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Need for Speed Underground Rivals
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Overall Critic Score:3.1091
Need for Speed Underground Rivals Critic Reviews
EA haven't been all that bold and creative with one of their first ventures onto the new portable platform. But do they really need to be? There's a lot to be said for the tried and tested and there's really no excuse for meddling with a formula that has ...read the complete Need for Speed Underground Rivals review at Ferrago
After all of gaming sessions with NFSU Rivals, I always found myself going back to "Ridge Racers." Rivals’ controls could use a little bit of work along with how the cars look....read the complete Need for Speed Underground Rivals review at Next Level Gaming
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The gameplay, cars, and tracks are new and offer a fresh take on an awesome series....read the complete Need for Speed Underground Rivals review at Worth Playing
The general idea is fairly simple: you want to drive faster than the other cars and, ultimately, be the first to cross the finish line. Other skills that help contribute to your success include finding the proper driving line in the curves, proper...read the complete Need for Speed Underground Rivals review at Game Vortex
All of the little visual tweaks, the camera-shaking and blurring effects, do wonders for your sense of speed, mostly by creating a sense of real danger. It feels fast, on the verge of losing control, just how I like it -- except in the real world, where I...read the complete Need for Speed Underground Rivals review at 1UP
While Rivals isn’t a perfect racing game, it does manage to fulfill that adrenaline rush that speed junkies crave on a regular basis. With plenty of game modes and tons of upgrades, players will have lots of replayability in their hands....read the complete Need for Speed Underground Rivals review at Game Over Online
There I was, minding my own business and admiring my pitch black 1969 Dodge Charger when a spiky haired guy that calls himself T-Bone pulls up in a cherry red Nissan 240SX and challenges me to a race. It’s a quarter past one and the streets are...read the complete Need for Speed Underground Rivals review at GameZone
A toned down version of a cool game is still a cool game....read the complete Need for Speed Underground Rivals review at GamePro
Rivals brings a lot of different race types in one attractive package, but some races are definitely better than others....read the complete Need for Speed Underground Rivals review at GameSpot
Need for Speed series and I go way back, to the PS1 days. In that time, I've raced hover cars through a future Las Vegas, passed untold hours with tons of unaffordable cars on wildly varied tracks, and I've battled with the highway patrol. I'm a fan of...read the complete Need for Speed Underground Rivals review at IGN
you're viewing it from the front; this is largely because of the bright headlights that every car has--headlights obscure the grille area of the cars quite a bit. Even so, the cars are easily recognizable for the most part. They're not fantastic, but they...read the complete Need for Speed Underground Rivals review at PSX Extreme
The unreliable framerate, quirky controls and “rigged” A.I. certainly detract from what this game could have been, but I have to admit I did have a lot of fun....read the complete Need for Speed Underground Rivals review at Game Chronicles
[It's] hurt by the lack of any substantial underground flavor and is wounded by weak customization and no online play....read the complete Need for Speed Underground Rivals review at Game Revolution
The single player mode is very extensive and features unlockable cars, tracks, performance upgrades and visual upgrades. This is not even menitoning the two player Wi-Fi support. 7.5Overall:...read the complete Need for Speed Underground Rivals review at PALGN
a selection of only 10 tracks, players have to replay the same courses, but the variety of modes helps combat this repetitiveness. Multiplayer competition is also fun, even when just passing the one PSP among your friends to see who can post the fastest t...read the complete Need for Speed Underground Rivals review at Sydney Morning Herald
is underlined with the 'owned' stamp - a tag that stays with you until you beat that player. The game also keeps track of your record against each opponent, so there's never any argument as to who's best. With so many racing options and stuff to unlock, t...read the complete Need for Speed Underground Rivals review at Computer and Video Games
Yet another racing game graces the PSP at launch. This time around, it's a brand-new iteration of EA's popular tuner series,...read the complete Need for Speed Underground Rivals review at GameSpy
Suffice to say that NFS fans will love Need For Speed Underground Rivals a passion. Its familiar interface will make fans feel at home and its straight into the gameplay nature cuts out the unnecessary parts and...read the complete Need for Speed Underground Rivals review at AceGamez
that puts out near PS2 visuals, you better get to steppin and provide us with career mode like features in the future. There is plenty to do for gamers on the go, but you wont put near as many hours as you did in even the first NFSU. Overall, not a bad...read the complete Need for Speed Underground Rivals review at Gaming Age
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