With all the other ports to the PSP, it was no surprise to see an underground game come to the PSP. However a NFSU game with new race types? Heck yes!
Story
Well it's a street racing game, and you want to become the top dog.
Controls
The controls are easy to get used to, and make it easy to take tight turns and use your nitrous like a mad man. Don’t be intimidated by the weird overturn, you’ll get used to it, and do not try using the analog, as it handles pitifully.
Gameplay
If you liked the free roam mode of NFSU 2, you’ll have to cope without it. In this entry of the series you pick your races and do any race types you want whenever you want. There are 3 levels for each race, the silver and gold levels are optional. There are plenty of game types too.
Circuit race – It's a circuit race with a certain amount of laps and you speed around the city.
Street Cross – Otherwise known as Street X on the console, you drive on tight technical tracks where steering is key. Don't be afraid to bump your opponents out of the way.
Drift Attack – To put it simply, this mode is a pain in the butt. It's nothing like the drifts on the console version. Instead of being on a drift track, you have to drift in marked zones.
Nitrous Run – Do you love your nitrous? Do you love keeping it down the whole time? Do you love blazing speed? If so, Nitrous Run is your race type. You have to get as many goals as you can, and your NOS is replenished with each goal you pass through. This is where you see how fast your car can really go.
Drag – A quick finger and skillful steering are required in a short length, high speed race for the finish. You have to shift gears at the correct time, while avoiding traffic and other obstructions.
Head to Head – 1 on 1 match with a friend of yours. You choose the race type and everything else.
Party Play – Here you take turns playing with 3 other players on the same PSP. It's a good thing to play if you're trying to show off your PSP, or just to have some fun.
Tuning
There are a lot more performance parts in this game than past entries, which means you'll be shoveling out more money. You'd better know what's good though, because it all affects your car differently. A lot of people like to pimp out their cars, but I'm sad to announce you won't be doing much "pimping" of your car. The selection of parts and rims is limited, and the paintjobs don't have the kind of flair you'd expect.
Sound
This game offers your typical slew of EA music, mostly drawing from the console version of the game, but with a few different songs.
Graphics
The car graphics could have looked a lot better, but the background seems to have gotten sufficient detail. NOS effects are cool looking, and it all works well. It's a good thing there isn't any slowdown whatsoever during racing.
Overall
If you're looking for a portable car tuning game your choices are between this game, and Midnight Club. NFSU offers a good mix of cars, race types, and nice quick load times. Sometimes it gets annoying trying to get gold on each race, but if you take a break and come back you'll want to play again. With a bit of an update on the graphics, this game could be released on a console.
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