Best Need for Speed, despite the lack of dream cars

Best Need for Speed, despite the lack of dream cars

Need For Speed: Underground (computer game)

Customer Review

Finally Electronic Arts makes Need for Speed ​​again a very good game. My impressions mentioned here refer only to the demo version of the game. The last part of the NFS series (Need for Speed ​​Hot Pursuit 2) was in my opinion not very successful. The graphics were quite good, but I noticed compared to the PS2 version that some graphic effects were Mr. Exception. :(
Of course the one or other will argue that it is much cooler and better luxury cars alá Ferrari, Lotus, etc., but on the other hand, fits the current atmosphere, so that from The Fast and the Furious very well for NFS style. I would even argue that it is what one has actually always hoped of Need for Speed. Because:
- Tunigmöglichkeiten without end, more than 100 parts per vehicle are placing the developer,
thus the long-term motivation rises
- "Normal" road car, the player can be identified more better with the respective vehicle.
since it is duchaus likely to have one of the in-game cars themselves, perhaps even tuned (I myself possessed example a Peugeot 206 and am already excited them much on the 3D version)
- For the first time Need for Speed ​​to its name, for speed there is no end. Because in the
Predecessors, which was often no more than a relatively comfortable ride on long roads
- And and and
The graphics this time is very convincing and comes into its own. Starting at many light sources in the game that were not placed over the top to the many reflections on cars and roads. If men be betakes in the drag mode, captures even the "screen" to shake - very cool effect and also realistic -.. If you drive faster speeds The atmosphere is very good so far alone, the girls, the drivers, the sign of the give start look good and fit naturally perfect for gameplay. The game modes, I can say only two of something so far. The drag-and-round mode.
Drag mode:
4 drivers race against each other on a straight road on which the road and fight a duel for the top position. This is by no means boring is because you can only switch manually in this mode, because it is there turn for mainly by the Präzize. Facilitate the whole thing with a display in the top left, the one says when one has switched to whether the shift bad übertourt, was good or perfect. One sees before him a long straight, then pressed to the nitrous oxide injection and the car pushes a blue flame from the exhaust and pulls powerfully from it.
Round mode:
As used by the predecessors. Normal round mode in which it is necessary to be first.
For the other modes, I like to say anything, because I could not test. However, there should still be a mode in which you have as often as possible Sladen, this means that you as often as possible bringing the rear of the car through the corners to slip.
The menu is very nice also succeeded. The buttons look good, and the music, which, unfortunately, is only one piece in the demo also fits well. The sound of the engines is very crisp and sounds fantastic with a good subwoofer.
My system on which the game runs flawlessly (I admit to these data, as compared to other players who want to buy the game, perhaps)
Athlon XP 2200+
ATI Radeon 9700 Hercules (Catalyst Drivers 3.9)
512 MB Ram
Creative Sound Blaster Live! 5.1
Settings all at the highest, resolution 1280x1024
DirectX 9 is required
The game is an absolute must-have for the Need for Speed ​​community, not even Speedler will find a lot of fun here. The control is also well done, of course, not realisch as in a simulation, but that's a good thing. In my opinion the excessive reflections on the road can be switched in 3 stages, thus it can be set up according to his taste. What could possibly be interesting for some is that there is a Golf IV, one can tune. ;)
I wish all buyers of this product have fun playing.
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ADDENDUM:
Now that I have bought the game, I now extend my review.
First of let me say that NFSU is still in my opinion a very great game.
BUT !!!
What I notice now that the game is "only" has an online mode, which means I can not play against my friends on the network at home. Very very bad. But not an isolated case, as with FIFA2004 (another EA Games game) but only in passing. Of course, the online mode also has its charms, but who calls his own no flat rate is charged for the multiplayer, with its price per minute.
What indeed does not bother me, what should be mentioned, however, is that the routes all look pretty much the same as always in the same city only goes just in different places. Also it takes only night that by the lighting effects better come over already clear, but because I had sometimes wished for a change. But as I said, these are minor points and if you want to integrate the Flai of The Fast and the Furious in a game, you have to necessarily leave everything to take place at night.
I would of course not make the game bad with my extended review, I would simply point out those little weaknesses.
However, I am fully satisfied with the purchase, the game is fun. With noticed that even if to himself saying after the race is final but does not stop now because you really want to know which part of Tuning I next get.
Regards, Alex

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