Need for Speed Underground

"ARGH"

Alright here it is, a racing game gone Fast & Furious style.

Graphics: 9/10
Great, the graphics are absolutely amazing. The car models have been created stupendously.

Control: 7/10
Eh, they are alright, the controls are basically up to you. I prefer to use the ''W'' key as the throttles, then the arrows to steer. But that's just me. The default controls are really dumpy. Alright so, holding up arrow, left and right arrows, thats easy. But now, NOS and the brake button? Uh, can I play with my toes?

Gameplay: 6/10
Everybody in the whole city must get coffee cravings at 4 in the morning for some reason, because the traffic is unbelieveable. And hey, did you know that if you hit an ongoing car at 120 miles per hour you will rocket off and do a 900 and land it, then keep goin? Yup, this game breaks so many laws of physics its funny. You gotta admit though, watching your car soar through the air is pretty funny.

AI: 0.000001/10
This isn't even AI, this is just a bunch of pixels ripping around wherever they want. When your going down a straightaway at 180 MPH, and a car is coming at you, they should move, shouldn't they? I mean, do they WANT to die? Because they just take your speed right in the face. Also, in drag races, cars appear right unde the bridge while ur cruisn? Yessir, EA you really messed up.

Sound: 8/10
The sound really isn't that bad. Most of it is based on TFATF(The Fast and the Furious). The sound effects from the car, like the engine revving and all that, is pretty cool, even though it's fake How come my mom's ford focus doesn't sound like a tractor on helium? The music is pretty good I guess, except for this one song, I just wanna kill ther guy who made it. ''When the sky turns gray, to the US to the UK''. Come on buddy, if you can't rap then shut up. Other than that though, Listening to Blacktop Rolling by Rob Zombie is awesome to listen to while your speeding down a busy street.

Replay: 9/10
So many cars, so many different visual changes, it's a great game for replaying.

Overall Rating: 5/10
The AI basically killed this game. The graphics, sound, and replay value are all pretty nice. This game is a definite buy if you have nothing else to do, and if your parents have leftover wallpaper to cover up the holes ur room's wall is gonna have...

Overall Rating with better AI: 8/10
Good game, nice graphics.

Reviewer's Score: 5/10, Originally Posted: 02/21/04