Nave360's Charlie writes:
"Developed by EA Blackbox (who believe it or not developed Need for Speed: The Run and the "Skate" games), this was the best Need for Speed on the last generation of consoles... unless you count Most Wanted, but I never played that. Some critics were a little bit harsh with the game, but others knew this was a true Need for Speed game. This is the sequel to the less popular "Need for Speed: Underground" and whilst I liked it, the sequel bettered it by a lot."
After nearly three decades of NFS games, here's a list of the best Need For Speed titles that have ever been released in the past years, ranked by The Nerd Stash.
Discover why EA's latest racers may fall short of capturing the captivating experience of Need for Speed Underground 2.
I remember those drag races gear shifts…No game has managed to recreate that since.
Need for speed underground was waaaaaayyyyy better than underground 2. Reason i didn't like it was SUV as street racer big No No for me
I am serious how can a hummer keep up with a supra or Rx7....is impossible and yes underground was better, y'all might like it because of the upgrades hooking up the cars but to me it was all about the drag racing,
Everyone loves to hate on the concept of "live service" games, but if EA released a PS2-era style Need for Speed today as a standalone game, people would immediately start whining about the lack of support. It would be "it's been three months, where are the new cars? Where are the new tracks? Why would they release this game and just abandon it? They sent it out to die."
People hate the terms "live service" and "games as a service" but they also react negatively to any multiplayer games that aren't a live service.
Not me, I'm the definition of a 1 and done type with games, I prefer single player games which means I like to move on to the next big single player game.
Give me a solid career/campaign mode and I'm happy.
Well, there are people like you of course who like single player games. Obviously those can still be super successful (GOW: Ragnorak, Hogwarts Legacy, etc). What I'm saying is that any game with a multiplayer component, as any racer at this point will, is going to get attacked for not having a live service with a constant churn of new updates.
I'm against this, by the way. I love fully single player games, and I also prefer a multiplayer that is more static. I'd rather have an early 2000s style shooter where the online mode is the same maps forever, there isn't any progression system/microtransactions, and you just play because the game is fun. I just recognize that I'm in the minority on that.
Or Underground 1. Or Most Wanted 2005. UG1&2 and MW2005 was the holy trinity of peak NFS for me.
Need for Speed Underground 2 is a beloved entry in the racing franchise. Now there's a fan-made Need for Speed Underground 2 remake in UE5.
Damn. EA were insane for not doing this themselves ages ago. I think this is literally exactly what tons of NFS fans wanted. An EXACT remaster of NFSU 2. Nothing added, just the pure game but nicer looking.
EA and Activision are weird companies.
They're at the top, and when they make changes, they're usually awful. When they keep things the same, they need to change. They haven't really figured out what works and what doesn't.
Underground 3, MAKE IT HAPPEN!
Best NFS ever? Yes I remember.
the visual customizations were the best in that game. Ahh good times.
I enjoyed 1 more but they're both sweet.
Do you mean best nfs ever yes i remember :)