Need For Speed: Underground 2

by Electronic Arts

Product Features

• ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
• Racing/Auto Racing

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0007ULFFM
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches ; 8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: June 15, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,046 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #61 in Video Games > Nintendo DS > Racing

Product Description

Platform: Nintendo DS

Manufacturer

Uncover the Underground

Discover the living, breathing world of tuner culture in Need for Speed Underground 2, the sequel to the bestselling 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.

Key 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.
• 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 features 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.
• Online: Gamers can put their reputation on the line, challenging the world’s best racers online for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system.*

*An Internet connection, network adaptor, and memory card for the PlayStation 2 are required for online gameplay.

Product Description

Need For Speed Underground 2 gives you the chance to prove yourself in illegal street racing. Encounter rival racers who school you in the ways of the underground and tip you on the hottest racing spots in town. Deep new performance Tuning allows gamers to fine-tune every aspect of their ride's handling and performance. Hundreds of new visual customizations guarantee players can create their own personalized, totally unique car.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Game for a Great System, May 15, 2005

By 

SS - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Need for Speed Underground 2 (Video Game)

I will be scoring this in 5 different catagories.

Gameplay - This game has great controls. It runs at 60 frames per second which is even better than the console versions. This makes the graphics move smoothly. Even without a control stick the controls are great. 5 stars

Graphics - These graphics are the best out there for the ds. The environments look great along with the cars. 5 stars

Sound - This is the only place where the game flaws. While racing the only music is just a drum beat. The car noises are great though. 3 stars

Value - This game has great replay value. There are tons and tons of unlockables so you'll be playing this game for a long time. 5 stars

Tilt (How much fun is this Game) - This game is one of the best out there for the ds. I've played mario, warioware, yoshi touch and go, and the game is much better. My favorite portable game i've ever played. 5 stars

Overall Score - 4.6 stars rounds up to 5 stars

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun and challenging, with some flaws, January 16, 2006

By 

Matthew Barich - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Need for Speed Underground 2 (Video Game)

Overall, Need for Speed: Underground 2 is a fun, challenging, and addictive racing game -- if you can tolerate it's flaws. Be warned that this Nintendo DS version of this game is a very stripped-down version -- which is understandable, considering that it's a handheld game. There are some things you should be aware of:

2) Although many have said that the game is free-roaming, be warned, that is NOT the case. Although the console and PC versions are free-roaming, with this DS version, on all of the game's six tracks you can only go on a certain path -- with a VERY few exceptions, you CAN'T turn onto alternate roads at intersections -- you are limited to a specific route.

2) Those who have said that this game is extremely difficult are correct. Although expert gamers will have a lot of fun with it, this is NOT a game for novice or intermediate gamers. The races are very difficult to win, and often you have to dodge traffic while racing. Although the challenge of dodging the traffic will be a lot of fun to hardcore gamers, casual gamers may find it to be too difficult.

3) Although the game supports multiplayer, it does NOT support single-card multiplayer -- each player has to have his/her copy of the game.

These flaws aside, this is a fun and challenging racing game. It's races sometimes keep you on the edge of your seat...

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars need for speed underground 2, January 4, 2006

A Kid's Review

= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Need for Speed Underground 2 (Video Game)

This game has only one flaw(and because of this flaw I havn't had time to discover any more).It's too hard.Once I hit something,such as a wall or a car, the other racers zoom right past me and I can't catch up.Also,there isn't enough time on the timed races(whatever those are called)and upgrading a car cost to many points,or maybe it just seems like that's because I can't even win the first race.By the way,while I was previewing my review,I noticed that I menioned* a second flaw.But now I just previewed it again,and I think that second flaw goes along with the first flaw,so now I say the game as only one flaw once more.

*how do you spell that?

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