Need for Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed
released on Mar 29, 2011
Bring the true driver’s experience to life with all the intensity and exhilaration of being behind the wheel!
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Ta wapo
This game is very bizarre, it's a mess and even though it has some redeeming qualities, my first impressions with it were absolutely horrible.
The career mode is okay and there's a decent amount of gamemodes to choose from.
Also the soundtrack is actually... pretty great, I never expected a racing game to have music this good, what a surprise!
Unfortunately that's all the praise I have to give to this game, because everything else about just doesn't work.
My biggest complaint is that the controls aren't genuinely atrocious, it feels like there's a slight input lag all the time.
As for the car customization, it needed more body kit options because there's no depth to it, it just exists so you can make your car perform a little bit better.
Also, the long races are so boring, and the multiple challenges are a chore to play through, there are so many of them.
Overall it's just a disappointing racing game that could've been so much better, but it's so bad that it's somewhat fun.
Final Rating: "Bad" ~ 3/10.
The career mode is okay and there's a decent amount of gamemodes to choose from.
Also the soundtrack is actually... pretty great, I never expected a racing game to have music this good, what a surprise!
Unfortunately that's all the praise I have to give to this game, because everything else about just doesn't work.
My biggest complaint is that the controls aren't genuinely atrocious, it feels like there's a slight input lag all the time.
As for the car customization, it needed more body kit options because there's no depth to it, it just exists so you can make your car perform a little bit better.
Also, the long races are so boring, and the multiple challenges are a chore to play through, there are so many of them.
Overall it's just a disappointing racing game that could've been so much better, but it's so bad that it's somewhat fun.
Final Rating: "Bad" ~ 3/10.
My favorite track racer! The intensity is dialed up to 11 after the last game with advents like the driver view and nighttime racing. Feels more like a horror game than a racer at points.
a fun spin off from the NFS Family, it need mods to make it better
Need for Speed Retrospective #17
It's still good old Shift. The gameplay is... getting around corners. Learning to brake properly doesn't sound like the most engaging activity under the sun, but I still had loads of fun a second time around.
On the other hand, it's almost embarrassing to see how much they struggled to address the biggest criticism directed at the predecessor: The blatant oversteering that was especially obvious during drift events. They even included lengthy tutorials this time, but even after doing those twice and watching Youtube videos on the subject, despite knowing exactly what I had to do, I found it an absolute pain to pull off and mostly ended up ignoring drift events throughout the game once again.
It's still good old Shift. The gameplay is... getting around corners. Learning to brake properly doesn't sound like the most engaging activity under the sun, but I still had loads of fun a second time around.
On the other hand, it's almost embarrassing to see how much they struggled to address the biggest criticism directed at the predecessor: The blatant oversteering that was especially obvious during drift events. They even included lengthy tutorials this time, but even after doing those twice and watching Youtube videos on the subject, despite knowing exactly what I had to do, I found it an absolute pain to pull off and mostly ended up ignoring drift events throughout the game once again.
The game was good save for the sometime unpredictable oversteer and the insane AI drivers who really liked to end their own races early trying to murder you.