Review Need For Speed Underground 2
Discover the living, breathing world of tuner
culture in Need for Speed™ Underground 2, the sequel to the best-selling
racing game of 2003, and the latest blockbuster installment in the legendary
Need for Speed™ franchise.
Taking place in a massive, free-roaming city featuring five distinct
interconnected neighborhoods, Need for Speed Underground 2 delivers an
immersive game world where the streets are your menus. As players explore the
city, they’ll encounter rival racers who will school them in the ways of the
underground and tip them off to the hottest racing spots in town.
Deep new performance tuning allows gamers to fine-tune every aspect of their
ride's handling and performance, while hundreds of new visual customizations
guarantee players can create their own personalized, totally unique car.
All-new game modes join Circuit, Drift, and Drag events to add depth and
variety, pushing car and driver to the limit, while more than a dozen new cars
and hundreds of aftermarket parts from the biggest names in the business make
Need for Speed Underground 2 the deepest, most authentic tuner experience
ever.
Features:
- Free-Roaming City: Explore a massive
city divided into five distinct, interconnected neighborhoods, ranging from
serpentine suburban hills to an intense downtown grid. A complex series of
drivable freeways connect the neighborhoods together.
- Emergent Gameplay: Want to make a
name for yourself in the underground? You’ll need to find it first. Races can
happen anywhere and at any time and as players encounter rivals on the street
they’ll be clued into where they can buy the hottest upgrades or enter the
most elite events.
- New Gameplay Modes: Three new
gameplay modes are added to last year’s circuit, drift and drag competitions,
challenging gamers to hone their skills in a number of driving disciplines.
- Performance Tuning: Tune every aspect
of your car’s performance with hundreds of licensed aftermarket performance
upgrades and then fine-tune everything from the gear ratio to the suspension
for the ultimate ride.
- The Hottest Cars: More than thirty of
the most sought-after tuner cars are available from the hottest manufacturers--from
Mitsubishi Motors, Nissan, and Toyota to Ford and Volkswagen, if they’re hot
on the street, they’re in the game.
- Visual Customization: With more than
twice the visual customizations of last year’s game, there are literally
billions of car combinations available to gamers. Featuring audio upgrades,
scissor doors, spoilers, headlights, side skirts, roof scoops, hoods, rims,
wide body kits, neon and more, if you can trick it out in real life, you can
trick it out in Need for Speed Underground 2.
- Environmental Variety: Each of the
five distinct neighborhoods in Need for Speed Underground 2 feature a unique
look and feel, including varied driving conditions and track types. Road
surfaces, real-time weather effects, and environmental hazards will keep
gamers on their toes as they race from dusk till dawn.
Source: EA Games NFSU factsheet.