CIS 487 GAME CIS 487 GAME EVALUATIONEVALUATION

NEED FOR SPEED NEED FOR SPEED UNDERGROUND 2UNDERGROUND 2LUCIAN BLEBEA

NEED FOR SPEED NEED FOR SPEED UNDERGROUND 2 PC VERSIONUNDERGROUND 2 PC VERSION

Developed by : EA GAMESDeveloped by : EA GAMES Genre : RacingGenre : Racing Rated E for EVERYONERated E for EVERYONE Also available for XBOX, PS2, Also available for XBOX, PS2,

GAMECUBEGAMECUBE Release Date : November 15, 2004Release Date : November 15, 2004 Price: $39.99 , now $29.99 at Best BuyPrice: $39.99 , now $29.99 at Best Buy

MINIMUM MINIMUM SYSTEM SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTREQUIREMENTSS

Windows 98 or better Windows 98 or better CPU: 933 MHz or fasterCPU: 933 MHz or faster Ram: 256 Mb or moreRam: 256 Mb or more Disk drive: 8x CD driveDisk drive: 8x CD drive Hard drive: 2 Gb free Hard drive: 2 Gb free

spacespace Video Card: Video Card:

At least 32 Mb video At least 32 Mb video memory memory

DirectX 9.0c compatible DirectX 9.0c compatible ATI Radeon 7500 or ATI Radeon 7500 or

greater, Nvidia GeForce2 greater, Nvidia GeForce2 or greateror greater

RECOMMENDERECOMMENDEDD

Windows XP Windows XP CPU: Pentium 4CPU: Pentium 4 Ram: 512 Mb or moreRam: 512 Mb or more Sound card: 5.1 Dolby Sound card: 5.1 Dolby

DigitalDigital Video Card: Video Card:

RADEON 9800RADEON 9800 GeForce 5950GeForce 5950

GAME SUMMARYGAME SUMMARY

OVERVIEWOVERVIEW: : Explore trough city to find racesExplore trough city to find races By winning races you win moneyBy winning races you win money Use money to upgrade your carUse money to upgrade your car Races get harder and harder but your Races get harder and harder but your

skill is also improvingskill is also improving

GAME SUMMARYGAME SUMMARY

GAME PLAYGAME PLAY Career mode – exploring map, find Career mode – exploring map, find

racesraces Quick raceQuick race

Circuit, Sprint, Drag, Drift, StreetX, Circuit, Sprint, Drag, Drift, StreetX, Underground Racing League, Free RunUnderground Racing League, Free Run

LAN - multiplayerLAN - multiplayer Online – multiplayerOnline – multiplayer Customize RideCustomize Ride

USER INTERFACEUSER INTERFACE

CITY MAPCITY MAP

PROS AND CONSPROS AND CONS•No damage after crashing

•SMS gets annoying

•Only 30 cars compared to other racing games that have over 500 cars

•Cutscenes are 2D

•40+ hours of racing

•Great graphics detail

•Great sound detail-surround sound

•Big city, 125+ miles of road

•Customizing many cars with over 70 billion car combinations

•Very realistic driving simulation

•Very intelligent AI

•Brooke Burke

SummarySummary

Worth buying.Worth buying. My opinion: superior to other My opinion: superior to other

racing games, I still play LAN moderacing games, I still play LAN mode Improvements: add more cars, add Improvements: add more cars, add

damage effectsdamage effects Rumors - Underground 3 Next Rumors - Underground 3 Next

year?year?

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