on easy by cpu but when i get the same car i cant control it.
    **** Game.
    Underground2 way better
  56. Luka1998010
    Jul 6, 2018
    10
    The game that changed my life, literally !
    I had no interest in cars when i was about 6 years until my older brother brought me this game one night and i felt in love with it. After that i started my interest in cars. Long story short,because of NFS Underground my life changed for the best because of it i am building my dream career of becoming a car designer.
  57. Panica3643D
    Jun 17, 2018
    9
    Одна из лучших частей в серии. Благодаря этой игре узнал много интересных музыкальных коллективов.
  58. tvinfo4a
    Apr 19, 2018
    9
    this and Underground 2 are only games where I ike drifting departament.
    this game is fun, good looking (for the time). too bad EA can't repeat success of Underground series (U, U2, MW)
  59. gold
    Feb 22, 2018
    8
    графика- 9
    сюжет- 5
    музыка- 10
    карты-7 ( Однообразие. После 90 уровня надоедает ездить по этим трассам и наступает радость, когда игра завершается.)
    итог: 8/10 (в 2004 было круто играть в эту игру. Тогда бы я поставил 10/10)
  60. TheCornflex
    Jan 31, 2018
    7
    The first NFS-Game I have played. Pretty cool but i wish I could play this game against another human.
  61. iddqd4
    Jan 20, 2018
    9
    Эта игра в свое время была настоящим культом и стояла почти на каждом компьютере и не только у любителей гонок.
  62. jangers
    Dec 1, 2017
    9
    I have started this game again after years. Even today, the game is sensational. Underground mode is not boring. Driving style is good, although crash physics (especially at higher speeds) makes cars fly. There is a lack of more cars, in the game there are mainly Asian cars. There is also no support widescreen. Generally i recommend playing even in 2017 year
  63. natanfk
    Feb 16, 2017
    6
    I loved this game when I was a kid, but when I went to play it now again, I see how it has SERIOUS flaws.

    The good parts: Control of the car is nice, the graphics were cool by the time being, and the car tuning is very varied and cool. There is a decent amount of cars to chose, and there was a sense of progression on the races, opponents keep getting better and better. The sounds are    I loved this game when I was a kid, but when I went to play it now again, I see how it has SERIOUS flaws.

    The good parts: Control of the car is nice, the graphics were cool by the time being, and the car tuning is very varied and cool. There is a decent amount of cars to chose, and there was a sense of progression on the races, opponents keep getting better and better. The sounds are really good and it has totally a "fast and furious" vibe.

    The bad parts: The worst part are the car crashes. It's absurd. The minimal hit will make your car go flying around, and it would be ok if the same happened to the AI, but the AI really CHEATS when there is a car crash. I saw an AI hitting a car on the front, and just went under it and kept going at full speed. It's very unfair, and most of the time you won't win or lose races by skill, but by pure luck, because cars appear out of nowhere just to hit you. Also, the game has a lot of glitches for those who try to play with a joystick, it keeps changing the controls and the camera shifts if you press brake for too long.
    Also, although there is a sense of progression while racing, there is no progression on cars. The car you get at the beginning of the game is better than most cars you unlock as you win races. And the tracks are VERY repetitive, you'll be running 111 races on the same tracks over and over again.
    Another bad thing is that you can only have one car. Which sucks, because there are some cars that are outstanding for races but suck at drifting.

    Overall, the game is only "meh". I was looking for nostalgia and got anger instead.    … Expand
  64. Luka0101998
    Jun 1, 2016
    10
    My all time favorite game.
    I love cars thanks to nfs !
    10/10 without thinking
    No Need for Speed game will ever be better that Underground in any way.Even if the game has no free roam i still absolutely love it .
  65. ricky21
    Aug 30, 2015
    9
    People like the fast and furious series but yet dislike this game. They need to do their home work to find the origin of the movies first.
    Totally awesome game, and I hope EA reinvent themselves on another one like this for the future
  66. azeitona
    Dec 10, 2014
    9
    Actually, I posted this on the NFS: Underground 2 page. It was so dumb of me and I don't know how to delete it... well, at last, here is what I think of the game:

    One of the best NFS for me. Amazing cars, theme, environment, fun races, challenging campaign, memorable races and a nice soundtrack, much better than the ones in the later games. And the tuning was amazing... the whole    Actually, I posted this on the NFS: Underground 2 page. It was so dumb of me and I don't know how to delete it... well, at last, here is what I think of the game:

    One of the best NFS for me. Amazing cars, theme, environment, fun races, challenging campaign, memorable races and a nice soundtrack, much better than the ones in the later games. And the tuning was amazing... the whole concept of street racing was kinda new. And there was little to none focus on the story, which is awesome, because racing games don't really need a plot. It might as well just get in the way, like what happened (to me, at last) with Carbon, Undercover and even Most Wanted. The only problem is that it is very repetitive, but I never found myself bored of it.    … Expand
  67. Marica
    Sep 22, 2014
    10
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  68. Marick
    Sep 22, 2014
    9
    It was the first game in the series. I played 10 years ago, I liked so much, but age did not let me finish it. At 8 years old I struggled a bit. The game throws you in Olympic City, a town of Street Racing community. This will start the fun.
  69. mclure
    Aug 23, 2014
    10
    Fun to play, it is the first time I played something after meeting the NFS series for the first time back in the 90's with older vehicles. This introduces a good assortment of popular vehicles and some good music tracks, it doesn't feel old even after a while. Customization is straight forward with changing from a car to another and keeping upgrades and visuals, you can only have one carFun to play, it is the first time I played something after meeting the NFS series for the first time back in the 90's with older vehicles. This introduces a good assortment of popular vehicles and some good music tracks, it doesn't feel old even after a while. Customization is straight forward with changing from a car to another and keeping upgrades and visuals, you can only have one car at a time. Drag, circuit, drift and sprint are some race modes. Traffic can be annoying so for that try reducing difficult levels on each race.… Expand
  70. morfil
    Nov 1, 2013
    10
    Electronic Arts rules when it comes to making games like these. The music, the gameplay, the sound effects, and sometimes even the story. If you're interested in going very fast, and moving up the ranks faster than ever, then give this game a try.

    You are somewhat of an inexperienced driver who joins the underground street scene. You meet up with the beautiful, yet tough Samantha, who    Electronic Arts rules when it comes to making games like these. The music, the gameplay, the sound effects, and sometimes even the story. If you're interested in going very fast, and moving up the ranks faster than ever, then give this game a try.

    You are somewhat of an inexperienced driver who joins the underground street scene. You meet up with the beautiful, yet tough Samantha, who helps you through your first few races. You must buy and build up your car, and make it look cool so that you, the driver, are as cool and good as everyone who races.

    I have to say, i was blown out of the water by the soundtrack. Lil' Jon's "Get low" is pretty much the main song for this game, however, it's not an exclusive, like mistikal's "get faster" or Petey Pablo's "Need for speed". there's also good rock alternative music like Story of the year's "And the hero will drown", Static-X's "The only", X-ecutioner's "Body Rock" and Hotwire's "Invisible".

    It's a perfect buy. 10/10    … Expand
  71. MasteRR
    May 3, 2013
    9
    Need for Speed Underground is a great step forward in the never-ending Need for Speed Franchise, and a total reboot of the series, both in game play terms and value, but also in visual design.

    The game is centered on the import and tuning culture. The action takes place in the fictional Olympic City, where the player must gain his respect and be the best by...well...winning races and    Need for Speed Underground is a great step forward in the never-ending Need for Speed Franchise, and a total reboot of the series, both in game play terms and value, but also in visual design.

    The game is centered on the import and tuning culture.

    The action takes place in the fictional Olympic City, where the player must gain his respect and be the best by...well...winning races and be more notorious.

    The game features many game race mods, such as Knock-Out, Circuit, Sprint, Drag, and Drift.

    All race types have a different style of racing, especially Drag and Drift, which require the player to push his skills to his limits in certain events if he wants to win.

    The Career also features a top 10 ranking with the best racers in the town, magazines which can be unlocked by the player by his progress in career, but also for doing certain things.

    Career also features an option to choose your race difficulty, which everyone has it's own cash reward depending the difficulty you chose.

    Parts for both visual and performance, and even cars, are unlocked by completing regular events, while is also featured a tournament mod with more stages, in which the player unlocks performance upgrades.

    The gameplay is great and fun, but also can draw bit of criticism because of the car's handling, which after becoming tuned, the handling is a bit too responsive, and can make you easily crash.

    Also the city isn't really small so a Free Roam mode is more than welcome, and the gameplay is very linear and many races are repetitive.

    The visuals aren't bad at all, but certainly could've been better, most of the map props are looking good, while some don't, for instance the traffic cars, which have a terrible about of detail.

    So, final verdict.

    Even today the game is still played and deserves it, by having a decent game play, great potential, and good replay value.    … Expand
  72. aaronpaul121
    May 22, 2012
    8
    Everything about this game is great. I just wished that it is a little bit realistic in the result of colliding cars, crashed and destroyed cars. But, it's still great.
  73. rahulkadukar
    Mar 17, 2012
    6
    The first Need For Speed game which has decent graphics and a good storyline. I think the progress system in this game is pretty slow you get to all Level 3 upgrades after playing more than 80% of the career mode which is kind of slow. Apart from that good gameplay but gets kind of repetitive and the overall size of the city is pretty small. It feels like racing on the same tracks over andThe first Need For Speed game which has decent graphics and a good storyline. I think the progress system in this game is pretty slow you get to all Level 3 upgrades after playing more than 80% of the career mode which is kind of slow. Apart from that good gameplay but gets kind of repetitive and the overall size of the city is pretty small. It feels like racing on the same tracks over and over again.… Expand
  74. sinadoom
    Nov 19, 2011
    3
    It's arcade alright, but don't expect anything fast. More fun than the second one but still nothing special. To enjoy this game you have to a chav.
  75. VladN.
    Nov 14, 2004
    10
    I expected the same graphics, but the gameplay is beyond what I expected.
  76. EnzoS.
    Sep 26, 2004
    10
    VERY VERY COOL.
  77. ChrisS.
    Aug 7, 2004
    6
    NFS: Underground offers sweet graphics, good music and ok gameplay. However if you only have 20 bucks to spend pick up Midnight Club 2 instead. NFS:Underground lacks that title's drive anywhere gameplay, huge urban environments, take no prisoners opponent AI, damage modeling and replays.
  78. Inked4life
    Jul 19, 2004
    9
    Only one problem with this game....your stuck with "stock" music. You can only listen to the same tune for so many hours!!!!
  79. DinkelasX.
    Jun 11, 2004
    10
    This is the best street racing game, I also race in real life, so this is closest pc game which imagine a real racing. Only difference between game and real racing on the streets is Adrenaline...
  80. TeknoMan
    Mar 3, 2004
    9
    A very very good game, 4 ever tuning!
  81. JoshS.
    Feb 23, 2004
    10
    Best need for speed game i have ever played.
  82. Adam
    Feb 18, 2004
    9
    I give it a 9 for it's graphic and feeling. But I would give it a 10 if the cars could crash..
  83. Nerijus
    Dec 20, 2003
    10
    Its very good game,but i havn`t got cheats for this game plz me :)
  84. MattP.
    Dec 19, 2003
    9
    This game is fast paced, enjoyable, challenging, graphically amazing and the best racer i've played in a while. The only thing stopping this game from receiving a ten is the lack of damage on the cars, for which there is a very good reason.
  85. BitBurn
    Dec 14, 2003
    8
    Very good game. Graphics are great, gameplay is pretty sweet. However, I do find the Online menu a bit retarded but overall this game is a winner!
  86. StephenH.
    Dec 14, 2003
    9
    Very enjoyable, more fun to play than I was expecting. Its great fun to customise the sh1t out of a car, really personalising it. Its just a pity that there's no LAN mode and that the music is so bad. Gorgeous graphics though.
  87. PatrickE.
    Dec 9, 2003
    7
    Having not played any of the previous NFS titles for longer than 5 minutes, I was skeptical about this one. WHile not wholly thrilled about the game, I'm not wholly disappointed either. Graphically, the game is the best I've seen since GT3. Being able to see your surrounding clearly whille moving at 130+ M.P.H. is a big plus for me. It's also not as jagged as some racing Having not played any of the previous NFS titles for longer than 5 minutes, I was skeptical about this one. WHile not wholly thrilled about the game, I'm not wholly disappointed either. Graphically, the game is the best I've seen since GT3. Being able to see your surrounding clearly whille moving at 130+ M.P.H. is a big plus for me. It's also not as jagged as some racing games are. Giving my ride a custom look was also a highlight of the game for me. On the other hand, giving my ride a custom look was a bit disappointing. I have plenty of cash to spend and can't buy the parts that I want. Whille having to win races to unlock tracks is something that I agree with, I don't like the idea of telling me I can't buy a certain exhaust tip because I haven't beaten enough races. This goes the same for performance upgrades. I was disappointed to find that all the cars are about the same, even though in reality they are much different. While I haven't gotten it yet, I know that there's an RX-7 in the game, and I'm looking forward to getting it, but knowing that a fully upgraded Civic couldn't hope to come close with a fully upgraded RX-7. Another thing I didn't like was the lack of performance tuning. Being able to set my suspension and gear ratios and downforce should all be something that can be modified in a racing game that allows customization. … Expand
  88. Shadymilkman
    Dec 7, 2003
    10
    Best racing game ever. I was never a big fan of racing games, but this game changed me. Everything about this game is great, I just hope EA would make a patch that will allow you to play your own mp3.
  89. WiciuW.
    Dec 7, 2003
    10
    I think it's the best racing game lately. Graphics are outstanding including flashes, blur and mirror like effect. All of that combined with advanced tuning capabilities both visual and internal gives us this esoteric game which is an absolutely "must have' for all racing and tuning fans all around the world.
  90. AlfadorJ.
    Dec 6, 2003
    7
    Its a great game and very fun. I only have 2 complaints. The muliplayer part just sucks, and there is only one American car and it just SUCKS. Where is GM? GM is one of they biggest manufactors in the world, they deserve at least one car. I guess that would make the game to easy though. If you had the 454 chevell (as rapped about in one of the songs) there would be no car to be able to Its a great game and very fun. I only have 2 complaints. The muliplayer part just sucks, and there is only one American car and it just SUCKS. Where is GM? GM is one of they biggest manufactors in the world, they deserve at least one car. I guess that would make the game to easy though. If you had the 454 chevell (as rapped about in one of the songs) there would be no car to be able to keep up with you. heh.… Expand
  91. FreddyK.
    Dec 3, 2003
    9
    Very nice!.. Its like being in "The Fast and The Furious" :)
  92. NomisS.
    Nov 30, 2003
    9
    I don't like that you cant buy any car...but all other thing is realy good..the graphics, yea you know.
  93. Friendlyhobo
    Nov 30, 2003
    6
    The problem with NFS Underground, which may not be a problem for many, is a "shift" the developers have gone for. And; it's a major one folks. NFS has always been a series about racing. When NFS 1 came out, it literally changed the genra. The point A to B tracks (Alpine, Coastal, etc.) and the closed tracks were simply "simulastic" (That's my word for fantastic + simulation -- The problem with NFS Underground, which may not be a problem for many, is a "shift" the developers have gone for. And; it's a major one folks. NFS has always been a series about racing. When NFS 1 came out, it literally changed the genra. The point A to B tracks (Alpine, Coastal, etc.) and the closed tracks were simply "simulastic" (That's my word for fantastic + simulation -- nice huh?). NFS 5, Porsche Unleashed was the next good game as such in the series. NFS kept drifting (no pun intended) towards an arcadish feel, and the latest game by them has completed the transition. Now don't get me wrong, it's a nice game... but it's hardly about racing. Incredible graphics, a lot of user options to "create" a ninja street machine... and then race it against the stereotyped under-world. Coming to the "racing", it's one large area which is always wet (to compliment the reflections), always shown at night, and always feels the same. This game just disappointed me.… Expand
  94. ToniP.
    Nov 27, 2003
    9
    Great, great, great! But where ist the LAN-Mode? But the online battles are very funny! I love this game! Tune it !
  95. CaioOrsolini
    Nov 27, 2003
    1
    I haven't got it yet, but from what I've read, it has a very poor career mode, and all tracks look the same. And... Where are the Ferraris, Porsches, McLaren? And it seems like its driving doesn't feel too real... Come on, EA, looks like each year your games are getting worse... I already hated Hot Pursuit II... Here's what we want: expensive cars, nice tracks, real I haven't got it yet, but from what I've read, it has a very poor career mode, and all tracks look the same. And... Where are the Ferraris, Porsches, McLaren? And it seems like its driving doesn't feel too real... Come on, EA, looks like each year your games are getting worse... I already hated Hot Pursuit II... Here's what we want: expensive cars, nice tracks, real driving and a good career mode!… Expand
  96. UrosC.
    Nov 26, 2003
    9
    Excelent game.The only thing that I miss in the game is Drag racing in online mode...Great work EA!!!
  97. Blade
    Nov 25, 2003
    9
    Luke: NONE of your comments make any sense, this game rocks in every aspect, graphics to die for, killer gameplay, not cheap at all. Giving this game a zero ? Didn't you get confused with your IQ ?
  98. CharW.
    Nov 25, 2003
    9
    tThe game is great but they should make this type racing in the format of hot pursuit 2.
  99. NuckoN.
    Nov 25, 2003
    10
    Wow!!
  100. JakeL.
    Nov 24, 2003
    8
    Good graphics, easy to learn, lots of fun but could use better tracks.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Computer Gaming World
    90
    Racing doesn't get much better...unless you're in a real car. [Mar 2004, p.75]
  2. GameSpot
    80
    With just a bit more variety to its tracks and a slightly better career mode, it definitely could have been better, but it has great graphics, solid sound, and the sort of easy learning curve that makes it a driving game that anyone can excel at.
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  3. Yahoo!
    90
    That break-the-mold game that longtime players of the franchise have been waiting for. And if you're already a street-rag reader, you have permission and reason to drool - just keep it off the AirFlow controller, please.
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