Need for Speed II
There are three main game types. The first two are single race and tournament and the last is a knockout race. Single races allow players to become familiar with the circuits and increase their skill of any…
Need for Speed II is a racing developed by EA Canada, released 31 March 1997 on PlayStation and PC (Microsoft Windows). This page lists 4 cheat codes for it.
What Need for Speed II is
Need for Speed II is a racing game developed by EA Canada and released in 1997. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on PlayStation and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Need for Speed II is a 1997 racing video game released for PlayStation and Microsoft Windows. It is the second installment in the Need for Speed series, a sequel Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit was released in 1998.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Need for Speed series
Need for Speed II is the fourth of 84 entries we hold in the Need for Speed series. The next entry was Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit in 1998. Its critic score of 60 is 14 points below the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Limited Edition at 92.
How it was received
Need for Speed II holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 23% of the 1,168 rated racing games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 1997 averaged 65, so it scored 5 points below the year average. Players rate it 68, 8 points higher than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 10 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 16 hrs, roughly 1.6 times the length of the critical path.
What it launched against
Need for Speed II launched on 31 March 1997, within three weeks of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Blast Corps, Doom 64 and NBA ShootOut '97. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Blast Corps, Doom 64, NBA ShootOut '97.
Cheats and codes
We have tested and published 4 cheat entries for Need for Speed II — 4 cheat codes. Each one lists the platform it applies to, the exact input, and whether it disables achievements.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Every code labelled
Need for Speed II cheat codes
Unlock the Monolithic Studios course
Unlocks the Monolithic Studios course early.
Type the code at the main menu.
Unlock the Ford Indigo
Unlocks the Ford Indigo early.
Type the code at the main menu.
Faster engine
Gives your car a faster engine.
Type the code at the main menu.
Slippery track
Makes the track slippery.
Type the code at the main menu.
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Quick answers
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