Editing Need for Speed: Underground (section)

{{Short description|2003 racing video game}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Need for Speed: Underground
| caption = Cover art featuring Eddie's [[Nissan Skyline GT-R#Fifth generation (1999–2002)|Nissan Skyline GT-R (BNR34)]]
| image = Need for Speed Underground cover.jpg
| developer = [[EA Black Box]]{{Efn|Arcade version developed by [[Global VR]].}}<br/>Pocketeers<small> (GBA)</small>
| publisher = [[Electronic Arts]]{{Efn|Arcade version co-published by [[Konami]].}}
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| series = ''[[Need for Speed]]''
| platforms = {{ubl|[[GameCube]]|[[PlayStation 2]]|[[Windows]]|[[Xbox (console)|Xbox]]|[[Game Boy Advance]]|[[Arcade game|Arcade]]}}
| released = {{collapsible list|title={{nobold|November 17, 2003}}|
'''GameCube''', '''PlayStation 2''', '''Windows''', '''Xbox'''<br>
{{Vgrelease|NA|November 17, 2003<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gaspard |first=Dustin |date=November 7, 2003 |title=''Need for Speed Underground'' |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/11/08/need-for-speed-underground-6 |access-date=July 8, 2024 |website=[[IGN]] |language=en}}</ref>
|AU|November 20, 2003<small> (GC, PC)</small><ref>{{Cite web |title=GameCube Release Schedule |url=http://www.gpstore.co.nz/Games/Schedule/GameCube |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031116165208/http://www.gpstore.co.nz/Games/Schedule/GameCube |archive-date=November 16, 2003 |access-date=July 8, 2024 |website=[[Gameplanet]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=''Need for Speed: Underground'' |url=http://www.gpstore.co.nz/Games/1460407.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031214165501/http://www.gpstore.co.nz/Games/1460407.html |archive-date=December 14, 2003 |access-date=July 8, 2024 |website=[[Gameplanet]]}}</ref>
|EU|November 21, 2003<ref name="eu"/>
|AU|November 21, 2003<small> (Xbox)</small><ref>{{Cite web |last=Matt |date=November 21, 2003 |title=''NFS Underground'' Released |url=http://gpstore.com.au/news/newsitem.x?1457682 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031207073921/http://gpstore.com.au/news/newsitem.x?1457682 |archive-date=December 7, 2003 |access-date=July 8, 2024 |website=[[Gameplanet]]}}</ref>
|AU|November 26, 2003<small> (PS2)</small><ref>{{Cite web |title=Recently Released |url=http://www.gpstore.com.au/platform.x?platform=ps2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040223120208/http://www.gpstore.com.au/platform.x?platform=ps2 |archive-date=February 23, 2004 |access-date=July 8, 2024 |website=[[Gameplanet]]}}</ref>
|EU|November 28, 2003<small> (PC)</small><ref name="eu">{{Cite web |last=Bramwell |first=Tom |date=November 5, 2003 |title=''Need For Speed Underground'' demo |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/news051103nfsudemo |access-date=July 8, 2024 |website=[[Eurogamer]] |archive-date=July 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240708235229/https://www.eurogamer.net/news051103nfsudemo |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
'''Game Boy Advance'''{{Vgrelease
|NA|December 22, 2003<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Need for Speed Underground'' |url=http://gameboy.ign.com/objects/552/552532.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040615002705/http://gameboy.ign.com/objects/552/552532.html |archive-date=June 15, 2004 |access-date=July 8, 2024 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref>
|AU|January 15, 2004<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Need for Speed: Underground'' |url=http://www.gpstore.co.nz/Games/1460437.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040623020429/http://www.gpstore.co.nz/Games/1460437.html |archive-date=June 23, 2004 |access-date=July 8, 2024 |website=[[Gameplanet]] |quote=Release date: 15th January, 2004}}</ref>
|EU|January 16, 2004<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bramwell |first=Tom |date=January 16, 2004 |title=What's New? |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/news160104whatsnew |access-date=July 8, 2024 |website=[[Eurogamer]] |archive-date=May 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521190249/https://www.eurogamer.net/news160104whatsnew |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
'''Arcade''' <br>{{Vgrelease|NA|July 2005<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n159 | title=アーケードTvゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) | date=2005 }}</ref>|JP|December 26, 2006}}}}
| genre = [[Racing video game|Racing]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
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'''''Need for Speed: Underground''''' is a 2003 [[racing video game]] and the seventh installment in the ''[[Need for Speed]]'' series following [[Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2|''Hot Pursuit 2'']] (2002). It was developed by [[EA Black Box]] and published by [[Electronic Arts]]. Three different versions of the game were produced: one for consoles and [[Microsoft Windows]], and another for the [[Game Boy Advance]]. An [[Arcade game|arcade]] version developed by [[Global VR]] and co-published by [[Konami]] came out two years later.

Unlike previous ''Need for Speed'' games, which featured [[sports car]]s and [[Exotic car|exotics]], ''Underground'' featured vehicles associated with the [[import scene]]. It was the first game in the series to offer a career mode that features a comprehensive storyline, and a garage mode that allowed players to fully customize their cars with a large variety of brand-name performance and visual upgrades. All races take place in the fictional Olympic City. 

''Underground'' was critically and commercially successful, selling around 15 million units and receiving positive reviews. It was followed by ''[[Need for Speed: Underground 2]]'' in 2004.