Shift 2 Unleashed

Shift 2: Unleashed (also known as Need for Speed: Shift 2 – Unleashed) is a 2011 racing video game, the seventeenth installment of the Need for Speed series. It was developed by Slightly Mad Studios and published by Electronic Arts. The game serves as a direct sequel to Need for Speed: Shift and expands on many aspects that were introduced in the original. Shift 2: Unleashed was released worldwide during March and April 2011. Shift 2: Unleashed features over 145 cars from more than 37 manufacturers and over 36 different tracks, which players can compete in several types of races. Players can also compete online. The game also features three new main additions: an in-helmet camera, night-time racing and the Autolog feature introduced with Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. As of 2021, download versions of the game are no longer available for purchase in any online stores, and online play was shut down on September 1. The non-download boxed disk versions of the game can still be purchased from some online stores until supply runs out.

Source: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0 — Shift 2: Unleashed · retrieved October 19, 2026

Developer

Slightly Mad Studios

Publisher

Electronic Arts

First release

March 29, 2011

Series

Need for Speed

Cover

Official thumbnail

Record ID

Q940134