Shift 2: Unleashed is now available to buy in the UK on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. EA’s stunning ‘real’ racer races off the grid across UK stores today, with some retailers offering bargains for day-one buyers. The highlight is probably Tesco’s trade-in deal, where you can pick up the game for just £4.96 [Continue reading...]

PCGZine has gone live with their review of Shift 2: Unleashed, scoring it 88% and praising it for its “tense and tight experience”. “Shift 2 Unleashed is an ambitious racing game which tries to offer gamers as much as it can, and largely it succeeds,” said our colleague Andy Griffiths in his appraisal of Slightly [Continue reading...]

A returning feature from the original Need For Speed: Shift is the ability to upgrade your car’s cockpit. This was one of our most popular features when we covered it for the original Shift, so we thought we’d do it again to compare the difference. The shots below show two cars – the Ford Focus [Continue reading...]

Shift 2: Unleashed’s all-new Helmet Cam is an evolution on the original game’s cockpit view, adding ground-breaking new features to make you really feel as if you’re in the driving seat. While playing in Helmet Cam you’ll see the visor of your helmet and experience realistic cockpit vibrations and movements, reacting to bumps on the [Continue reading...]

Though the servers were offline at the time of writing, delving into Shift 2: Unleashed’s Online menu revealed a wealth of information about Shift 2’s multiplayer options. For the most part the options are pretty standard. Quick Match finds you a random race, Browse lets you browse a list of unranked events currently available, Search [Continue reading...]

As well as performance upgrades, you’re also able to apply a number of visual upgrades to your car in Shift 2: Unleashed, including pre-set liveries and fully-customisable vinyl. LIVERIES Applying liveries to your car can give it a completely new look, as you can see above with our Lotus Exige. There are ten liveries to [Continue reading...]

Tuning is a brand new feature to Shift 2: Unleashed that lets advanced drivers tune vehicle setups to improve their cars’ handling to better suit their driving style. There are two levels of tuning within Shift 2: Unleashed: Advanced Tuning and Quick Tuning. Quick Tuning allows racers to quickly tune their car, letting them adjust [Continue reading...]

Shift 2: Unleashed’s performance upgrade system has been given a huge overhaul since the original, and now allows you to upgrade almost every area of your car. There are nine main categories to choose from: Engine, Drivetrain, Forced Induction, Suspension, Brakes, Tires, Body, Nitrous and Works, with most hosting multiple upgrade options within. [Continue reading...]

Introduced in last year’s Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit, Autolog has seen some significant changes to both its design and functionality for Shift 2: Unleashed. Like its previous iteration, Autolog lets you connect with friends, comparing and challenging them to beat specific lap times. However, this time you can also share video replays and [Continue reading...]

Shift 2: Unleashed promises to be one of the most realistic racing games ever released – and with a claim like that, the game’s handling will most likely be the area that makes or breaks it. Shift 2 comes loaded with five different handling options: Novice, Normal, Experienced, Pro and Elite, each offering different handling [Continue reading...]