Need For Speed: Underground for Xbox

Pros: Great list of features and play modes. Great graphics and sounds.
Cons: Game gets off to a slow start, not as extreme as Burnout 3.

Need for Speed UNDERGROUND (EA Games, November 17, 2003) Ever since the days of the 3DO (an old 32-bit game system by the way), the Need for Speed series was always racing with an edge. The games were famous for breaking some rules ...

Pros: fast arcade racing, customizing cars, underground mode
Cons: tracks get repetitive, traffic, no live play, no custom soundtrack option

Need for Speed: Underground (NFSU) is EA’s attempt at capturing the life of a street racer. The game focuses on upgrading your car and racing through busy city streets. There’s not much when it comes to modes. Two-player versus and quick ...

Pros: Gameplay, visual effects, visual customization.
Cons: Performance customization is a bit generic.

Generally, I'm not a big fan of racing games. I usually start out okay, but hit a wall (literally and figuratively) fairly quickly. Often it's because I can't figure out how to hit the brakes right, or steer effectively, or I just lose interest. For ...

Pros: Fast paced city streets, wonderful customization
Cons: Not Xbox live enabled, can't free drive though city

Need for Speed Underground is a fast paced street racing game. I have other car racing games, this one seems to go so much faster. Zipping though city streets, alleyways, and storm drains takes a lot of focus and concentration. I got into this game right ...