Distractions arcade racing game

After Need for Speed ​​Underground, the loyal fans have wished for his successor a city where one can move freely and that you no longer enter the race. Exactly that was realized in Need for Speed ​​Underground 2 and this new feature makes it even a good deal better than the predecessor.
They come at the beginning as an absolute novice in the City Bayview at the airport. There they get transmitted the most important messages and initial support of their only known Rachel via SMS. A moment later they even have to go the honor of their tricked-out cars and get a first impression so what is going on in Bayview. Their first aim is their garage which is located in the city and serves as a starting point for further actions. Shortly thereafter, they need to decide on a completely new, ungetuntes vehicle and are now available on its own feet in the huge city.
At the beginning facilitates a city map orientation. Here also the starting points of the race, in addition to all the stores that need to visit them to improve their car, drawn. If they go to such a point that they get a little information and also find out how much money in its cash flows, if they are victorious. The races themselves are anything but monotonous: There are standard races where a certain round trip must be operated in two or three rounds; Sprint races in which it is simply their goal to come as quickly as possible from A to B; Drag races, where you need to speed as quickly as possible in a straight line (this is especially the Pinpoint turn important); Drift race where you have to earn points by lying down as long as possible drifts at high speed and Street X races, although they also take place in the drift regions, but where the goal is to complete the course as quickly as possible.
When they eventually won by those racing enough money, they can invest in their cars the same. For this you need to visit different stores, where virtually anything can be changed on the car, what they want. This allows the performance boost with new tires or better brakes, or you extend your reach with new spoilers, rims, Farbenm, bonnets and, and, and. Another means to on the track is to be victorious tune their car exactly. They can, for example, for Street X races change the setup of the car so that it accelerates as quickly as possible, but a lower top speed has, or adjust for drag racing nitro Einspitzung so that gain as much power, but also the small Gas bottles are empty faster.
The increased prestige that they receive by their tuned car will be rewarded by invitations to photo shoots. Here you can even play a cameraman and their car post at an appropriate location, opening doors, hood or trunk, and then admire the image as a DVD cover or cover of a newspaper.
When they encounter another, also tuned, cars when driving around in the city, they can challenge the other drivers into a personal race. The aim here is to 300 meters distance from the other out down that route determines the one who is in the lead. As a reward you get unique items that will make your car again a little faster, or make him look even better.
New, compared to its predecessor, are in NFSU 2 the massive SUV, which can also be purchased. Since they now have the option of placing up to five cars at the same time in their garage, they can also drive the SUV parallel to their normal car. In fairness, there are cars such as the Hummer H2 additional races in which only ride these giant vehicles.
The only thing really annoying thing about this game the opponents. In the middle of difficulty to hang it in the early rounds (with keyboard control) loose from. In the last round they suddenly seem to have become the perfect driver and you can see how a margin of 10-15 seconds suddenly melts to three or four seconds. Then goes a crash on the last corner and you've lost the race. This ensures occasional frustrating moments, but can not tarnish the good overall impression.
With the freely navigable city, new cars and tuning parts, the improved graphics and the usual arcade-heavy control, Need for Speed ​​Underground 2 is even better than its predecessor and can every racing games are more than just recommended.