

After a race, the player is called by an unidentified man with an "invitation" to join his team and that he "is not taking no for an answer". The story begins after the player has beaten Eddie and his street racing gang, "The Eastsiders", along with Melissa in Olympic City and is now revered as the best street racer in Olympic City. The Nintendo DS port introduces a new feature in which the player can design custom decals to adorn any vehicle in the game. The game's storyline is presented in a comic book strip. Brooke Burke is the voice of Rachel Teller, the person who guides the player throughout the game. Need for Speed: Underground 2 provides several new features, such as broader customization, new methods of selecting races, set in a city known as Bayview. The game entails tuning cars for street races, resuming the Need for Speed: Underground storyline. Like its predecessor, it was also commercially successful, selling around 11 million copies worldwide and breaking sales records in the United Kingdom. Another version for mobile phones was also developed. Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS versions were developed by Pocketeers, and a PlayStation Portable version, titled Need for Speed: Underground Rivals, was developed by Team Fusion.

It was developed for Microsoft Windows, GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox. It is the eighth installment in the Need for Speed series and the direct sequel to Need for Speed: Underground.

Some effects seems to be missing/messed up but doesn't effect gameplay.Need for Speed: Underground 2 is a 2004 racing video game developed by EA Black Box and published by Electronic Arts. You will need to use skip draw = 1 to make it playable in gsdx HW mode. Underground 2 also introduces SUVs to the Need for Speed franchise, which could be customized as extensively as any other vehicls and are used to race against other SUV racers. Need for Speed: Underground 2 provides several new features, such as a broader customization, new methods of selecting races, the "explore" mode (just driving around freely, like the Midnight Club series, in a large city known as "Bayview"). The game is based around tuning cars for street races, resuming the Need for Speed: Underground storyline. You can even challenge racers from around the world in the game's online mode. The game includes more than 30 tuner cars from a variety of manufacturers, such as Mitsubishi, Nissan, Toyota, and more. After each race, you can improve your car's performance with various upgrades, ranging from the gear ratio to the suspension. As you explore the city, you'll encounter rival racers who will show you all the hot spots in underground racing. Game description: The next installment in the Need for Speed: Underground series takes you to a free-roaming city comprised of five neighborhoods.

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