NEED FOR SPEED - UNDERGROUND
OFFICIAL TITLE  Need for Speed - Underground
COMMON TITLE  Need for Speed - Underground
SERIAL NUMBER(S)  SLES-51967
REGION  PAL
GENRE / STYLE  Driving / Racing.

DEVELOPER  EA Black Box.
PUBLISHER  Electronic Arts.
DATE RELEASED  21 November 2003
DISC NUMBER &
PRINTED SERIAL NUMBER		 DISC 1

SLES-51967
SERIAL NUMBER IN DISC SLES-51967
MEDIA DVD-5
NUMBER OF TRACKS 1
( 1 Data Track )
BARCODE NUMBER(S)
( UPC / EAN )
From the back cover.
  •  5030930036188  - 
     

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English
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Swedish
Menus and gameplay are in Multi-7 (English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Spanish & Swedish); voices in English.

Need for Speed: Underground (also known as NFSU) is the seventh installment in the Need for Speed series, and was developed by EA Black Box and published by Electronic Arts in 2003. It is the first game in the series to use the THX technology.

EA GAMES' vaunted Need for Speed series, which first hit the gas in 1995 on the 3DO platform, continues with the multi-platform release of Need for Speed: Underground. As the title suggests, players are embroiled in the shadowy world of illicit street racing. Players will enlist in various underground events held on city streets at dusk. While battling rivals in drag races or more conventional pursuits, players can earn cash used to purchase an assortment of vehicle modifications.

All races take place in a generic city at night called Olympic City, though the city bears some resemblance to New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Rather than exotic cars, Underground featured vehicles associated with the import scene. Underground was commercially successful, and inspired a sequel.

The player starts straight into the action, at a circuit race driving a uniquely styled Acura Integra Type R with a Mantis wide body kit, easily winning over his opponents...only to be woken up by Samantha (Cindy Johnson) from his daydreaming.

Samantha is the player's friend in the new environment; she shows the player how the console with the races works, who's who, and makes fun of the player's starter car. Eddie (and his orange-metallic Nissan Skyline), is the leader of the Eastsiders and current top racer of the streets, and Melissa (Amy Walz) is his girlfriend.

Over 20 licensed cars are available to tweak and customize from such manufacturers as Mitsubishi, Toyota, and Suburu, among others. Developed by the same team responsible for 2002's Hot Pursuit 2, the game also features official parts from Bilstein, Audiobahn, Dazz Motorsport, and other providers.

J-Tune is a special retail release of Need for Speed: Underground made available in Japan on June 24, 2004 under the "EA Best Hits" label. It was made available for PlayStation 2 as a boxed retail game, but was localised with an aimed release within the Japanese market. Changes include Japanese dubbing, localised car model branding, and seven exclusive Art Factory vinyls which replace some of the Unique vinyls.

Features:
Featuring licensed music from Mystikal, Crystal Method, Rancid, and Rob Zombie
Includes parts from Bilstein, Audiobahn, Dazz Motorsport, and more
Race over 20 licensed cars in various underground events held on city streets at night

  MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:

HIGHLY TUNED FOR INTENSE SPEED

Unlimited Customization
Intense Head-to-Head Competition
Unbelievable Sense of Speed
Introducing Drift - Slide with Style
Twenty of the world's hottest tuner cars - Honda, Nissan, Toyota, Mitsubishi, and more.
Unlock hundreds of authentic aftermarket parts - body kits, vinyl kits, wheels, turbo, nitrous, and more.
Drift, Drag, and Circuit modes, plus all-out, fuel-injected online racing.
Hot EA GAMES TRAX including Mystikal, Crystal Method, Rancid, Overseer, Rob Zombie, and Petey Pablo.

  FEATURES:
  • Third or First person perspectives.
  • 3D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Racing theme.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS  1 or 2 Players
NUMBER OF MEMORY CARD BLOCKS  139 KB Minimum
COMPATIBLE CONTROLLERS TESTED
( OFFICIAL GAMEPADS ONLY )		  Standard Controller / Analog Controller ( Dual Shock Controller compatible )
COMPATIBLE LIGHT GUNS
( OFFICIAL LIGHT GUNS ONLY )		  None
OTHER COMPATIBLE CONTROLLERS
( OFFICIAL CONTROLLERS ONLY )		  None
SPECIAL CONTROLLERS INCLUDED OR
SUPPORTED ( OFFICIAL ONLY )		  Logitech Driving Force / Logitech GT Force.
VIBRATION FUNCTION COMPATIBLE  Yes
VIDEO MODES  50 Hz = Yes / 60 Hz = No / Progressive Scan = No / 16:9 Option = No
AUDIO MODES  Stereo = Yes / Mono = No / Dolby Surround = No / Dolby Digital = No; Dolby Pro logic II = Yes
MULTI-TAP FUNCTION COMPATIBLE  No
LANGUAGE SELECTOR  No
NETWORK ADAPTOR (ETHERNET) COMPATIBLE  Yes ( 2-4 Players )
EMULATOR  PCSX 2 v.0.1.4.0 (Software)
SPEED HACKS USED  EE Cyclerate = 0; VU Cycle Stealing = 0; Enable INTC Spin detection = Yes; Enable Wait Loop Detection = Yes; Enable fast CDVD = No; mVU Flag Hack = Yes; MTVU (Multi-Threaded Micro VU1) = Yes
SPECIAL GAME FIXES USED  None
VIDEO PLUGIN  GSDX v.1.0.0 ( Allow 8-bit textures = Yes; Alpha Hack = No; Offset Hack = No; Skipdraw Hack = 0 )
AUDIO PLUGIN  SPU2-X v.2.0.0 ( Interpolation = 4; Disable Effects Processing = No; Use the de-alias filter = No; Enable Dubug options = No; Module = 1; Synchronizing Mode = TimeStretch Mix; Audio Expansion Mode = Stereo )
CD-ROM PLUGIN  CDVDolio Cdrom plugin v.0.1.0
GAME PAD PLUGIN  LilyPad svn (r3993) 0.10.0
VIBRATION COMPATIBLE  Yes.

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 BASIC CONTROLS:
 Steer -  D-Pad or Left Analog Stick
 Accelerate -  X Button or Right Analog Stick Up
 Brake, reverse -  Square Button or Right Analog Stick Down
 Look back -  Circle Button
 Change camera -  Triangle Button
 Handbrake -  R1 Button
 Shift Up -  R2 Button
 Shift Down -  L2 Button
 Nitrous -  L1 Button
 Reset car -  Select Button
 Pause game -  Start Button

 

MISC CODES:

Enter the following at the main menu:
Unlock Acura Integra -  
R2, R2, R1, R2, L2, L1, Down, Up 
Unlock Acura RSX -  
R1, R2, Down, Left, Up, Right, Left, Right 
Unlock all Circuit Tracks -  
Down, R1, R1, R1, R2, R2, R2, Square 
Unlock all Drag Tracks -  
Right, Square, Left, R1, Square, L1, L2, R2 
Unlock all Drift Tracks -  
Left, Left, Left, Left, Right, R2, R1, L2 
Unlock all Sprint Tracks -  
Up, R2, R2, R2, R1, Down, Down, Down 
Unlock Drift Physics in all modes -  
R1, Up, Up, Up, Down, Down, Down, L1 
Unlock Ford Focus -  
Left, Right, Up, R1, R2, R1, R2, Up 
Unlock Honda S2000 -  
Up, Up, Down, Down, Up, Left, Square, R2 
Unlock Hyundai Tiburon -  
Left, Right, Left, Right, Up, Down, Up, Down 
Unlock Level 1 Performance Parts -  
R2, R2, R1, R1, Left, Right, Left, Right 
Unlock Level 2 Performance Parts -  
R1, R1, R1, R1, R2, R2, Left, Right 
Unlock Level 2 Visual Parts -  
Down, Left, Up, Down, R1, R2, R2, Square 
Unlock Lost Prophets Car -  
Up, Up, Up, Right, Down, Down, Up, Right 
Unlock Mitsubishi Lancer -  
Left, Left, Left, R1, R1, R2, R2, L2 
Unlock Mystikal Car -  
Up, Right, Up, Up, Down, Right, Up, Right 
Unlock Nismo Car -  
Up, Down, Up, Left, Down, Down, Up, Right 
Unlock Nissan 240SX -  
Up, Down, Left, Right, Square, R1, L2, R1 
Unlock Nissan 350Z -  
Right, Right, Down, Up, Square, L1, R1, L2 
Unlock Nissan Sentra -  
Right, Right, Right, L2, L2, R2, R2, Up 
Unlock Nissan Skyline -  
Down, Down, L1, L2, L1, L2, L1, Down 
Unlock Petey Pablo Car -  
Up, Up, Up, Up, Down, Up, Up, Right 
Unlock Rob Zombie Car -  
Up, Left, Up, Up, Down, Left, Up, Right 
Unlock Subaru Impreza -  
Up, Down, Down, Up, L2, Up, L2, Down 
Unlock Toyota Supra -  
R1, R1, R2, R1, R2, R1, L2, L1 


RAW CODES:

Max Cash -  
204ADA0C 05F5E0FF 
Max Circuit Starts -  
204B598C 05F5E0FF 
Max Circuit Wins -  
204B5990 05F5E0FF 
Stacks Of Extras Unlocked -  
404AC9E8 00230001
02020202 00000000 
 - JEWEL CASE COVERS
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 - DISC COVER
DISC
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File Size - 671 KB

 NTSC-J:
  • Need for Speed - Underground [SLPM-65471]   
     
  • Need for Speed - Underground J-Tune [EA Best Hits] [SLPM-65614]   
     
 KOREAN:
  • Need for Speed - Underground [SLKA-25136]   
     
 NTSC-U:
  • Need for Speed - Underground [SLUS-20811]   
     

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