Need for Speed: Underground 2 gets a 9.1 from IGN - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Jimellow · 11-14-2004, 10:23 AM

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While NFSU2 contains some aspects of its predecessor, several major changes make a significantly different game. The world is massive and open, filled with many more courses that before. The progression scheme is complex and you'll find yourself winning to earn money so you can spend it on modding the heck out of your car over and over again. The cars are more weighty and a little more realistic too, requiring a little more skill from the driver.

The sad part is that the huge city is actually perhaps too huge for its own good. You'll grow bored driving around the mostly empty streets, and once you collect the small quantity of Info letters, find the few shortcuts, and open up the garages, there's not much left. The Outrun races ARE fun, but some of them can last up to 15 minutes, and if you want to progress, you're simply going to have to wait.

In all, NFSU2 is an impressive, and more importantly, fun game that overcomes its faults with depth, breadth, and variety.

Entire review can be found HERE.

I'll be picking this one up on Tuesday.. Will anyone else?

bltzkriegmcanon · 11-14-2004, 10:25 AM

Me or one of my roommates will probably pick this up eventually. Just too damn many games our right now for us to play.

skyfire · 11-14-2004, 06:38 PM

Already got it on PC and absolutely love this game. Insane amounts of customization possibilities, lotsa fun.

Thogg · 11-14-2004, 10:34 PM

Got this for PC as well...Just finished beating it at about !:00am after about 3 days of playing it...I was so happy to see they had a Corolla..Corollin Tyme~...If only it was a Corolla XRS and not a SR-5

Fun game, i like how they broke down the performance customizations...so you could buy 1 piece at a time or the whole package....I was kinda dissapointed that they didnt have more muffler tips tho that would have been nice

jamessh1 · 11-14-2004, 11:27 PM

I'm hoping to grab the x-box version this week. for some reasons the graphics were downgraded for both the ps2 and gamecube versions while the xbox version recieved a mild enhancement.

Hey Thogg, did you happen to come across and acura integra in the game? just curious if it was included.

Jimellow · 11-15-2004, 02:10 PM

Just a heads up for those that want to get the game ASAP.

Electronics Boutique here is getting in their shipment tonight. I called two; one said they would have it at 5:30 PM, and the other at 7:30.

It's not just for pre-orders only. I did go in and pre-order, but they said that they expect to have extra copies to sell to those that didn't pre-order the game.

So if you live near an EB (maybe other stores too, worth a shot), give them a call.. Maybe they will have it tonight also.

This applies to those buying the game for consoles, as it's already available for PC.

Take care.

1slOwCD8 · 11-16-2004, 02:19 PM

Anybody pick it up yet? is it good? I just want to make sure, so i dont want to waste $50 again, like i did on street racing syndicate.

sixate · 11-16-2004, 03:39 PM

This game is great. I just wish I had more time to play it.

I really like how you can tweak the performance of the car to suit your driving habits. Cars handle a bit more realistically. Which is a good thing.

Hell, I still need to squeeze HL2 in, also.

tinomen · 11-16-2004, 04:51 PM

Its on my X-Mas list. I love racing sims and my brother is into the series so it will be an opportunities to play something with him.

Jimellow · 11-17-2004, 08:58 PM

This is the best racing game I have ever played, period.

It's really late and I'm pretty tired, but if you are a fan of the Need for Speed games, and/or modifying and racing cars, you will love this game.

It's amazingly deep, and the racing engine is superb.

If you like racing games, I honestly think this is a safe bet to be a game you will be playing for a long time to come. It took everything that was wrong/lacking in the original Underground and improved it.

I have zero complaints with the game, and am enjoying it immensely. I highly recommend it, and consider it better than Burnout 3, which is another really good game of late.

Scorps · 11-18-2004, 07:21 PM

I would rate it a 9.5 myself....I love this game and can't stop playing it but there is stuff they left out, like using the music I got stored on the XBOX and a couple of small things I can;t remember right now!

freddy b · 11-19-2004, 05:29 PM

hey ,
also got it since yesterday i played it for like 10 hours and still like 8% completed man this game must be huge ... love it
also like the new racing modes and the outruns are really cool
got the x-box version
the only problem i have is it's too damn addictive ah well maybe not a problem ...

i rate it 9,3

fred

Scorps · 11-20-2004, 10:35 AM

Very addictive

I have got it up to 37% done and 70% of parts unlocked.

And In my garage I got the RX-8, 350Z, G35 and the my first 240SX

The 240SX is the fastest out of them all 2(I'm saving my money for just the one car!) I started to power my RX-8 up and ran out of money for my 240SX so now that i got $10,000 saved and my 240SX is all up to date I will stick with that for now!

freddy b · 11-20-2004, 04:27 PM

hello paintrain ,
can you help me with this !
how do i swap parts i just got my second car now i want to swap my first stage parts into the new one ?
is this possible ea said it was and how does it work ?

thanks in advance ,

fred

1slOwCD8 · 11-20-2004, 05:28 PM

Can you really race with like the Escalade, hummer, and navagator? i rememberd seeing that somewhere, but dont know if its in the actual game. And if so, are they actually as fast as the cars, and can u put like 22s on them?

Tidus · 11-20-2004, 09:56 PM

Lives up to the first ones reputation, great game to play!

shadowalker · 11-21-2004, 12:12 PM

Hummer H2 on 26's, so yes you can race and customize suv's. Thay dont seem to be as fast as the car's but there handleing is much worse.

Locs · 11-22-2004, 07:01 AM

Fun game. Got it last Tuesday.

Wish you didnt have to drive to every race after a while though...

shadowalker · 11-22-2004, 07:33 AM

Driving around outside of the races is most of the fun. Finding the shops, takeing up other racers on the streets on the outruns. Slamming your car head on on the eastbound 27 into another car at 175 with your nos burning. Great times.

Locs · 11-22-2004, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by shadowalker

Driving around outside of the races is most of the fun. Finding the shops, takeing up other racers on the streets on the outruns. Slamming your car head on on the eastbound 27 into another car at 175 with your nos burning. Great times.

Yeah, but after your 100th race having to drive FROM the bottom of the map all the way to that hellish North area with 1000000 180 curves just to get to one stupid race gets tiresome.

Yes you CAN jump to races from the garage, but you get no money or rep for them if you do it that way.

RogueHunter65 · 11-22-2004, 11:32 AM

I am gonning to pick it up. I tried Underground 1 at a friends house, but never picked it up. BUt the game seems amazing. Its like fast and furious the video game.

jvwgtr · 11-22-2004, 01:31 PM

I've been playing the demo off and on...and it's pretty fun.
I'm just not sure if I want to pick up the full version yet.

Scorps · 11-25-2004, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by jvwgtr

I've been playing the demo off and on...and it's pretty fun.
I'm just not sure if I want to pick up the full version yet.

LOL your still playing the demo and I beat the game last night...Damn it was fun now its time to start over and do it with a different car and on HARD

narf! · 11-25-2004, 01:06 PM

Does this game have porsche? If it does, ill definitely buy it.

1slOwCD8 · 11-25-2004, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by narf!

Does this game have porsche? If it does, ill definitely buy it.

Nope, sorry no porsche.

Scorps · 11-26-2004, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by narf!

Does this game have porsche? If it does, ill definitely buy it.

No, but its got 3 SUV's

crossova · 11-30-2004, 01:01 PM

just burned it to my xbox HD, I'll play it tonight and give u my review on it.

Scorps · 12-01-2004, 11:37 AM

I beat this game last weekend and I was only 78& done.....WTF is with that?

11-14-2004, 10:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
bltzkriegmcanon Holy Knight of The Alliance Location: Stormwind, The Eastern Kingdoms, Azeroth	Me or one of my roommates will probably pick this up eventually. Just too damn many games our right now for us to play. __________________ What do you say to one last showdown? - Ocelot, Metal Gear Solid 3 The password is "Who are the Patriots?" and "La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo." "La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo." Gotcha. - The Colonel and Snake, Metal Gear Solid 3

11-21-2004, 12:12 PM	#17 (permalink)
shadowalker Psycho Location: Firefox yourself and change the world!	Hummer H2 on 26's, so yes you can race and customize suv's. Thay dont seem to be as fast as the car's but there handleing is much worse. __________________ I'll make ya famous!

11-22-2004, 07:33 AM	#19 (permalink)
shadowalker Psycho Location: Firefox yourself and change the world!	Driving around outside of the races is most of the fun. Finding the shops, takeing up other racers on the streets on the outruns. Slamming your car head on on the eastbound 27 into another car at 175 with your nos burning. Great times. __________________ I'll make ya famous!

11-22-2004, 11:32 AM	#21 (permalink)
RogueHunter65 Insane Location: Boston, MA	I am gonning to pick it up. I tried Underground 1 at a friends house, but never picked it up. BUt the game seems amazing. Its like fast and furious the video game. __________________ I suffer from amnesia and deja vu at the same time... I think I have forgotten this before

11-14-2004, 06:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
skyfire Tilted	Already got it on PC and absolutely love this game. Insane amounts of customization possibilities, lotsa fun.

11-14-2004, 10:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
Thogg Crazy Location: Pennsylvania	Got this for PC as well...Just finished beating it at about !:00am after about 3 days of playing it...I was so happy to see they had a Corolla..Corollin Tyme~...If only it was a Corolla XRS and not a SR-5 Fun game, i like how they broke down the performance customizations...so you could buy 1 piece at a time or the whole package....I was kinda dissapointed that they didnt have more muffler tips tho that would have been nice

11-14-2004, 11:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
jamessh1 Crazy	I'm hoping to grab the x-box version this week. for some reasons the graphics were downgraded for both the ps2 and gamecube versions while the xbox version recieved a mild enhancement. Hey Thogg, did you happen to come across and acura integra in the game? just curious if it was included.

11-15-2004, 02:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
Jimellow Junkie	Just a heads up for those that want to get the game ASAP. Electronics Boutique here is getting in their shipment tonight. I called two; one said they would have it at 5:30 PM, and the other at 7:30. It's not just for pre-orders only. I did go in and pre-order, but they said that they expect to have extra copies to sell to those that didn't pre-order the game. So if you live near an EB (maybe other stores too, worth a shot), give them a call.. Maybe they will have it tonight also. This applies to those buying the game for consoles, as it's already available for PC. Take care.

11-16-2004, 02:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
1slOwCD8 Psycho Location: chicago, illinois	Anybody pick it up yet? is it good? I just want to make sure, so i dont want to waste $50 again, like i did on street racing syndicate.

11-16-2004, 03:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
sixate Registered User Location: Somewhere in Ohio	This game is great. I just wish I had more time to play it. I really like how you can tweak the performance of the car to suit your driving habits. Cars handle a bit more realistically. Which is a good thing. Hell, I still need to squeeze HL2 in, also.

11-16-2004, 04:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
tinomen Upright	Its on my X-Mas list. I love racing sims and my brother is into the series so it will be an opportunities to play something with him.

11-17-2004, 08:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
Jimellow Junkie	This is the best racing game I have ever played, period. It's really late and I'm pretty tired, but if you are a fan of the Need for Speed games, and/or modifying and racing cars, you will love this game. It's amazingly deep, and the racing engine is superb. If you like racing games, I honestly think this is a safe bet to be a game you will be playing for a long time to come. It took everything that was wrong/lacking in the original Underground and improved it. I have zero complaints with the game, and am enjoying it immensely. I highly recommend it, and consider it better than Burnout 3, which is another really good game of late.

11-18-2004, 07:21 PM	#11 (permalink)
Scorps Lost!! Location: Kingston, Ontario	I would rate it a 9.5 myself....I love this game and can't stop playing it but there is stuff they left out, like using the music I got stored on the XBOX and a couple of small things I can;t remember right now!

11-19-2004, 05:29 PM	#12 (permalink)
freddy b Upright	hey , also got it since yesterday i played it for like 10 hours and still like 8% completed man this game must be huge ... love it also like the new racing modes and the outruns are really cool got the x-box version the only problem i have is it's too damn addictive ah well maybe not a problem ... i rate it 9,3 fred

11-20-2004, 10:35 AM	#13 (permalink)
Scorps Lost!! Location: Kingston, Ontario	Very addictive I have got it up to 37% done and 70% of parts unlocked. And In my garage I got the RX-8, 350Z, G35 and the my first 240SX The 240SX is the fastest out of them all 2(I'm saving my money for just the one car!) I started to power my RX-8 up and ran out of money for my 240SX so now that i got $10,000 saved and my 240SX is all up to date I will stick with that for now!

11-20-2004, 04:27 PM	#14 (permalink)
freddy b Upright	hello paintrain , can you help me with this ! how do i swap parts i just got my second car now i want to swap my first stage parts into the new one ? is this possible ea said it was and how does it work ? thanks in advance , fred

11-20-2004, 05:28 PM	#15 (permalink)
1slOwCD8 Psycho Location: chicago, illinois	Can you really race with like the Escalade, hummer, and navagator? i rememberd seeing that somewhere, but dont know if its in the actual game. And if so, are they actually as fast as the cars, and can u put like 22s on them?

11-20-2004, 09:56 PM	#16 (permalink)
Tidus Tilted	Lives up to the first ones reputation, great game to play!

11-22-2004, 07:01 AM	#18 (permalink)
Locs Upright Location: Texas	Fun game. Got it last Tuesday. Wish you didnt have to drive to every race after a while though...

11-22-2004, 01:31 PM	#22 (permalink)
jvwgtr Completely bananas Location: Florida	I've been playing the demo off and on...and it's pretty fun. I'm just not sure if I want to pick up the full version yet.

11-25-2004, 01:06 PM	#24 (permalink)
narf! Upright	Does this game have porsche? If it does, ill definitely buy it.

11-30-2004, 01:01 PM	#27 (permalink)
crossova Psycho Location: new york	just burned it to my xbox HD, I'll play it tonight and give u my review on it.

12-01-2004, 11:37 AM	#28 (permalink)
Scorps Lost!! Location: Kingston, Ontario	I beat this game last weekend and I was only 78& done.....WTF is with that?