Need for Speed: Underground 2

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Description

This installment in the Need for Speed series, Underground 2 is a racing game based on illicit, night time races, with the player gaining street credit, cash and access to unique tuner parts by schooling the competition.

Taking place in a massive, open city, NFS Underground 2 allows players to explore the city at will, engaging random challengers and moving into the coveted Underground Racing League. Once in the Underground Racing League, the player advances first by race wins, then with building up their tuner car and taking on tougher opponents. The objective is to win all Underground Racing League engagements and trick out your car to the max.

The PC version is the only version that allows the user to save magazine screen shots of your tricked out car to disk.

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Alternate Titles

• "极品飞车: 地下狂飙2" -- Need For Speed: Underground 2 translated to Chinese
• "NFSU2" -- Common abbreviation

Part of the Following Groups

• Automobile: Audi A3
• Automobile: Audi TT
• Automobile: Ford Focus
• Automobile: Ford Mustang
• Automobile: Honda Civic
• Automobile: Mazda MX-5
• Automobile: Mazda RX-7
• Automobile: Mazda RX-8
• Automobile: Mitsubishi Eclipse
• Automobile: Mitsubishi GTO
• Automobile: Mitsubishi Lancer
• Automobile: Nissan 350Z
• Automobile: Nissan Skyline
• Automobile: Peugeot 206
• Automobile: Subaru Impreza
• Automobile: Toyota Celica
• Automobile: Toyota Corolla
• Automobile: Volkswagen Golf
• Genre: Open world driving
• Need for Speed series
• NFS Underground series
• Nintendo Player's Choice releases
• PlayStation 2 Greatest Hits releases
• PlayStation 2 Platinum Range releases
• Technology: amBX
• Theme: Street racing

User Reviews

A great racing game - infinitely customizable...

Windows

Chris Martin (1204)

Critic Reviews

GameSpy	Xbox	Nov 17, 2004		90
IGN	PlayStation 2	Nov 12, 2004	9 out of 10	90
Jolt (UK)	Windows	Jan 01, 2005	8 out of 10	80
Game Revolution	PlayStation 2	Nov, 2004	B	75
GameSpot	Windows	Nov 16, 2004	7.4 out of 10	74
Fragland.net	PlayStation 2	Jan 14, 2005	72.5 out of 100	72
GameSpot	GameCube	Nov 16, 2004	7.1 out of 10	71
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Xbox	Nov 22, 2004	6 out of 10	60
G4 TV: X-Play	Windows	Dec 20, 2004		60
1UP	GameCube	Nov 15, 2004	4 out of 10	40

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Trivia

Server shutdown

In early August 2006, EA closed their servers for multiplayer games, for the Xbox, and Windows (demo) versions. The PS2 and Windows servers were closed on 1st November 2007.

Awards

• GamePro (Germany)
  • February 2005 - Best Console Sports Game in 2004 (Readers' Vote)
• GameSpy
  • 2004 - PC Racing Game of the Year
  • 2004 – PC Sports / Racing Game of the Year (Readers' Vote)
• GameStar (Germany)
  • February 2005 - Best PC Sports Game in 2004 (Readers' Vote)
• Spike TV Video Game Awards
  • 2004 - Best Performance by a Human Female (for Brooke Burke)

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Related Web Sites

• Developer Interview (Xequted interviews producer Stefan Wessels about NFSU2. (Nov. 17, 2004))
• Need for Speed Underground 2 (Official game website)
• Wikipedia: Need for Speed: Underground 2 (Information about Need for Speed: Underground 2 at Wikipedia)