Need for Speed Shift 2: Unleashed Fresh Forecast

EA announced their main product Need for Speed Shift 2: Unleashed is ready for racer who likes drag racing in a poky street. The release Date is in spring next year, more precisely, in March 2010. For PS3, Xbox 360 platform.

London-based Slightly Mad Studios is once again taking over for this off-shoot brand, and fans of the original Shift title should have a lot to look forward to. There are some neat little additions, such as the new helmet cam, that will hopefully set this racer ahead of the pack made up of Forza and Gran Turismo. That's some hefty competition.

Addressing complaints against the original's lack of variety of modes, Slightly Mad has added more modes and types of events for players, and the Need for Speed Autolog is integrated. Those who like to master every track and know every detail of their races will dig this.

Visually, Shift 2 unleashed (get Need For Speed Shift 2: Unleashed Fonts)is gorgeous. Using an updated graphics system, the developers were really able to push some impressive effects. From the inside of the car with the helmet cam, the player can see that light bends and shifts with realistic shadows created by the frame of the car. Even more impressive was the night versions of the tracks, as the points of light stretch and star much like they do with real windows. Wet tracks create reduced visibility, and the game uses focus and out-of-focus elements to create a real keen sense of depth.

Interestingly, like many games this late in the console cycle, Shift 2 Unleashed (new is being developed with the PS3 as the primary platform, and while the game has a rather soon release date of Spring of 2011, Slightly Mad is making some bold claims. "We want to beat Gran Turismo 5 and Forza" declares Executive Producer of Shift 2 Unleashed, Marcus Nilsson. An impressive goal indeed, we'll have to see if EA's latest racing endeavor will make it king of both arcade and sim racing games.