<s>
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2003	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
seventh	O
installment	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
different	O
games	O
were	O
produced	O
,	O
one	O
for	O
consoles	O
and	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
along	O
with	O
a	O
version	O
developed	O
by	O
Global	O
VR	O
for	O
Arcades	O
that	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Underground	O
rebooted	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
ignoring	O
the	O
previous	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
games	O
which	O
featured	O
sports	O
cars	O
and	O
exotics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Underground	O
was	O
critically	O
and	O
commercially	O
successful	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knockout	O
Mode	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
previous	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
master	O
Drag	O
mode	O
,	O
players	O
must	O
employ	O
good	O
timing	O
and	O
reflexes	O
for	O
gear	O
shifting	O
,	O
redlining	B-Operating_System
,	O
overtaking	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
nitrous	O
oxide	O
boosts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
players	O
must	O
use	O
manual	O
transmission	O
,	O
drag	O
races	O
place	O
particular	O
emphasis	O
in	O
monitoring	O
the	O
tachometer	B-Device
and	O
the	O
engine	O
temperature	O
during	O
races	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
enlarged	O
and	O
displayed	O
on	O
the	O
left	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
conditions	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
players	O
being	O
forfeited	O
during	O
a	O
drag	O
race	O
:	O
head-on	O
collisions	O
with	O
an	O
opponent	O
,	O
barriers	O
,	O
traffic	O
cars	O
or	O
dividers	O
(	O
being	O
'	O
totaled	O
 '	O
)	O
;	O
or	O
blown	O
engines	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
from	O
prolonged	O
redlining	B-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
subsequent	O
overheating	O
of	O
the	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Underground	O
is	O
also	O
notable	O
for	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
series	O
to	O
offer	O
a	O
Korean-made	O
car	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
car	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
introduced	O
in	O
Underground	O
was	O
the	O
Style	O
Points	O
system	O
,	O
strongly	O
influenced	O
from	O
"	O
The	O
Kudos	O
"	O
system	O
in	O
Metropolis	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Racer	I-Application
and	O
Project	B-Application
Gotham	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
April	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
visual	O
effects	O
was	O
designed	O
under	O
the	O
supervision	O
of	O
Habib	O
Zargarpour	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
pod-racing	O
sequence	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
I	I-Application
–	I-Application
The	I-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Menace	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
went	O
gold	O
(	O
became	O
ready	O
for	O
release	O
)	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
November	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
(	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Japan	O
for	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
Gamecube	B-Application
on	O
December	O
25	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregators	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
84.29	O
%	O
and	O
85	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
,	O
83.73	O
%	O
and	O
83	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
,	O
82.29	O
%	O
and	O
82	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
81.76	O
%	O
and	O
83	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
and	O
77.33	O
%	O
and	O
77	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
Official	O
UK	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
nine	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
made	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
illegal	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
PS2	B-Device
versions	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
two	O
eights	O
and	O
two	O
nines	O
,	O
bringing	O
it	O
to	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
34	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
hit	O
,	O
with	O
sales	O
above	O
7	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
by	O
mid-2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Underground	O
had	O
sold	O
2.6	O
million	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$115	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
sixth	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
or	O
GameCube	B-Application
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
July	O
2006	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
highest-selling	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
game	O
released	O
between	O
those	O
dates	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
also	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Double	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
600,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
had	O
sold	O
700,000	O
copies	O
by	O
January	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
also	O
won	O
The	O
Electric	O
Playgrounds	O
2003	O
"	O
Best	O
Driving	O
Game	O
for	O
PC	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
the	O
7th	O
Annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievements	O
Awards	O
for	O
"	O
Console	O
Racing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
CESA	O
Game	O
Awards	O
for	O
"	O
Global	O
Awards	O
(	O
overseas	O
works	O
)	O
"	O
from	O
CESA	O
and	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Economy	O
,	O
Trade	O
and	O
Industry	O
.	O
</s>
