I love to talk about media/games i love so I'd about to write a long review for this game, I've honestly never feel such adrenaline while at the same time such despair in a videogame before.

As someone who had just finished Underground 2 recently i wanted to play the next entry as well since i knew the reputation this game had in the community but couldn't ever get into it before.

I'll divide this review into things i loved [✓] and things i didn't like [X]

✓ This game has so much character and you can feel it from the moment you play it, it feels different i probably cannot describe it perfectly but the vibes are on point

✓ All the blacklist racers having their own intro before you race them was so badass, it made the game that much more epic and satisfying to beat

✓ Handling for some reason felt even smoother compared to UG2 and the self filling nitro was such a cool addition as well, they dialed up the fun 2x

✓ The unique races type like tollbooth, speedtrap and knockout were my absolute favs to do

✓ The soundtrack is such a banger, having nine thou as menu music is peak gaming feel for me my fav would be Decadence, You'll Be Under My Wheels and I'm Rock

✓ The fact that you have a chance to get the blacklist's car after you beat them is so rewarding and cool (wish it wasn't a mini gatcha game to get it though)

✓ Having shortcuts in races was such a fun thing, it basically rewarded you if you knew the tracks well enough

✓ The fact that they give you one of the best cars at beginning only to steal it away from you made it such a fun revenge/redemption because you actually felt humiliated once you had to drive the slower cars after you start the story

✓ Mia was hawt.

X The cops were literally too hard for me i almost cried at some milestone events, normally I'd love it because it feels very rewarding once you finish the game but the fact that you could lose progress you made in a 30 minute pursuit by getting busted once was absolutely insane to me (especially for an adult with limited time to play the game)

X Rubberbanding is absolutely nuts in some races, i personally didn't mind it that much but it made buying/upgrading a car almost pointless because they'd catch up no matter what

X The races get extremely long towards the end of the game with some races lasting 13min combine that with the rubberbanding it was extremely stressful

Despite all this, the game for me has aged extremely well and i can understand why it's been given the legendary status by the community. This is definitely the kind of game that you always look back fondly to and get extremely nostalgic (and i say this even though i finished this less than few weeks ago)

9/10 game for me!