need for speed underground 2 riders on the storm

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To keep with the outlaw persona, the idea was players were hitting up these tracks for unsanctioned races late at night. But my favourite addition was the Underground Racing League events which took place on actual race circuits. Outruns could also be done player vs player in the online mode which was a nice feature.Ī new game mode included regular aces on the drift courses that was called Street X. The goal was to get 1,000 metres in front of the opponent to win. This consisted of challenging another modified car spotted driving around the city to an impromptu race. New Game ModesĪt least players could pass the time by performing Outruns. This was especially true of the last neighbourhood located on the top of the map that consisted of a few long, looping canyon roads. But there was no way to jump from location to location, which meant moving around to different events involved a lot of tedious driving. It helped in not having to learn every corner of the map.

Players could select an event, location, or random point on the map and the built-in GPS gave the fastest route to get there. The map was laid out well, divided into five neighbourhoods, each of which was unlocked as the game progressed.

#NEED FOR SPEED UNDERGROUND 2 RIDERS ON THE STORM SERIES#

No longer were players confined to just grinding out a series repetitive races they could explore. Thankfully these behemoths did not perform as well as the cars (as they shouldn’t) and were regulated to SUV-only races.īetter than the SUVS though, the biggest improvement to the game was the inclusion of the open world map. Three body-on-frame monsters were available including the Cadillac Escalade, Hummer H2 and Lincoln Navigator. The biggest transforamtion though had to be the inclusion of SUVs. But to expand the game’s audience, and cash in on the growing tuner culture, other vehicles were now included like the muscular Ford Mustang GT and Pontiac GTO as well as some forbidden fruit like the Vauxhall Corsa and Peugeot 206. The pool of cars of course include all the usual who’s-who of the tuner world like the Toyota Supra, Acura RSX, Mazda RX-7, Mitsubishi Evo and Subaru WRX. Hey, didn’t Xzibit host some show similar to this game… Has the Cars

And of course, the rest of the soundtrack was filled with banging beats from artists like Rise Against, Queens of the Stone Age, Terror Squad, and Xzibit. Although this song may not have the same connection to NFS Underground 2 as Get Low did with the original Underground, it is damn close. She was a household name with the target demographic of this game.Īfter an adrenaline filled introduction movie, the title screen came to life with the sounds of Snoop Dogg’s sample/cover/collaboration of Riders on the Storm by The Doors. This was a big deal at the time as we are talking about the same Brooke Burke who had just come off a successful run as host of the E! network show Wild On. Right off the bat, Brooke Burke introduces herself as the star of the game. Electronic Arts (EA) didn’t hold back with this game and were clearly all-in. Released in late 2004, NFS Underground 2 took what made the original Underground game such a success, improved on it in every way, and then added more fantastic content. Unless of course, that sequel is Need For Speed (NFS) Underground 2.

But rarely does a sequel better the original.

On the odd occasion, some do succeed in adequately continuing a franchise. Many sequels do not live up to their predecessors – it’s hard to match the hype.

Need for speed underground 2 riders on the storm