A Need for Speed Underground 2 REMAKE Exists?!

[@nigeljoycey5644]

As someone who works in the film industry and collects movies for the same reason, thank you.

[@Ecksos]

people not seeing the difference at first goes to show how NFSUG2 was so fun we didn't care too much about graphics

[@MaxRamos8]

0:48 ngl the pixeleated 2D tree going past the wet road looks even worse than just poor 3d models of the original

[@YOEL_44]

The original game was heavily stylized, but it looked pretty good already.

[@TigerChamp99]

I remember buying NFS UG1, UG2, and MW on PC (3 games in one box collection) for $40 back in 2011. Best decision ever.

[@Matt_STS]

Got that too, also a box with MW, Carbon and Pro Steet Never saw it again. I'm so glad I bought it

[@Tmssef]

No, you could’ve brought bitcoin that would of been the best decision ever.

[@LeeQuesada-CoTGaming]

agreed lol. even though i played them all when they were fresh on PS XD.

[@speed2567]

@@Tmssef 😂😂😂

[@peeturpain9379]

I got UG, UG2, Most wanted and carbon all combined for my ps2 in 2008 for 400 rupees, equivalent to about 2 dollars. Then had them all and each subsequent nfs in my pc for free.

[@omz31]

12:13 cutting through the middle of the roundabout was high risk, super high reward 😎

[@Observation1]

Smoothest phenomenal gaming experience ever?

[@pututunik8748]

forget the car industry, the music industry will probably target this project sooner than them

[@JonDMK_13]

The car industry won't really care unless they sell it and make money out of it. I'm guessing that the same goes for the music industry, I find it not really probable that they will care about something that isn't making them any loss/profit... EA on the other hand...

[@dbagette]

if anything, they'd need an alternate streamer soundtrack so yt, twitch and wherever else won't dmca the clips

[@bzs187]

@@JonDMK_13 Doesn't EA lost the rights for this game? I read something along those lines as the reason for not doing official remake.

[@JonDMK_13]

@@bzs187 I believe the reason that they cannot remaster (not remake, remake is more like "re-do") UG2 is because they don't have the license to some of the cars in the game (Toyotas are the obvious ones) and probably have lost the license to some of the music (if not all). The own the IP for every Need For Speed game , though. So, every asset, idea, gameplay etc, in all NFS games belongs to them.

[@bzs187]

@@JonDMK_13 That's probably the reasons. Underground 2 without it's music would be bad. Toyota's though, maybe? But modders would make it anyway.

[@coldfries8976]

This is SHOCKING. I grew up with a PS2 and the NFSU games are my best memories. Thanks for posting this!

[@PedroHenriquePS00000]

i have the perfect solution for the legality of this game, release the game without badges or music then "LEAK" a modded single file with everything in it. the leak came from an unknown source and you cant do anything about it...

[@TazThaKid]

while i agree, it still nfsug2 from the menus etc. that alone is enough for a copyright thing i think

[@PedroHenriquePS00000]

@@TazThaKid maybe they should release the engine they are doing as the game like roblox, and everything else as a unkown source mod.

[@YOEL_44]

​@@TazThaKid A menu is a menu, you cannot copyright that, specially when it's not even working the same way (notice the width). Just remove every badge, brand logo and song. Instead write a tutorial on how to get them extracted from the original game, that way they would even be endorsing people purchasing the game to get the files, and they would pretty much be in the clear.

[@Andrey.Alexandru]

this game should support modding like adding our own car models. also for music: may be useful if there would be a custom playlists so we add our own music files to a desired folder and it will be listed in the game.

[@AsianKid99]

I think they will and it's still in development.

[@thuyenshnguyen6441]

Side note: You don't have to pick up all 3 levels for the NOS, Tires and Turbo, because the game only applies the best part on your car (aka lvl 3 part)

[@AdiosPlays]

13:35 that navigator is GENUINELY horrendous 😂

[@3rdHalf1]

For music library, it would be awesome if the game would implement Spotify and YT music and link it to NFSU2 soundtrack.

[@RCCrawlerz209]

Meh, i could do without, honestly, I loved the original soundtrack for NFSU2 any way. Lol Just itches that nostalgic itch, imo, over anything current.

[@casual_video_enjoyer-i6x]

​@@RCCrawlerz209 they were talking about the OG soundtrack being implemented in a way that doesn't get them in trouble regarding copyright

[@heavNz]

But that wouldnt work like the game has it, you know it would play without pause

[@3rdHalf1]

@@heavNz It is possible to implement Spotify API to work as original OST, so the mod doesn’t have to contain copyrighted tracks.

[@ospreyau2759]

NFS UG2, and Juiced… Both have dictated who i am today, and started the entire car fanatic personality ive had. And i am so ready to re-experience both all over again

[@YOEL_44]

For me it was Carbon, the Ekstrak soundtrack is still in my driving playlist, love it. PS: EA, add a freaking Abarth to NFS, I want to customize the f... out of my car, in game.

[@MMXX_CE]

Juiced was awesome but Holy fuck...it was also the Dark Souls of racing games.

[@YOEL_44]

@@MMXX_CE Nah, that was Street Racing Syndicate EDIT: Or maybe L.A. Rush...

[@MMXX_CE]

@@YOEL_44 Because of the jank ass controls? Juiced for me was a pain because of the repair costs that can fuck you over early on.

[@YOEL_44]

@@MMXX_CE In SRS you need to max out "respect points" in a few races that are too short to both max it and win it, so it's almost impossible without some kind of cheat. And in L.A. Rush yeah... It drives like ass, altho' I really enjoyed the PSP exclussive stunt mode.

[@Matt_STS]

They should make like Doom sourceports for example, and have an installer requiring you to provide the original files, so no copyrighted material is downloaded from them.

[@levigriggs4093]

I was playing this earlier today it was amazing. I was in discord with some friends and as soon as I booted it up the menu music came on and they were like are you playing Underground 2? Then we all started singing Riders on the Storm😂

[@CturiX.IREALLY]

i bet you look great in rose tinted glasses, just sayin

[@LOWLUHCALLIN]

4:43 sounds like the most organic RB ever the motor sounds so good like air moves through turbo well

[@armani5846]

One thing they can do about the soundtrack is they can keep it empty and allow the users to import their own soundtrack. then some anonymous person on the internet would share the file to import and there you have it.

[@vrusostalstreak6557]

The performance tuning going from stage 1 to stage 2, and then to stage 3 is a good thing, because there are some parts from lower stages that remain installed, even if you have installed the higer stages. The only exception is nitro, tires and turbo because its only one item, you can install stage 3 from the get go, from the "Choose Individual Parts" list before the stage packs

[@OakPhotoSte]

Definitely the car companies will be the prime concern here. I have received copyright strikes over 2 quid fridge magnets on ebay for using an old no longer used 90s version Nee-san logo and it was only a photo of the bonnet of my own flipping car with a whole life-changing 30p profit.

[@OnEst_Opinion]

We need those gauge customizations back

[@SpiritedMilk]

This is nostalgia but actually playable, the remaster looks as great as I remember the original way back when, it is just perfect

[@skateORsoccer]

what they should do is provide an installer that requires the end user to provide their own copy nfs-ug2. so, the installer can pull all the assets from the end users copy, instead of being provided in the install bundle.

[@annasayaz3141]

1:29 but I'm on my pc :(

[@RGabrielR]

That's a community free remake. Please don't call it a remaster it could help lawyers build a case against it

[@rillu_]

Didn’t once hear him say it was made on Unreal…

[@BlackPanthaa]

I don't need to mention the engine, I don't sit there every video saying every games engine

[@rillu_]

@ True you don’t, but it would have been nice to at least inform your audience… plus it’s also made by a team of people who would probably want credit

[@codigoceropokemmo]

Pro tip to stop ricing your cars in order to advance in the career mode You can have a 2nd car in garage to rice and leave your main clean (I use the first tournament sponsor prize for a new free car and pick a SUV) Or you can just rice the car when needed and take back the mods

[@Southghost5997]

I prefer sourdough

[@Ryan-nt3tz]

like how someone brought back NFSW (need for speed world)

[@matthewwilliamson1775]

"listen, most of you are on phone. So..." took me out lmaoooooo

[@cheesepizza87]

How making a good physics game with good customisation + some decent maps is still something of dreams blows my mind - I’ve played from nfs 1 pretty much and games have gone backwards to some extent, crazy

[@shallyia4458]

Seems like it's 1:1 old models, with "filters" that UE5 provides to make things look and feel a little better.

[@MaxRamos8]

0:48 ngl the pixeleated 2D tree going past the wet road looks even worse than just poor 3d models of the original

[@Tclans]

3:39 there is an Xbox controller mod for UG2 🙂

[@BeeeGrow57]

Zoned out for a few thinking about how good Django was. Great analogy. NFSU 1 and 2 were the best.

[@gabrielsobrosa]

This need more thing to improve like new cars like that lore friendly mods they are doing, or new graphics efects

[@trancephile2412]

the Asphalt and the cars looks much better but i like original sky and trees , also the original looks shinier and brighter , in addition to that if they can make edges more rounded then it will be Amazing , over all i think they did a good job hope they keep working on this remake .

[@SEPHiRODMusic]

Great video. Just like you I'm a bit worried. I wish they implemented it like underground2net did (I also wish you gave it the same kind of love but that's another story) instead. But I also get why it may be not possible given the fundamental changes they're making.

[@BJI82a]

We really need this remake to come out on the systems. I also hope EA gets NFS back into the underground scene and gives us a proper sequal to carbon and underground2. I would also like them to remaster def jam fight for NY and give us a better sequal then what we got which was terrible.

[@3packbeats1]

Unfortunately i don’t see it being very likely, there’s a bunch of players going for the supercars and if they’re not there, a lot of crying ahead. Also games are pushing electric cars more and more. I do feel the same way tho, ditch all the jump and smash stuff and go for a gritty dark story that focuses on street racing with multiple race modes

[@AsianKid99]

@3packbeats1 It can't happen since everything is owned by EA and they aren't able to profit off this and it has to be released for free since it's fan made

[@FilmicGames]

I would definitely pay for a full version of this mod. I own a copy for PC, and may start playing it soon. Nostalgia trip.

[@balintfarkas7368]

Fam, putting each performance level one by one is one of the best things

[@lolchriss8749]

Finally THEO! I did a playthrough of the original and right when i finished it, this released, i looks so amazing when you have seen both side by side.

[@dev1anceONE]

7:24 How it should be vs 7:30 How it will actually be EDIT. Damn i really like this handling, there is some bugs(Like slip too much at low speed) but it would be nice base for future NFS Handling, but yeah we can only dream about it

[@Like_Kyle03]

yep the handling definitely looks better than the original U2, not so far from the usual but it seems have more grip and the sense of speed is quite faster too

[@MikeyGaming-lr1yx]

You could be right but I still think the sense of speed in the original game is still pretty good.

[@DannEscudo]

Finally a mod that doesn't kill the vibe. Can't wait for the finished version!

[@3packbeats1]

For me the peak handling in the NFS history is Carbon, the differences between car classes is great though it may be a bit over the top. And as far as these remasters etc go this is the way to do it, making it sharper while keeping the original vibe. Also that Navigator is big pimpin’

[@madhunter6420]

carbon handling is shit. especially drift

[@captaintany4133]

I have made a next gen 8K vanilla faithful texture pack for NFS MW 2005 which covers 99% of all roads, grass, pavements etc. No ground surface is left. I made them from ground up to mimic the feel of Most Wanted with today's texture quality. Please do try it.

[@randypain1394]

Я надеюсь, что когда авторы ремейка доберутся до воплощения битвы с Калебом, они значительно усложнят ее, и они также вроде как писали в своём Дискорд канале, что, возможно, немного изменят сюжет./I hope that when the remake authors get to the embodiment of the battle with Caleb, they will significantly complicate it, and they also kind of stated on their discord channel that they might change the plot a little.

[@Observation1]

Right, about the 6-minute-in-talk; EA or Sony shouldn't do anything because this is a free software, if you don't sell anything - you shouldn't have any problems. The creator remade all physics as you mentioned. Same goes for the soundtrack, it's only sharing without financial benefit. Now, if Sony or EA would do something about it, then all the car, music, wheel, performance parts, and car audio part manufacturers could also "join the game" - and ask for the creators to buy the licenses of their models. PS: I would never compare the graphics from an older game to the 20-year-after-rework. Although I do like the new remake's graphics, I wouldn't necessarily say I like 'em better than the original. PPSS: I am a proud owner of 3 Z-2300's, and 2 Z-5500's, each an amazing type of earth-shaking THX certified speaker systems. From what I could hear, my almost stock sx240 sounds better at lower RPM's, than a fully tunned any other car on the new version, simply because the new version lacks lower frequencies.

[@handlehaggler]

finally.. been waiting for your vid

[@gergomolnar611]

The dev may create a challenge for Suno AI users to make a whole new, but still UG2 style soundtrack. I'd be in totally.

[@helrazr44]

But did they add the Burnout 3 demo in the settings?

[@dimxi6990]

If EA sues and forces the removal of this NFSU2 remake game, I hope the creators of this NFSU2 remake will develop their own version of an NFS game, and I would gladly buy it. NFS nowadays is not as iconic as NFSU2 and Most Wanted, which is such a shame.

[@randomdriver6761]

You never played the oldschool NFS games, you fake fan

[@dimxi6990]

I don't care about what you're saying, bro 😂 The first NFS game I played was NFS Underground, NFSU2, Most Wanted, Carbon, ProStreet, NFS Most Wanted 2015, NFS 2015, Heat, and Unbound.​@@randomdriver6761

[@dimxi6990]

@randomdriver6761 I don't care about what you're saying, bro. The first NFS game I played was NFS Underground, NFSU2, Most Wanted, Carbon, ProStreet, NFS Most Wanted 2015, NFS 2015, Heat, and Unbound.

[@aaronplays_]

You wanna know why you're having trouble seeing the difference between the original and the remade versions?? It's because these guys deliberately made sure to make certain details look low-poly. For example, look at the lane-divider lines on the road, they're not smoothly curved, they're straight lines joining at an angle to give the impression of the lines bending like in the original game.

[@rbsanche]

looks how I remember it, I cant believe is not butter.

[@Gemini__HML]

The handling actually feels amazing on this

[@Aixalld]

i do like it, it kind of makes it look like most wanted graphics, i feel much as i would love the music just give us a folder where we can put the music in our selfs, just so you dont have them in the files, or at least make it so people would have to find a copy of the game and input your updated files, i hope its not another kotor where it gets hype around it and EA or who ever goes after them to shut it down

[@AJZulu]

8:12 That RX-7 should have twin-turbo. STOCK There are cars in this demo that doesn't have the turbo as standard. Unless it's the GT-R. 9:45 see? Base vanilla game has it right.

[@AJZulu]

It is made with Unreal Engine 5. DirectX12 required.

[@yzkn8848]

this is a good example of how remake's or remasters should be done (mostly remakes). even tho this is not complete, the stuff the guy is done is really really good. AND OBVIOUSLY THEY DIDNT TAKE ANY MODELS OR SONGS FROM ORIGINAL GAME IM PRETTY SURE THEY MADE IT FROM SCRATCH

[@FluffyChops]

They better make the nos taillights blur better just seems like some sticks spawn. Other then that it looking realllll good and here me still playing this game on my PS2.

[@ImMaito]

PlayStation controllers (well, at least DS4) seem to work just fine with DS4Windows which turns the controller basically into X360 controller.

[@spiderenigma2803]

the controllers work fine in modern windows even without them if you pop a game into steam and use steam input if they they don't have ps4 controller support. also when a ps4 controller is on and plugged in with a cable you can hold start and select (screenshot) and it will switch over to the xbox standard

[@charlesleeiii]

I remember my lil' cousin had this the same year it was released, but on the original Xbox.

[@mehmetaydn2104]

I have a licenced copy of Underground 1, my uncle gifted it to me at 2011. I played it a lot on our family's Windows XP PC, but I tried it with my modern W10 PC last month but it didn't work. I had to pirate the game. I don't know if I did something wrong with the original instalation, but sometimes compatibility can be an issue at old games, at least in my experience.

[@AsianKid99]

They have fixes for it and I played it a while back on W11 PC

[@ThunderXDDD]

I've not seen a comment like this yet so I'll just speak and ramble with my mind. First of all, I love the project. I hope alot of people that haven't grown up with this game get the chance to feel the same kinda magic. BUT - of course there is a but - why the fuck are we taking away any of the OG Games Charm. The remake and re-interpret the game and they make a great job at doing so BUT - theres the but again - if you slap on a widescreen hd patch on Underground 2 its a game that easily passes all vibe checks. You dont need to remake a game that still holds up. I love it, but we dont need it. Instead of making the game look cleaner for modern standards, gimme a mod where I can drive around the map (races are nice but not needed) with my friends. All of my friends, im born in 2000, that played Underground 1 and 2 dont want a remake or remaster. We just wanna play the game together. Dont hold on to the past for too long, celebrate Unbound and Heat for what they are great at and stop chasing a nostaglic feeling. BUT - ofc there is another but - if the developers of this remake enjoy doing their work and there are people that are enjoying their work please keep doing what you are doing. We are in a time where good racing games are very niche or rare, I just hope everyone is having fun. We are in a good time for racing tho, visit old games and play them, i do so every year but dont neglect good modern shit.

[@Jaroslav.]

This is how I remember Underground 2 for some reason :D

[@Ducati395]

I feel like if they added RTX(as covered in a previous vid) with said remix it would look more like a legitimate remake.

[@Kommentiert_]

It would be desirable if all companies that display their logos and products in the game would provide funding. Burger King is already an example of such support. FIFA has also already integrated companies that advertise their products into the game. It should be an unobtrusive gimmick and not intrusive advertising as is already the case with KZbin ads before videos, Every single decal, electronics provider, tire manufacturer, exhaust manufacturer, wheel manufacturer, etc. I'm not always sure I fully understand the advertising policy. If someone designs something and makes other brand names look good without permission, they get sued. If a game developer says, “We'll make a deal. You pay us a lot of money for advertising space and we'll implement it,” then companies are happy to spend money on it. In any case, I would be happy to support this idea in good conscience if I see advertising and it makes the game look more realistic. But in such a way that it is only incidental and never forced.

[@Punktrick1259]

Stopping people from saying first

[@LPyxel]

Bro wasn't even the first commenter 💀

[@deCastr0Alves]

Its a racing channel, just let people race to the first place

[@coryovermier3484]

First

[@EladJasper]

Last first

[@Haydengames0238]

It’s gone to anti spiral now 💀 (I do not support 😑)

[@ivandesiigner]

Well, if they straight up just do a remake then this won't go far, they need to do their own thing, have some stuff similar to underground and since they did their own code for the handling they can still use it.

[@milesthompson5033]

Will never get tired of NFSU content

[@Frozen_Ketchup]

I think the reason why I think the developers of this project are untouchable is because NFSU2 is abandonware. It’s not protected by copyright since EA is known for not trying to preserve their older games and the other reason is that the developers are as far as I’m aware Russian and not American or Western European. Shame since I can see games like NFSMW selling well if they bothered to republish it.

[@dreambiggarage]

The og no hesi and honestly probably its birth place

[@mattiswithdrawn]

Criterion should pay them for the files, work on it a little them selves and then get the rights to most the of soundtrack and release it! Most these car brands are in nfs unbound now

[@imjakedeason]

i've been waiting for you to play this. thank you

[@jeffclydecainong2444]

Thanks for the heads up 🤠

[@heavNz]

How does one butcher that beautiful skyline sound 😢

[@MaxRamos8]

0:48 ngl the pixeleated 2D tree going past the wet road looks even worse than just poor 3d models of the original

[@MiChael92617]

I think because it's classed as a mod I think they will be fine I could be wrong.

[@StarDust_R89]

If you know that this is maebe a problem why make a video about it . Its crazy

[@ana303_]

here's a damn idea theo, tell em to add spotify linkup api in the game, so we can link up our accounts n play the NFS U2 playlist.

[@shadowmind6343]

They should go full CarX and just take off all the car logos and rename them, use noncopyrighted music and use AI for voices in the career with different names.

[@LeeQuesada-CoTGaming]

Ok so you wouldn't know this without the right size screen. But i wonder if it converts to 5120x1440 resolution for a 49" curved asus??

[@HarraYT]

I admire the dedication to this recreation but I simply prefer the original and the feel that game brings.

[@watchmangamer4380]

Its far from the ideal remaster in my opinion, but it is a HUGE step up from the original game!

[@cybertronicghost3184]

I love the underground series always been a special part of my childhood

[@DKZ-XV]

This game deserves a Remastered it was so good

[@Brenchino]

I gotta try this. But i might play through U2 and MW (2005) first for the 1000th time 😅

[@yldzayberk554]

Where can ı find it and download it??

[@gater1793]

What about all aftermarket parts and decals? Is that also risky?

[@educatedfly01]

They need to make it like need for speed 2012 as far as graphics and physics goes and then with the customizations & parts from the original and on the original map maybe add a few more things to the game as like a anniversary idea to have bonus stuff in the game I would love to see it also carbon was fantastic maybe add part of carbon in there would be dope but we are talking about a game made 20+ years ago so the graphics in there was advanced for its time

[@iAsbestos]

You been living under a rock malaka?

[@BlackPanthaa]

Nope, was one of the first to cover it in like 2022!

[@markfoster7949]

Can't wait to play this game again

[@MikeyGaming-lr1yx]

Hey blackpanthaa i hope you're doing good. I always look forward to content from you. What is there to say about need for speed underground 2?. In my opinion it is one of those games in the nfs series that is one of the best that they made even to this day I think. I think from need for speed hot pursuit 2 or even need for speed 3 to need for speed most wanted 2005 I guess maybe stretching out to undercover although people may not agree. Was when I think correct me if I'm wrong need for speed was at its best. When ea and at the time ea black box the devs I think were at the top of their game. Nfs underground 2 is personally one of my favourite games spanning from underground 1 to most wanted. Underground 1 is also but underground 2 I like a bit more. Honestly need for speed underground 2 was the game that introduced me to the more current need for speed games at the time. The first need for speed I played ironically was nfs 2 special edition on the pc a while after it came out. Around the late 2000s. When I first saw the game watching it on the internet at the time I think that's what it was I can't 100% remember completely but I think that's what it was. It looked almost maybe real at the time it may have been on a pc which actually the pc version the street lights I don't mean to be unfairly critical have a pinkish tinge to them which makes them in my opinion almost look like real life street lights especially probably more in american or canadian city streets where I live. At the time I downloaded a demo that was free on windows pc although I wanted full version since around then. I think in the demo the default setting were the street lights and lights on the car were turned off. I think there was a setting in the demo to turn them on. I did change the setting but the game was slower and was lagging on the computer at the time which was windows xp I think I don't mean to be too critical. Actually the main demo car which I think was rachels car in the game but modified a bit differently. I think the car had a green neon underglow on it in the demo which isn't in the full game. There were only a few like maybe 2 races I think downhill drift and a circuit probably to show what the game has to offer. Also you (as the player) are locked in one of the boroughs of the city I think the beacon hill one and lots of areas are locked off even the one which takes you into the park I think near the graphics shop where there is the bridge you can take to get to one of the main highways I think and to go the city centre or downtown area in the games world. So since then when I was playing the demo I wanted the game ever since. Since you can actually go into shops ironically but all the content is locked since it's the demo. Actually I don't think you could go into the performance shop or even the graphics and body shops in the game im sorry. I dont mean to keep rambling on but I think you can go into go into the car lot and car specialties shop and that's it. The car lot doesn't or didn't even have all the cars within the game only I think I could be mistaken 3 or 4 cars which included the main car which I think is rachels like I said above. I don't mean to go onto a tangent. So since then I wanted the full game with all the cool customization features and content the game has and to experience the full real game itself. I finally got the game near the end of 2013 which by then was a bit hard to find. You could only and even now in 2025 you can only get it refurbished or used at a store that sells older games or maybe even online. So I was able to get one for the original xbox but I played it on the 360 since it was able to play it. I then learned after playing the game and since a few years ago actually that because at the time I didn't know how to progress in the games career mode so I was wondering why no events were being unlocked and at the time I was playing nfs most wanted 2005 and that game you do alot of things through menus and icons. I didn't know that you had to customize you're cars to progress in the career so. Anyway I'm just giving a bit of a background as to how I was sort of introduced to need for speed. To this video. Yeah it's good that you pointed this out where the people or person who is remaking this game that the licensed music and car company logos and any other real company names and signs and logos since it's not ea making the game. Their probably could be some copyright issues there. Maybe your right the creator of this remake should remove the songs in the doundtrack and maybe have the players put their own songs to their liking in the game if and once they come out with the finished product so they don't cause themself to get into any legal copyright problems. Like you mentioned blackpanthaa this project could be pretty cool with what their trying to do to the game to try to update it to current standards and freshen it a bit the physics and some features. Actually thanks for showing us both games and how they look different too each other. Also like you mentioned at the very very beginning of your video I couldn't seem to tell much of a difference between the original and the remake. After a little while watching them I can see there is quite a bit of a difference on how the games look. The roads when it's raining the roads look a bit sharper and more updated probably the textures so it looks more updated a bit. To be honest in my opinion I still like the original graphics of the game and how it looks. I think it has a unique look that both nfs underground games at the time had where it's set at night and has that underground street racing style that everybody knows. I think in my opinion by updating the graphics so they make the game look more like games do now might make it look "newer" but if they can keep the nostalgic feel to the game that would be great but if they don't I don't mean to be overly critical but it could take away some of the nostalgic look the game had and original game has. I know the game might look aged today compared to how current and modern arcade racing games of a similar genre look. I think nfs underground 2 just turned 20 as of last november it is getting older I guess which is kind of hard to believe. When I first was able to get the game I think it was already around 9 years old. Like you said I applaud the indie devs who are trying to update the look of the game and update different features. It's cool to see that this game still has a fanbase and people still seem to care about it enough to want to modify or update the look and features of the game. Like I said and again what you said just try to do it where the original developers ea and black box correct me if I'm wrong don't go after them and get angry that they think that these developers are abruptly taking away their original product. Happy belated new year blackpanthaa its nice to see you again. This is my view on this video. Take care and have a good day.

[@Sl1kz]

do it like rocket league did. rocket league was a mood for frkn unreal turnament xD make your own game out of it. I mean underground 2 is cool, but i dont think it will have a great playerbase again and replayabilty .. some people still play it but games like unbound just work because of the multiplayer. For now the just ported the base game and added physics (i respect all the work) but creating new own things will be also hard and making them good will be even more harder. And if ea buy this, it will most likely have different music, a lot of missing cars and parts and people will complain again. this needs to be handled very very smart.

[@Secretguy2078]

As cool as it would be a remake of ug2 would be kinda bland, every company has been remaking games instead of new ideas with implements of their past

[@SHAdow98V]

I so so hope EA just ignores this project and leaves it be not pulling a R*. Remember how R* decided to be scum of Earth and take down tens of huge GTA mods across all games,huge projects with a huge amount of work,time and effort put behind all wasted? EA doesn't have much respect from anyone anymore but i swear they'll lose that tiny amount left if they do. Also yeah i think making a way that this project has all except music in it(car manufacturers are jerks but usually they don't go out of their way to sue,music artists do) would be awsome, just make it so it has no music BUT we the community can through personal ways that no1 should know about get a hold of the music and put it in there,say we "take it from the original game" cuz you know we own that and all that? ;) Regardless EA and the car manufacturers may or may not go after this, music artists will 100% do it so having a way to distribute the project without the music and have that be added by each user in particular would probably give some cover to the team behind this, i wish them only the best and i hope this project gets completely finished without issues and no issues afterwards either.

[@JonDMK_13]

Music artists/industry sue when you are making money out of their intellectual properties - for this one the worst that they can do is ask for their songs to be removed, I find it unlikely though.

[@AsianKid99]

I hope it doesn't and they aren't profiting off of it so I don't think it will.

[@madhunter6420]

​@@JonDMK_13 but this project isnt making money

[@JonDMK_13]

@@madhunter6420 That's exactly my point. The very worst that can happen is some artist ask for their song to be removed from the project and that is extremely unlikely. Raising a subject like that in the video is quite weird, since the project is made for profit. Unless EA....

[@RobinThomson277]

Bruh why did they remove the highly saturated colour from the world

[@bimmerwrecker1513]

it loks better but why they cant do the lines on the rod like in real life, it is small detail but

[@raymondgregg8789]

where to download???

[@choolwetwambo6078]

It's still the same for me the only thing is the cars look a little bit detailed

[@tenpoundburrito]

It's really ironic, but The Need for Speed VII - Underground was actually when I stopped playing Need for Speed games for a long time. My first video game was the original Need for Speed from 1995, and I had most of the games they released after that, but Underground was so vastly different from what they were doing before that I didn't have any interest in it. It seemed like it was just attempting to follow Midnight Club instead of be Need for Speed. Anyone who was around for the first several Need for Speed releases would tell you that the Need for Speed series was originally all about racing exotic cars in exotic areas while sometimes avoiding or playing as the police. Underground was completely different. Mostly low-end cars instead of sports cars and exotics, one location instead of several, nighttime only instead of choosing time of day, no police, a city-only setting instead of a variety of locales like jungles, coasts, deserts, mountains, and more. To me and many in the "old guard", it really felt like a step backward or at least in the wrong direction at the time. So we modded our older games (especially Need for Speed IV - High Stakes) with better graphics, more tracks, newer (and older) cars, and played those until they started getting some of the old formula back in. I did play a little of Need for Speed IX - Most Wanted, but the only one I truly enjoyed after Underground was Need for Speed XVI - Hot Pursuit III. That brought back some of the exotic cars, exotic locations, and police pursuits I was so fond of in the 1990s and early 2000s.

[@NJDJ1986]

thanks to the side by side comparison, the original looks newer than the remake? what the hell? @14:22 RIP Theo crashed ✝️