this series went dead after Underground 2. The game only really appeals to 12 year olds who havent really played nfs series before

I was actually thinking about this the other day. I think its stupid to release all the best titles, at the same time. If they were to be released at different times, like say, COD5 in Q2 and Gears of war in Q4, then more people will buy those games because there is nothing else that can compete with them.

Yeah it was the multiplayer that won it over for me. It had some many unique things about it that, still nobody yet has been able to live up to.

For a start I have seen no other game that had perks, the ability to choose your advantages over your opponents.
Also the challenges really stood out for me. I remember when I first got the game, people said they would never play online as there were no internet based achievements. However those little goals really did help you and keep you playing and were probably better than achievements anyway.
Also the challenges really did reward you for getting headshots. Ok so on gears you got an achievement. But thats just a picture and some gamer points. On cod4 they gave you camo for each indiviual gun, to show what you are capable of.

I could go on about the leaderboards, prestigeing and being rewarded for spree's but I have to go.

P.S. I woulda thought GOW2 would have got most wanted because gears was the only game anyone played for about 10months.

I like consoles. I dont want them to go

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