Need for Speed: Underground 2 is the eighth main Need for Speed and the direct follow-up to Underground. You build a reputation in the fictional city of Bayview by racing, customising one of five garage slots, and answering the phone.
Where to go next on this site
- Rachel, Caleb, and the crew for who is speaking.
- The 27-track licensed list if a song is stuck in your head.
- How long for the HowLongToBeat averages.
- Icons and the logo if you need to identify a file, not to download EA's art.
- What the name is not if you meant a university or the 1997 sequel.
Career in one paragraph
Five stages open Bayview. URL races unlock most of the 31 cars. Outruns unlock unique parts. The servers that once sat beside that career closed on 1 August 2006. Playing it now is the disc, the patch, or a browser port.
Game video
Questions people ask
Who made it?
EA Black Box developed the console and PC game. Electronic Arts published it. Handheld builds had other studios, including Pocketeers.
When did it ship?
PCGamingWiki: PC on 9 November 2004. Wikipedia: North America 15 November 2004, Australia 16 November, Europe 19 November.
How many copies?
Wikipedia says about 11 million.
Sources checked 2026-10-23
- Wikipedia: Need for Speed: Underground 2 — accessed 2026-10-23
- NFS Fandom: Underground 2 soundtrack — accessed 2026-10-23
Checked on 2026-10-23. Prices, player counts, and store listings are snapshots from that date.