The physics when crashing into a traffic car or a wall is another thing that I really hated about this game. It gets to the point that AI start becoming incredibly annoying with their rubberbanding that allows them to take corners that aren't possible to be taken the same way as they can as well as them getting an incredible boost after crashing into a wall. The difficulty progression starts of easy but as you get closer to the end of the game, no matter what difficulty you play on, the AI get increasingly difficult. The whole idea of starting out in a stock car and then building your way up by upgrading your car's performance and visuals whilst climbing up the ranks to take the number 1 spot in the Underground, was really really fun and I enjoyed building upon cars that I owned such as the MX-5 and RX-7 and makes your more attached and proud of yourself when you win races in a car that you've created. For 2003, the graphics still look great, the player is introduced into the first story mode implemented into the game, despite it being lackluster and the cutscenes are cheesy CGI rendered models that don't really have much signifiance on the story.
This is why Underground is looked back upon in a good light and even in its hayday recieved positive reviews from users and critics. It's a completely different game in comparison to Hot Pursuit 2 that came out a year later and the new change to tuner racing rather than driving in stock cars is a change to be praised as it allowed Need for Speed to become the iconic and recoginsed franchise it is today.
#NFS UNDERGROUND CARS LIST UPGRADE#
Tuners, customisations, bodykits, vinyls and the ability to upgrade the performance on your car are all features that stemmed from Underground. Tuners, customisations, bodykits, vinyls and the ability to upgrade Underground revolutionised Need for Speed for what the franchise is today. Underground revolutionised Need for Speed for what the franchise is today. Prove you belong in the elite street racing circles, work your way up the underground rankings and take on the best of the best in each discipline. Players become complete street racers by perfecting skills in each event by nailing the perfect shift in drag racing and by putting their street cred on the line, racing through the city streets at all hours of the night. A number of diverse events set in gritty, nighttime environments make up the heart of street competition. But just creating a custom street racing machine will not get you to the top it takes a certain amount of attitude and razor sharp driving skills to compete in the tough world of urban racing. Take on today's most popular tuner cars from Mitsubishi Motors, Subaru, Toyota and many more, building the ultimate street machine by earning cash to pay for custom body kits and a host of licensed car performance mods. Take on today's most popular tuner cars from Mitsubishi Motors, Subaru, Toyota and many more, building the ultimate street machine by Enter the world of urban street racing and high performance tuner cars with the latest title in the hit Need for Speed series: Need for Speed Underground.
Summary: Enter the world of urban street racing and high performance tuner cars with the latest title in the hit Need for Speed series: Need for Speed Underground.