Need for Speed: Underground 2

  • OS Windows 98/2000/ME/XP
  • CPU: 933 MHz
  • RAM: 256 MB
  • Graphics Card: 32 MB
  • Memory requirements ( HDD): 1 GB

Need for Speed: Underground 2 ( NFSU2 short ) is the eighth part of the developed by Electronic Arts computer racing game series Need for Speed ​​, and appeared on 18 November 2004 for Windows, PS2, Xbox, GameCube, GBA and Nintendo DS. The version for PSP was released depending on the area from January to September 2005.

Gameplay

In this part of the series is about, as in its predecessors, about driving illegal races and thereby upgrade his vehicle. For this one must be successful in career, to get money. It was a new " free- ride " mode added, where you can to over 200 km ( 125 mile) course, free to move through the fictional town of Bayview, strongly reminiscent of several major cities of the coast of California, is now, in the five sections is divided. The individual sections are unlocked throughout the game. Unlike the previous album " Underground", there is one days time change ( Sunset, Twilight, Night, Morning ), as well as real-time weather effects.

Were compared to the previous five new race types introduced ( Outrun, Street X ( Street Cross ), URL ( Underground Racing League), Downhill Drift, SUVs race), doubled the number of tuning parts, added 14 cars and deepens the performance tuning. In addition to the enhanced online mode for up to six players in the enjoyment now Xbox owners, thanks to Xbox Live support, came, is now again the demanded by the fans LAN mode for multi -player games available. Updates are currently available at EA Games. Meanwhile, Electronic Arts has taken the servers for the PC online multiplayer and Xbox Live from the mains.

Rolling stock

Underground Rivals

Need for Speed: Underground Rivals is the first implementation of Need for Speed ​​for the PSP and was published in January, March and September 2005 in the USA, Japan and Europe. In this version, especially Japanese and some American cars such as the Ford Mustang and the Chevrolet Corvette C5 occur. From the gameplay is similar to Underground 2, but it did not sell as well as hoped.

Reviews

The game was rated predominantly positive, reaches the game on the Metacritic.com page, together counting the votes of several gaming magazines, a Metascore of 89 % in the PC and the PS2 version. Blessed be, among other things and eventful race, the great freedom of movement and the numerous tuning options in the game. Be criticized, among other things, the arbitrary distribution of the competitions, the deadness of the game world, and the lack of damage modeling.

Germany

  • Spieletipps.de: 94 %
  • Play Zone: 88 %
  • 4players: 90%
  • GamePro: 87 %
  • World Games: 80% ( PS2/Xbox ) / 82 % ( Win) / 71 % ( NDS)

Internationally

  • IGN: 90 %
  • GameSpot: 74 %
  • Games Zone: 92 %
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