Need for Speed Underground 2

"There's a lot room for improvement"

Ok, well before I star the review, I would like to say that this is my first review. Also note that while I love Nintendo, I'm not gonna let any of my bias towards them be taken into account on my review.

Gameplay: 7/10

Let me start my actual review by saying that the gameplay is terrible. Handling on the cars is the worst I have ever had to deal with, the spin-outs will almost always be 360 degrees, even if you're going slow, the really bad cars that are used by the computer seem to kill your best cars very easily somehow, Nitrous actually helps the computer instead of you, and to top it off, if you want to unlock performance upgrades for your car, you need to complete the insanely hard mini-games!

Graphics: 8/10

The graphics are the best the DS has to offer so far. Barely anything aside from the road is pixelized. The game also runs very smoothly. The graphics could have been better though, since texture was completely removed and now there's nothing but a smooth surface on everything. There is very little to complain about here.

Sound: 7/10

The music isn't great aside from one tune that interested me in one verse. Engine sounds and everything else is just find though. Nothing to complain about other than the terrible music.

Replay Value: 10/10

Yes, this game is full of replay value, you can go and replay any event you want, or go and customize your own event. You can redo anything you want as many times as you want, although you won't get any points for redoing an event you've already beaten, but the point is you can do it again whenever you like.

Overall: 7.5/10

NFSU2 is a good DS game, and you should consider getting it, although I'd just rather wait until better racing games come out. This doesn't have extremely high points aside from the customization. Racing is just barely good enough to pass for mediocre. I'd wait until a better racing game comes out, or this game goes through a price drop. I'd tell you to borrow it from a friend, but then you'd have to jack up their car since each card can only hold one profile, and that's understandable since a lot of junk had to be squeezed into the DS's game card

Reviewer's Score: 7/10, Originally Posted: 05/16/05