Need for Speed Underground 2

 PlayStation 2
User Score
8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 253 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 214 out of 253
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 253
  3. Negative: 15 out of 253
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  1. Zooker
    Jul 4, 2013
    10
    Riders on the Storm Remember?? Aaaaaah.. As this game is nostalgic, brings me many memories of my black Golf entering the garage to be modified. How good you run with that little car beside those opponents that you just want to destroy it!! This game was great, I have to give my 10 here! CONGRATULATIONS EA GAMES!!
  2. MattD
    Nov 10, 2004
    10
    Awesome.
  3. TheDecay
    Nov 22, 2004
    10
    This game has THE most in depth tuning this side of gran turismo 4. The graphics are amazing and the game plays flawlessly. I absolutely reccomend this game for anyone who has a pulse.
  4. Jboy2468
    Nov 23, 2011
    9
    A very fun and addictive racer with many options, features, and customization. It has a very nicely designed city called Bayview, which looks like yet another Hollywood spin-off to me. The cutscenes and loading screens are extremely annoying but the rest of the awesome features of this game make up for it plenty!!
  5. racergsxr1
    Oct 30, 2012
    10
    This was and IS the pinnacle of the ENTIRE Need For Speed series. NONE of the other games have as much customization as this one, not even Underground 1. It was also the first Need For Speed game to feature free roam. It arguably had one of the best soundtracks as well. Whats really great about this game and its predecessor is that it was really infused with the current import tuningThis was and IS the pinnacle of the ENTIRE Need For Speed series. NONE of the other games have as much customization as this one, not even Underground 1. It was also the first Need For Speed game to feature free roam. It arguably had one of the best soundtracks as well. Whats really great about this game and its predecessor is that it was really infused with the current import tuning culture of that time. Sure no one bolts spinners or neon on their cars anymore but everyone was doing that around the time when this game came out. Maybe if EA just looked at every NFS related Youtube video ever, they'd see exactly what fans want.… Expand
  6. iOnlySam
    Nov 26, 2012
    8
    It's 2012 now so let's get a bit more etchy. So I'm going to be hard.
    Graphics are awful, I can see squares and rectangles that aren't suppose to be on a car.
    A pretty non existent story. Still one of the best, if not the best the funnest car customisation games ever. A good selection of cars. Has drifting, which works well even by today's standards as your comparing it to games like    It's 2012 now so let's get a bit more etchy. So I'm going to be hard.
    Graphics are awful, I can see squares and rectangles that aren't suppose to be on a car.
    A pretty non existent story.
    Still one of the best, if not the best the funnest car customisation games ever.
    A good selection of cars.
    Has drifting, which works well even by today's standards as your comparing it to games like shift 2. Well ok, Shift 2 does have a great drifting system.
    Very fun game which I have dearly wanted all these years and only bothered downloading on PC o the weekend.
    Sick racing game still. EA need to make a reboot of this, forget Most Wanted Criterion! Everyone wants EA back in the drivers seat.
    8/10    … Expand
  7. AcePhoenix007
    Feb 6, 2014
    10
    Best racing game you will ever play. Combine this with Burnout 3 and you have a classic racing game duo that will last a lifetime for you. The soundtrack, graphics, world, mechanics, and pretty much everything about it is amazing. It is definitely worth playing and definitely worth buying right now, even though this game about a decade old. But eh, the classics are definitely the best.
  8. ursynhu
    Mar 10, 2016
    10
    Este jogo é incrível! Eu recebi e ainda não posso parar de jogar. Os gráficos são tão detalhadas para um game e é desafiador, mas divertido e terá que jogar por horas! A história é complexa e profundamente pensado. O melhor jogo que eu já joguei de forma
  9. gadsby
    May 14, 2019
    10
    This is masterpiece. Whenever you play, its just bring good old memories no matter what.
  10. EdisonA.
    Feb 13, 2005
    10
    Não é um simulador perfeito, a intenção não é essa, aqui o que vale é diversão, curtir o visual dos carros e ser criativo, aí é só ir pro racha com o pé no fundo. É o melhor jogo de racing.
  11. kaioxiv
    Mar 28, 2018
    10
    Um dos melhores jogos da historia de corrida, muitas possibilidades de tunagem, aguardando remaster
  12. KiraX
    Jan 7, 2005
    10
    I give it 10,performance parts, decails, engines all compare to real life parts it is fun to play a game that realates to a daily job.
  13. Stacey
    Feb 25, 2005
    10
    Fantastic game, im a girl and i think this is the best racing game ever! Even better than the first.
  14. JordanW.
    Feb 8, 2005
    10
    This game is the best of the best when it comes to nsf underground.
  15. Fhuu-QuannHill
    May 16, 2004
    10
    It is very fun to play. Every time I have a bad day I pop in Need For Speed Underground. Next thing I know I start filling better and owe it all to the Need For Speed Underground creaters and the game. I think it is the best racing game so far.
  16. MattD
    Jan 7, 2005
    10
    Awesome.
  17. AlexdaS.
    Feb 11, 2005
    10
    Ce le mailher du monde jaime bien jue.
  18. KF
    Jun 4, 2005
    10
    This game is super cool !!!! It is sick!!!!!!!
  19. VarunB.
    Aug 11, 2005
    9
    A very decent follow-up to the original...with a vast career mode, more race types, more cars, more upgrades, more secrets, awesome soundtrack, and great sound effects, there are few noteworthy flaws. A great must-have racer for the PS2, secoond only to burnout 3.
  20. NateR.
    Nov 16, 2004
    10
    An excellent sequel to the original, even more vast and impressive than the first.
  21. Myron
    Dec 15, 2004
    10
    The speech is crazy but not as bad as the critics said. Then again how many of them know anything about the urban life! When was the last time they got crunked up and hung out with the hommies!
  22. Matt
    Dec 2, 2004
    9
    I think this game is awesome. the only thing i don't like is how u have to find the shops other than that i would give it a 10.
  23. Meohyeee
    Dec 30, 2004
    10
    1 of the best games if played.
  24. EricJ.
    Jan 7, 2005
    8
    It's hard to get into this game, but once you do then it's hella fun!
  25. ThunderBlade
    Feb 11, 2005
    10
    This is the best game i have ever seen.
  26. NoorY.
    Feb 15, 2005
    10
    This is a sick game.
  27. DanB.
    Jul 26, 2005
    9
    Outstanding graphics and addictive career mode, very deep.
  28. DanielH.
    Jun 27, 2006
    9
    Brilliant game with exceptionally deep customization options and a great career mode. Handling is a bit slippery though. Probably the second best game of its kind after Midnight Club 3.
  29. ShaunG.
    Nov 16, 2004
    10
    This game is tight as f#*@!
  30. AlbertoCostaRica
    Nov 16, 2004
    10
    Simplemente impresionante!!!! El Sonido, Video, la interaccion. Esta de Lujo!!!!
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Awards & Rankings

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#38 Best PS2 Game of 2004
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#11 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2004
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#19 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2004

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Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 39 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 39
  3. Negative: 0 out of 39
  1. The Sydney Morning Herald
    80
    While the driving action isn't quite as satisfying as the superb "Burnout 3," it's still strong enough to keep you playing through the 150 or so races.
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  2. Siliconera
    80
    If you don't mind searching the city for action, Need for Speed Underground 2 gives you a chance to become the best street racer out there.
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  3. TotalPlayStation
    90
    Everything from the first game has been done better, cleaner and with more emphasis, but the free-roaming city is a double-edged sword, offering a sprawling metropolis to navigate, but a bit too much travelling in some spots.
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