Need for Speed: Underground Rivals

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Product Features

• Get behind the wheel of the racing world's most popular machines
• Hundreds of options for customizing your tuner - from engines to rims
• Multiple game modes and wireless multiplayer action

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0007U0GUW
• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: June 19, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,606 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)

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Product Description

From the Manufacturer
Compete and earn respect in Need for Speed: Underground Rivals only available on the PlayStation Portable (PSP) handheld videogame system. Customize and take on the pinnacle Japanese and American tuner cars in a pursuit of total ownership of the street racing scene. A uniquely designed racing game based on the legacy of the hugely successful Underground series.

Features:

• All new tracks and environments: Compete against your rivals in 10 all-new and visually distinct tracks. Each one has been specially designed to maximize the experience on the handheld platform.
• Japanese customs vs. American muscle cars: Customize and compete against a host of high-performance tuner cars from Japan and America. Take on these rivals and find out who’s best.
• Head-to-head rivalry: Take on friends and foes in a range of new modes specifically designed for use via Wi-Fi. It’s multiplayer gaming in which you earn respect and own the competition.
• New ways to go underground: brand-new game modes that capitalize on the cutting-edge hardware features of the PSP handheld videogame system and deliver a highly competitive game play experience.

Product Description
Need for Speed Underground: Rivals takes you to the neon-lit streets of the big cities, for super-fast racing action. You're after control of the "tuner" scene by taking on all the major racers and beating the best. Build a racing machine that can beat the rest, then put it to the test on the streets for dangerous, exciting street racing action.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome starter game for the PSP, April 20, 2005

By	M. Boone "DaClint" (Manhattan, IL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This is an awesome game. It's like Need for Speed: Underground, with some features from Need for Speed: Underground 2. This graphics are AWESOME!!!! They are just like PS2 graphics and I was amazed when I saw this game.

You choose a car and you can tune it out with visual and preformence upgrades. You can own up to 20 cars and four bonus cars so there's a lot of cars to choose from.

There are also many new game modes. All the modes include: Drag, Drift, Street X (off road racing), Circuit, Lap Knockout, Rally Race (race with two different cars), and a mode where you race a random tricked out car.

The last thing to say about this gam,e is the soundtrack, it's AWESOME!!! They are songs from Need for Speed: Underground 1 and 2 plus new songs. Some of the artists include: Spiderbait, Skindred, My Chemical Romance, Xzibit, Snoop Dogg and The Doors, Chingy, and a lot more. There are also some music videos to watch.

This game is a very fun game and a very easy game to learn how to play so I recommend it for new PSP players and racing fans. This game is a lot of fun but some people might want to rent it before they buy it (gamefly.com *Please Refer Me).

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Racing Game Ever!!!, June 24, 2005

By	Jon Weaver "Jeenyus" (Coatesville, PA USA) - See all my reviews

Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

I've never been a fan of racing games. I've played both Gran Turismo and Project Gotham Racing. Many racing game fans say that Gran Turismo is the best game out there. In my opinion, Gran Turismo is crap when compared with this game. This is one of the first two games I recieved with my PSP. I love the fact that its portable.

Graphics: For a handheld system, the graphics in this game are outstanding. Even if this hadn't been on a handheld, I don't believe there would have been many complaints.

Gameplay: Extremely easy to learn the controls, even for someone whos hasn't touched a PlayStation or PlayStation2 in years. It is also very addictive. I can't stop playing it. You just want to unlock everything as fast as you can. It does get repetitive after a while, but that doesn't bother me. Its always fun to race on a course you know. I don't know if this game has any replay value although if it does, I can't imagine it being great because you will have unlocked everything already.

Sound: The soundtrack for this game is one of the best I have ever heard. Its got a little bit of everything for all tastes, without being to extreme in any one direction. I really enjoy cranking up the volume (which gets very loud on the PSP)to hear the music. The sound effects are also very good. When you change gears, you hear the car change gears. When you hit the breaks and slide, you hear it. When you crash and want to restart the race because your -15 seconds of the lead, you hear it.

All in all I give this game 5/5 for its excellent performance on a portable system.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars More Fun Than i Thought It Would Be, November 22, 2005

By	Aaron L. Shaw "Casual Reviewer" (Provo, UT USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

OK, so it is more fun than I thought it would be. The raceing is different than burnout in more ways than just slower. It is definately slower. However, these races have tons of turns, drifting and jumps. For me this is an advantage over Burnout. Burnout is more fun, but i do appreciate the variety in racing tracks by having lots of jumps. Probably the perfect game would be a Burnout game with jumps. Anyway. Bottom Line: Get this game if you are now in the market for a bargain bin psp game that is still a pretty good racer. I Like this way better than Ridge Racer.