Need for Speed Underground 2 is a great game. My boyfriend got me hooked on it, as watching him play is almost like watching NASCAR with street cars. Soon I started playing myself, but not being too much of a gamer, I suck.

So he put it on easy mode, and I tell ya, if you're at all like me and not into games that much, this game will change you. Start on easy and it gets you used to the controls and the competition.

What's even cooler is the fact that each car you get, you get a stock model. You take the car from there with the money you win with each race.

There are a few different types of races: Circuit (laps), Drag (1/4 mile kinda deal. only race where it's a standard transmission), Drift (see how long you can squeal your tires for and get points.

Mazda Miata is good for this type BTW), Sprint (like a circuit, but no laps. one straight track, first to finish wins), Street X (a close quarter race where you have no N2O.

these are hardest I find) and also URL races, or Underground Racing League races (these are like a street X except more opponents and with N2O). Each of these races, except URL's can be sponsored, which means they are higher in value.

Each sponsor you choose after you beat a number of races has a designated value to each race.
Over all, for a racing game, NFSU2 is really exciting and fun.

Easily addictive. My boyfriend and I are constantly arguing about who gets to play.

The only downfall I find is it takes a long time to load races and shops.
Check it out, I bet you'll like it.

Oh, there's a new NFS game called Most Wanted. it's the same kind of deal but you need at least 512 Meg of Ram to run it and you get chased by cops in the game.

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