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Need for Speed II
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1997 racing video game
OverviewAI-generated
Need for Speed II is a racing simulator developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts. It belongs to the Need for Speed franchise and supports single-player and multiplayer game modes. The title was released on March 31, 1997, for PC (Microsoft Windows) and PlayStation platforms. A software version identifier for the game is Need For Speed II Special Edition.
Critical reception includes a Metacritic score of 71 and an IGDB critic rating of 60 based on one critic. User ratings on IGDB show a score of 76 from 193 ratings, while RAWG lists a rating of 4.09.
Synthesized by Vinony from 19 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, RAWG, IGDB. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Game data
Metacritic 71- Released
- 1997-03-31
- User rating
- 4.09 / 5
- Genres
- Racing
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation
via RAWG
Game details · IGDB
There are three main game types. The first two are single race and tournament and the last is a knockout race. Single races allow players to become familiar with the circuits and increase their skill of any one of the six tracks. The six tracks are called Mediterranean, Mystic Peaks, Proving Grounds, Outback, North Country, and Pacific Spirit.
- Released
- 1997
- Genres
- Racing, Simulator
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Franchise
- Need for Speed
- Developer
- EA Canada
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
Key facts
- Developers
- EA Canada (PS), EA Seattle (PC)
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Producer
- Hanno Lemke
- Designers
- Scott Blackwood, Hanno Lemke
- Programmers
- Laurent Ancessi, David Lucas
- Artists
- Scott Jackson, Kent Maclagan
- Writers
- Gregg Giles, Richard Mul, Scott Blackwood
- Composers
- Saki Kaskas , Jeff van Dyck , Alistair Hirst
- Series
- Need for Speed
- Platforms
- PlayStation , Microsoft Windows
- Release
- PlayStation , NA : March 31, 1997 EU : 1997 Microsoft Windows , NA : April 18, 1997 EU : 1997
- Genre
- Racing
- Modes
- Single-player , multiplayer
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- video game
- Genre
- racing video game
- Country of origin
- Canada
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Series
- Need for Speed
- Composer
- Saki Kaskas
- Narrative location
- Norway
- Developer
- EA Vancouver
- Platform
- PlayStation
- Game mode
- single-player video game
- Distribution format
- compact disc
Show 5 more facts
- language of work or name
- English language
- publication date
- 1997-03-31
- software version identifier
- Need For Speed II Special Edition
- input device
- computer mouse
- PlayStation DataCenter URL
- psxdatacenter.com/games/P/N/SLES-00658.html
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Need for Speed II is a 1997 racing video game released for PlayStation and Microsoft Windows. It is the second installment in the Need for Speed series, a sequel Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit was released in 1998.
Gameplay
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