1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789 _____________________________ | \ | \ | \ |______________ \ \ \ / / / / ____________________ / _ ____ ____\ //\ // /___//___// ______________ ///\\ // //__ //__ / / _____ \_______/// \\ // /___//__ // / ______ \ \_______ // \\// // ___/// | |_____ \ \__________/// \/ // /___//______________________________ \ ____ \ \ ______________________________________________________________\ \\ \ / / / ____________________________________________________________ \\ \\ // / / / _ ___ ____ ___ ______ _____ _____ _____ __ __ _ ___ _ \ \\ \\// / / / / |/ //__ //__//__ // ___/ /__ //__ // / / // |/ /// / // / / / / / / __ /_ ////_ __ / // /___ _ / /_ /// / / // __ /// / // / / / / / / / / /// ///__/ / // // // // // // / /// / / // / / /// / // / / / / / / / / ///_////__ / _ _// /_/ // _ _// /_/// /_/ // / / /// / // / / / / / /_/ /_//___//___//_/\ \/_____//_/\_\/____//_____//_/ /_/// / // / / /_/ / ______________________\ \______________________________ //__/ // \/_____/ /_______________________\_\___________________________ _//____// \_____________________________________________________________________/ / / / / \ \________________ \ | \ | \ | \______________________________| Need for Speed: Underground 2 Walkthrough Created by: Diego "Chilas" Siles Started: 12/07/04 (mm/dd/yy) Last Update: 12/15/04 E-mail: [email protected] Current Version: 1.06 Ok, first, I'm from La Paz, Bolivia (in South America), and spanish is my native language, so there might be some grammar mistakes, or typos. If you find any, please let me know. This is my first Walkthrough. If you want to ask me something, or you want to add something to the Walkthrough, write me an E-mail. I'll try to answer as soon as I can. I have to work really fast on this Walkthrough, because I'm going to go on vacation next week, and I'm going to be out for a while (until 02/19/04). I'll try to take my PS2 and my laptop with me, to continue writting in Santa Cruz (where I'm going on vacations until 01/10/05), but I don't think I'll be able to take them to USA. Now, let's begin. ******************************************************************************* Table of Contents ******************************************************************************* For a faster search, highlight the code, press Ctrl+C, Ctrl+F, Ctrl+V, and Enter Versions History (837746674) Legal Information (638255422) Basic Information (483223270) World Map (967530627) a. GPS (967530627a) SMS (746786377) a. Game Tips (746786377a) b. Special Events (746786377b) c. Rachel (746786377c) 1. Rachel's Car SMS (746786377c1) d. Unlocks (746786377d) Bank Reward (226507392) Sponsors (776676774) Garage (427243624) Race Types (722389737) a. Circuit (722389737a) b. Sprint (722389737b) c. Drag (722389737c) d. Drift (722389737d) e. Street X (722389737e) f. URL (722389737f) g. Downhill Drift (722389737g) h. Outrun (722389737h) i. SUV (722389737i) Drag Races (372407223) a. Blown Engine (372407223a) b. Totaled (372407223b) c. Shifts (372407223c) 1. Short Shift (372407223c1) 2. Good Shift (372407223c2) 3. Perfect shift (372407223c3) 4. Over Rev (372407223c4) Drift Races (374387223) a. Score Multiplier (374387223a) b. Extra Points Sections (374387223b) 1. Normal Drift (374387223b1) 2. Downhill Drift (374387223b1) c. Drift Types (374387223c) Magazine Covers (624294632) a. Cycle Cameras (624294632a) b. Show Off (624294632b) c. Control Car (624294632c) d. Take Picture (624294632d) DVD Covers (383268377) Nitrous Oxide (N2O) (648768769) a. Powerslide (648768769a) b. Drafting (648768769b) c. Spray Show (648768769c) d. Avoid Accident (648768769d) e. Reverse (648768769e) f. J-turn (648768769f) g. 360 (648768769g) h. Lead Lap (648768769h) i. Gained Position (648768769i) j. Head Start (648768769j) k. Burnout (648768769k) l. Hydros (648768769l) m. Hangtime (648768769m) n. Clean Section (648768769n) o. Shortcut (648768769o) p. Traffic Hit (648768769p) q. Cleared Accident (648768769q) Bayview (229843924) a. City Core (229843924a) b. Beacon Hills (229843924b) c. Jackson Heights (229843924c) d. Coal Harbor East (229843924d) e. Coal Harbor West (229843924e) Shops (843638242) Career Mode (227737487) EA Games Trax (324263787) Frequently Asked Questions (773486827) Thanks (247233926) ******************************************************************************* Versions History (837746674) ******************************************************************************* Version 1.06 (12/15/04) Added new questions on the FAQ part. Reordered the Walkthrough. New Sections: Basic Information. Also Started the Career Mode part. Version 1.05 (12/14/04) Added Shops, Thanks, FAQ. Finished Drift Races, Bayview. Added Cleared Accident on the N2O section. Version 1.04 (12/12/04) Corrected some mistakes. Added Drift Races, EA Games Trax, reordered the Walkthrough, Added my ASCII art signature, and logo. If anyone has a better one, please send it to me. Version 1.03 (12/11/04) Fixed some mistakes, added Race Types. Send this version to GameFAQs, hope they accept it. Version 1.02 (12/10/04) Corrected some typos, added Magazine Covers, DVD Covers, Sponsors, Garage Version 1.01 (12/09/04) Restarted the Walkthrough. My computer is still bad, I'm going to have it fixed for tomorrow, I hope. I'm using my laptop. Added the World Map, SMS, Bank Reward, and the Nitrous Oxide. Version 1.00 (12/07/04) Just started the Walkthrough, everything was fine, I added the Controls, Basics, and Race Types. But then my computer screwed up. ******************************************************************************* Legal Information (638255422) ******************************************************************************* This may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide on any other web site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright. The only sites that can have this FAQ/Walkthrough are: www.GameFAQs.com www.TheGenie.Net www.CheatsCC.com www.neoseeker.com www.supercheats.com Copyright 2004 Diego Siles ******************************************************************************* Basic Information (483223270) ******************************************************************************* Need for Speed: Underground 2 is the latest game in the Need for Speed series. You can find versions of this game for: Play Station 2, XBox, PC, Gamecube, and for the brand-new Nintendo DS. This game offers you the option to freeride around the city, an upgrade from the NFSU. It also offers 3 new race types: Outrun, Street X, and Downhill Drift. In this game your able to have up to 5 cars on your garage, and you can drive SUV (Sport Utility Vehicules). When you play this game for the first time, you'll be asked to create a Profile. Create it with the name you want. You can only put 7 letters/numbers. At the main menu you'll see Rachel's Nissan 350Z. By the way, if you haven't noticed, Rachel Teller is Brooke Burke. When you enter career mode, you'll know who's Rachel, and as you progress on the game, the car you see at the main menu will change. It'll be the non-tunned version of your car (no upgrades, decals, hoods, etc.). ******************************************************************************* World Map (967530627) ******************************************************************************* This time you're able to drive around the city at your will, more freedom, also more work for you. Sometimes you get tired of going from one place to another to start a race. To access the map, press left on the D-pad. Once there you'll see all the shops you've unlocked, some opponents to challenge on an outrun race, and the known races, not the hidden ones. Once on the map, you can choose what you want to see, and what you don't. To do that, highlight a type of event or shop, then press the [] button. If you hide something on your world map, you won't see on the radar either. So be careful, because if you don't see races on the radar, and you find a secret one, you may think that it's a regular race. ****** a. GPS (967530627a) ****** The GPS (Global Positioning System) is one of the greatest inventions of the last years. It guides you, it makes you go from one place to another through the fastest route. It has its glitches, but most of the time, it'll work well. Sometimes you'll see on your screen: Searching Connection, Unable to contact satellite, that's because you're not on the road, and there might be trees blocking the signal. Off course it's just something to give a higher reality sense to the game, wasn't necessary. You can only use the world map and the GPS when driving in explode mode. In Magazine Races you can use the World Map, but not the GPS. ******************************************************************************* SMS (746786377) ******************************************************************************* You'll get news of everything in this game via SMS (Short Message System) and phone calls, nice publicity for X-Cingular. Unread messages will be at your inbox. You'll receive 4 different types of SMS: Game tips, Special Events, Rachel, and Unlocks. ************ a. Game tips (746786377a) ************ To receive this messages, you'll have to find the purple icons that are spread all around Bayview. When you pass through the icon, you'll receive 25$, and a SMS that gives you basic information about the game, how to powerslide, info about drafting, locations of shops, etc. ***************** b. Special Events (746786377b) ***************** These messages are from Rachel, telling you that you've made it to a DVD or magazine cover. You'll also receive these message when you unlock unique parts. ********* c. Rachel (746786377c) ********* You'll receive messages from her all the time, but the only ones tha'll be on her box are the ones about new inventory at the car lot. ******************* 1. Rachel's Car SMS (746786377c1) ******************* You'll receive a weird message from her telling you that you have to return her car, and that you must go to the Car Lot ASAP. This happens at about 60% of the game. ********** d. Unlocks (746786377d) ********** Also Rachel's messages. These ones are to inform you that there are new parts available at different shops. ******************************************************************************* Bank Reward (226507392) ******************************************************************************* You'll find a lot of these all over Bayview, it's money. You receive: 50$, 100$, 200$, and 400$ depending on your progress through the game. ******************************************************************************* Sponsors (776676774) ******************************************************************************* In Career Mode, after winning some races, Sponsors will offer you contracts. The First time, you have to choose between 4 offers, the Second time between 3, the Third time between 2, and the last time, you don't choose, you only read the contract. Each time you sign with an Sponsor, you commit to win many races. You always have to win 3 races of sponsors choice, URL races, and many races of your own choice. The first time is 3 URL and 9 of your choice, the Second is 5 URL and 19 of your choice, the Third time is 7 URL and 29 of your choice, and the last one is 9 URL and 34 of your choice. You'll get a free car from the Car Lot after signing with a sponsor, but you don't need more than 2. You'll also receive some Bank for signing, and extra bank on the races of Sponsors choice. Those are the only things that change when choosing between sponsors. The difference between the amount that sponsors pay you is minimal, so I suggest you choose the one that has the easiest race types, or the one with the races that you like the most. ******************************************************************************* Garage (427243624) ******************************************************************************* Here you can select the car you want to drive, if you have more than one. You can also switch your car's body parts, performance parts, interiors and car specialties, and put older parts to your car. You can go to personalice your tunning at Dyno. You can see your Signed Sponsors, Save your game, or use the World map to see what races you have entered, or not, even the hidden races. If you want, you can enter them, even if you've already won them. If you don't want to search for the hidden races, go to the garage, enter the World Map, select the race you want to enter, enter it, and win it. If it's a race you haven't enter before, and you win it on your first try, you wont get money. If you want to get the money, once on the race, pause the game, select restart and restart the race. You'll get the money, but you will not have the option to return directly to the World Map. Doing this allows you to enter SUV races with any car. ******************************************************************************* Race Types (722389737) ******************************************************************************* There are many race types in the game: ********** a. Circuit (722389737a) ********** Quick Definition: Multi-lap race Traffic: Yes Nitro: Yes Shortcuts: Yes Laps: 3 or 4 Oponents: 3 Visible Oponents: Yes Extras: None General Strategy: This type of race is easy, powerslide at the curves, avoid the traffic, and take all the shortcuts you can. ********* b. Sprint (722389737b) ********* Quick Definition: Go from A to B Traffic: Yes Nitro: Yes Shortcuts: Yes Oponents: 3 Visible Oponents: Yes Extras: None General Strategy: Use the same strategy from Circiut. ******* c. Drag (722389737c) ******* Quick Definition: Go from A to B, the road is straight most of the time, you'll have to shift the gear, even if you normally race with an automatic transmission Traffic: Yes Nitro: Yes Shortcuts: No Oponents: 2 or 3 Visible Oponents: Yes Extras: See Drag Races section General Strategy: Accelerate with the Right Analog Stick. At the Countdown, push the Right Analog Stick up, and wait for the tachometer needle to turn green. When the race starts, accelerate and shift the gears as perfect as you can. I recomend that you use your nitro at the begining, shifting gears will be harder, but you'll become 1st easily. Watch out for traffic and walls. ******** d. Drift (722389737d) ******** Quick Definition: A short race, when you don't need to finish first, you need to have the bigest drifting score. Traffic: No Nitro: No Shortcuts: No Laps: 2 or 3 Oponents: 3 Visible Oponents: Yes Extras: See Drift Races Section General Strategy: Drift scores are qualified on 3 things: Speed, Angle and Length. My strategy is to stay behind the other competitors, to have more space. Take advantage of the multiplying zones and the Drift Multiplier, but be careful, because if you hit a wall while drifting, you'll lose all your score, and you'll have to get a high Drift Multiplier again. *********** e. Street X (722389737e) *********** Quick Definition: It's just like Circuit races, the only difference is that the track is a lot smaller. Traffic: No Nitro: No Shortcuts: No Laps: 3 or 4 Oponents: 3 Visible Oponents: Yes Extras: None General Strategy: In order to win this race you have to have a great ability to curve, if you don't, it's very hard to win. ****** f. URL (722389737f) ****** Quick Definition: A more professional version of the Circuit races. Traffic: None Nitro: Yes Shortcuts: No Laps: 3, 4 or 5 Oponents: 5 Visible Oponents: Yes Extras: None General Strategy: The same one from Circuit. ***************** g. Downhill Drift (722389737g) ***************** Quick Definition: A combination between Sprint and Drift. Go from A to B, win by getting the most drifting points. Traffic: Yes Nitro: No Shortcuts: No Oponents: 3 Visible Oponents: No Extras: See Drift Races Section General Strategy: Pretty much the same one from the Drift. Avoid the traffic. The parts with sand are the multipliers. ********* h. Outrun (722389737h) ********* Quick Definition: Get the lead and move away from your opponent. Traffic: Yes Nitro: Yes Shortcuts: No Oponents: 1 Visible Oponents: Yes Extras: If you win many of these races, you'll get unique parts. General Strategy: There are many strategies to win these races, you can go to a highway and use your nitro, but if you get to your top speed, you wont win. Another thing you can do is, when your near the other car and in 1st place, turn on a corner, if done correctly, the other car will not be able to react and turn. You can then drive calmly. Another technique I use sometimes, is to make a 180� turn, and accelerate. ****** i. SUV (722389737i) ****** Quick Definition: The above races, only that you must be driving a SUV (Sports Utility Vehicule). See World Map to see how to enter this races on a normal car. Traffic: Depends on the race type. Nitro: Depends on the race type. Shortcuts: Depends on the race type. Laps: Depends on the race type. Extras: None General Strategy: Same as above. ***************** j. Magazine Races (722389737j) ***************** Quick Definition: It's like a Sprint Race, go from A to B, the only difference is that your racing against time, and you choose the route. Traffic: Yes Nitro: Yes Shortcuts: Not really, because you choose the route, and they can't be considered Shortcuts, you've chosen to go that way. Extras: None. General Strategy: Same as always. ******************************************************************************* Drag Races (372407223) ******************************************************************************* I'm writting a special section about Drag Races, because they have more details to consider. *************** a. Blown Engine (372407223a) *************** If you take too much time to shift, your engine will start to heat. If it heats too much, it'll explode, and you'll be diqualified from the race. ********** b. Totaled (372407223b) ********** If you crash against a wall or a car from the traffic, you'll be disqualified ********* c. Shifts (372407223c) ********* When you are on a Drag Race, there are many Shifts you can do, keep an eye on the circle that appears on your screen: ************** 1. Short Shift (372407223c1) ************** You don't have the circle, or it was clinking. This happens when you don't wait enough time to shift the gear, you'll lose some speed. ************* 2. Good Shift (372407223c2) ************* The circle is blue and it doen's clink. This is the 2nd best choice, you will not lose speed, and your engine will not heat. **************** 3. Perfect Shift (372407223c3) **************** The circle turns green. Eventhough it's a little hard to do this shift, it's the best one, because you get some speed, and your engine doesn't heat. *********** 4. Over Rev (372407223c4) *********** The circle turns red. This one happens when you're not fast enough. You don't lose speed, but your engine heats. ******************************************************************************* Drift Races (374387223) ******************************************************************************* The same thing here with Drift races, I'm writting a special section about these races, because there are some things to consider: ******************* a. Score Multiplier (374387223a) ******************* At the top left corner of the screen you can see how much score you need to make on a single drift to get a higher score multiplier, it'll be higher as you proceed on the game. ************************ b. Extra Points Sections (374387223b) ************************ *************** 1. Normal Drift (374387223b1) *************** These Drift Races are done on little circuits. In these races the Extra Points Section is the blue and white fringe at the border of the road. ***************** 2. Downhill Drift (374387223b2) ***************** These Drift Races are done on Jackson Heights. In these races the Extra Points Sections are: The part of the road that's not made by asphalt, but for earth. The sidewalks. The section near the traffic cars. The "shortcuts" (can't really call them shortcuts because they're a longer road). ************** c. Drift Types (374387223c) ************** Depending on your single drift score, they'll have different names: Drift 1 to 999 Good Drift 1000 to 2999 Grear Drift 3000 to 6999 Superb Drift 7000 to 14999 Colossal Drift 15000 to 19999 Outrageous Drift 20000 to 49999 Insane Drift 50000 to 99999 Drift King 100000 to ????? My maximum score was 151K, so I don't if there are any more names. ******************************************************************************* Magazine Covers (624294632) ******************************************************************************* As you progress in Career Mode, Rachel will call you to tell you that there's a magazine photographer in Bayview. You'll also receive a SMS telling you that, and that you have to go to the star on your map. When you get to the star, you'll have a time limit to get to another part of town. The time is proportional, if you have to go far, you'll receive more time, and if you have to go to a near place, you'll have less time. When you get to the place on time, sometimes, you'll be able to take the picture, if that's the case, you can: **************** a. Cycle Cameras (624294632a) **************** You can choose between 4 different cameras, the cameras will vary depending on the location your car is. *********** b. Show Off (624294632b) *********** Stop completely your car, then the doors, hood and trunk will open. ************** c. Control Car (624294632c) ************** Drive your car and take a picture of it on the pose that you want. *************** d. Take Picture (624294632d) *************** Take a preview picture of your car, if you don't like it, press /\ and go back to the above options, if you like it, it'll stay that way. Sometimes when you get to the photo location, the picture will be taken automatically. There are 20 magazines covers. ******************************************************************************* DVD Covers (383268377) ******************************************************************************* To be on a DVD cover, you have to get your car to have a high visual rating. There are a total of 10 DVD Covers, 1 per each visual rating star acquired. After signing with the first sponsor, you'll have to get on the cover of 1 DVD, 2 DVD Covers for the second, 3 for the third, and 4 for the last one, in order to finish the contract. ******************************************************************************* Nitrous Oxide (N2O) (648768769) ******************************************************************************* There are many ways to recharge your Nitrous Oxide, most of them can also be done in explore mode, you need to have at least level 1 nitrous Oxide. You can also lose nitro. Here are the techniques I found, if you know of any that hasn't been post, please let me know: ************* a. Powerslide (648768769a) ************* The most common way to recharge the Nitrous gauge, it's very simple to do it, but it's also simple to ruin it. All you have to do is drift, the longer you go, the more nitrous you'll get. But don't be too greedy, because if you crash against a wall, you'll lose it all. The easiest way to do it is to use your handbrake on a corner, you can do it without using the handbrake, or even the normal brake, but it's not very advisable. The minimum is 50, but you'll easily get more than a 100. *********** b. Drafting (648768769b) *********** My personal favorite, all you have to do is stay behind another opponent for a little while, you'll get a minimum of 50, but, like the powerslide, the longer you go, the more nitrous you'll get. The idea is that you take advantage of the other's car aerodynamics, so, besides getting nitro, you'll accelerate faster. This is a very useful technique, even F1 drivers use it. In explore mode, you can only draft tunned cars (the ones you can challenge for outrun races). ************* c. Spray show (648768769c) ************* Sometimes you get it, and sometimes you don't. I guess you can only do it once each race. You have to have the nitrous purge at least at level one. To do it, you have to stop accelerating, and use the nitrous, steam will come out from your car, and the quantity depends on your nitrous purge level. You'll get a 100, but you'll lose speed. It's better to do it on the countdown. ***************** d. Avoid accident (648768769d) ***************** Easy but risky, all you have to do is to avoid the traffic by some inches (I think it was called a "Near Miss on Need for Speed Underground). But if you don't do it correctly, you'll crash against them, so it's your choice. You'll get 100 the first time, the second 100x2, and so on, the maximum is 100x5, which is a lot. ********** e. Reverse (648768769e) ********** Something you should only do when winning by a lot, but still my last choice. You have to go in reverse, without hitting a thing, or you lose all you were getting. You'll get a minimum of 50 and the longer you go, the more nitrous you'll get. ********* f. J-turn (648768769f) ********* You should do it if your doing reverse. You have to be driving in reverse, turn to the left or the right, deppending on which side of the road your on, and then continue driving forward. Like the Spray Show, it doesn't work all the times, and it's not a wise choice. Anyway, do it and you'll get 500 for the J-turn, and whatever you've gotten on the reverse, if you've gotten anything. ****** g. 360 (648768769g) ****** As it's name says, you have to do a 360� turn (a whole circle) without hitting a thing. It's easy, and you'll get 400. *********** h. Lead lap (648768769h) *********** This one can only be done in races, you have to be in 1st place when you're finishing a lap. It's easy, you get 150 the first time, and then you get 150x2. ****************** i. Gained position (648768769i) ****************** One of the easiests, if you start last. All you have to do is to gain your opponent's position. If your in 4th place, gain 3rd, and so on. You get 50 for getting 3rd, 100 for getting 2nd, and 200 for getting 1st. ************* j. Head start (648768769j) ************* Start on 1st place. In Sprint, Drag and Circuit, it's easier, because all the cars start lined up, but in URL, there are 6 cars, 2 on each line, and there are 3 lines. So, if you're not in the first line, you miss 100 points of nitro. The trick here is that you release the handbrake just in time, if you release it too fast, you'll burnout, and if you release it too late, you'll start the race braking, and you'll not accelerate fast. You'll have to be lucky to head start. Anyway, if you don't headstart, there's going to be someone in front of you to draft. ********** k. Burnout (648768769k) ********** You have to be burning rubber before the race starts. After that, you'll get extra nitrous depending on the length of your burnout. ********* l. Hydros (648768769l) ********* You need to have level 1 hydraulics, minimum, to do this. When your car has stopped completely, hold the handbrake button, and move the left analog stick up, down, right and left, your car hydraulics will start to become useful. You don't get too much nitro. I suggest you do this on the countdown. If you park near a wall, and you start to use your hydros up and down, your car will jump. Sometimes you'll jump so high that you'll also recieve some nitro for Hang Time. ************ m. Hang time (648768769m) ************ Sometimes when racing, you'll see that there are differences on the road, if you go fast enough, you'll kind of jump, and if you stay up high for a long time, you'll get some nitro. The minimum is 50, but it's really hard to get more than a 100. **************** n. Clean Section (648768769n) **************** If you drive on the road your supposed to for a while, and you don't hit anything, you'll get 150. *********** o. Shortcut (648768769o) *********** Sometimes, when you enter a shortcut, you get 200. ************** p. Traffic Hit (648768769p) ************** The only way I know where you can lose nitro. If you hit a car, you'll lose speed, and nitro, but not too much, I've never lost more than 60. ******************* q. Cleared Accident (648768769q) ******************* I don't exactly know how to do this, I only did it once. I was on a URL race and an opponent pushed me against a wall. I started to drive on the wall. I passed him and got 1000 points for a Cleared Accident. ******************************************************************************* Bayview (229843924) ******************************************************************************* Bayview is the city where all the action takes place. It is divided in 5 parts, that you unlock as you progress in the game. ************ a. City Core (229843924a) ************ You start the game having this place. Here you can find the Garage, a Car Lot, two Body Shops, two Performance Shops, a Graphics Shop, and a Car Specialities Shop. The only Megalow Parts, and Garage are here. ************** b. Beacon Hill (229843924b) ************** You get this part of Bayview, after signing with your first sponsor. Here you can find: a Car Lot, a Graphics Shop, a Body Shop, a Car Specialities Shop, and a Performance Shop. ****************** c. Jackson Heights (229843924c) ****************** You unlock this part after finishing your first sponsor contract. The Downhill Drift Races are made here, at Jackson Heights. Here you can find: a Body Shop, and a Graphics Shop. ******************* d. Coal Harbor East (229843924d) ******************* You unlock this part after finishing your second contract. Here you can find: a Car Specialities Shop, a Car Lot, a Graphics Shop, a Body Shop, and a Performance Shop. ******************* e. Coal Harbor West (229843924e) ******************* You unlock this part of town after finishing your third contract. Here you can find: a Car Specialities Shop, a Body Shop, and a Performance Shop. ******************************************************************************* Shops (843638242) ******************************************************************************* In the shops you can upgrade your car's visual rating, and performance. The shops are hidden throughout Bayview. Some SMS with game tips give you the location of shops. When you enter new shops, you sometimes unlock new parts. ************ a. Body Shop (843638242a) ************ The Body Shop is the one with the Green Light. Here you can make visual upgrades to your car. You can change your car's Spoiler, Hood, Lights and many more things. ******************* b. Performance Shop (843638242b) ******************* The performance shop is the one with the Blue Light. Here you can find upgrades for your car's engine, tyres, ECU, etc. which are very important if you want to win. **************** 1. Megalow Parts (843638242b1) **************** Megalow Parts is a discount store. Here you can only find level 1 and 2 upgrades, here you can get the biggest discounts when you buy parts packages (20%, in the other places you get 10%). ************************ c. Car Specialities Shop (843638242c) ************************ In the Car Specialities Shop you can make your car stand out on a crowd. Here you can add odd stuff to your car, like: Neon, Nitrous Purge, Hydraulics, etc. **************** d. Graphics Shop (843638242d) **************** This is the one with the Red Light. Here you can change you car's color, add vinyls and decals. ********** e. Car Lot (843638242e) ********** The Car Lot is the place to go if you want another car. You'll receive SMS from Rachel telling you that new cars arrived at the Car Lot. ******************************************************************************* Career Mode (227737487) ******************************************************************************* This is the game's main part. Here you'll unlock cars, tracks, and many more things. Before you start, I suggest you go to the options and choose the tracks you want. Also, I stongly recommend you turn the jump camera off, it can cause big accidents. Also, choose the Career Difficulty, and the type of transmission you want, automatic is the default option, you can also change it on the career mode. By the way X is X button, () is Circle, [] is Square, and /\ is Triangle. Enter the Career Mode, watch the "video" (I don't know if I should call them videos, they're comic-like animations. Anyway, video is shorter) and you'll see that you're the same guy from Need for Speed Underground. You were a winning machine, until the Caleb idiot almost kills you. You then go to Bayview to start again. You're going to meet with Samantha's friend, Rachel. When you arrive to Bayview, you'll be in Rachel's Nissan 350Z. That's why you see it on the main menu, it's your career vehicule. You'll also receive your first SMS, this one will give you basic info about your car's gadgets. Press X to return to Gameplay, or /\ to go to the Mailboxes. At the Mailboxes you're able to Delete your Messages. After that, you'll receive a new message about the Mini-map, and a Phone telling you that there are some races available. You'll see at your Mini-map that there are 2 races available. Your objective is to go to the Car Lot, but lets go have some fun. ******************************************************************************* EA GAMES TRAX (324263787) ******************************************************************************* You can change the order of the songs, select where you want them to be played, etc.: 01. Artist: Snoop Dogg feat. The Doors * Song: Riders on the Storm (Fredwreck Remix) Album: Need for Speed Underground 2 Exclusive Default Selection: Menu 02. Artist: Capone Song: I Need Speed Album: Need for Speed Underground 2 Exclusive Default Selection: Menu 03. Artist: Chingy Song: I do Album: Power Ballin' Default Selection: Menu 04. Artist: Sly Boogy Song: That'z My Name Album: Mistaken Identity Default Selection: Menu 05. Artist: Xzibit Song: LAX Album: Weapons of Mass Destruction Default Selection: Menu 06. Artist: Terror Squad Song: Lean Back Album: True Story Default Selection: Menu 07. Artist: Fluke Song: Switch/Twitch Album: Puppy Default Selection: Racing 08. Artist: Christopher Lawrence Song: Rush Hour Album: All or Nothing Default Selection: Racing 09. Artist: Felix Da Housecat Song: Rocket Ride (Soulwax Remix) Album: Devin Dazzie & the Neon Fever Default Selection: Racing 10. Artist: Sin Song: Hard EBM Album: Errare Digital EST Default Selection: Racing 11. Artist: FREELAND Song: Mind Killer (Jagz Kooner Remix) Album: Now & Them Default Selection: Racing 12. Artist: Paul Van Dyk Song: Nothing But You Album: Reflections Default Selection: Racing 13. Artist: Sonic Animation Song: E-Villle Album: Reality By Deception Default Selection: Racing 14. Artist: Killing Joke Song: The Death & Resurrection Show Album: Killing Joke Default Selection: Racing 15. Artist: Rise Against Song: Give it All Album: Siren Song of the Counter Culture Default Selection: Racing 16. Artist: Killradio Song: Scavenger Album: Raised on Whipped Cream Default Selection: Racing 17. Artist: The Bronx Song: Notice of Eviction Album: The Bronx Default Selection: Racing 18. Artist: Ministry Song: No W Album: Houses of the Mole Default Selection: Racing 19. Artist: Queens of the Stone Age Song: In My Head Album: Lullabies to Paralyze Default Selection: Racing 20. Artist: Mudvayne Song: Determined Album: ??? Default Selection: Racing 21. Artist: Septembre Song: I Am Weightless Album: Rule 3: Conceal Your Intentions Default Selection: Racing 22. Artist: Helmet Song: Crashing Foreign Cars Album: Size Matters Default Selection: Racing 23. Artist: Cirrus Song: Back on a Mission Album: Back on a Mission Default Selection: Racing 24. Artist: Spider Bait Song: Black Betty Album: Tonight Alright Default Selection: Racing 25. Artist: Skindred Song: Nobody Album: Babylon Default Selection: Racing 26. Artist: Snapcase Song: Skeptic Album: Bright Flashes Default Selection: Racing 27. Artist: Unwritten Law Song: The Celebration Song Album: The Way Default Selection: Racing * This song is always going to start playing at the Press Start Button screen, even if you turn it off. ******************************************************************************* Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) (773486827) ******************************************************************************* Q. Where can I find the Megalow Parts Shop? A. The Megalow Parts Shop is found on the Nothwest part of the City Core. To get to the Megalow Parts Shop starting from your garage, you must exit to the street, turn right, go straight, and enter the third street at your left (the fourth if your counting the one tha's in front of the garage). Then continue down the tunnel. Exit the tunnel and continue on the same street. Then enter the fourth street at your left. Finally, take the first street at your right, and continue, you should see the blue light at the left side of the street. Q. I've received Rachel's Car SMS, and all the races have disappeared, what should I do? A. Go to the garage, enter the World Map and enter all the races in Stage 1 that you haven't entered yet. The problem with this SMS is that it is a glitch, you should receive this message at the beginning of the game (before you go to choose your car) when you're in Rachel's car and only if you enter races with it. That's why you should go to the garage and enter the races on Stage 1, some of them are the ones you can enter with Rachels car. Q. What are reputation points for? A. I don't really know, at the Loading Screen you'll be able to read sometimes, that you must get them in order to get contracts. I think that if you get more points, you get more money from your sponsors. ******************************************************************************* Thanks (247233926) ******************************************************************************* To my mother and stepfather for supporting me. To my aunt for correcting some typos and for helping me with the legal part. To xxrafaelxx for correcting many typos. To EA Games and THX games for making such a great game. To all of you for reading my walkthrough. ___ __ ___ ____ _______ / / | | /\ /\ | | / /\ \ / ______| / / | | \/ \/ | | / \/ \ / / / / | | | | \______/ | | __ / / | |_______ __ | | / \ \ \/ \ / / | | | | | | / /\ \ \/ /\ \ \ \ | ____ | | | | | / /__\ \ \ \/ /\ \ \ | | | | | | | | / ______ \ \__/\ \ \ \ | | | | | | | |___ / / \ \ | | \ \ | | | | | | | | / / \ \ _______/ / \___\ |__| |__| |__| |_______| /___/ \___\ |________/ This is also my first ASCII art work. 1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789