I'm having so much fun with Need For Speed Underground 2, it's completely different and better than the original game.

The sound in 5.1 dolby is incredible -the Focus sounds like my MRBP exhaust and the game is huge, they literally modelled an entire city, it takes hours to drive around it all. Very cool. New mustang is in it.

Just turn off the music (ug..)

http://carsmedia.ign.com/cars/image/article/561/561444/need-for-speed-underground-2-20041028045620121.jpg

Yeah, fun game. Is it me or is that city the rainest city in the world? Rains damn near EVERY friggin race. The Street X is a mofugger though, I cant seem to win them =(

haha im ownin in that game....its so fun...it sucks though because you have to rice the car out to get good ratings:-[

Originally posted by Silver03SVT
Yeah, fun game. Is it me or is that city the rainest city in the world? Rains damn near EVERY friggin race. The Street X is a mofugger though, I cant seem to win them =(

they must have modelled Vancouver, where EA is based.

Street X trick is to tune the car for Street X in the perf shop(gear ratios are shorter), then drive like an A-hole and ram the other cars.

Originally posted by DrRay
they must have modelled Vancouver, where EA is based.

Street X trick is to tune the car for Street X in the perf shop(gear ratios are shorter), then drive like an A-hole and ram the other cars.
I drive like an A-hole in the whole game, I use the other cars as wall bumpers.

Yeah, I hate that ricing is mandatory in the game, kinda detracts from it. I have the fugliest Tiburon because of the star rating requirement to progress in the game. God its ugly.

Can you drive a focus? If so, I may get it... [cool]

Originally posted by Silver03SVT
I drive like an A-hole in the whole game, I use the other cars as wall bumpers.

Yeah, I hate that ricing is mandatory in the game, kinda detracts from it. I have the fugliest Tiburon because of the star rating requirement to progress in the game. God its ugly.

hahaha...your in the exact same position as me[8]

i've got 2 cars, a celica (riced out the a**, but with a 10 star rating) and a mustang, with no rice, only 550 hp, and lots of tire smoke.

Originally posted by thefrush
Yep, you can start off with a focus and you drive it for a while before upgrading to something better, and by then, my focus was pretty damn fast. It's an awesome game, and like everyone said the only crappy part is the mandatory ricing.

yeah it does, but it's worth it, it's a helluva game. i'm glad i bought it, they improved it drastically since the first.

i love this game. i started with the focus and im still usin it. im almost done with the game though. ive got all stage 3 upgrades. i think im pushin like 422 horsies and 0-60 in 2 sec.!!! any of ya'll play it online? if so my name on there is fstfocus. i did hafta rice out my focus a bit with the ghey ass wings and roof scoops. i took the wing off though and still got a 10 star rating. i think ive got 6 races left before i beat it.

Use the focus for the Street X! Make sure you have all the tuning upgrades and get a good front bumper and spoiler. Max out all your suspension parts, aerodynamics, tire grip, and your gear ratio for max acceleration. The focus will spank anything once you get out in front and can acutally drive. I've hit lap traffic towards the end of the game when I had all level 3 performance mods.

Having fun with the game, but when do you get teh mustang? I was getting pretty far then i screwed up my memory card. Now i am back at square one.

its in the middle of level 3 or late level 2

I have beaten the entire game already. I had the game for a week and a half and had it beaten. I won most of the game with the Focus, which was given better controls than the first NFSU. The only thing that I cannot get is the widebody kits.

Originally posted by Distortedflames1
haha im ownin in that game....its so fun...it sucks though because you have to rice the car out to get good ratings:-[

Yeah..exactly WHAT is the POINT of roof scoops?

I think in certain application the roof scoop is used for an alternative air intake. I now that the Rally cars use them.

they put a mustang in that game *sigh*

i swear if i see anyone rice up a new mustang ill ram them lol (in real life i mean)

I just got the game yesterday, it's pretty sick, just unlocked turbos a little while ago and threw one on my focus. I love going around town with my hydro's in the focus, lol.

there was a time that Ford called this the Mustang:

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/trombinoscar2/mustang/mt740103.jpg

Is there really a way to make a focus that awsome like u can make them in the game....i mean performance wise....not looks lol

Yeah, there is a way but you have better have plenty of greenbacks to pay for all parts.

Originally posted by thefrush
When can you get a Supra TT? I think I'm at 17% completion... [rolleyes]

Sad thing that the Supra is N/A version.

It's a good game, but some of the body kits look fugly.

I cantr go any farther in the game, there are no more races but I'm only lik 50% done, what do I do?

you probably have to go out and put every part on all of your cars to 100% the game. And you might have missed some of the hidden races.

I had the same problem when I got there, I found that you have to do some street races to move on. Or you can check the world map to makes sure that you have raced all the races. Makesure you have every visual upgrade on the car (4*+) to move on.

As for the body kits used in the game nothing is as bad as the body kits used for the SUVs.

AM General Hummer H2
Audi A3
Audi TT
Cadillac Escalade
'05 Ford Mustang GT
Infiniti G35 Coupe
Lincoln Navigator
Lexus IS 300
Mazda RX8
Mitsubishi 3000GT
'04 Pontiac GTO
Toyota Trueno AE86 (corolla)
Acura RSX
Honda Civic Si Coupe
Ford Focus
Hyundai Tiburon GT
Mazda RX7
Mazda Miata MX5
Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX
Mitsubishi Lancer
Nissan 240SX
Nissan 350Z
Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V
Nissan Skyline R34
Peugeot 206
Subaru Impreza
Toyota Supra
Toyota Celica
Volkswagen Golf

wow i had to edit that shit. i missed cars.

not too far. i had it pretty early on. that thing is a beast though. tail loves to swing out on ya from the dayum power it puts down.

does anyone else notice any bugs? When I go to my garage, after i got my Uniques CF hood, i already own ALL the carbon fiber spoilers... Also the menus for the decals for the rear corner panel seem backwards...
BTW i have the PS2 version...

I have the x-box version and I noticed that the rear cornor panel decals menu is backwards.

As an afterthought I was bored and just did a single race drift challenge on Track 6 with 10 laps and had a score of 1,284,316 points in only 8 laps. I did this in the Nissan Skyline GTR.

Bug in Xbox: audio options don't get saved. I have to turn off in-game music every time. Xbox graphics for this game are much nicer than Ps2.

BTW: if you get tired of the NFSU racing, try Burnout 3: takedown, all fake cars, but the graphics and game speed are like NFSU2 on uppers. Full crash damage. You have to like any game where you can crash a city bus into a crowded intersection, and it will count up the damage cost.

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2004/screen0/919651_20040209_screen001.jpg

http://images.jeux-europe.com/news/jeux_multi/burnout_3/27.jpg

http://80.237.200.90/cms/uploads/galerie/burnout3_shot6.jpg

How many people went straight for the Focus? I had to, and customized it in the exact image/color of my car! The only problem was that once I had everything just as I wanted it, it was rated only at 1.5 stars. I had to get the '05 Mustang GT next...its my drag racing car [}:)] . Muwahahahahaha!

Dislikes of NFSU2:
-You can beat the Hell out of your car without damage. Some may like this, but I'm for a certain realistic factor, such as the one present in NFS Porsche Unleashed. Collisions damage your car's body and systems, and you can repair these things later with performance parts (all Porsche, of course). That's probably why I don't hear anything about it anymore. NFSU2 would be near perfect (IMHO) if this feature were present. Also, wouldn't it be nice to replace your stock or "tuned" Mustang GT motor with a Ford Racing 351 small-block?
-The "Last Lap Ass-Flogging": if you're way ahead, wait until the last lap. All the cars come back for their revenge during the last lap, and will severely flog you're ass if you're not careful.

NFSU2 is an arcade game -but no game allows crash damage of real-life modelled vehicles, the manufacturers forbid it for the licensing.

Burnout 3 has crash damage, but the cars are fake (although they are pretty close). (on Xbox, there is a burnout3 demo on the NFSU2 disc). Also, the graphics of burnout 3 are incredible.

I used NFSU to model changes in my Focus before I bought parts-great view in 3D. You can add real manufacturer rims at any size, powdercoat any color, even do suspension drops of 1" or 2" and see how it looks.

I've got my Xbox hooked up to a 5 speaker dolby system-engine sounds are awesome, that's the real music.

Ugh, you guys are making it incredibly difficult to boycott EA.[?|]

why in the world would you want to boycott EA games? Their games rule!

Originally posted by DrRay
NFSU2 is an arcade game -but no game allows crash damage of real-life modelled vehicles, the manufacturers forbid it for the licensing.

Makes sense sure enough, but I still think NFS: Porsche Unleashed is the most realistic race-based game I've played. Sure, NFS: U2 is awesome in the "fun factor" respect (I mean, it just kicks a$$ to be able to model changes in your Focus without selling your plasma), but I am a fanatic for realism. Both games are still on my bottom shelf where I can reach them, except for NFS: U2, which is in my CD drive.

im rollin in a mustang wit all stage 3 performance parts and it got a peralacent or however you speel it oranginsh color tight as hell

yeah, why would you want to boycot EA. I ahve been buying EA since I got a PC in the early 90's (Red Baron all the way!) So they sent me a $15.00 credit for my b-day!

I had to say screw the focus and got the miata, it just kicks so much ass.

I don't have money for NFSU: 2 yet, but I'm getting it for christmas. I've been trying to rent it from Blockbuster but they NEVER have a copy in for xbox, and won't let anyone reserve a copy to rent, so I rented Street Racing Syndicate. That game is so lame. If you havent played it, don't waste your time. Burnout 3 is THE MOST KICKASS GAME EVER, I bought it and played the hell out of it for like a week straight before even blinking. Can't wait to play NFSU: 2, though.

If you remember anything that I've just said, please let it be: DON'T PLAY STREET RACING SYNDICATE!

The Trueno owns all.

I just got the custom trunk mod. 5 bottles of no2[:D]

Originally posted by brawls43
why in the world would you want to boycott EA games? Their games rule!

It's not a question of quality code, but a question of employer responsibility:
http://www.boycott-riaa.com/article/14981

Hell, where i work people were working 85-100 hours a week for 2-3 months straight.

Originally posted by 213slayer666
I just got the custom trunk mod. 5 bottles of no2[:D]

Hell, Bubba, where do you put the fuel? With 5 bottles of N2O, you might as well just run your whip on methanol! NaWs! Zoinks 'Scoob! He's like...packin' THE SQUEEZE! Eeee heee hee, shmoke 'em Shaggy!

Seriously though...that game is starting to ILL me right now. I've unlocked the level 3 mods, but I don't have any more races. Even the little dudes and dudettes I can challenge have disappeared. I've gone street to street for the past week without finding any action (no, there are no prostitutes in the game). I've got $125 in the "bank", which t'ain't enough coin to buy any new parts. I've got a 470 hp Mustang GT and nobody's rump to OWN in a drag race!

Originally posted by jsidious
It's not a question of quality code, but a question of employer responsibility:
http://www.boycott-riaa.com/article/14981


I don't agree with this boycott, and I really wonder who is behind it. If it is so bad to work for EA, quit. If you boycott, that's just means EA will lay people off, same result.

They could unionize, but then a new game would appear every twelve years.

It's not like they are using children in foreign countries (nike) or cheap labor in foreign countries (cough(Ford)cough).

You're right. EA is obviously doing these things because they are a struggling upstart trying to maintain a respectable bottom line. They couldn't possibly be doing this to choke a few extra dollars of profit out of their games to artificially jack stock prices. It's really tough running a global software giant: you almost have to use slave labor to stay afloat. Those Google guys are obviously doomed, what with that whole respecting-your-employees thing that they do. Their stock will be worthless if they don't break out the whips.

The bottom line is this: Every new high-profile industry has gone through a phase where the workers, often highly skilled, are abused and overworked, but regulation, either from within the industry or without, always comes along and tears down these practices.

Originally posted by DrRay
If it is so bad to work for EA, quit.
--This is akin to telling a holyman, "If it sucks so much to work for your deity, quit." Video game creators and coders work most of their lives toward the one goal of fulfilling their dream. Once they attain it, many of them will put up with anything to keep it. However, many won't. Those that won't move on to other, fair shops, and behemoths like EA just bring on another crop of suckers. These practices are not non-negotiable, and the only power I have over EA is my dollar. As a result, they won't get it. I have a lot of mods in mind on which my money would be better spent, anyway, and isn't that what this forum is about to start with?

I love the game, i got the supra already. i think i got it around 20%. it matter what races u do and stuff like that. i rate it 10/10 stars. BEST NFS EVER!!!!!!!!

"...crop of suckers" meaning people EA will train at their expense, and then they will use EA experience as a line on their CV's? to go off and get a better job, or compete against EA?

Sorry, but the programming industry just has to come to grips with the fact that they had a brief period of being overpaid whiners and now reality has set in. The era of making six figures for typing code or low-res textures is over.
No, I would not want to work for EA, which is why I don't.

Phew...I'm done:
http://news.com.com/Electronic+Arts+promises+workplace+change/2100-1022_3-5476714.html

Well glad that got settled before I had to suffer.

And I can keep playing my game
[driving]

what the hell, i finished the game and i didn't even get all the parts in career mode. I'm at 67%. It also says that i'll have all perfomance mods unlocked in quick race mode and they're not. Anyone else have this happed?

Originally posted by 213slayer666
what the hell, i finished the game and i didn't even get all the parts in career mode. I'm at 67%. It also says that i'll have all perfomance mods unlocked in quick race mode and they're not. Anyone else have this happed?

yeah same damn thing happened to me, why it does that i have no idea. it sucks, and now i let my friend borrow it to see if the same thing happens to him [???:)]. i'm hoping it's a glitch or something, if that's the true ending, then...yeah. that sucks.

For one - EA Sports sucks, EA games does a pretty good job at distributing quality games, although they usually just publish for smaller design companies. EA Sports just uses their buying power to stop other companies from making games because they are afriad they are better...ie: NFL 2k5 and Madden

Now EA Sports is trying to make it so ESPN (sega) cannot make another football game.

Anyways, You need to do the outrun races with the other cars that are just roaming around in the city, u get lots of unique parts that way, including wide body kits

yeah, and u need to do the suv races also. i wasnt really interested in the suv races so i never did any and it says im only 72% done with the game and ive beaten it. did the last race seem REALLY easy to anyone. i beat him by like 13 sec.

the last race was easy, i beat him by atleast that much using the miata.

I'm getting frustrated at the last lap AI boost. I got the Quattro, but even maxed out it's a dog-I'm still doing better with the Focus. I keep slapping on crap all over the car, but the visual rating is still ~4.

Those run-outs around the city can take forever to win. tip: use handbrake and 180 direction a lot.

EA has historically made some really bad games, this is better, but there isn't much else for driving games out there right now. Sony keeps delaying GT4 again and again.

I don't blame EA for getting the exclusive rights to NFL, I blame the NFLfor selling it to them : money over fans.

i just started playing last night, and i enjoyed it. I want the TURBO...I am ricing out a focus, i need to do alot of races still. But do i need to do all of the races that appear on the map??I have completed all of the stage one races that needed to be done. I am working on the out runs, and hitting all the red messages which unlock some stuff and puts some shops on your map.

-all for the PC

To get wide body kits and other parts, you need to win out-runs. Listen to where the racing is by the phone, then look for the cars with wild paint jobs-beat them on outrun and you get unique parts. You don't need all the races. This game has a really long life when the whole city is opened up.

The G35 with turbo is awesome in 5.1 Dolby.

ok, i guess i need to learn the areas and what they are called....I got the turbo last night just the basic one. Then got a navigator...and started to mess with that...Does money from the focus transfer when i drive the navi? If so i will drive the focus for money and pimp the navi and then race that..

Do any of yall play online?

i did a few times, i'm trying to max out my car first

Originally posted by chaneyzx3'04
...Does money from the focus transfer when i drive the navi? If so i will drive the focus for money and pimp the navi and then race that..


Yes, but the best way to progress in the game is stick to the focus and just buy everything for it.

hmm ok i think i need to play for more than 4 hours at a time....I just don't memorize what is where and i spend too much time randomly driving around...i need to race more!

pm me if ya want to know where to get PC version single plyer full version.[idea]

This game is the best I played the living hell out of the first one and picked this one up on release night!!!

Need for Speed: Most Wanted literally makes NFSU:2 pull its pants down, and grab its ankles.

God this game is amazing, they did way more to the customization element of the game, instead of making your car look like something from SEMA it evolves into more of a rally racecar instead of a ricer. Plus the graphics are about oh...50x better. Check it out, you'll thank me later [:)] [burnout] [race]