Need for Speed Underground

 PlayStation 2
User Score
8.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 283 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 239 out of 283
  2. Mixed: 29 out of 283
  3. Negative: 15 out of 283
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  1. misterz1
    May 25, 2023
    10
    Extremely innovative and just simple fast-paced fun, which doesn't get boring in the career mode. The game doesn't really have any real faults either beside the AI being flithy cheaters, which might turn some players off from playing this.
  2. Anonymous121
    May 26, 2023
    10
    One of the best NFS games in my opinion
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  3. OnlyHereOnce
    May 25, 2023
    10
    There are only a handful games that could qualify as genre defining and this one is certainly one of them. From tuner culture, to atmosphere, from racing, car magazines to music - Underground has it all. This is a certified classic. Without Underground there would not be Underground 2 or Most Wanted, mind you both classics by their own. Need For Speed Underground is 20 this year and itThere are only a handful games that could qualify as genre defining and this one is certainly one of them. From tuner culture, to atmosphere, from racing, car magazines to music - Underground has it all. This is a certified classic. Without Underground there would not be Underground 2 or Most Wanted, mind you both classics by their own. Need For Speed Underground is 20 this year and it certainly stood the test of time as all the modern Need for Speed games still using some mechanics and ideas first seen in Underground. I've played every mainline entry of Need for Speed series and Underground was, is and most likely forever will be my favorite racing game, unless EA faithfully remasters it which is highly unlikely.… Expand
  4. Saik0u7896
    May 27, 2023
    10
    My favourite need for speed game ever made
    The atmosphere and the soundtrack are amazing
  5. Wints93
    Jun 3, 2023
    10
    its a game for street racing lovers and everything is so good and well designed
  6. Killerpummkin
    Aug 9, 2023
    9
    I loved it, but what good graphics, what an excellent sense of speed, good racing, good cars, in the end complicated as it should be. Recommended
  7. VLG
    Aug 22, 2023
    8
    The only game in my whole life that made me enjoy customizing my car. And i hate car games. The gameplay was pretty good, very easy for what i remember.
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Awards & Rankings

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#32 Best PS2 Game of 2003
7
#7 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2003
46
#46 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2003

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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. GMR Magazine
    90
    Combining the reckless, breakneck speed and high-impact collisions of "Burnout" with the neon-tipped street culture of Fast and the Furious (and, more specifically, "Midnight Club II"), Underground is the new definition of white-knuckle.
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  2. Deeko
    85
    Underground is not perfect – but for a game with such a fairly short development cycle it certainly does put on a fantastic show.
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  3. TotalGames.net
    82
    Playing NFSUG is like driving through the West End at midnight wearing Vaseline smeared sunglasses. Quite how a game can look both polished and blocky is beyond us, but that's exactly what EA has managed here.
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