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XI. Magazine Covers
Need for Speed Underground

XI. Magazine Covers

Unlock all magazine covers in Need for Speed Underground by completing challenges, upgrades, and beating specific race times and scores.

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Unlock all magazine covers in Need for Speed Underground by completing challenges, upgrades, and beating specific race times and scores.

Unlocking Magazine Cover (press the cover button to crouch behind walls or objects) 22:

To unlock magazine cover 22, you must beat the preset best score for any Drift race in Underground Mode on Hard difficulty. After completing a drift race, skip the race results screens until you see options for Restart, Statistics, and Collect Reward/Continue. Select Statistics, then check your 'All Lap Scores'. You need to beat the track's best score for a single lap.

Unlocking All Magazine Covers:

  1. Rank 10 in circuit (Challenge 19)
  2. Rank 9 in sprint (Challenge 27)
  3. Rank 10 in drift (Challenge 25)
  4. Rank 7 in drag (Challenge 55)
  5. Rank 8 in drift (Challenge 40)
  6. Rank 8 in circuit (Challenge 37)
  7. Rank 6 in circuit (Challenge 59)
  8. Rank 6 in sprint (Challenge 67)
  9. Rank 4 in drift (Challenge 85)
  10. Win all tournaments (Challenge 101)
  11. Win the overall title (Challenge 111)
  12. Unlock All Level 1 Performance Upgrades
  13. Unlock All Level 2 Performance Upgrades
  14. Unlock All Level 3 Performance Upgrades
  15. Install 2-3 Visual Upgrades
  16. Install All Level 1 Visual Upgrades
  17. Install All Level 2 Visual Upgrades
  18. Install All Level 3 Visual Upgrades
  19. Install All 4 Unique Visual Upgrades and 9 other Level 3 Visual Upgrades
  20. Beat the preset best time for any Drag race in Underground Mode (Hard difficulty)
  21. Beat the preset best time for any Circuit race in Underground Mode (Hard difficulty)
  22. Beat the preset best score for any Drift race in Underground Mode (Hard difficulty)
  23. Beat the preset best time for any Sprint race in Underground Mode (Hard difficulty)
  24. Acquire 500 online reputation points (PC and PS2 versions only)
  25. Acquire 1000 online reputation points (PC and PS2 versions only)
  26. Acquire 2500 online reputation points (PC and PS2 versions only)
  27. Acquire 5000 online reputation points (PC and PS2 versions only)
  28. Beat Racer X (Turbo and High-Tech Performance, PS2 version only)

Unlocking Magazine Cover 28 (PS2 Version Only):

To view magazine cover 28 on the PS2, first highlight magazine cover 2 on the top right of the menu, then scroll all the way down (hold down on the D-Pad) until the last cover is selected. The description will say 'Beat Racer-X'.

Tips
  • Focus on improving your drift score in a single lap to unlock cover 22.
  • For cover 28 on PS2, ensure you have the Turbo and High-Tech Performance upgrades installed before attempting to beat Racer X.
  • Keep track of your progress towards online reputation points if playing on PC or PS2.

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