By The Stratos Group
Design by Collin Oguro

Introduction

Need for Speed: Underground breaks from the super-car tradition of its predecessors and takes a more down-to-earth tack with its cars. You won't find any Porsches or Lamborghinis in this game. Instead, you'll take ordinary, entry-level to midrange vehicles and customize their look and performance with off-the-shelf modifications, making your ride truly yours. You'll take your baby Underground, racing in the dark of night against others who also treat their vehicles as members of the family.

To help you along the way, we've prepared this guide. In it, you'll find hints and tips relevant to racing in general, quick tips and information on each of the game's 112 Underground mode challenges, notes on each of the game's base and unlockable vehicles, upgrades, and tracks, and of course cheats for those of you who prefer to eschew the unlocking route and just go at the game as you please. Also included are lists of what is unlocked when in the appendix.

Enjoy the guide, and we hope we can help you shave that extra second off your time!

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