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Need for Speed: Underground 2 is a racing and arcade game developed by EA Black Box. It is part of the Need for Speed franchise and utilizes the EAGL 2 engine. The title supports single player, multiplayer, and split screen modes. It was released in 2004, with specific publication dates of November 9, 2004, and November 15, 2004.
The game is available on PC, Nintendo DS, Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Game Boy Advance. It carries an ESRB rating of Everyone 10+. Various sources have assigned it different scores, including a review score of 8/10, a rating of 4.4, a Metacritic score of 82, and a rating of 83 based on 863 entries. A critic rating of 79 is also recorded.
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Game data
Metacritic 82- Released
- 2004-11-15
- User rating
- 4.40 / 5
- Genres
- Racing, Arcade
- Platforms
- PC, Nintendo DS, Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Game Boy Advance
- ESRB
- Everyone 10+
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Game details · IGDB
Need for Speed: Underground 2 is a street racing game and the first entry in the series to feature an open world environment. Set in the fictional city of Bayview, players drive freely between events while building their reputation through circuit, sprint, drift, drag, and Street X races, as well as outrun challenges and Underground Racing League tournaments. The game expands on its predecessor with broader vehicle customization options, a sponsorship system, and new race types. SUVs appear alongside the returning roster of tuner cars.
- Released
- 2004
- Genres
- Racing
- Platforms
- Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
- Engine
- EAGL 2
- Franchise
- Need for Speed
- Developer
- EA Black Box
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
Key facts
- Developers
- EA Black Box Pocketeers (GBA, DS) Team Fusion (DS) Ideaworks Game Studio (mobile)
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Composer
- Tom Salta
- Series
- Need for Speed
- Platforms
- Windows , Game Boy Advance , GameCube , PlayStation 2 , Xbox , Nintendo DS , Mobile
- Release
- NA : November 15, 2004 AU : November 16, 2004 EU : November 19, 2004
- Genre
- Racing
- Modes
- Single-player , multiplayer
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Genre
- racing video game
- Country of origin
- Canada
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Series
- Need for Speed
- Main subject
- street racing
- Composer
- Tom Salta
- Narrative location
- United States
- Developer
- EA Vancouver
- Platform
- Nintendo GameCube
- Game mode
- single-player video game
Show 7 more facts
- publication date
- 2004-11-09
- characters
- street racing
- uses
- car tuning
- review score
- 8/10
- distributed by
- Nintendo eShop
- input device
- gamepad
- language of work or name
- Russian
Sources (10)
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Encyclopedic overview
Need for Speed: Underground 2 is a 2004 racing video game developed by EA Black Box and published by Electronic Arts. It is the eighth installment in the Need for Speed series and the direct sequel to Need for Speed: Underground. It was developed for Windows, GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox. Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS versions were developed by Pocketeers. Another version for mobile phones was also developed by Ideaworks Game Studio. Like its predecessor, it was also commercially successful, selling around 11 million copies worldwide and breaking sales records in the United Kingdom.
The game entails tuning cars for street races, resuming the Need for Speed: Underground storyline. Need for Speed: Underground 2 provides several new features, such as broader customization, new methods of selecting races, set in a city known as Bayview. The game stars Brooke Burke as the voice of Rachel Teller - who guides the player throughout the game - and David Palffy as Caleb Reece, the game's main antagonist. The game's storyline is presented in a comic book strip. The Nintendo DS port introduces a new feature in which the player can design custom decals to adorn any vehicle in the game.
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