Nfsu2 is the best need for speed imo, the original most wanted and carbon were pretty good too and I'll give undercover credit despite not enjoying it back in the day. A friend loaned me payback a few months ago though and I thought it was awful, apart from graphical improvements and that day night cycle I didn't enjoy it at all compared to the Games such as Need For Speed: Underground have tremendous nostalgic value. Nostalgic players can go back to Need For Speed: Carbon without thinking twice. 10 Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. NFSU2 graphics are way better than Carbon IMO. Carbon's lightning is meant to be more realistic but i think it makes the textures, colors and reflections look worse than it is. crisadi96 • 6 yr. ago. Carbon's reflections have something really odd about them. Need For Speed Underground 2 downloadable Cars by Mitsubishi. NFSU2 Profile creator Downloads: 1.8 million; saved game 100 % Downloads: 1.1 million; NFS Underground 2 super save game Downloads: 637,513 For Need for Speed Undercover on the PlayStation 3, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "NFS Undercover or NFS Carbon". If you have good friends, Heat is the way to go. You have races, cops, nighttime, a cool story and the crew system, which allows you to unlock bonuses together. You could make a crew exclusive to your friends, use custom wraps and race together. 1. genericnfsfan21. Need for Speed: Underground 2 – 2004. Need for Speed: Carbon – 2006. Carbon premiered in 2006 for Mac OS X, Windows, Game Boy Advance, PS3, Xbox 360, and Late game Underground 1 on hard. The Need For Speed Underground games had really terrible rubber banding. Most Wanted 2005. Your opponent can crash and 2 seconds later he's right on you. Worst Rubberband in an NFS Game, Underground 1. It even trolled you when the rubberband kicked in at easy difficulty. ewvBM.