Video Gaming News - April 2003
Redwood City, CA (April 30, 2003) - Electronic Arts today announced
the development of Need For Speed Underground.
From EA:
Enter the adrenaline-filled world of high performance street racers in the
latest game from the award-winning Need for Speed franchise, Need for Speed
Underground from Electronic Arts. The new EA GAMES™ title is under development
by the award winning Need For Speed™ Hot Pursuit 2 team. The game features a
breakthrough sensation of speed, developed by an OSCAR® nominated special
effects expert, and a spectacular graphic presentation showcasing an exciting
lineup of licensed cars and aftermarket performance parts (mods) from top
manufacturers.
Need for Speed Underground allows gamers to build a completely unique exotic
ride by earning cash to pay for custom body kits and a host of car mods by
winning events. But just creating the ultimate custom street racing machine will
not get a racer to the top; it takes a certain amount of attitude and razor
sharp driving skills to compete in the tough world of urban racing.
A number of diverse events set in gritty, nighttime environments make up the
heart of street competition. Players become complete street racers by perfecting
skills in each event; by nailing the perfect shift in drag racing, and by
putting their street cred on the line, racing through the city streets late at
night.
The game features 20 fully customizable licensed cars from Mitsubishi Motors,
Subaru®, Toyota™ and other top manufacturers. There are hundreds of ways to
customize one's ride with aftermarket parts from dozens of providers including
AEM Inc., Audiobahn®., Bilstein®, Dazz Motorsport, DC Sports, Eibach® Enkei,
GReddy Performance Products Inc., HKS®, Holley®, Injen™, Jackson Racing, MOMO,
Neuspeed®, Nitrous Express Inc., O.Z®, PIAA, Skunk2 Racing, Sparco®, StreetGlow®,
Turbonetics Inc.
Need for Speed Underground is slated to ship for the PlayStation®2 computer
entertainment system, the Nintendo GameCube , Game Boy® Advance, and the Xbox
video game system from Microsoft, and PC CD-Rom and will ship in the beginning
of next year. The game is being developed by EA Black Box.
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