Need for Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed
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 Slightly Mad Studios
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 Electronic Arts
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Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 March 29, 2011 March 31, 2011 April 1, 2011 iOS August 4, 2011   |
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| platform | Windows , Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , iOS | ||
| genre | Racing game | ||
| Game mode | Single player , multiplayer | ||
| control | Keyboard , joystick , gamepad , steering wheel | ||
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| medium | DVD-ROM | ||
| language | English German | ||
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Need for Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed (also Need for Speed: Shift 2 and Shift 2: Unleashed ) is a racing simulation and the 17th part of the multi-award-winning Need for Speed series. It was developed by Slightly Mad Studios and published by Electronic Arts in March 2011.
Shift 2 is the successor to Need for Speed: Shift , released in 2009, and has a lot in common with this title. The player takes on the role of a racing driver who tries to rise to the top in a system of racing leagues. For this purpose, he has 145 licensed vehicles from 37 manufacturers at his disposal. Innovations compared to its predecessor are the larger number of vehicles and routes, various effects when driving at high speed, the helmet camera and the connection to the Autolog system developed for multiplayer games .
The reception of the title was positive. Testers praised the new game content and the improved multiplayer functions.
Gameplay
The game principle has essentially been adopted from its predecessor. In career mode, which does not have a background story, the aim of the game is to become one of the best racing drivers in various racing leagues. The racing leagues consist of several races, some of which are held on real tracks such as Spa , and some on fictitious courses.
Shift 2 contains numerous perspectives from which the player can control his vehicle. The follower perspective is active by default. However, the player can also choose a bumper perspective, a hood perspective and the cockpit perspective. The helmet camera, which is used in the cockpit perspective, has been added. It simulates the movement of the head, caused by centrifugal forces when cornering or collisions with other race participants.
reception
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Shift 2 received good reviews. The individual versions of the game were rated relatively similar. Metacritic and GameRankings calculated meta scores of just over 80%.
Web links
- Need for Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed at MobyGames (English)
- Need for Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Christoph Peter Schuster: Test "Shift 2". PC Games, March 31, 2011, accessed June 22, 2014 .
- ↑ a b c Test "Shift 2". (No longer available online.) 1UP.com, March 30, 2011, archived from the original on May 8, 2012 ; accessed on June 22, 2014 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Test "Shift 2". In: Eurogamer . Gamer Network , March 30, 2011, accessed June 22, 2014 .
- ↑ Test "Shift 2". In: IGN Entertainment . Ziff Davis , March 30, 2011, accessed June 22, 2014 .
- ↑ Meta-evaluation "Shift 2: Unleashed". In: GameRankings . CBS Corporation , accessed June 22, 2014 .
- ↑ Meta-evaluation "Shift 2: Unleashed". In: GameRankings . CBS Corporation , accessed June 22, 2014 .
- ↑ Meta-evaluation "Shift 2: Unleashed". In: GameRankings . CBS Corporation , accessed June 22, 2014 .
