Shift 2: Unleashed
Shift 2: Unleashed (also known as Need for Speed: Shift 2 – Unleashed) is a simcade racing video game, the seventeenth installment of the Need for Speed series. It was developed by Slightly Mad Studios and published by Electronic Arts. The game serves as a direct sequel to Need for Speed: Shift and expands on many aspects that were introduced in the original. Shift 2: Unleashed was released worldwide during March and April 2011.
| Shift 2: Unleashed | |
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European cover art featuring a Nissan GT-R GT1 and a modified Maserati GranTurismo S. | |
| Developer(s) | Slightly Mad Studios Straight Right (iOS) |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Producer(s) | Marcus Nilsson |
| Composer(s) | Heavy Melody Music Ramin Djawadi Troels Folmann Stephen Baysted Mick Gordon Mike Reagan |
| Series | Need for Speed |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 iOS |
| Release | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360 iOS
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| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Shift 2: Unleashed features over 145 cars from more than 37 manufacturers and over 36 different tracks, which players can compete in several types of races. Players can also compete online. The game also features three new main additions: an in-helmet camera, night-time racing and the Autolog feature introduced with Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit.
As of 2021, download versions of the game are no longer available for purchase in any online stores, and online play was shutdown on September 1. The non-download boxed EA DVD versions of the game can still be purchased from some online stores until supply runs out.