Need For Speed Underground. The PS2. A console that I had for many years and still do in fact. My childhood was this console. The PS1 before it was my first ever console and the successor to that amazing console was even better. As I've said before, racing and driving games are my forte. Out of all the different genres of games they are what I enjoy the most. If I were to rank my top 10 games ever. At least 6 or so of them would be racing. Need For Speed Underground was the epitome of a good game at the time it was released. The music was fantastic and as I go back and play it even now, I sing along and bop my head to the music. Being one of the few games at that time to allow the amount of customisation that it did. A truly phenomenal game. Of course. As is with every game. You start at the bottom with choice of several cars. Cars of that era, the Peugeot 206 S16, the Honda Civic, the Mazda RX7, the Golf gti all the way up to the Skyline Gtr and the Integra R. The Civic was always my favourite, it didn't matter if it wasn't the fastest or the best handling. It looked great with a little customisation. It was the car I used for nearly every play through. The RX7 coming a close second. The Integra R was a beauty to see too. There were the types of races you expect to see today. Drag racing, which you had to shift within a green part of your gauge to get a perfect shift and you only had to tap left or right to switch lanes. Sprint, from point A to point B the fastest. Circuit, I'm sure you all know what that is. Drift mode wherein you try to accumulate the most points by driving sideways and chaining drifts. And Knockout mode which is basically an elimination race where the last player to cross the line is eliminated. As you went through the game upgrading your car and making it look nicer. You had magazines putting you on the front cover which was awesome at the time. Of course you'd be hard pressed to find cars with the same look the cars in that game had nowadays. The style is outdated and it looks a little cringey. However, this game was my childhood. It was places on my shelf next to the likes of James Bond: Everything and Nothing and Driv3r amongst many others. If you have a PS2 laying around, I highly recommend picking up this influential game. Charity shops are a great way to get cheap old games. Picking it up for a quid or so is a bargain. Especially considering the price they were back in the day. Truly a great game that is sure to bring back memories and entertain for a few hours at least. Thanks All. Xb SPEEDTRAP oX
