| Electronic Arts has done it again. The Need For | | | | Stakes, came to full circle in Underground. Fans still |
| Speed racing series is back with a vengeance, and it | | | | missed a couple of things, namely network play and |
| is thanks to the huge success with the Underground | | | | the high speed police chases. EA rectified the |
| Series. Need For Speed came to life in 1994 with the | | | | absence of network play in Need For Speed |
| title Road & Track Presents: Need For Speed. The | | | | Underground 2. The game had everything the first |
| original game focused on realism and was more of a | | | | Underground had plus more. New racing modes was |
| driving simulator than an arcade style racing game. It | | | | introduced, new ways to customize your car, more |
| also included high speed police chases which gave the | | | | after-market parts, as well as the free roaming world. |
| game a lot of popularity. Need For Speed II did not | | | | Outrun races brought back the feel of the police |
| include the police car chases and had a more arcade | | | | chases fans came accustomed too. EA was obviously |
| feel to it.Each of the first two games had also a | | | | doing something right.Need For Speed Most Wanted, |
| special edition. The sequel did not live up to | | | | the next release in the series, will have all the strong |
| expectations so EA brought back the police chases in | | | | points of previous installments: the high speed, |
| Need For Speed III: Hot Pursuit. It was still an arcade | | | | adrenaline rush police car chases that was introduced |
| racing title but the Hot Pursuit mode had more depth | | | | in the first game, there are rumors that there may |
| than the first game and made it more fun to play. | | | | be damage models in the game, but it is not certain, |
| You even had the opportunity to be the cops. EA | | | | the demo may reveal more of this. There will again |
| followed up their success by releasing Need For | | | | be a storyline in the game and the feel of the |
| Speed: High Stakes/Road Challenge in 1999. Fans had | | | | Underground series will still be present, so you will still |
| mixed feelings about this installment and complained | | | | be able to pimp your ride. Most Wanted also brings |
| that the game had too many similarities to Need For | | | | back exotic cars, but there will still be import tuners. |
| Speed: Hot Pursuit. But the game had a couple new | | | | So you will be able to tune those exotics also.There |
| innovations. This was the first game of the series | | | | will also be quite a number of new racing modes to |
| with damage models. It also had a career mode | | | | look forward to. The objective of the game is to |
| where you bought cars and upgraded them as you | | | | become the most notorious racer on the street by |
| progressed through racing tournaments.The next | | | | evading the police and leave your opponents hanging |
| installment of the series was Need For Speed: | | | | in the dust. It is clear that EA has listened to the fans |
| Porsche Unleashed. Although it was a great success | | | | throughout the series and implemented suggestions |
| amongst Porsche fans and a great piece of work | | | | from the gaming community. Need For Speed always |
| with the in depth coverage of the history of | | | | impressed in the department of appearance and |
| Porsche, it did not have the variety of the previous | | | | graphics, and from what I've seen from screen shots |
| games. Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 made its | | | | and preview movies, the game looks stunning.So |
| appearance two years later, but was not such a | | | | Need For Speed certainly evolved into one of the |
| success as the first Hot Pursuit, due to the huge | | | | best racing games ever. One wonders what EA will |
| presence of arcade style racing.EA played their cards | | | | come up with next.Born on 27 February 1982 in small |
| right with the release of Need For Speed | | | | town called Lichtenburg in the North West (Formerly |
| Underground. The game still had an arcade feel to it | | | | known as Transvaal) province of South Africa. He |
| and there were no damage models. But did not | | | | graduated High school in 2000 and started doing |
| compromise the game's success. The introduction of | | | | computer programming on his own for 2 years using |
| import tuners and car customization made it a hit | | | | the C++ programming language. In 2003 he started a |
| amongst fans. The game was completely revamped | | | | career in Accounting and he is currently studying |
| by also introducing a storyline to make it more | | | | BCompt at the University of South Africa.The author |
| interesting. The hundreds of different combinations of | | | | is a very dedicated person in whatever he takes on |
| after-market parts you could install to your car, gave | | | | in life and believes that success only comes from |
| the game more variety and flair.The soundtrack was | | | | hard work and believing in your own abilities, the |
| excellent and fitted perfectly into the atmosphere of | | | | abilities God gave to you.Coenraad is also the |
| underground racing. This was the first game in the | | | | Webmaster of |
| series that did not have exotic cars in its lineup. The | | | | Pay the site a visit and see what it is all about. |
| career mode introduced in Need For Speed: High | | | | |