Need for Speed Underground Xbox
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83 out of 100

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8.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 28 Ratings

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  • Summary: Enter the world of urban street racing with the latest title in the hit Need for Speed series: Need for Speed Underground. Take on today's most popular tuner cars from Mitsubishi Motors, Subaru, Toyota and many more, earning cash for car mods. Test your skills against the computer or online against up to 4 players. But 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. … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. 1UP
    95
    It's up there on the podium with "Ridge Racer Type 4" and "Daytona USA 2," contending for the title of very best ever.
  2. Game Informer
    93
    Barreling down a busy street at 120 mph made my heart race and palms sweat. [Dec 2003, p.172]
  3. Official Xbox Magazine
    86
    That customization model is simply the most robust we've ever seen... The game's only real failing is in its comparative lack of [track] variety. [Dec 2003, p.108]
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  4. Edge Magazine
    70
    Beautifully detailed with impressive lighting, accurately modelled protagonists and a terrific sense of speed. A refreshing and captivating direction for the series. [Christmas 2003, p.115]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 25
  3. Negative: 4 out of 25
  1. HgHg
    10
    Great.
  2. Prophecy
    8
    Devil's Advocate i dont know why u are voting so low, Yes the graphics aren't as good as they could be but ps 1 does not have better textures then this game. The only down side of this game is its difficulty at some parts of the game it becomes frustrating and also the tracks do tend to become repetitive but over all it is an amusing game to play.… Expand
  3. Uter
    7
    The game has atmosphere from the fast and the furious movie. The graphics aren't that great though, especially in when looking in the distance. It's all jaggy, like you'd see in a bad ps2 game. But the game is fun, just nothing special.… Expand
  4. Richard
    4
    What happened here!!!!! DONT BELIEVE THIS CRUD, the game runs crap on the xbox, on a pc it is fantastic but somehow they managed to really screw this up forgetting to use any of the xbox features to keep it looking good over the porting from PS2. So what you get are points in the game where the frame rate drops to 4-5 FPS, and extremely poor jagged edges. Don't believe me? Waste your money then. Or better still buy a PS2 or PC to play it on to at lest do this game the justice it deserves. You have been warned!… Expand

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