- Review by: Panama Pretzel. "...provides great challenging races, beautiful graphics, an unlimited amount of visual customizations, and purely fun gameplay." (December 10, 2003)
- [7/10] "...variety of car designs and upgrades make the game fun to play and upgrading your car to show off is even more fun." [Xbox] (December 10, 2003)
- [85/100] "...you'll buy it, play it, and throw it in the shelf for your kids when they grow up." Includes screenshots and downloads. [PC] (December 3, 2003)
- [4/5] Reviewed by: Bryn Williams. "... it looks best on Xbox, but the PS2 online portions make Sony's version the overall winner." Includes screenshots. (Xbox) (November 20, 2003)
- [4/5] Reviewed by: Bryn Williams. "...a fantastic racer for those that want tons of cool customizations and huge single-player challenges..." Includes screenshots.(Playstation 2) (November 20, 2003)
- [4/5] Reviewed by: Bryn Williams. "...adopts the solid driving experience of previous NFS games but takes the action underground." Includes screenshots. (Gamecube) (November 20, 2003)