NFS 7: Preview at Gamespot & IGN

NFS 7: Preview at Gamespot & IGN

Thursday, 10.07.2003

The onlinemagazine Gamespot could test at the EA Camp 2003 a demo of Need for Speed Underground, and descrines its first impressions in a short preview. Above all the graphics and special effects have been emphasized. The development theam brought in a visual-effects supervisorfrom Industrial Light and Magic who worked on the pod race sequence in Star Wars: Episode I and special-effects sequences in other films.
The Tuning possibilities are enormous, and you can change the look of the car (like for example the neon lights on the bottom of the car). But Electronic Arts wanted to make sure that the vehicles were actually representative of the kind of cars that modern street racers use.
NFS Underground will have the gameplay modes "Drag Race", "Career" and "Circuit Race" and in the PC- and PS2 version there will be a multiplayermode. The game will feature one more additional mode, but EA has chosen not to reveal it at this time.
"Career" and "Curcuit Race" are quite self-explaining. In "Drag Race" you have to drive with your car at high speed down a straightway while avoiding various types of obstacles and making jumps off strategically placed ramps. In this type of race, it is crucial to shift properly, since it gives you a slight boost in speed, and, of course, using your nitrous when there are not any obstacles in sight can also be beneficial.

Update: Also IGN could take a look at Need for Speed Underground, and wrote an article about its features.

Gamespot

IGN article

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