NFS:Underground and Porsche Unleashed

I was a big fan of Porsche Unleashed, but chose to skip over NFS:U since I'm not into the 4 banger imports and the whole scene in general. One of my buddies got it, and was badgering me to get it to play online. I blew him off a few times, then finally picked it up. I'm glad I did. It's not quite as good as Porsche Unleashed, but the Tournaments and Sprint races (cross town races through traffic) definitely feel very much like NFS:PU. The interface shows its console roots, online being particularly klunky, but once you get into the game, it's all forgotten. I'd recommend checking this one out for anyone that loves Porsche Unleashed. Undergound feels kind of like a spiritual successor.

I was a big fan of all the previous NFS games, and I was a little skeptical of a ricer version, but I love it too. It's a lot of fun. "Tim O" wrote:

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> > I was a big fan of Porsche Unleashed, but chose to skip over NFS:U > since I'm not into the 4 banger imports and the whole scene in > general. One of my buddies got it, and was badgering me to get it to > play online. I blew him off a few times, then finally picked it up. > I'm glad I did. It's not quite as good as Porsche Unleashed, but the > Tournaments and Sprint races (cross town races through traffic) > definitely feel very much like NFS:PU. > The interface shows its console roots, online being particularly > klunky, but once you get into the game, it's all forgotten. > > I'd recommend checking this one out for anyone that loves Porsche > Unleashed. Undergound feels kind of like a spiritual successor. > >

Thanks for the short but informative insight on that game Tim. Porsche 2000 has always been my favorite NFS game. It's always good to hear end users' critical review of newer releases....and no, they're not always better. But having read this, I think i'll check it out. :) "Tim O" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> > I was a big fan of Porsche Unleashed, but chose to skip over NFS:U > since I'm not into the 4 banger imports and the whole scene in > general. One of my buddies got it, and was badgering me to get it to > play online. I blew him off a few times, then finally picked it up. > I'm glad I did. It's not quite as good as Porsche Unleashed, but the > Tournaments and Sprint races (cross town races through traffic) > definitely feel very much like NFS:PU. > The interface shows its console roots, online being particularly > klunky, but once you get into the game, it's all forgotten. > > I'd recommend checking this one out for anyone that loves Porsche > Unleashed. Undergound feels kind of like a spiritual successor. > >

BLOODY HELL MATE !!!!! Glad you aint my friend cause I would not take kindly to being BLOWN off a few times by you you SHIRT LIFTER !! "Rich" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:t2dWb.25470$Qa3.21140@edtnps89... > Thanks for the short but informative insight on that game Tim. > Porsche 2000 has always been my favorite NFS game. > It's always good to hear end users' critical review of newerreleases....and

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> no, they're not always better. > But having read this, I think i'll check it out. :) > > > > "Tim O" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > > > I was a big fan of Porsche Unleashed, but chose to skip over NFS:U > > since I'm not into the 4 banger imports and the whole scene in > > general. One of my buddies got it, and was badgering me to get it to > > play online. I blew him off a few times, then finally picked it up. > > I'm glad I did. It's not quite as good as Porsche Unleashed, but the > > Tournaments and Sprint races (cross town races through traffic) > > definitely feel very much like NFS:PU. > > The interface shows its console roots, online being particularly > > klunky, but once you get into the game, it's all forgotten. > > > > I'd recommend checking this one out for anyone that loves Porsche > > Unleashed. Undergound feels kind of like a spiritual successor. > > > > > >

Is there a cockpit view? MadDAWG

Not in the true sense.. closest thing would be the bumper cam It is in no way a realstic game though as far as physics go. I am not sure how one could say "I'd recommend checking this one out for anyone that loves Porsche Unleashed. Undergound feels kind of like a spiritual successor." It can be fun, but it is a pure arcade game "MadDAWG" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Is there a cockpit view? > > MadDAWG > >

"Cliff Roman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:y3rWb.278412$xy6.1419032@attbi_s02... > Not in the true sense.. closest thing would be the bumper cam > > It is in no way a realstic game though as far as physics go. I am notsure > how one could say "I'd recommend checking this one out for anyone thatloves > Porsche Unleashed. Undergound feels kind of like a spiritual successor." > > It can be fun, but it is a pure arcade game Thanks thats what I had heard earlier. MadDAWG

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> > Not in the true sense.. closest thing would be the bumper cam > > It is in no way a realstic game though as far as physics go. I am not sure > how one could say "I'd recommend checking this one out for anyone that loves > Porsche Unleashed. Undergound feels kind of like a spiritual successor." > > It can be fun, but it is a pure arcade game

I totally agree, I wouldn't put it close to NFS:PU myself, that one was a nice "sim light", this one is pure arcade without any realism whatsoever, nothing wrong about that in itself though, just not my kind of thing and I enjoyed NFS:PU Of course, the whole 2fast 2furious theme doesn't do anything for me in the first place, every time I see a car with fancy "graphics" I feel like asking the owner who it was that "tagged" his car, so I'm prolly not the right person to ask if you're into that and looking for a game :-D What we need is "NFS: Holden vs Ford" :-D Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "goyl at nettx dot no" http://www.theuspits.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--

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> I was a big fan of Porsche Unleashed, but chose to skip over NFS:U > since I'm not into the 4 banger imports and the whole scene in > general. One of my buddies got it, and was badgering me to get it to > play online. I blew him off a few times, then finally picked it up. > I'm glad I did. It's not quite as good as Porsche Unleashed, but the > Tournaments and Sprint races (cross town races through traffic) > definitely feel very much like NFS:PU. > The interface shows its console roots, online being particularly > klunky, but once you get into the game, it's all forgotten. > > I'd recommend checking this one out for anyone that loves Porsche > Unleashed. Undergound feels kind of like a spiritual successor.

I rented it on Xbox, it seems to mimic the ricer scene pretty well. You gain more street cred by sticking stickers on your car, pointless wings and all the lovely things that ricers do than you do on actual performance upgrades! It's probably better online than it is single player, the AI concentrate more on taking you out than actually racing you and there does seem to be a similar rubber band effect that the Gran Tourismo series implement. I'll side with Goy, give me a NFS: Holden vs Ford in a similar game and I'd be alot happier. ;) Cheers, Rod.

On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 14:34:06 GMT, "Cliff Roman" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Not in the true sense.. closest thing would be the bumper cam > >It is in no way a realstic game though as far as physics go. I am not sure >how one could say "I'd recommend checking this one out for anyone that loves >Porsche Unleashed. Undergound feels kind of like a spiritual successor." > >It can be fun, but it is a pure arcade game

I guess this is where the subjective interpretations of what makes a sim come in. Porsche Unleased's cockpit view sure doesn't make it what I'd consider a sim. You could run a whole campaign careening off scenery and other cars with little consequence, except for the one mission where you had to deliver the car to the dock without damaging it. I wound up playing Unleashed from the bumper cam because it gave the greatest sense of speed and the best view. I definitely consider it a pure arcade game, just like Underground. Both are very fun and look great, which is exactly what I want from an arcade racer. I found the four car sprint and circuit race tournaments very similar to Porsche Unleashed. The physics are very lax with slight basis in the real world, just like in NFS:PU. The car will slide, oversteer (there is even a type of race called "Drifting" that requires the use of throttle-on oversteer to win), leave the ground and even flip. You also go through the process of upgrading your car in the exact same way -win races for cash, then buy better exhausts, brakes, turbo's and factory lightening kits. Underground adds a drag racing element which is pretty well done, IMO, since it places the emphasis on perfect launches and shifts. Please remember that I also blew this game off as junk until I gave it a chance. I still like the cars in Porsche Unleashed much better, although Underground does have some cool ones like the last generation RX-7 and Nissan Skyline GTR. Until Hell freezes over and we get NFS:Ferrari Unleashed, I still say this is about as close as you're going to get to PU. Tim

I personally do not find the Physics in Underground to be anywhere near PU Maybe its just me "Tim O" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 14:34:06 GMT, "Cliff Roman" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >Not in the true sense.. closest thing would be the bumper cam > > > >It is in no way a realstic game though as far as physics go. I am notsure > >how one could say "I'd recommend checking this one out for anyone thatloves

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> >Porsche Unleashed. Undergound feels kind of like a spiritual successor." > > > >It can be fun, but it is a pure arcade game > > I guess this is where the subjective interpretations of what makes a > sim come in. Porsche Unleased's cockpit view sure doesn't make it what > I'd consider a sim. You could run a whole campaign careening off > scenery and other cars with little consequence, except for the one > mission where you had to deliver the car to the dock without damaging > it. I wound up playing Unleashed from the bumper cam because it gave > the greatest sense of speed and the best view. I definitely consider > it a pure arcade game, just like Underground. Both are very fun and > look great, which is exactly what I want from an arcade racer. > > I found the four car sprint and circuit race tournaments very similar > to Porsche Unleashed. The physics are very lax with slight basis in > the real world, just like in NFS:PU. The car will slide, oversteer > (there is even a type of race called "Drifting" that requires the use > of throttle-on oversteer to win), leave the ground and even flip. > You also go through the process of upgrading your car in the exact > same way -win races for cash, then buy better exhausts, brakes, > turbo's and factory lightening kits. Underground adds a drag racing > element which is pretty well done, IMO, since it places the emphasis > on perfect launches and shifts. > > Please remember that I also blew this game off as junk until I gave it > a chance. I still like the cars in Porsche Unleashed much better, > although Underground does have some cool ones like the last generation > RX-7 and Nissan Skyline GTR. > Until Hell freezes over and we get NFS:Ferrari Unleashed, I still say > this is about as close as you're going to get to PU. > > Tim >

Cliff Roman wrote: > > I personally do not find the Physics in Underground to be anywhere near PU > > Maybe its just me No Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "goyl at nettx dot no" http://www.theuspits.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--