Need for Speed: Underground
Nov 17, 2003
- Racing
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2, Xbox
IGDB community rating 8.3IGDB839 votes
Overview
Need for Speed: Underground is a 2003 racing video game and the seventh installment in the Need for Speed series. It rebooted the franchise, ignoring previous Need for Speed games that featured sports cars and exotics. Underground is the first game in the series to offer a career mode that features a comprehensive storyline, as well as a garage mode that allows players to fully customize their cars with a large variety of brand-name performance and visual upgrades.
Story
The player arrives in Olympic City as an unknown street racer, guided by a contact named Samantha who introduces them to the local illegal racing scene. As they climb through the ranks by defeating circuit, drag, and drift specialists, they attract the attention of The Eastsiders, a dominant racing crew led by the city's top underground racer, Eddie. Eddie dismisses the newcomer and forces them to race Samantha to continue climbing, a decision that fractures their friendship. After working their way to the top of every racing board and reclaiming Samantha's stolen car from a rival mechanic, the player confronts Eddie and defeats him, only to face a final challenge from an unidentified driver revealed to be Eddie's girlfriend, Melissa.
- Developed by
- EA Black Box
- Published by
- Electronic Arts
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Facts
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
- Player perspectives
- First person, Third person
- Franchise
- Need for Speed
- Series
- Need for Speed: Underground, Need for Speed
- Game engine
- EAGL
- Release dates
- Nintendo GameCube: Nov 17, 2003
- PC (Microsoft Windows): Nov 17, 2003
- PlayStation 2: Nov 17, 2003
- Xbox: Nov 17, 2003
