Need for Speed: Underground 2
Need for Speed: Underground 2 (NFSU2 or NFSUG2) is a cross-platform racing video game published and developed by Electronic Arts. Released in 2004, it is the direct sequel to Need for Speed: Underground, and is the eighth installment in the Need for Speed series.
Need for Speed: Underground 2 | |
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Developer(s) | EA Black Box |
Publisher(s) | EA Games |
Series | Need for Speed |
Platform(s) | GameCube |
Release date(s) | NA November 15, 2004 EU November 19, 2004 JP December 22, 2004 AUS July 27, 2005 |
Genre(s) | Racing |
Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
Input methods | GameCube Controller |
Compatibility | 4 Playable |
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See also... |
Dolphin Forum thread |
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 (free driving). 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.
Problems
Audio
No music tracks with DSP HLE.
Cutscenes
Cutscenes are broken.
Nitrous Indicator
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 | LLE | Enables background music |
Version Compatibility
The graph below charts the compatibility with Need for Speed: Underground 2 since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.
Testing
This title has been tested on the environments listed below:
Test Entries | |||||
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Revision | OS | CPU | GPU | Result | Tester |
3.0-692 | Windows 7 x64 | Intel Core i5-2500K @ 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 | Zheka |