on xbox...
nfsU1 - wicked as, new concepts and very challanging
nfxU2 - new cool features and good ideas. gameplay too slow (it doesnt give you a real sense of speed like the first one did) and overall it was too easy. especially the last race. the soundtrack not as good as the first one with exceptions from rise against
burnout3 - so much fun with multiplayer or taking turns at crashes. burnout REVENGE is out now or soon and shall be a worth a look. i loved the drift feeling of this game too, $$% up funny physics but cool arcade style of racing. Best game soundtrack ive ever heard. ramones, rise against, eighteen visions etc! fucck yeh!
midnight club - played it once, deleted it off xbox. gfx arent that great, concept is old, and meh...boring and slow racing
forza racing - while being quite cool and pretty and with an original guitar based soundtrack which is tops. the game itself didnt keep me interested, but that probably comes down to me getting too old.
juiced - looked forward to its release, but it was delayed about a year so i never got to play it. im sure i tried a demo version of it and it looked and played like shit.
as for the new need for speed, sounds cool but they need to bring back that super fast feeling of the first one. makes it a lot more real and challanging.