A good solid racing game...but rent it first just to make sure
Since NFSU2 is pretty much focused on the import scene, most of the cars are tuners. there wasn't any variety of other cars such as European exotics or the American muscle (like those in NFS carbon). The customization in NFSU2 is really good. Other than performance tuning, customizing your cars looks was fun.
In NFSU2, the races are pretty fun. There are different types of races such as the classic circuit, drag, sprint and drift. The new street x was pretty much like go-kart racing and had a go-kart feel, and i thought this new race type was pretty much the same as the circuit only with tighter corners. Free roam is probably my favorite feature since i always wanted to a car game where you can drive freely around the city other than just racing.
However, there are some parts of this game that need addressing or i found really annoying. What irritated me was the heavy product placement when playing the game, with some advertisements from companies that had nothing to do with racing at all like 'burger King' and 'best buy' and also 'ING direct'. I also didn't really like how the storyline was portrayed using comic-like cut scenes. It wasn't engaging enough for me. Another annoyances i found was the lengthy races and the difficulty of the game, which i found 'too easy' to complete as well as the length of the game. i found NFSU2 kind of long to the point you can get bored of it.
Overall, the game is okay to play. There were some room for improvement, but EA decided to not take it any further. The long dragging length of the game, mediocre storyline and 'the lack of police', NFSU2 just makes it over the average score line.
PROS
- car customization
- Free Roam
- the racing
CONS
- too lengthy
- heavy product placement
- bad storyline
- lack of police