Need for Speed: Underground 2
Need for Speed: Underground 2 (NFSU2 or NFSUG2) is a cross-platform racing video game and the eight installment of popular driving game Need For Speed published and developed by Electronic Arts. Released in 2004, it is the direct sequel to Need for Speed: Underground, and is part of the Need for Speed series, available on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS and Microsoft Windows. It is the second game in the Underground Series.It was developed by EA Black Box. Like its predecessor, it was also commercially successful, and sold four million copies worldwide. The game is based around tuning cars for street races, resuming the Need for Speed: Underground storyline. Need for Speed: Underground 2 provides several new features, such as a broader customization, new methods of selecting races, the "explore" mode (just driving around freely, like the Midnight Club series, in a large city known as "Bayview"). Underground 2 also introduces several SUVs, which could be customized as extensively as other Underground 2 vehicles and used to race against other SUV racers. Brooke Burke is the voice of Rachel Teller, the person who guides the player through the story. On the Nintendo DS installment, users are able to design custom decals to adorn any vehicle in the game. The PlayStation Portable equivalent is Need for Speed: Underground Rivals.
Need for Speed: Underground 2 | |
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Developer(s) | EA Black Box |
Publisher(s) | EA Games, Nintendo |
Platform(s) | GameCube |
Genre(s) | Racing |
Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
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Compatibility | 4 Playable |
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Problems
Audio
No music tracks with DSP HLE. Music works with DSP LLE.
Video
Cutscenes are broken. Nitrous indicator sometimes shows that you have no nitro left.
Configuration
Only configuration options for the best compatibility where they deviate from defaults are listed.
Audio
Config | Setting | Notes |
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DSP Emulator Engine | DSP LLE | Fixes the "No music" issue. |
Testing
This title has been tested on the environments listed below:
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Revision | OS | CPU | GPU | Result | Tester |
3.0-243 | Windows 7 x64 | Intel Core i52500k @ 4.5GHz | AMD Radeon HD 6850 | Perfect: FPS sometimes drops below 30 when there are a lot of vehicles on screen. Resolution=1680x1050, Aspect Ratio=Stretch, Internal Res.=Auto, AF=16x, Widescreen Hack | Zheka |