Underground rebooted the franchise, ignoring the previous Need for Speed games which featured sports cars and exotics. It was the first game in the series to offer a career mode featuring a storyline, and a garage mode that allowed players to fully customize their cars with a large variety of brand-name performance and visual upgrades. Rather than exotic cars, Underground featured vehicles associated with the import scene. Underground was commercially successful, and inspired a sequel.
It was originally It came out on You've got to log on to EA's lobby', open an account by setting your user name and password, choose up to four opponents to race harder than it sounds , and then log back on to post results.
The machine which set the race up becomes the server during the actual race. All clever stuff, but it doesn't hide that fact that console spods at least have the option of single-telly, split-screen, whereas we get chuff all.
Ironically, EA's big brother approach hasn't stopped the cheating. A rolling message in the lobby apologises for the lack of a current league table, due to hacking.
Could disgruntled LANsters be behind such stunts? On a positive note, there's a reliable system in place to grade players by ability. The temptation to take on some punk rated impossible' proved too great, but we were soon to regret such impudence as he sprayed our windscreen with gravel and then proceeded to lap us three times - in a two-lap race. Understandably, there was more fun to be had toying with easy' and even'-rated racers, although inexperienced drivers did seem to be a little thin on the ground.
It's nigh on impossible to tell whether you're playing against a console jockey or a PC racer, so congratulations must go to EA's men in white coats for pulling off such a feat. Interestingly enough, developer Black Box reckons the two versions are nigh on identical, with both using exactly the same cars, scenery and Al. PS2 gamers do tend to suffer a blurring effect at high speeds an anti-aliasing trick to compensate for lower frame-rates , but the advantage of those sublime dual analogue controllers over our coffee-stained cursor keys more or less evens things out.
You'll also be pleased to learn that cherished vehicles which have been tuned, modded and nitro-ed to high heaven in singleplayer can be used in ranked races online, where you can choose any course and number of laps.
What's more, unranked races use some powerful predetermined marques. We're pleased to see that drag and drift races are available when you're burning rubber with friends, alongside the demanding circuit loops. The drag racing sections truly capture the magic of the recent The Fast And The Furious flicks, and these one-on-one cock-fights make for a refreshing change after endless laps of spittle-covered urban wasteland.
Need for Speed Underground 2 Need for Speed Underground Free Download Repacklab Underground Mode also includes tournaments, which sometimes require players to meet certain requirements before competing. Free Download Ubuntu The story begins with the player at the centre of the action in a circuit race.
They are given a uniquely styled Acura Integra Type R that allows them to easily defeat their opponents, but they are suddenly woken up by Samantha, who tells them to stop daydreaming. Eddie is the leader of The Eastsiders and currently the best racer on the streets of Olympic City; he also has a girlfriend — Melissa.
The player meets other racers and eventually gathers a small list of nemesis that continually challenge them. The player is introduced to TJ, whom promises unique vehicle upgrades in exchange for beating time trial challenges. Need For Speed The Run. Samantha does the same from time to time and offers unique visual modifications instead.
The player eventually builds enough hype to be too hard to ignore and forces Eddie to challenge them to beat Samantha in a sprint race before they can go after Eddie. TJ takes the junked car for himself after the event. Eddie tries to once again get rid of the player as they come close to becoming the best racer in Olympic City.
Sprint — A point-to-point course instead of a loop. These races are typically shorter than Circuit events. Drift — A point based event involving multiple racers but with only a single racer participating on the course at a time. The winner is the racer with the highest total score upon completing the course. Racers earn points based on how well they can control their vehicles as they slide along the course. Drag — Up to four racers part take along a straight line course from A to B.
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Among the opponents are 6 riders: Eddie is the leader of the East Side faction. Size: 1. Version: v 1.
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