Need for Speed: Underground 2

Need for Speed: Underground 2
Cover art featuring Rachel Teller's Nissan 350Z
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
Composer(s)Tom Salta
SeriesNeed for Speed
Platform(s)Windows, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, Mobile
Release
  • NA: November 15, 2004[2]
  • AU: November 16, 2004[1]
  • EU: November 19, 2004
PlayStation Portable
  • NA: March 18, 2005[3]
  • EU: September 1, 2005
Nintendo DS
  • NA: May 10, 2005
  • EU: May 27, 2005
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

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, and a PlayStation Portable version, titled Need for Speed: Underground Rivals, was developed by Team Fusion. Another version for mobile phones was also developed by Ideaworks Game Studio.[4] Like its predecessor, it was also commercially successful, selling around 11 million copies worldwide and breaking sales records in the United Kingdom.[5]

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.

  1. ^ "Updated Australian Release List – 24/10/04". PALGN. October 24, 2004. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  2. ^ Burnes, Andrew (November 8, 2004). "Need For Speed Underground 2 Goes Gold". IGN. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  3. ^ Nix (March 19, 2005). "PSP Launch: Game Releases". IGN. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Buchanan, Levi (2005-07-14). "Need for Speed Underground 2". IGN. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
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