Watching this video when I was 6 years old made me want to be a game designer. 16 years later I’m studying for my masters degree in game design. I don’t think I can thank these guys enough for putting so much passion into this industry in its early stages. These types of guys were truly pioneers of game design.
And when actual fans of the series were working on the game and put all the effort so the game will be exactly what all fans would expect. Now is all just about the money.
@@alextitu602 Ghost Games was the definition of listening to the fans really closely Sadly Payback got EA Exec dirty rotten hand on it and when they successfully made Heat, the studio got shut down
Back when game devs were making games that THEY wanted to play first, then the fans. I've noticed the same about Halo. Now, it's all about money and investors.
I still think this is the same mindset most game devs hold to this day, it’s the large companies that own studios who push them and pay them to do what they want unfortunately :(
Miss the good old days when there’s no DLCs and almost every gaming company strives for excellence, to provide the truly definitive experience to their customer.
@@Silva_GP Just because it doesn't have high resolution, raytracing, or high poly count, doesn't mean it's poor graphics, zoomer. Technology back then is far different from today. That shit blew everyone's mind back then.
@@czaczaczar looks great back in the day, but I kind of agree with him that it doesn't really holds up these days nor is it "photorealistic". Nothing wrong with it, just not what OP is saying it is. Still prefer playing old racing games with superior gameplay than whatever cash cow they're churning out these days not gonna lie.
People...we lost our right to quality games when we were content with online downloadable half assed crap. Remember whe we queued up at stores? It was a work of art on the shelf. The sweat and blood of devs and animators. Now it's just, works in progress which they patch up as they see fit. We have failed.
It's a damn shame that we live in the digital age for the wrong reason for things like this. Paying 60$ for an AAA game is dreadful now on how incomplete and broken most games are! Even worse that you can pay more money to unlock extra content that is IN THE GAME ENTIRELY, play the game earlier than release date, most likely pointless add-ons with expansion passes and all... With a handful of games that I got for $60, I do regret paying that much for the games that soon go on sale for 40 bucks or less in less than a year too! I can wait for new games to be 6 months to over a year old for a sale now and man it save me a lot of money!
Man, EA did fantastic job through early and mid 2000s. I hardly remember I have ever skipped this trailer while launching the game. Same for BF 1942, every time I start the match, I loved to listen BF theme song on the loading screen.
5:40 We had so many great tracks in older games and hearing he said "I definitely see a really cool trend for music to be integrated with video games" and then looking at the lastest NFS releases just makes me sad.
Even if EA half assely remaster this game, i'd still buy it day one at full price rather than a new one from Criterion. Black Box is THE developer of Need for Speed
@@andreroberson6554 Criterion almost made literal Most Wanted 2 (not the dumpster that is 2012 MW) , but then EA Execs shut their project down and rush them... to making Paradise rebranded as MW 2012
Criterion one is better....i used to like the original version but black box games got really boring since mw2005.....it's the same formula since then.......
It was properly made that is why it is a legend. People really loved what they were doing so we have one of the best titles ever. Intro still gives me goosebumps even after 20 years.
I thank this entire team for making this game a small part of my childhood. I lost the disc many years ago but I still have fond memories playing this with my brother and getting up super early Saturday mornings to play all day!
not regardless. The PC, GC and xbox versions were awful. The only version made by EA Black Box was the PS2 version and that one is one of the best NFS games ever made.
@@X3MT I tried to figure out what this + is supposed to mean. I’ma just add the number of likes my comment has to the amount of replies, meaning 4+1=5. After posting this comment, there’ll be 2 replies, meaning we have to add 1 (5+1=6). Because more people could like and/or reply, the number might change. So the final result (let’s call it x) is: x≥6
My eyes are actually watering thanks for uploading. This game really got me through some hard times as a kid in foster care... and every NFS after this was pure garbage... I hope these guys know that this game turned out exactly the way they wanted it to...I literally had this and San Andreas. Just these two games to survive on
True Story: in April 2020 I was 19, I was restarting playing my PlayStation 2 for the first time since 2008 and this game NFS Hot Pursuit 2 was one of the games that gives me the chills a lot better than the GameCube version. I almost cried when I got back playing that game.
Please remaster this game because 2010 was terrible compared to this. This game had a lot to offer. Free roam with cops that let you adjust the difficulty and traffic from none to heavy. helicopters with exploding barrels, rockets along with a team of 6+ cop cars trying to end the pursuit with a sick soundtrack and car list. So much freedom and options this game had. A amazing game that definitely needs to be remastered.
1:18 they are talking about "open world drivers" before they even knew what to call it and about 2/3 years before Mnc nfsu2 and others like srs made it a industry standard to expect. Thats dope. I was in HS when this came out and remember wishing for open would drivers the size of the crew then. Crazy how games develop. 15 years later I hop in my real BMW and head to the mountains and play build your cages from the stereo 🙌😊
The last real need for speed ever. It’ll never be the same, and that’s a real real shame. This and HIGHSTAKES were the pinnacle of what need for speed could ever be. Idc for graphics and hype compared to today, these games made me feel something special.
@@mplgaming60572 años después, un jugador de free fire no tiene el derecho de decir eso cuando un juego de 2002 si tienen ruedas redondas y el tuyo hexagonales jajajaj
Legend... 🤘😎⚡Thank You Black Box for this unforgettable game. This part of Need For Speed mean so much to me. Thank you so much for Childhood and for now... Because now I'm playin at last ps2 version. Thank you so much...For Underground and if course for Hot Pursuit 2... God Bless You And Your Families.
This is actually my favorite I bought a PS2 again just to play this game... The driving didn't feel as arcade and goofy as the following NFS games... And the "you're the cop" mode on this game is better to me... The same people made this game again today more modern version with a better driving simulation it would be a hit God bless these folks
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 is a amazing 2002 racing game for me, I haven't played yet, I cannot wait to play this game in the future ! and also big thanks to the EA Black Box Team to create and develop this old 2002 nostalgic racing game !
My third video game ever. I still like it very much🔥👍. But music was cut from that edition in 2004( Four years ago, in 2008 I surprisingly got full edition with intro and music with NFS Most Wanted and Pro Street on disc.
It could be in my opinion the best game in Nfs-history, if some supercar could add in the game. On the top tierlist: Only three cars are in option (McLaren F1, F1 LM and Mercedes CLK-GTR) other class segment has four or five option. I would add for example: Bugatti EB 110, Ferrari Enzo (or F40), Porsche GT1 (big rival against F1 LM in Le Mans). On the PS2 are only four police car available. More cop cars would be nice (think about F1 police car would be op). I put slightly under underground and most wanted 2005, but still for me one of the best game.
It seems that the PC version and the PS2 version were miles apart. But I'm playing HP2 even today with the same pleasure and nostalgia. GG EA ! ....I mean... when EA was EA.
PC version has no single track where you can drive out the top speed of the top cars. Whats the point of a McLaren F1 if there is no single track where you can reach its 380 km/h?? It would've even been a 3rd option to choose this car on such a track. But since there is no such track, the only cars you use are F1 LM or CLK GTR in Class 1.
@@CTeves97 Coastal Parklands straight is too short too. Most cars you cant reach their top speed with it, especially the top tier ones. Let alone the 386 km/h McLaren F1.
If you played the PS2 version, the AI has rubberbanding, so if you can get them to ram you from behind you’ll get a BIG boost in speed, I reached 264 MPH in the F1 thanks to a CLK GTR.
And goddamn why they dropped so many features?? e.g. no weather, but weather was planned. Why they didnt moved the release date a bit for a better PC game??
Performance and time constraints, Keep in mind all hands on deck was on the PS2 version as it had the largest market and the PC and Xbox version was done by a subsidiary developer of EA, not Blackbox themselves as they were working on the PS2 version.
The good old days when EA used to make their games by themselves! Nowadays they'll hire an incompetent studio to write the code which is why the NFSs from 2012 till present day are glitchy and unplayable.
![Behind the Scenes - Need for Speed: Underground [Making of]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/HK9LicEltOE/mqdefault.jpg)
![Behind the Scenes - Need for Speed: Underground [Making of]](/img/tr.png)
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Watching this video when I was 6 years old made me want to be a game designer. 16 years later I’m studying for my masters degree in game design. I don’t think I can thank these guys enough for putting so much passion into this industry in its early stages. These types of guys were truly pioneers of game design.
I hope you'll make some banger of a racing game someday
@@shira_yone I.E not a dumpster fire of a shit show like the games EA half asses n throws out now
Same bro, going into computer science in the fall because of this also. Good luck 👍
Congrats man! Hope you have lots of fun!
Let us know what you make man.
When they actually listened to the fans. Really great video find!!
I think they got it from the PS2 version. I’m pretty sure it was in the extras menu or something
@@flowapowa3530 yes it is in the extras menu
And when actual fans of the series were working on the game and put all the effort so the game will be exactly what all fans would expect. Now is all just about the money.
@@alextitu602 Ghost Games was the definition of listening to the fans really closely
Sadly Payback got EA Exec dirty rotten hand on it and when they successfully made Heat, the studio got shut down
@@derpedfoxyapping
Back when game devs were making games that THEY wanted to play first, then the fans. I've noticed the same about Halo.
Now, it's all about money and investors.
My two favorites series doomed to the same fate
I still think this is the same mindset most game devs hold to this day, it’s the large companies that own studios who push them and pay them to do what they want unfortunately :(
Miss the good old days when there’s no DLCs and almost every gaming company strives for excellence, to provide the truly definitive experience to their customer.
Nothing wrong with DLCs💀
@@thehendleys1 True, if they're done right.
I just want to know how they made that realistic intro 20 years ago more photorealistic than they make it today!
Doens't looks realistic.
@@Silva_GP How the hell does that not look realistic? Did you actually see it?
@@2fast4udk The intro don't looks realistic if you pay attention in various details.
@@Silva_GP Just because it doesn't have high resolution, raytracing, or high poly count, doesn't mean it's poor graphics, zoomer. Technology back then is far different from today. That shit blew everyone's mind back then.
@@czaczaczar looks great back in the day, but I kind of agree with him that it doesn't really holds up these days nor is it "photorealistic". Nothing wrong with it, just not what OP is saying it is.
Still prefer playing old racing games with superior gameplay than whatever cash cow they're churning out these days not gonna lie.
People...we lost our right to quality games when we were content with online downloadable half assed crap. Remember whe we queued up at stores? It was a work of art on the shelf. The sweat and blood of devs and animators. Now it's just, works in progress which they patch up as they see fit. We have failed.
Fr man, fucking sad. Im just happy we were lucky to have experienced awesome games
It's a damn shame that we live in the digital age for the wrong reason for things like this.
Paying 60$ for an AAA game is dreadful now on how incomplete and broken most games are! Even worse that you can pay more money to unlock extra content that is IN THE GAME ENTIRELY, play the game earlier than release date, most likely pointless add-ons with expansion passes and all... With a handful of games that I got for $60, I do regret paying that much for the games that soon go on sale for 40 bucks or less in less than a year too!
I can wait for new games to be 6 months to over a year old for a sale now and man it save me a lot of money!
Man, EA did fantastic job through early and mid 2000s. I hardly remember I have ever skipped this trailer while launching the game. Same for BF 1942, every time I start the match, I loved to listen BF theme song on the loading screen.
This channel provides just incredible valuable content. Thank you.
5:40 We had so many great tracks in older games and hearing he said "I definitely see a really cool trend for music to be integrated with video games" and then looking at the lastest NFS releases just makes me sad.
I remember I had this on ps2 back in 2005 I'll never forget! Brings back nostalgia good times
I had got my first PS2 on my 8th birthday! (May 2005) 😎
@@KidJaeProductions I had this when I first bought my ps2 in 2010! Lovely times!
@@KidJaeProductions my 11th birthday 2012 still playing the best NFS of all time for me
@@KidJaeProductions hell yeah bro, were like the same age! 2000s kids lets goooo
@@bhigshaman6644 damn right 😎💯
Even if EA half assely remaster this game, i'd still buy it day one at full price rather than a new one from Criterion.
Black Box is THE developer of Need for Speed
I rather have one from Criterion, Criterion is a better developer than black box will ever be
This is the EA vancouver version btw
@@andreroberson6554 Criterion almost made literal Most Wanted 2 (not the dumpster that is 2012 MW) , but then EA Execs shut their project down and rush them... to making Paradise rebranded as MW 2012
@@andreroberson6554 they should have stuck to burnout instead of making need for speed into burnout
Criterion one is better....i used to like the original version but black box games got really boring since mw2005.....it's the same formula since then.......
It was properly made that is why it is a legend. People really loved what they were doing so we have one of the best titles ever. Intro still gives me goosebumps even after 20 years.
Yeah, I have a nostalgia trip but, can literally everyone just ignore the how clean that one tandem drift was with those two cars?
5:22
it always bothered me as a kid how that paintjob was changed in the final game and the stripe wasn't centered on the car anymore, lol
Oh shit, you’re right! Wow, I guess it was an error maybe?
I thank this entire team for making this game a small part of my childhood. I lost the disc many years ago but I still have fond memories playing this with my brother and getting up super early Saturday mornings to play all day!
Arguably the Greatest NFS Title ever released. Regardless of the PS2 Version or the Gamecube/PC/Xbox Version
not regardless. The PC, GC and xbox versions were awful. The only version made by EA Black Box was the PS2 version and that one is one of the best NFS games ever made.
"One on One... Two on One...
Three on One... and One for Fun..."- That line from this game's theme is stuck in my head...
I still have this game in ISO format runing into a virtual clone drive. just for pure and simple enjoyment and nostalgia
Do you know how to get it now if it's not possible using torrent? Thanks
@@derlangsame4471 ebay or aliexpress
I still have it on CD, and probably have the original box somewhere. The music is definitely nostalgic
Yes , i play on my Phone using Aethersx2 Emulator at 60fps 1080p
@@anglopakistani is there an iOS download?
Best NFS ever made for me ❤️
yess!!!! Driving simulation was actually pretty accurate for the time every need for speed after that just felt goofy and pure shit
This game was my childhood - I’m still playing and enjoying it.
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@@X3MT I tried to figure out what this + is supposed to mean. I’ma just add the number of likes my comment has to the amount of replies, meaning 4+1=5. After posting this comment, there’ll be 2 replies, meaning we have to add 1 (5+1=6). Because more people could like and/or reply, the number might change. So the final result (let’s call it x) is: x≥6
@@raceandchase its mean, i agree with you
@@X3MT I know lol, I was just messing around.
My eyes are actually watering thanks for uploading. This game really got me through some hard times as a kid in foster care... and every NFS after this was pure garbage... I hope these guys know that this game turned out exactly the way they wanted it to...I literally had this and San Andreas. Just these two games to survive on
The developer I'm in 2021 and still my best game is nfs hp2 great job
Now you can play it on your Phone.
It was the first NFS game I ever played on my new Pentium 4 computer. Good times!!!
Ssme I also used to play this on my pentium 4 back in the day
When NFS: HP 2 is gonna be 20 Years Old in 2022, it's Insane!
True Story: in April 2020 I was 19, I was restarting playing my PlayStation 2 for the first time since 2008 and this game NFS Hot Pursuit 2 was one of the games that gives me the chills a lot better than the GameCube version. I almost cried when I got back playing that game.
Last Awesome Game in NFS Serie`s :D i see 3dsMax used on the cars, while maya or custom editor for the track`s :D
Oh wow, really? I've been curious about that for ages lol
Childhood quality content!
Oh the nostalgia 😭❤
Please remaster this game because 2010 was terrible compared to this. This game had a lot to offer. Free roam with cops that let you adjust the difficulty and traffic from none to heavy. helicopters with exploding barrels, rockets along with a team of 6+ cop cars trying to end the pursuit with a sick soundtrack and car list. So much freedom and options this game had. A amazing game that definitely needs to be remastered.
1:18 they are talking about "open world drivers" before they even knew what to call it and about 2/3 years before Mnc nfsu2 and others like srs made it a industry standard to expect. Thats dope. I was in HS when this came out and remember wishing for open would drivers the size of the crew then. Crazy how games develop. 15 years later I hop in my real BMW and head to the mountains and play build your cages from the stereo 🙌😊
I still have my ps2 just for this game in particular and a few others.
that's what they should teach in history class
BEST NEED FOR SPEED EVER
My childhood ❤️ thanks for uploading
This cinematic trailer in the end still looks perfect 😍
The last real need for speed ever. It’ll never be the same, and that’s a real real shame. This and HIGHSTAKES were the pinnacle of what need for speed could ever be. Idc for graphics and hype compared to today, these games made me feel something special.
remember when they cared about busted scenes
Soundtrack helped this game so much as well. Sooo goood! So many memories.
6:09 I like how they put the PC busted scene here
Nostalgic I still play this used to be my most favorite
Back then when games had a original startup taste n environmentally nostalgic
This game trash
@@mplgaming6057 go Minecraft yourself
@@mplgaming60572 años después, un jugador de free fire no tiene el derecho de decir eso cuando un juego de 2002 si tienen ruedas redondas y el tuyo hexagonales jajajaj
20 years later still playing it never gets old
Why did this just show up in my recommendations?? Ugh! The nostalgia!! Watching the intro almost made me cry!
Then Remaster This Instead of Nfs HotPursuit Lol
@Shadow Knight yeah same.
What if EA said: we’re remastering Hot Pursuit 2
But then EA said: we’re using the PC version as the base
@@siloPIRATE My friend had the Gamecube port, and it was absolutely terrible. Only the PS2 version had handling the way it was supposed to be.
@@siloPIRATE actually I wouldn't mind that
@@siloPIRATE I can feel the disappointment right now
Legend... 🤘😎⚡Thank You Black Box for this unforgettable game. This part of Need For Speed mean so much to me. Thank you so much for Childhood and for now... Because now I'm playin at last ps2 version. Thank you so much...For Underground and if course for Hot Pursuit 2... God Bless You And Your Families.
Ah yes!
The making of my childhood
This was the start of the absolute golden era.
“The sense of adrenaline and excitement”
Damn did they just sum up why I like Need for Speed as a kid and now 😂
I remember watching this in the extras all the time
My childhood ❤️
that green murcielago is so 😍😍😍
The best NFS for PS2
My favorite nfs❤
This is actually my favorite I bought a PS2 again just to play this game... The driving didn't feel as arcade and goofy as the following NFS games... And the "you're the cop" mode on this game is better to me... The same people made this game again today more modern version with a better driving simulation it would be a hit God bless these folks
By far the best game in the series, we need a remake
Please remaster this next!!
they already did
@@IPlayKindred No, they don't did, if you are talking about Hot Pursuit 2010, this game its a sequence.
somehow after this came underground
Underground was another masterpiece.
You can thank the Fast and Furious franchise for that
2:40 What's it program?
i didn't know it behind scene video exist :O
it's amazing
Rest in peace Blackbox
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 is a amazing 2002 racing game for me, I haven't played yet, I cannot wait to play this game in the future ! and also big thanks to the EA Black Box Team to create and develop this old 2002 nostalgic racing game !
Good times. My childhood was happy.
The aesthetic in the car selection menu of ps2.... Is unexplainable
My third video game ever. I still like it very much🔥👍. But music was cut from that edition in 2004( Four years ago, in 2008 I surprisingly got full edition with intro and music with NFS Most Wanted and Pro Street on disc.
My favorite 2 cars porsche 996 911 turbo and porsche carrera gt is best car in the world.
These people created art.
Thnx guys best childhood game
Rip BB flogged down by Ea
It could be in my opinion the best game in Nfs-history, if some supercar could add in the game.
On the top tierlist: Only three cars are in option (McLaren F1, F1 LM and Mercedes CLK-GTR) other class segment has four or five option. I would add for example: Bugatti EB 110, Ferrari Enzo (or F40), Porsche GT1 (big rival against F1 LM in Le Mans).
On the PS2 are only four police car available. More cop cars would be nice (think about F1 police car would be op).
I put slightly under underground and most wanted 2005, but still for me one of the best game.
I remember my dad being pissed at the McClarin stages
You mean McLaren
@@flyer3154 stfu
Best NFS ever
1:25 why does this guy sounds like a more nasal Dominic Toretto? lol
He sounds more like Vince Vaughn
The NFS hot pursuit 2, & the NFS RiVaLS,, the best gameS for me EveR,,,☺️
It seems that the PC version and the PS2 version were miles apart.
But I'm playing HP2 even today with the same pleasure and nostalgia.
GG EA !
....I mean... when EA was EA.
I remember tweaking it so I could compete my Lotus Elise against the McLarens
Best racing game period
Thank you 😊 thank you 😊
4:54 bro was spittin
Definitely on the top of the 3 best nfs games
time when EA Games made games
Sutch a great videogame 💪🏻❤️
Nfs hot pursuti is the fastest racing video game of all time baby!!!!!!!
Back when micro transactions and dlc didn't even exist!
still a classic fot he ps2
Best game ever ❤
they cut the cockpit cam
The cockpit vision in only 2 cars of PS2 version.
The interesting part of this game is the cop 👮 chase In this video game
I luv these nostalgic times could have been a pro video game player
Best NFS ever made
Runs perfect on PS4 Pro :)
PC version has no single track where you can drive out the top speed of the top cars.
Whats the point of a McLaren F1 if there is no single track where you can reach its 380 km/h??
It would've even been a 3rd option to choose this car on such a track. But since there is no such track, the only cars you use are F1 LM or CLK GTR in Class 1.
Coastal parklands? I used to go 240 every lap
@@CTeves97 Coastal Parklands straight is too short too. Most cars you cant reach their top speed with it, especially the top tier ones. Let alone the 386 km/h McLaren F1.
If you played the PS2 version, the AI has rubberbanding, so if you can get them to ram you from behind you’ll get a BIG boost in speed, I reached 264 MPH in the F1 thanks to a CLK GTR.
And goddamn why they dropped so many features??
e.g. no weather, but weather was planned. Why they didnt moved the release date a bit for a better PC game??
Performance and time constraints,
Keep in mind all hands on deck was on the PS2 version as it had the largest market and the PC and Xbox version was done by a subsidiary developer of EA, not Blackbox themselves as they were working on the PS2 version.
ah yes, my favourite feature in any racing game, W E A T H E R
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Lovel game 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩😍😍😍😍😎🚔🚔🚔🚔🚔🚘🚘🚘🚘
Soundtrack was hardcore
seasoned devs all round, knew wtf they were doing and what made a fun game...unlike today and not helped by shitty publishers.
The good old days when EA used to make their games by themselves! Nowadays they'll hire an incompetent studio to write the code which is why the NFSs from 2012 till present day are glitchy and unplayable.