



In fact, improvements have been made to such an extent that this latest release stacks up well against the pedigree established by the console versions of the franchise. At the same time, the team has made a handful of improvements to the game's course designs and modding interface. While those same blocky circuit graphics are back for an encore in Need for Speed Underground 2, the development team seems to have ironed out some of the sicklier aspects of the graphics engine. However, under the hood it was a delight to play, and it really did a nice job of letting players tweak, paint, and modify their own stables of hot rods. The previous Need for Speed Underground game on the GBA received quite a bit of flack for its pixelated, choppy visuals.
