"NFS Prostreet - version 1.2" - I wasn't aware of a version 1.2. There is a 1.1 patch that added some content, but won't work with analog joysticks or analog wheels that use "8 bit" steering output, versus a Momo type wheel that uses "10 bit" output. The 1.1 patch only supports "10 bit" steering output.
Unless a player played online, knew about the world record sites, or asked about the relative car performance at a forum like this one, a player wouldn't know which cars are best for each of the NFS games.

1 Need For Speed: Underground 2. The career mode is the high-point of Need For Speed Underground 2, but the online and local multiplayer weren’t bad either. The game has the most customization of any Need For Speed game, and it’s why it’s considered the best Need For Speed game of all time.

Need for Speed Underground 2 (GCN, PS2, Xbox, PC) Only a year off of its blockbuster, mod-crazy hit and EA is already back with a sequel. they were NEVER going to add cops to underground 2, this is a MISCONCEPTION. in the UNDERGROUND 2 DEMO, early cop speech for NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED is jumbled into the mess of files because MOST WANTED WAS BEING WORKED ON AT THE SAME TIME as underground 2, most wanted was planned while underground was being made but they made underground 2 . 109 84 494 116 307 45 145 214

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