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Need for Speed II

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description Need for Speed II Overview

Need for Speed II, released in 1997, served as the second title within the Need for Speed franchise. The game was available on PlayStation and Microsoft Windows platforms following the release of Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit in 1998. It featured racing gameplay within this series’ established format.

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info Need for Speed II Specifications

Country	Canada
Year	1997

help Need for Speed II FAQ

Does Need for Speed II have police chases like later games in the series?

No — the cop pursuits from the first game were dropped entirely in NFS II, making it a pure arcade racer across eight exotic international tracks. Police chases came roaring back as the marquee feature of the sequel, 1998's Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit.

Which cars can you drive in Need for Speed II?

The roster is packed with 1990s supercars, including the McLaren F1, Ferrari F50, Jaguar XJ220, Lotus Esprit V8, and concept cars like the Ford GT90. It was the era of EA leaning on licensed exotics rather than tuner cars, which arrived later in the Underground era.

What is Need for Speed II SE, and is it worth playing over the original release?

Need for Speed II SE was a 1997 enhanced re-release that added 3Dfx Voodoo graphics-card acceleration, giving the game smooth hardware-accelerated visuals that the standard software rendering couldn't match. It also threw in extra bonus cars, and today it's generally the preferred way retro fans play NFS II on PC.

What platforms did Need for Speed II ship on in 1997?

It released in 1997 for the PlayStation and Windows PC, published by Electronic Arts as the sequel to 1994's The Need for Speed. The PC version supported split-screen and modem/network multiplayer for racing against friends.

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