aren't the guys who made PC the same ones who created the Shift series? I'm pretty sure they are. I haven't played PC2 cause of a shitty computer but I will someday lol
@@mohammadhamza2901 ya they're the same devs. I loved shift2 and pc2 carries that same vibe, including this amazing helmet cam (my favorite), though it lacks zooming to the apex when braking in pc2.
Shift and Shift 2 revolutionized cockpit view imo. And Shift 2's helmet view is outstanding. The head movements when approaching turns makes it way more immersive.
@@daniarbol1815 i'd also choose shift 2, but it's preference based: shift 1 if you want to play more aggressive and have an easier game (and a more sim feeling with less assists), shift 2 if you want precision racing and play something harder and more cars/tracks (both seem to have a good amount of mods too, if you count that)
This game was ahead of it's time with graphics, attention to detail, and physics... Needs a reboot or just need to become backwards compatible for console
Cmon, physic is not even good,it have huge input lag and some really big problems with understeer. Rfactor, lfs, and assetto corsa have a lot more realistic physic.
@@NetDriver00 You gotta look at the year that this game came out. In today's racing game world, it would suffer, but at time it released, it was amazing. Every racing game has input lag. Even today, people who stream racing games on completely built setups still suffer from input lag. Look at all the racing games that released at this time. This was a great simulation racer for last gen consoles and PC
For those of you who are confused as to why the hood of the Porsche was ratling/shaking despite it having a rear engine,it's because the engine rattles the whole car at high revs.Even in real life this happens too. And to show that it is rear engine,check out time mark 12:30 to 12:42
Yes, he should have noted that everything in the car shakes, mirrors, windshield wipers, cables and wires inside the cabin, and so much more. Also when having the bonnet cam, the reflections are perfect lights and even damage can be seen in them, well at least in PC, which is mind blowing for someone that knows how much graphically expensive that is.
@@gt131970 Project CARS is a Simulation and completely(and maybe the most realistic, beside Assetto Corsa Competizione). Btw the best sounding car for me is an Audi i don't remember the name
Shift 2 unleashed is still to this day one of my favorite racing games to play. The visuals were amazing, dirt build up on cars, the way they get destroyed, how the screen shook and turn black and white when you crashed to show how the driver is discombobulated, the depth of field when you are going extremely fast, the lighting during night races, the sense of speed, the only GRIPE, was car handling, no matter the set up , the cars slid all over the place
Never liked that much the game my self, at the first is amazing but then with some fast cars the gameplay all goes to crap, at least with a controller, I played it in my Xbox360 back then, never tried with with my wheel. I prefer Project Cars which is from the same devs, it has a much better gameplay, however the career SUCKS 😕
I thought games were supposed to get better as time goes, looking at this, games these days doesn't even pay half of what this games attention to detail
I think they have chosen playability instead of insane graphics/attention to detail. Just look the direct comparison between The crew and The crew 2 it had a severe detail downgrade even tho is a newer game.
The endurance race at night on Nürburgring, what an experience that was, almost pissed my pants. Then that feeling of jiy and accomplishment you get when you win it. ❤️🔥
6:03 this is what I miss on the most recent NFS titles. Since NFS 2015 going 250 KPH does feel like 180 KPH in previous games. Also do not forget how EA tried to steal Ian Bell by forcing Slightly Mad into bankruptcy, and in turn he departed and gave us Project CARS. Shift 2 is it's embryo.
Everyone talking about how "nfs heat" is amazing, sounds good and looks cool..... they never played this one I guess, it still looks and sounds better than the new nfs games plus, the first person view and omg the sense of speed in the shift games was soooo good! It was scary to floor it!
This was one of my favorite games. It introduced me to the sim racing world. The way the game got you immersed and your heart beating when at high speeds was very different from other games. After playing Shift I started playing Gran Turismo and the Dirt series. I know they are not the most realistic sims but shift sure made me like cars and racing muuuuch more than I already did.
You forgot about head movements when turning into corners. I remember Vaughn Gittin Jr. Wanted that included when drifting your looking at the direction the vehicle is heading rather then looking forward into a corner
I remember this was one of the racing games I played the most when I was 11 besides the gran tourismo games, this game taught me a lot about racing and what it takes to be on top I've never had such an amazing experience with racing games since
I've been waiting for someone to do a video pointing out the good things of this video game for years! Thank you. I'm glad I grew up playing this game, it taught me alot.
Still my favourite in the series. As much as I like what Slightly Mad went on to do with Project Cars, I really missed the performance and visual customization in Shift 2. Shift was 1 installment away from what ProStreet was supposed to be.
IMO Pro Street wasn't supposed to be anything else. The Shift games are about mature professional racing on actual tracks and closed off street circuits while Pro Street was a stepping stone between illegal street racing and professional racing with it's legal, organized street racing vibes. Cops are no more but it's still esentially young guys and girls competing and showing off for money and fame. Those vibes are gone in Shift and Shift 2.
I've never seen this much love and care put into the first person experience of a racing game quite like the Shift series. Everything feels physical. Even the psychological elements are modelled (perceptions being distorted when going extremely fast or after a crash).
@@dannynw713 well heat is fun if u enjoy a game mode challenge and good storyline but I prefer payback nfs more. But in term of pure physics and realism I prefer this game better or even forza horizon and EA usually on graphics or vision quality and story lines there not best when it comes with animation. physics
@@cello_thomaz1557 idk about all that other stuff but as a person that's played NFS games ever since I was a kid I have too agree that payback is better then Heat at least for an arcade racing game
11:35 interesting fact: this transmission whine is from straight cut gears that racer install to have more horsepower. Standard road cars have what is called Helical gears which don't produce a whine.
@@honkhonk9222 Not to get a faster shifts, that's called "secuential" gearbox, for example you can build a manual gearbox with straight cut gears and that will be still a manual gearbox. And helical gears can handle more power than straight ones actually, in fact, Race cars uses straight cut gears only because they are a lot easier to work on when it comes to set up the gear ratios for different tracks.
I've played almost all track based racing games (simcades and sims) since 1999 and Shift 2 is one of the very best in my opinion, incredible immersion, fantastic races, tons of content, and unique atmosphere
This was the best the NFS series had to offer then everything went downhill from there, fun fact is Patrick Southerland or how ever his name is spelt was a series driver in the Blancpain GT series when this was being developed, certain a lot of this has his experience and input.
@@T1NOKIO heat was a big improvement, i don't understand what's yall problem with the game. personally i liked it more than carbon and loved it as much as underground.
A game with he physics in a hybrid of AC + RF2, with the modability of AC, The Cell Shaded graphics of automodelista, with the roster of GT4 and the Visual Feedback of NFS Shift, that's my ideal racing sim
It's not even just that, The AI Racers actually feel realistic and when I play this with my wheel I feel like the AI's cars are actually physical bodys and I get a slight fear when I go near them as I get that feeling like I'm actually going to hit them Awesome detail, Also I get the illusion of motion in this game sometimes
I actually liked this game back then, I remember how I struggled with drifting, but damn when you got this it was so good :D For a 2011 I gotta say that it was one helluva game, definitely better than next games
you're afraid to go fast feeling the adrenalin and details (driver's camera view, crash detailsx environment) made this game even more better that game is a masterpiece for me
Man I still play this game today, literally I like this NFS series maybe this is underated NFS but I still love this game than Gran Turismo, and the most realistic is when we use helmet cam, man i feel like I was there, hope EA remake this games
The greatest detail this game houses is the Helmet Cam and the fade-out effects in that camera and the driver's head movements in that angle, GOAT imho and unrivaled.
I remember grinding this game at my local Gamestop back when it came out. I was what? 8 years old then? When Gamestop removed it from the store, i was so sad.
This was one of the first racing games ive every played, this bring back so many great memories. I still play racing games each day and shift 2 was where i learned it all 😄
As much as the physics weren't on point for a sim racer, this game is the only one that has given me a sense of fear and speed and made me feel like I was in the car driving. Everything from the helmet cam, and the blurred vision on your peripherals, the sheer sense of speed and how the driver gets pushed to either side from the G force. Never felt anything like it in a game. Like Nurburging, at night with a full pack of cars is frightening, especially when you're in front as your senses are saying you can't push any more, you can't go faster but the pack of lights in your mirror push you into the unknown. Such an underrated game, just wish it had the physics of Assetto Corsa.
This game was way ahead of its time. Project Cars doesn’t have this sense of authenticity for me despite being the teams second biggest project. It’s a shame they totally went backwards.
just one thing if it's that dark out & those discs are glowing, trust me they're GLOWING! would've been even that more detailed with it reflecting on the track
Jovem Dinâmico They’re the same ones as project cars 1 and 2 cuz they run on the same engine (madness engine) and is made by the same ppl that made project cars 1 and 2 (slightly mad studios)
There is so much effort in this video, my friend.!! Well done, you did an excellent job. Unfortunately, Shift2 never received the value it deserved. Thank you for this video and the joy you gave me 👍
@@memeplayer1923 Well it depends on what u play... arcade racers i doubt many will have em but for most sims or simcades (which shift 2 ultimately is) it is mandatory.
Shift 1 and Shift 2 were a blast with a steering wheel. The area where these two shine the most is the cockpit view. There are far more realistic simulators out there, but this one feels really immersive from the cockpit. Rearview camera isn't that good, it's weird, the cars get at an angle that looks like they're drifting when they're not while steering through corners. They're just wobbly. But the moment you switch to cockpit or helmet cam...it's pure gold.
You know gaming community is filled with sheep when games like Shift 2, The Run, Rivals, Assetto Corsa go unnoticed but Forza Motorsports 7, new F1 games, Grid 2019, Dirt 4 get all the attention. No wonder there's been only downgrades in newer games like Heat and Payback from Need For Speed 2016.
i remember playing this game like 5 years ago, it was so scary for me as a kid when i was 12, it was actually insanely detailed, and like racing at night was literally scary and SO hard, this game is by far the best game for back then. i’d totally play it rn if i could
The game is amazing in it’s attention to detail, but the main selling point to me is the sheer violence in driving, going 200kph is frightening and all the sounds combined to that makes it an experience like no other
The helmet view is one of the best camera in any race game imo. Shit was way too cool and the blur helped you focus on the track. You were immersed.
I gotta say i agree, tho people dont like the cam.
It returned in the Project Cars franchise (PC2 has it and it's awesome). And the sense of speed is replicated as here.
aren't the guys who made PC the same ones who created the Shift series? I'm pretty sure they are. I haven't played PC2 cause of a shitty computer but I will someday lol
@@mohammadhamza2901 ya they're the same devs. I loved shift2 and pc2 carries that same vibe, including this amazing helmet cam (my favorite), though it lacks zooming to the apex when braking in pc2.
Shift and Shift 2 revolutionized cockpit view imo. And Shift 2's helmet view is outstanding. The head movements when approaching turns makes it way more immersive.
The only racing game where I was afraid to go fast
You haven't play dirt rally then
Play the latest WRC, you need a steering wheel
@Ahmad Irthiza ভুল
Prostreet : separates the weak and the strong since 2007
same as me........this game and project cars
This was the underrated series in nfs in my opinion
These details are good, but basic physics and sound is quite meh tbh
Shift 1 or 2, who Is better?
@@daniarbol1815 2, in my opinion
@@daniarbol1815 i'd also choose shift 2, but it's preference based: shift 1 if you want to play more aggressive and have an easier game (and a more sim feeling with less assists), shift 2 if you want precision racing and play something harder and more cars/tracks (both seem to have a good amount of mods too, if you count that)
@@daniarbol1815 The first shift is better, shift 2 may have a bit more content but god damn is the optimization bad.
This game was ahead of it's time with graphics, attention to detail, and physics... Needs a reboot or just need to become backwards compatible for console
Shift 1 or 2, who Is better?
Cmon, physic is not even good,it have huge input lag and some really big problems with understeer. Rfactor, lfs, and assetto corsa have a lot more realistic physic.
@@NetDriver00 You gotta look at the year that this game came out. In today's racing game world, it would suffer, but at time it released, it was amazing. Every racing game has input lag. Even today, people who stream racing games on completely built setups still suffer from input lag. Look at all the racing games that released at this time. This was a great simulation racer for last gen consoles and PC
@Jay Boyd Actually it has 2 sequels, they are named project cars 1 and 2
@@MCMXCVIIful I know, I own them both. I was talking about the time at which this game released
All those details for a 2011 game, truly amazing!
Better than a Project Cars, a Forza and a Gran Turismo !
@@elite_op._asa do you know PC is actually a continuation to Shift series?
@@hexagonalcarbon Ho no, I don't know.
Because PC is don't make by EA.
But thanks for the Information !
@@elite_op._asa EA doesn't make anything bruh. They just publish games.
@@hexagonalcarbon I know they do nothing !
Is just I forget who make NFS Shift . . . Bruh !!!
For those of you who are confused as to why the hood of the Porsche was ratling/shaking despite it having a rear engine,it's because the engine rattles the whole car at high revs.Even in real life this happens too. And to show that it is rear engine,check out time mark 12:30 to 12:42
Shift 1 or 2, who Is better?
Dani Arbol 2
Yes, he should have noted that everything in the car shakes, mirrors, windshield wipers, cables and wires inside the cabin, and so much more.
Also when having the bonnet cam, the reflections are perfect lights and even damage can be seen in them, well at least in PC, which is mind blowing for someone that knows how much graphically expensive that is.
Also, regular hoods n shit of regular cars don t shake as much, just as irl, while racecars rlly do, cos that light fiberglass does irl
Yep i agree. With both material carbon fiber / fiberglass
That POV is insanely good, makes you feel like you are actually there
This game made me feel like I was actually in the car, while I used the Helmet Cam. Definitely an underrated game.
Yeah but what about being a keyboard warrior ....
@@iljalobanovs6445 oh god, that was raging
@@iljalobanovs6445 what?
@@eriktenhag2022 using keyboard instead of steering wheel or gamepad
This game was bad, all these details doesn't matter if physics isn't good
The introduction cinematic is worth note when you launch the game one of the rare cinematics that arent worth skipping
man ive watched every single cutscene that i have every single one of them in my head
This is the most realistic nfs game ive ever played growing up as a kid💥
it was a sim racing but a half arcadeish and realism
i expect them to remastered prostreet
And also unforgiving
imagine growing up as a old man
whats realisitc about the driver getting blind at over 250 kph
@@EAGYSL its called scenes of speed only skilled players like that
Damn car sounds were brutal af👀😂
Better than Heat
@@GoatedAtNFS oh yea a lot better
Sounds even better in project cars.
especially the carrera one... My god!!!
@@gt131970 Project CARS is a Simulation and completely(and maybe the most realistic, beside Assetto Corsa Competizione). Btw the best sounding car for me is an Audi i don't remember the name
I like how the transmission whine is done in this game. It's soooo satisfying to hear just humming as you drive. Feels so raw and powerful.
Mostly all real race trans sound like that. Due to straight cut gears
@@silktm9457 yes but it some games, it doesn't sound this good. One I can think of is forza horizon 4. The whine is too quiet
Shift 2 unleashed is still to this day one of my favorite racing games to play. The visuals were amazing, dirt build up on cars, the way they get destroyed, how the screen shook and turn black and white when you crashed to show how the driver is discombobulated, the depth of field when you are going extremely fast, the lighting during night races, the sense of speed, the only GRIPE, was car handling, no matter the set up , the cars slid all over the place
Never liked that much the game my self, at the first is amazing but then with some fast cars the gameplay all goes to crap, at least with a controller, I played it in my Xbox360 back then, never tried with with my wheel.
I prefer Project Cars which is from the same devs, it has a much better gameplay, however the career SUCKS 😕
I thought games were supposed to get better as time goes, looking at this, games these days doesn't even pay half of what this games attention to detail
I think they have chosen playability instead of insane graphics/attention to detail. Just look the direct comparison between The crew and The crew 2 it had a severe detail downgrade even tho is a newer game.
the shift series did a lot wrong when it came to physics
Old games > New games
@you mad bro 97 motorsport right? Horizon has been consistent for the most part
@@DV-ou1yu you probably played only ACC and iRacing if you say that lol
This game in 2011 taught me a lot about cornering and apexes.
Damn i have never seen that heavy breathing thing in other games.
Adds to the scary immersion
Feels a bit unsettling too, if you think about it.
I hadn't the chance to play this game, but is interesting how they were careful with the details
Las locuras de niko😎
@@z3phyr0th30 :'y
@@theJmmC1 xdd
if someone has it for ps3 i want to play online with him, i restart play this game after 8 years and i love it now more than gran turismo sport
@@vitty0058 uh.. sorry bro,
I do not have
You have other?
The endurance race at night on Nürburgring, what an experience that was, almost pissed my pants. Then that feeling of jiy and accomplishment you get when you win it. ❤️🔥
I smell the ass the bmw m3 e90 gt3 for 5 laps (sorry for my bad english, i from uruguay)
This game was a masterpiece. Way ahead of its time.
it really wasn't
judge sim That’s your opinion, I’ll stick to mine 🤷🏾♂️
@@lawfrmtheave same
@@lawfrmtheave same
6:03 this is what I miss on the most recent NFS titles. Since NFS 2015 going 250 KPH does feel like 180 KPH in previous games.
Also do not forget how EA tried to steal Ian Bell by forcing Slightly Mad into bankruptcy, and in turn he departed and gave us Project CARS. Shift 2 is it's embryo.
I wondered why PC gave me SHFT2 vibes real bad
Not my favorite physics but I still haven't played any driving game with such an inmersive experience
Not my favourite is putting it lightly, it was awful with a controller , be honest
Playing on console was like either swing hard left or hard right. Smash brake then die?
@@nova3530onyt at least on PC version, we have a conversion mod that slightly improves the handling on most cars
@@yobro6053 I had fun playing with controller, only thing is you'll have to spend time tuning the cars to make it work the way you want it to.
The physics are perfect, you just need to set them just right for it to be playable on controller
Everyone talking about how "nfs heat" is amazing, sounds good and looks cool..... they never played this one I guess, it still looks and sounds better than the new nfs games plus, the first person view and omg the sense of speed in the shift games was soooo good! It was scary to floor it!
Because this game is less arcade and doesn't involve crazy stunts and police chases. Heat and this game have very different styles of gameplay.
My favorite NFS is the shifts all the others are arcade garbage
there's always these guys comparing completely different games to one another
@Ahmad Irthiza not comparing the game style, just some features and things they both have... kind of
yet i still play it, 60% done so far
This was one of my favorite games. It introduced me to the sim racing world. The way the game got you immersed and your heart beating when at high speeds was very different from other games. After playing Shift I started playing Gran Turismo and the Dirt series. I know they are not the most realistic sims but shift sure made me like cars and racing muuuuch more than I already did.
Bro Same
You forgot about head movements when turning into corners. I remember Vaughn Gittin Jr. Wanted that included when drifting your looking at the direction the vehicle is heading rather then looking forward into a corner
I remember this was one of the racing games I played the most when I was 11 besides the gran tourismo games, this game taught me a lot about racing and what it takes to be on top I've never had such an amazing experience with racing games since
I've been waiting for someone to do a video pointing out the good things of this video game for years! Thank you. I'm glad I grew up playing this game, it taught me alot.
Still my favourite in the series. As much as I like what Slightly Mad went on to do with Project Cars, I really missed the performance and visual customization in Shift 2.
Shift was 1 installment away from what ProStreet was supposed to be.
shift 2's vinyl editor was kinda let down for me, i need a fix for it because i cant change the colour of some of the vinyls
IMO Pro Street wasn't supposed to be anything else. The Shift games are about mature professional racing on actual tracks and closed off street circuits while Pro Street was a stepping stone between illegal street racing and professional racing with it's legal, organized street racing vibes. Cops are no more but it's still esentially young guys and girls competing and showing off for money and fame. Those vibes are gone in Shift and Shift 2.
I've never seen this much love and care put into the first person experience of a racing game quite like the Shift series. Everything feels physical. Even the psychological elements are modelled (perceptions being distorted when going extremely fast or after a crash).
Still play this even today on PC, with mods.
It is on pc ??? Man i was about to turn my 360 on now i gonna get it for pc thx
Which mods?
@@jacu89 Various, starting from add-on cars, reshade, and change of physics
had the most fun on the ps3, but yeah my laptop actually runs it
Car mod just like Asseto Corsa, but i still prefer Shift 2
Imagine having nfs shift 2 drifting physics in nfs heat
is NFS heat any good?
dannynw713 it’s fun, but shallow... if that makes any sense?
@@dannynw713 well heat is fun if u enjoy a game mode challenge and good storyline but I prefer payback nfs more. But in term of pure physics and realism I prefer this game better or even forza horizon and EA usually on graphics or vision quality and story lines there not best when it comes with animation. physics
@@cello_thomaz1557 idk about all that other stuff but as a person that's played NFS games ever since I was a kid I have too agree that payback is better then Heat at least for an arcade racing game
This game was so underrated. Even after years with a recent playthrough the hood shaking and the blown engine are new for me.
Still play this game with a physics mod...the cockpit feel is really great... playing with steering really makes a big difference..
Lol good physics mod and removing that god awful camera shake
Couldn't drift to save my life on this Game, but was fun!
11:35 interesting fact: this transmission whine is from straight cut gears that racer install to have more horsepower. Standard road cars have what is called Helical gears which don't produce a whine.
Not to have more horsepower but to get a faster shift and if you meant to get a gearbox that can handle high horse power then your correct.
@@honkhonk9222
Not to get a faster shifts, that's called "secuential" gearbox, for example you can build a manual gearbox with straight cut gears and that will be still a manual gearbox.
And helical gears can handle more power than straight ones actually, in fact,
Race cars uses straight cut gears only because they are a lot easier to work on when it comes to set up the gear ratios for different tracks.
@@honkhonk9222 So in fact you are wrong too.
Man, I don't understand why some people hate this game so much, this game is a masterpiece.
Dude this game is so hard i cant even get podium on easy :(
I feel that so bad
u have on ps3???
if yes play online
Sim racing games needs practices. It's not like other nfs games.
@@BunnyRabbit. i learn drive in 2 days in this game, all ads off except steering assist and traction on low
I've played almost all track based racing games (simcades and sims) since 1999 and Shift 2 is one of the very best in my opinion, incredible immersion, fantastic races, tons of content, and unique atmosphere
This was the best the NFS series had to offer then everything went downhill from there, fun fact is Patrick Southerland or how ever his name is spelt was a series driver in the Blancpain GT series when this was being developed, certain a lot of this has his experience and input.
Patrick Söderlund
It's because the developers of the Shift series moved on to make Project Cars 1 and 2.
@@joaquingonzalez834 and he's German based from his boss car
Yo this game needs a reboot and I can see this game having even more detail with the new consoles coming out
People would go nuts hating it because "its not underground street racing"
@@pequod6660 Ohh yeah NFS Underground need a reboot too they should of done a reboot than make NFS "Heat"
It has, its called project cars and project cars 2, runs on the same engine, made by the same ppl who made nfs shift 2
@@T1NOKIO heat was a big improvement, i don't understand what's yall problem with the game. personally i liked it more than carbon and loved it as much as underground.
@@castroabuful2468 they shit on new games because they want old games. I wanna call them the Nfs most wanted/underground simps
those first person camera movements really show the forces of the car. I wish car games would do this more often it looks awesome .
This game still looks better than nfs heat
but gotta say heat is fun and this game it more like a intensifying racing sim and mix of arcadeish feeling
Shift 2 is the best NFS game. Hot Pursuit 2010 doesn't even beat that.
Meme Player all credit to slighty mad studio
I dont think so ,but isnt open world game that is why
hihi TM well a shot about being sim racing and it doesn’t fit my taste i not like it since there’re too much games do the same thing
A game with he physics in a hybrid of AC + RF2, with the modability of AC, The Cell Shaded graphics of automodelista, with the roster of GT4 and the Visual Feedback of NFS Shift, that's my ideal racing sim
It's not even just that,
The AI Racers actually feel realistic and when I play this with my wheel I feel like the AI's cars are actually physical bodys and I get a slight fear when I go near them as I get that feeling like I'm actually going to hit them
Awesome detail,
Also I get the illusion of motion in this game sometimes
8:01-80:6
Rise in heart rate
I don't know if you noticed but i heard some grunting as the car hit the wall
I actually liked this game back then, I remember how I struggled with drifting, but damn when you got this it was so good :D
For a 2011 I gotta say that it was one helluva game, definitely better than next games
I love how you can also hear the brakes getting hot when you brake aggressively
This is my favorite racing series and I swear I never heard the driver breathing hard after a crash. That's cool.
you're afraid to go fast feeling the adrenalin and details (driver's camera view, crash detailsx environment) made this game even more better that game is a masterpiece for me
Still the BEST racing game I've ever played so far. So brute, intensive & realistic. The very best mix of sim racing and arcade
this game has the best sense of speed imo driving with 250kmh looks so insane
More shift 2 details videos, please!!! Brazil here 🇧🇷
used to play shift 2 with physics mod, it's really nice experience. And this is the game that brings me to simracing world.
how is this game so underated remaster needed
Man I still play this game today, literally I like this NFS series maybe this is underated NFS but I still love this game than Gran Turismo, and the most realistic is when we use helmet cam, man i feel like I was there, hope EA remake this games
The graphics is beautiful.
The greatest detail this game houses is the Helmet Cam and the fade-out effects in that camera and the driver's head movements in that angle, GOAT imho and unrivaled.
I remember grinding this game at my local Gamestop back when it came out.
I was what? 8 years old then? When Gamestop removed it from the store, i was so sad.
dont worry, you can buy it on steam, its currently on sale
Underrated piece of art.
This game had the coolest drifting ever and career mode
This was one of the first racing games ive every played, this bring back so many great memories. I still play racing games each day and shift 2 was where i learned it all 😄
This shows what developers can do to a game if they really wanted to
Probably the only game that gave a TREMENDOUS sense of speed. Also, remember night races - those were extremely tough.
Great content!
As much as the physics weren't on point for a sim racer, this game is the only one that has given me a sense of fear and speed and made me feel like I was in the car driving. Everything from the helmet cam, and the blurred vision on your peripherals, the sheer sense of speed and how the driver gets pushed to either side from the G force. Never felt anything like it in a game. Like Nurburging, at night with a full pack of cars is frightening, especially when you're in front as your senses are saying you can't push any more, you can't go faster but the pack of lights in your mirror push you into the unknown. Such an underrated game, just wish it had the physics of Assetto Corsa.
The dislike is Gran Turismo fanboy.
The sense of speed in this game was some of the best
This game was way ahead of its time. Project Cars doesn’t have this sense of authenticity for me despite being the teams second biggest project. It’s a shame they totally went backwards.
A really good use of depth of field on the first person view too
This game was so captivating fellas.
Still play nfs shift n shift 2.. really enjoy the physics that makes the player feel heartbeat during racing
Fast tutorial about Need For Speed Shift 2 special for new players )
just one thing if it's that dark out & those discs are glowing, trust me they're GLOWING! would've been even that more detailed with it reflecting on the track
2:39 damn those flames look way better than NFS Heat's
Jovem Dinâmico They’re the same ones as project cars 1 and 2 cuz they run on the same engine (madness engine) and is made by the same ppl that made project cars 1 and 2 (slightly mad studios)
Heats flames look good too, they are just to big and too often. But you can adjust it. Overall i do prefer the old effects more tho.
There is so much effort in this video, my friend.!! Well done, you did an excellent job. Unfortunately, Shift2 never received the value it deserved. Thank you for this video and the joy you gave me 👍
Thanks for watching my friend :)
kinda funny how the hood shakes so much on that Porsche considering that it's a rear engine car
It shakes the hood and the doors and the windows too even the dash, you've never driven one have you lol
You gotta remember this game is from 2011 and yet still in some things it out perfoms new racing games
Can we have stuff like this in racing games again please?
Bring back the god-tier cockpit views too.
@@memeplayer1923 Well it depends on what u play... arcade racers i doubt many will have em but for most sims or simcades (which shift 2 ultimately is) it is mandatory.
We do, get project cars 1 and 2, made by the same ppl and runs on the same engine
Cockpit view, endurance races, and not a single pause till the race is done. Perfection.
Oh hell yeah, I liked this game, but it started becoming too hard to play on an old xbox 360 controller XD
Shift 1 and Shift 2 were a blast with a steering wheel. The area where these two shine the most is the cockpit view. There are far more realistic simulators out there, but this one feels really immersive from the cockpit. Rearview camera isn't that good, it's weird, the cars get at an angle that looks like they're drifting when they're not while steering through corners. They're just wobbly. But the moment you switch to cockpit or helmet cam...it's pure gold.
0:35 engine in Porsche on front ? 🤣 Really ? Always was on a back 🤣
Exactly
Another detail, but from a fan😂
It happens in real life too even if the car is rear engine
@@hOOman21 it happens in real life too on a Porsche
Look a more reason comment it shakes the car
This was the first game I ever had on my 360. It was breathtaking, the graphics where so far ahead of its time. Such an amazing game
You know gaming community is filled with sheep when games like Shift 2, The Run, Rivals, Assetto Corsa go unnoticed but Forza Motorsports 7, new F1 games, Grid 2019, Dirt 4 get all the attention. No wonder there's been only downgrades in newer games like Heat and Payback from Need For Speed 2016.
What I remember from this game was the engine sound, screaming tires and dizzying motion blur
I wanna play this game now
11:10 the only problem of this transmition whine sound, is the fact that all the cara of the game, even on stock, have this sound.
I didnt know the tyres can pop. I was bad at drifting so i never really drifted hard, but when I did I spin out.
Car hood shaking from redline **Shows Porsche** but....but..engine is in the...baccc....
Someone said it happens irl it shakes the car
12:02 when I hit my toe on a rock
The sequential gear box sound is just amazing
the sound is what really ruins the game though. even a stock cobalt sounds like a race car. way too much forced induction
fun fact:gameloft used some of these engine sound files
It is cool but, how about the input lag? is it already gone if its not then no play for this game
it’s still there at least on ps3
This game had the best racing AI out of any game I've played.
OMG
THESE CARS AND SOUNDS ARE BETTER THAN NFS HEAT
Especially the Maserati😏
*CONFIRMED*
Where can I get this game
steam?...
@@ajemajh Steam isn't recommended. Most of the buyers didn't get the code. So do it on Origin.
@@exr879 idk since i buy it on a disk. oh btw. wdym by dont get the code? steam doesnt gave you a code. you just buy it and its downloading
ExtremeRacer 879 steam isn’t even code mate
you can just pirate it
i remember playing this game like 5 years ago, it was so scary for me as a kid when i was 12, it was actually insanely detailed, and like racing at night was literally scary and SO hard, this game is by far the best game for back then. i’d totally play it rn if i could
Such an underrated game, it such a shame that the new shit need for speeds don’t even have first person mode. It’s just such a downfall
The game is amazing in it’s attention to detail, but the main selling point to me is the sheer violence in driving, going 200kph is frightening and all the sounds combined to that makes it an experience like no other
You know this game physic aren't that great
Yeah it doesn't exactly feel like a Sim game it's better to play nfs pro street (arcade game)
Well they went on to make the Project Cars name so their physics got better after all they used what EA had to offer which was all arcade games🤦🏽♂️
But if you can get used to it, you'll fly around the track
True I beat the whole game after about a million restarts and hours of tuning👍🏼
And the Works Conversion, boy they went wild with it.
Something I liked from both this and the first Shift game is that the HUD (especifically the dials) changed depending on the car you had.