Need for Speed Underground Rivals

Press R before you hit a wall or you mightlose control.

When you are considering buying a car, do not purchaseany of the cars that are used as Boss cars. If you buy one youwill end up having two of the same car. Your garage can only hold20 cars, and there are 24 cars total. The four Boss cars havetheir own separate garage and do not take up any of the twentyslots. You cannot get 100% completion if you buy any of the carsused as Boss cars.

There are 4 boss cars to unlock in the game:

Tank: 1969 Dodge Charger
Triple Dub: Subaru Impreza WRX STi
DJ Wes: Chevrolet Corvette Z06
GT King: Nissan Skyline R34 GTR

These cars are unlocked by beating them in Boss Races and are placed in a special location in your Pocket Garage.

The boss car the game chooses to race against you depends on the level of the race and the car you are using. You need to defete the same boss car in multiple different Boss Races in order to unlock that car. You can choose from any of the Boss Races in Circuit Mode and Street Cross and Drag from Quick Play.

Some race events are listed as "Boss Race"in the event description. Win that event under the gold difficultysetting to be awarded that Boss's car (1969 Dodge Charger, SubaruImpreza WRX STi, Chevrolet Corvette Z06 and Nissan Skyline R34GTR). When you win a Boss car, it will appear in the Pocket Garage,and you can race it in any game event.

The following cars are unlocked for purchase in order.

Volkswagen Golf GTI 2.0L: $22,000

Ford Focus ZX3: $18,000

Mazda Miata MX-5: $19,000

Dodge Neon: $17,000

Nissan Sentra SE-R SPEC-V: $21,000

Toyota Celica GT-S: $23,000

Nissan 240SX: $30,000

Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX: $32,000

Mazda RX-7: $34,000

Mazda RX-8: $48,000

Pontiac GTO: $46,000

Subaru WRX STi: $46,000

1969 Dodge Charger: $44,000

Toyota Supra: $52,000

Nissan 350Z: $54,000

Mitsubishi Lancer: $51,000

Ford SVT Mustang Cobra R: $56,000

1967 Ford Mustang: $65,000

Nissan Skyline R34 GTR: $70,000

Chevrolet Corvette Z06: $72,000

If you are having trouble figuring out which cars touse for what event, cars with high top speeds/acceleration aregood for drag races; cars with good controls/handling are bestfor drifting; and cars with a balance of the three are good fornormal racing.

In Lincoln Connector an easy way to win is to simply force the computer into the first shortcut of the race. Once the computer is in the shortcut the car will freeze for a period of time. This freezing can even last for up to a lap.

You can earn all the upgrade points in an event bywinning it in Bronze and Silver difficulty settings. However,to get all of the driver points you must win all of the racesunder the Gold difficulty setting. Check the "Driver Status"screen in "My Underground" to see your current driverpoints and driver rank. Maxing out your driver rank will unlocksecret bonuses.

After getting the RX-7, put the following upgrade partson the car to obtain maximum speed: Aeromax spoiler, Beast CarbonFiber hood, Gills roof scoop, and Max 1 body kit. Also, make sureyou all of the performance upgrades unlocked and ready to install.You can get over 210 mph with this setup and win won a race by42 seconds.

On the Bayside Run course, there are doors that youcan go through without them moving. Drive over 175 mph and haveNOS on when you are about to hit the door/ You will vanish andgo through it to the other side without moving the wall. Whenyou enter the sidewalk sale area, the right front door does notseem to work but this glitch can be done with all others.