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Spank-A-Thon · Jan 12th, 2004, 08:42 AM

I succumbed to temptation and decided to get this...

Initially it was very cool to see my own car in the game (the Honda Civic) - usually it's only the Hatchback that appears - so that was initially exciting... however...

Is it just me, or is it quite difficult to see where you're going? The screen just seems so blurry and hence gives me a headache... I appreciated they're going for a particular effect, but jeez man - compared to the crystal clarity of GT3, NFSU is truly migraine-inducing!

I've got just over a week to see if it grows on me (cos Game have a 10-day returns policy) but at the moment I'm veering towards a thumbs down purely because of the visuals.

I may end up downloading the PC version cos I know that has an option to turn off the blur effect. Oops, did I say download, obviously I meant buy...

Reminds me of GTA: Vice City - the blur put me off til I discovered you could turn it off - so why no option in NFSU??? Grrr!

And on a final moan, why no user-defineable controls? Every NFS game thus far has allowed you to set up you pad in your own way - but not Underground...

It's not all bad though, the music is good, the presentation is good and when it's not moving - it's looks great!

- S

Jan 12th, 2004, 08:42 AM	#10
Spank-A-Thon Carpe Diem Baby! Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 49 Posts: 664	I succumbed to temptation and decided to get this... Initially it was very cool to see my own car in the game (the Honda Civic) - usually it's only the Hatchback that appears - so that was initially exciting... however... Is it just me, or is it quite difficult to see where you're going? The screen just seems so blurry and hence gives me a headache... I appreciated they're going for a particular effect, but jeez man - compared to the crystal clarity of GT3, NFSU is truly migraine-inducing! I've got just over a week to see if it grows on me (cos Game have a 10-day returns policy) but at the moment I'm veering towards a thumbs down purely because of the visuals. I may end up downloading the PC version cos I know that has an option to turn off the blur effect. Oops, did I say download, obviously I meant buy... Reminds me of GTA: Vice City - the blur put me off til I discovered you could turn it off - so why no option in NFSU??? Grrr! And on a final moan, why no user-defineable controls? Every NFS game thus far has allowed you to set up you pad in your own way - but not Underground... It's not all bad though, the music is good, the presentation is good and when it's not moving - it's looks great! - S __________________

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