<s>
Shift	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shift	I-Application
2	I-Application
–	O
Unleashed	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
simcade	B-Application
racing	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
seventeenth	O
installment	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shift	I-Application
and	O
expands	O
on	O
many	O
aspects	O
that	O
were	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
original	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shift	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
during	O
March	O
and	O
April	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shift	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
features	O
over	O
145	O
cars	O
from	O
more	O
than	O
37	O
manufacturers	O
and	O
over	O
36	O
different	O
tracks	O
,	O
which	O
players	O
can	O
compete	O
in	O
several	O
types	O
of	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
three	O
new	O
main	O
additions	O
:	O
an	O
in-helmet	O
camera	O
,	O
night-time	O
racing	O
and	O
the	O
Autolog	O
feature	O
introduced	O
with	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hot	I-Application
Pursuit	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shift	B-Application
2	I-Application
claims	O
to	O
redefine	O
the	O
racing	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
genre	O
by	O
delivering	O
authentic	O
and	O
true-to-life	O
dynamic	O
crash	O
physics	O
,	O
intricately	O
detailed	O
real-world	O
cars	O
,	O
drivers	O
and	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
in-car	O
camera	O
view	O
,	O
Shift	B-Application
2	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
'	O
helmet-camera	O
'	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
viewpoint	O
is	O
from	O
their	O
driver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Autolog	O
system	O
is	O
now	O
'	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
DNA	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
appears	O
in	O
Shift	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
a	O
more-or-less	O
identical	O
design	O
to	O
the	O
original	B-Application
,	O
but	O
includes	O
extra	O
features	O
that	O
they	O
not	O
only	O
provide	O
track	O
times	O
for	O
unique	O
events	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
segregate	O
data	O
based	O
on	O
quick	O
race	O
tracks	O
,	O
race	O
types	O
and	O
automotive	O
disciplines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
essentially	O
means	O
that	O
Autolog	O
is	O
more	O
than	O
just	O
a	O
system	O
that	O
simply	O
displays	O
player	O
friend	O
's	O
times	O
regardless	O
of	O
how	O
,	O
or	O
when	O
,	O
they	O
set	O
them	O
during	O
their	O
career.Shift	O
2	O
features	O
more	O
than	O
140	O
licensed	O
vehicles	O
available	O
for	O
racing	O
and	O
tuning	O
,	O
a	O
smaller	O
number	O
compared	O
with	O
racing	B-Application
sims	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Forza	B-Application
Motorsport	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
1200	O
cars	O
found	O
in	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
6	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
40	O
real-world	O
locations	O
including	O
Bathurst	O
,	O
Spa-Francorchamps	O
and	O
Suzuka	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
fictional	O
circuits	O
like	O
downtown	O
London	O
and	O
Shanghai	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lead	O
designer	O
Andy	O
Tudor	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Shift	B-Application
2	I-Application
does	O
n't	O
feature	O
split-screen	O
:	O
"	O
There	O
's	O
so	O
much	O
going	O
on	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
we	O
've	O
added	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
drafting	O
a	O
guy	O
now	O
you	O
'll	O
get	O
all	O
the	O
little	O
bits	O
of	O
crap	O
from	O
his	O
car	O
,	O
all	O
the	O
gravel	O
and	O
rubber	O
hit	O
the	O
car	O
and	O
they	O
can	O
hit	O
your	O
windscreen	O
and	O
things	O
like	O
that	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
July	O
2010	O
it	O
was	O
rumored	O
that	O
a	O
sequel	O
for	O
Shift	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
called	O
"	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shift	I-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
and	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Slightly	O
Mad	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2010	O
,	O
EA	O
said	O
another	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
game	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
at	O
some	O
point	O
during	O
its	O
fourth	O
quarter	O
(	O
January	O
1	O
through	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2011	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
CV	O
read	O
:	O
"	O
Mostly	O
worked	O
on	O
new	O
open	B-Protocol
world	I-Protocol
technology	I-Protocol
but	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
Need	B-Application
For	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
Shift	I-Application
2.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Shift	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
confirmed	O
when	O
EA	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
their	O
first	O
quarter	O
financial	O
report	O
as	O
a	O
Q4	O
2011	O
title	O
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
as	O
Shift	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
on	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
Hot	B-Application
Pursuit	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shift	B-Application
2	I-Application
brings	O
an	O
"	O
all-new	O
"	O
rendering	O
engine	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
massive	O
"	O
graphics	O
overhaul	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Shift	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
redefining	O
immersive	O
racing	O
by	O
blending	O
the	O
rush	O
of	O
tearing	O
up	O
the	O
track	O
at	O
unbelievable	O
speeds	O
with	O
the	O
emotional	O
experience	O
of	O
competitive	O
battle	O
"	O
,	O
said	O
executive	O
producer	O
Marcus	O
Nilsson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
We	O
are	O
also	O
working	O
closely	O
with	O
real-world	O
performance	O
drivers	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
Shift	B-Application
2	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
captures	O
their	O
experience	O
and	O
becomes	O
the	O
benchmark	O
in	O
authentic	O
racing	O
action.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
weeks	O
before	O
Shift	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
did	O
EA	O
executive	O
Patrick	O
Soderlund	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
We	O
think	O
we	O
can	O
compete	O
and	O
ultimately	O
become	O
market	O
leading	O
in	O
the	O
simulation	O
authentic	O
motorsport	O
segment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forza	B-Application
can	O
only	O
be	O
bought	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
and	O
Gran	O
Turismo	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
on	O
PlayStation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marcus	O
Nilsson	O
,	O
producer	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
Shift	B-Application
2	I-Application
wo	O
n't	O
match	O
Forza	B-Application
's	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
performance	O
,	O
but	O
indicated	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
a	O
far	O
more	O
vibrant	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Either	O
you	O
go	O
for	O
–	O
and	O
this	O
is	O
harsh	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
what	O
I	O
think	O
–	O
the	O
bland	O
graphics	O
of	O
GT	B-Application
and	O
Forza	B-Application
,	O
or	O
you	O
try	O
to	O
push	O
the	O
bar	O
for	O
what	O
consoles	O
can	O
do.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
's	O
Patrick	O
Soderlund	O
revealed	O
that	O
he	O
believes	O
Shift	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
can	O
outdo	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
when	O
it	O
comes	O
to	O
providing	O
an	O
"	O
authentic	O
driving	O
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
lead	O
designer	O
and	O
executive	O
producer	O
of	O
Shift	B-Application
2	I-Application
spoke	O
out	O
against	O
GT5	B-Application
,	O
implying	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
way	O
too	O
many	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andy	O
Tudor	O
,	O
lead	O
designer	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
games	O
like	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
5	I-Application
and	O
Forza	B-Application
Motorsport	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
were	O
more	O
like	O
encyclopedias	O
than	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
hundreds	O
of	O
"	O
irrelevant	O
cars	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
producer	O
Jesse	O
Abney	O
thought	O
that	O
Shift	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
will	O
cross	O
the	O
racing	O
divide	O
to	O
entice	O
arcade	O
fans	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
sim	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lead	O
designer	O
,	O
Andy	O
Tudor	O
said	O
Shift	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
is	O
injecting	O
"	O
emotional	O
and	O
social	O
aspects	O
"	O
into	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
which	O
take	O
it	O
beyond	O
"	O
being	O
a	O
numbers	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
've	O
gone	O
on	O
record	O
before	O
saying	O
GT5	B-Application
and	O
Forza	B-Application
are	O
on	O
pedestals	O
at	O
the	O
moment	O
:	O
everyone	O
believes	O
they	O
are	O
the	O
games	O
to	O
beat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marcus	O
Nilson	O
said	O
that	O
Autolog	O
has	O
changes	O
since	O
Hot	B-Application
Pursuit	I-Application
,	O
"	O
Yeah	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marcus	O
Nilsson	O
,	O
the	O
executive	O
producer	O
of	O
Shift	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
,	O
said	O
this	O
about	O
why	O
they	O
decide	O
to	O
drop	O
the	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
name	O
for	O
Shift	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
think	O
about	O
the	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
games	O
you	O
've	O
played	O
;	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hot	I-Application
Pursuit	I-Application
,	O
Most	B-Application
Wanted	I-Application
,	O
Underground	B-Application
,	O
they	O
're	O
very	O
arcadey	O
and	O
action-oriented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
to	O
not	O
confuse	O
the	O
consumer	O
–	O
do	O
n't	O
take	O
me	O
wrong	O
,	O
Shift	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
is	O
still	O
a	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
game	O
inside	O
the	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
family	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
family	O
has	O
different	O
legs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hot	B-Application
Pursuit	I-Application
fits	O
the	O
action	O
games	O
;	O
Shift	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
sim-like.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
wanted	O
to	O
establish	O
Shift	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
franchise	O
when	O
Shift	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	B-Application
was	O
part	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
family	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
sequel	O
branches	O
out	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
win	O
over	O
simulation	O
racer	O
fans	O
and	O
compete	O
with	O
genre	O
rival	O
Gran	O
Turismo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soundtrack	O
Shift	B-Application
2	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
contains	O
original	B-Application
soundtracks	O
played	O
during	O
main	O
menu	O
,	O
loading	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
replay	O
,	O
composed	O
by	O
Ramin	O
Djawadi	O
,	O
Stephen	O
Baysted	O
,	O
Troels	O
Folmann	O
,	O
Mick	O
Gordon	O
,	O
and	O
Mike	O
Reagan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
franchise	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
Shift	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
soundtrack	O
contains	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
shorter	O
licensed	O
songs	O
,	O
containing	O
ten	O
songs	O
from	O
each	O
band	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
issued	O
on	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
EA	O
mentioned	O
Shift	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
has	O
slipped	O
a	O
week	O
in	O
the	O
Europe	O
to	O
March	O
31	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
to	O
April	O
1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coinciding	O
with	O
a	O
shutdown	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Need	I-Application
For	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
Network	O
on	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
content	O
can	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
unlocked	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
or	O
if	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
save	O
file	O
does	O
n't	O
already	O
contain	O
the	O
additional	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alpinestars	O
and	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
introduced	O
the	O
Play	O
a	O
Pro	O
Sweepstakes	O
,	O
a	O
contest	O
that	O
gives	O
the	O
winner	O
chance	O
to	O
win	O
a	O
trip	O
to	O
attend	O
the	O
Formula	O
Drift	O
in	O
Long	O
Beach	O
,	O
California	O
on	O
April	O
8	O
and	O
9	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
available	O
to	O
residents	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
winner	O
will	O
receive	O
a	O
trip	O
to	O
Long	O
Beach	O
,	O
California	O
and	O
pit	O
passes	O
to	O
the	O
Formula	O
Drift	O
in	O
Long	O
Beach	O
and	O
an	O
opportunity	O
to	O
play	O
against	O
an	O
Alpinestars	O
drift	O
driver	O
in	O
Shift	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
had	O
an	O
exposition	O
for	O
Shift	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
at	O
PAX	O
East	O
2011	O
,	O
where	O
Shift	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
had	O
two	O
D-Box	O
racing	O
seats	O
set	O
up	O
each	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
103	O
"	O
plasma	O
TV	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
other	O
stations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-ordering	O
Shift	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
at	O
PAX	O
EAST	O
,	O
includes	O
Shift	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
branded	O
ear	O
bud	O
head	O
phones	O
and	O
a	O
T-shirt	O
as	O
pre-order	O
bonus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Career	O
trailer	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
January	O
2011	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
the	O
official	O
website	O
for	O
Shift	B-Application
2	I-Application
launched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
video	O
clip	O
of	O
Shift	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
surfaced	O
showing	O
off	O
a	O
Team	O
BMW	O
race	O
around	O
a	O
circuit	O
in	O
sunny	O
Miami	O
,	O
the	O
footage	O
is	O
from	O
a	O
GTTV	O
show	O
in	O
which	O
brand	O
new	O
gameplay	O
was	O
shown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
Shift	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
84/100	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
82/100	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
81/100.GameTrailers	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
8.9/10	O
,	O
saying	O
how	O
it	O
"	O
Refines	O
the	O
strengths	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
and	O
extends	O
their	O
value	O
indefinitely	O
through	O
the	O
competitive	O
environment	O
of	O
autolog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
gained	O
a	O
7.5/10	O
rating	O
from	O
GameSpot''	O
,	O
stating	O
how	O
"	O
Shift	B-Application
2	I-Application
may	O
not	O
offer	O
full-on	O
simulation	O
features	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
boasts	O
roller-coaster	O
thrills	O
and	O
a	O
deep	O
sense	O
of	O
immersion	O
in	O
the	O
hectic	O
world	O
of	O
racing.	O
"	O
</s>
