just bought NFS underground

[imprtsyco]

last night i went to like 10 places to find the game and finally i got it at gamestop. its pretty sweet ill be up until 2 in the morning for the next two weeks. oh well something to do. anyone else played it? let me know what you thought.

[KoRnboy]

Yeah I've been watching it for the past few months, got the demo... I'm going to snag a copy this weekend when I go to pick up my Tegy

[1600cc]

I haven't played it, but it looks to be pretty cool. How are the graphics? What other games does it compare to? I've played Need for Speed before, and I personally didn't like it at all. However, is the Need for Speed Underground different? Would it be like GT? Or Automodellista? I wanna get it for my lil' bro for Christmas, but I'm not sure if it's worth it, experiencing their games in the past.

[KoRnboy]

Yeah the graphics are sick, it's a bit like GT with the following exceptions, GT has A LOT MORE CARS this has umm 25 or less... but unlike GT you can add body kits custom paint and decal, head and tail lights, wings, N2O, Rims, Tires (yeah GT had that but it's different), and name brand parts... Oh yeah and sound systems but yeah it's pretty damn good compaired to the other NFS' I hated them, driving is a bit quirky and takes time but it's pretty damn fun in the end.

[mycivic]

i played the NFS 3, was ok. dont know bout the underground yet, havent seen it yet. but i dont think nothing will compare to GT 3. best racing simulation i ever played. graphics are !!!

[KoRnboy]

Originally Posted by mycivic

i played the NFS 3, was ok. dont know bout the underground yet, havent seen it yet. but i dont think nothing will compare to GT 3. best racing simulation i ever played. graphics are !!!

I have GT3... yeah it's good, but underground's Graphics are 10x better my friend, as far as number of cars GT3 (1,2,4) have underground beat by a LONG shot, but over-all customization of cars Underground takes the prize.

[mycivic]

hey kornboy, you mean to say underground has more costumization of cars to screw around with compared to GT3? by how much? what about the races? are there options too like GT3? are there alot of tracks to race in? if thats the case, i got to get one then. the thrill wont be there though if cars are that limited. i cant stop playing GT3 coz there are too many cars to colllect. and wont stop till i get them all.

[MastaCivic]

The game is FREAKING AWSOME!! I played a demo of it when I went to the Nopi Nationals and thought it probably would be sweet, but after I bought it, I could possibly say that it is the best non-sim driving game ever. The Drag and Drift missions are out of this world fun(the drifting could possibly be the most fun I've ever had playing a driving game), the others are your basic circuit and lap knockout, and then a Sprint race where you and a couple other racers go from point A to point B, whoever gets there first wins. The cars aren't quite real to life on their stock performance outputs(a Neon(not srt-4) having more topend and acceleration than a Golf GTI and a Civic SI?), but this is just a minor flaw bc when you start upgrading, you can even get the Civic(or whatever car) to stomp a RX-7 or Supra. There are 111 missions which will take some time to complete. I've probably played for at least 9-10 hours and i'm only 41 missions through. Oh and the best part... the customization is AWSOME. Rims,body parts,paint,hoods,roof scoops,vinyl graphics,decals,neon,window tint,exhaust tips,headlights,tailights,intakes,headers,performa nce exhaust,ecu/fuel upgrades,turbo,suspension upgrades,tire upgrades,weight reduction,drivetrain enhancements,brakes,nitrous, well... pretty much everything can be customized. The upgrades all have brand names with them too, sometimes the names don't fit to the parts but its ok.(example: Jackson Racing coilovers?... I've never heard of them at least)
But anyway, overall this is an awsome game that everyone should at least rent for a week or two.(In my opinion everyone should buy it, but thats just my ) I give it a 9.2 out of 10

[1600cc]

Ok, now I can probably safely decide that I will get it for my lil' bro for Christmas. But how much does it retail for? I guess I'll have to check it out at the stores, if there are any left.

[MastaCivic]

[quote=1600cc] But how much does it retail for?

I'm pretty sure it's $49.99 for all consoles and pc.

[mycivic]

is there also stuff like the liscensing like GT3?

[MastaCivic]

Originally Posted by mycivic

is there also stuff like the liscensing like GT3?

Ehh, whatchu mean by liscensing?

[mycivic]

you know how it is in GT3 that you have to past certain test to get a liscence to race in certain categories. like you have to have either A, B, C, I-A, I-B and the super liscence. is there on in NFS underground too?

[MastaCivic]

OOOOooo... that kind of liscensing... Nah none of that. The more races you go through the more stuff you unlock pretty much. But most of the styling upgrades come from your styling points that you get when racing instead of just unlocking them.

[mycivic]

Originally Posted by MastaCivic

OOOOooo... that kind of liscensing... Nah none of that. The more races you go through the more stuff you unlock pretty much. But most of the styling upgrades come from your styling points that you get when racing instead of just unlocking them.

so as you are advancing through the game, the further you go, the more options available for upgrades...is that what your trying to say? what do you mean styling upgrades and styling points? can you explain a bit more on this? i just REALLY wanna make sure if the game is worth it coz i havent seen underground yet.