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Game entry

Need for Speed: Underground

2003 · Racing · PC, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox · Electronic Arts

Need for Speed: Underground is ranked no. 339 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,749 and 64% of duels won.

World rank

no. 339

ELO score

1,749

Wins

64%

Duels played

346

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About Need for Speed: Underground

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.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,749 ELO points over the last 123 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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The games Need for Speed: Underground sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 336 Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze 1,750
  2. 337 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 1,749
  3. 338 Metro: Last Light 1,749
  4. 339 Need for Speed: Underground 1,749
  5. 340 Pokémon Red Version 1,749
  6. 341 Deus Ex: Human Revolution 1,748
  7. 342 Dead Space 2 1,747

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  1. Ervin_94

    I never finished the career mode honestly, just messed around with the vynils and drag races, and I still don't get why it beats GTA in these duels.

  2. CoopKnight4

    Rented it every weekend just to customize cars for hours.

    daniel_launay

    mdr nostalgie facile, ct pas si fou que ça

    Frame_Rippin

    same here, garage mode ate my whole evening more than once, that alone earns it a spot this high

  3. GlitchPilot

    Il a lancé toute une mode de tuning à l'écran mais les tracés se répètent vite (je parle des courses en ville surtout) et ça pèse sur la durée.

    FrameKid

    uf yo tampoco pasaba de las primeras carreras pero el garaje me tenía horas ahí sin hacer nada más

  4. Samuel_75

    No entiendo por qué sigue tan alto, el manejo es tosco y las carreras se sienten iguales todo el rato.

    Ghost_Botsford

    Fair point on the handling, it's rough. But the customization still holds up better than the racing itself.

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