Ironically, EA's big brother approach hasn't stopped the cheating. All clever stuff, but it doesn't hide that fact that console spods at least have the option of single-telly, split-screen, whereas we get chuff all. The machine which set the race up becomes the server during the actual race. You've got to log on to EA's lobby', open an account by setting your user name and password, choose up to four opponents to race (harder than it sounds), and then log back on to post results. Yes, that means no modem-free LAN play at all. The only way to play any NFSU game online is via its dedicated servers. How on earth does EA do it? Well, here's the catch.
