Need for Speed Underground 2

 Game Boy Advance
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  • Summary: The next installment in the Need for Speed Underground series takes you to a free-roaming city comprised of five neighborhoods. As you explore the city, you'll encounter rival racers who will show you all the hot spots in underground racing. After each race, you can improve your car'sThe next installment in the Need for Speed Underground series takes you to a free-roaming city comprised of five neighborhoods. As you explore the city, you'll encounter rival racers who will show you all the hot spots in underground racing. After each race, you can improve your car's performance with various upgrades, ranging from the gear ratio to the suspension. The game includes more than 30 tuner cars from a variety of manufacturers, such as Mitsubishi, Nissan, Toyota, and more. You can even challenge racers from around the world in the game's online mode.… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. NintendoWorldReport
    85
    You can do all that fancy car customization in the GBA version too, and the racing action is quite good too, just like it is on the GameCube.
  2. Nintendojo
    80
    This is definitely one of the best racers available for the Game Boy Advance, and includes enough unlockable content to challenge some console games.
  3. Cheat Code Central
    80
    With tons of courses, races, upgrades and modes including a multi-player mode, if you get bored with this game you better increase your Ritalin dosage.
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  4. IGN
    80
    This game makes for a great purchase both as a solid racer and as a tech demo.
  5. Gamer's Hell
    72
    A definitive version of Need For Speed Lite; fewer upgrade calories and less fatty visuals to chew on. What the game picks up on, though, is a key element of racing fun, with its unpretentious (if a bit ambitious) presentation of a glamorous racing sub-culture that fits in the palm of your hand.
  6. Nintendo Power
    56
    The frame-rate is smooth and the environments far nicely detailed, but, as was the case in previous GBA NFS incarnations, it's hard to discern the legitimate path from the dead ends. [Jan 2005, p.140]
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  7. Game Informer
    35
    This weird ass-end swing out makes circuit racing all but impossible until you re-learn the concepts of physics, weight distribution, and even gravity. [Feb 2005, p.125]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9
  1. Driver
    Dec 11, 2004
    10
    This game is a MAJOR improvement over the first NFSU. its much better in every way and is probably the best looking 3d game on the gba. get it!
  2. TomD.
    Jan 17, 2005
    10
    Great race game best ever.
  4. XDavidX
    Nov 23, 2015
    10
    The game is just amazing. I love play this game. For me this game is amazing ! Nothing more to comment because this game is amazing ! I rateThe game is just amazing. I love play this game. For me this game is amazing ! Nothing more to comment because this game is amazing ! I rate this 10/10… Expand
  5. [Anonymous]
    Nov 17, 2004
    9
    The best GBA racer out there!!!
  6. storygamer
    Aug 28, 2020
    8
    Need For Speed Underground 2 is one of the best racing games you can get on the Gameboy Advance. A lot of unlockable content, cool graphicsNeed For Speed Underground 2 is one of the best racing games you can get on the Gameboy Advance. A lot of unlockable content, cool graphics and top car handling. Perfect on-the-road game!… Expand
  7. Genek13
    Nov 21, 2019
    6
    Game was enjoyable back then, with similiar mechanics to PC version - like every pocket version.
    The major complain for my side is the    Game was enjoyable back then, with similiar mechanics to PC version - like every pocket version.
    The major complain for my side is the graphics... looks like sh@t, even back then.
    F-Zero, which camed earlier looked much better, witch more readable visuals...    … Expand
  8. SimonC.
    Dec 5, 2004
    1
    It's just sh.t!!!!!!

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#32 Best Game Boy Advance Game of 2004
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#26 Most Discussed Game Boy Advance Game of 2004