Need for Speed: Underground
Developer(s): EA Black Box
Genre: Racing
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: Gamespot
Game review score: 8.0
Game description: Underground completely rebooted the franchise, ignoring the previous Need for Speed games. 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, as well as new game modes like 'Drifting' and 'Drag racing'.
Test configurations on Windows:
Environment | Configurations | Comments | Tester | ||||
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Region | OS | CPU/GPU | Revision | Graphics | Sound/Pad | ||
PAL | ? |
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r4600 | GSDX r4643 0.1.16 |
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BIOS: SCPH70004, FPS: ~50 | Lagahan |
NTSC-U | Windows |
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1.1.0 r5492 | GSdx 5464 SSE41 |
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Runs above full speed. | |
? | ? |
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r5670 | GSDX r5674 0.1.16 SSE2 |
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FPS 50-60, HACKS: Compatible with "Aggressive Plus" preset for all tested gameplay. MTVU hack provides 5-10 FPS on quad core system. , Slower framerate with 2D elements on screen (such as main menu) but gameplay runs well. | Rossco |
PAL | Windows |
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1.1.0 (r5682) | GSDX |
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Europe v02.00(14/06/2004), Recommended + MTVU, Automatic Game Fixes, Works, but painfully slow (20-25 fps)., Motion blur is too strong in Hardware mode. | |
NTSC-U | Windows |
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1.1.0 r5800 | GSdx r5800 SSSE3 |
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Game works fine, a lil slow but you can try skip draw 1 for bit of speed up., Slightly blurry graphics, a lil bit of flickering (and the game doesn't like vu cycle stealing at all). |
Trivia
- Japanese name: ニード・フォー・スピード アンダーグラウンド (SLPM-65471), EA BEST HITS ニード・フォー・スピード アンダーグラウンド (SLPM-65614)
- Also known as Need for Speed Underground J-Tune (JP)
Known Issues
Broken motion blur
- Status: Active
- Type: Minor
- Description: Motion blur in races appears exaggerated.
- Workaround: Using Skipdraw=6 in GSdx removes the motion blur. For splitscreen use 7.