was gritty and less militarily organized; it was rustic and roughly hewn. The same can be said for the game. Manon used petrol bombs and also used her femininity to gain access to restricted areas. We used the freedom of telling her backstory- she was in the French Resistance, then joined the OSS-to give the game its own flair and widely varied missions that took us all over Europe: Greece, Italy, etc." Producer Scott J. Langteau showcased the game at the E3 2000 along with Tony Rowe and Lynn Henson. Reception The PlayStation version received "favorable" reviews, while the Game Boy Advance version received "unfavorable" reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. Jeff Lundrigan of NextGen said of the former version, "A terrific game gets a sequel that's in some ways even better. And after all, it's still true: at the end of the day, nothing is more satisfying than shooting a Nazi in the face." Nintendo Power gave the latter version a negative review, a few months before it was released Stateside. GameSpot praised the makers of the PlayStation version for taking "a character from the original game named Manon Batiste and [placing] her in the lead role so that her full story can be told. This setting is a welcome change, as Underground provides a meaningful historical context that's rare in most video games today." William Abner similarly described the same version as "a refreshing change of pace because you played Manon Batiste, a woman enlisted in the French Resistance." The PlayStation version was a runner-up for GameSpots annual "Best Sound" and "Best Shooter" awards among console games, which went to SSX and Perfect Dark, respectively. The same console version won the award for Sound at IGNs Best of 2000 Awards. It won the awards for "Outstanding Sound Design" and "Outstanding Original Music Composition" at the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences' Fourth Interactive Achievement Awards. It also won the award for "Best Sound" at the Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine 2000 Editors' Awards. Notes References External links 2000 video games Cancelled Windows games Electronic Arts games First-person shooters Multiplayer online games Game Boy Advance games Interactive Achievement Award winners Underground PlayStation (console) games PlayStation Network games Rebellion Developments games Video games scored by Michael Giacchino DreamWorks Interactive games Video games developed in the United Kingdom Video games featuring female protagonists Video games set in Belgium Video games